§ 10-3-1322. Reimbursement of expenses — Staff assistance
(a) (1) Members of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall be entitled to per diem and mileage for attending each meeting of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth or in attending to authorized business of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth business at the same rate as provided […]
§ 10-3-1323. Compliance with child welfare reform
(a) The General Assembly finds that the requirements with which the state must comply pursuant to the consent decree from Angela R., et al. v. Bill Clinton, et al. and the Arkansas Child Welfare Reform Document demand close observation and study; that the future of the state’s children and youth relies heavily on compliance with […]
§ 10-3-1401. Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy — Creation
(a) (1) There is hereby created the “Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy” which shall be composed of: (A) The cochairs of the Legislative Council; (B) The cochairs of the Joint Budget Committee; (C) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation; (D) The Chair of the House Committee on Revenue and […]
§ 10-3-1402. Office of Economic and Tax Policy — Creation
(a) There is hereby created within the Bureau of Legislative Research the “Office of Economic and Tax Policy”. (b) The office shall be staffed by such personnel as may be authorized by annual appropriations of the General Assembly.
§ 10-3-1403. Office of Economic and Tax Policy — Powers and duties
(a) The Office of Economic and Tax Policy shall work under the standards and guidelines of the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy and shall: (1) Review the biennial and annual revenue forecast submitted by the executive branch; (2) Provide legislators with such information as may be requested regarding the data and assumptions supporting […]
§ 10-3-1404. Forecast of general revenues
(a) (1) On or before the third Wednesday in May before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall submit to the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy the following forecasts of general revenues to be available under the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.: (A) The […]
§ 10-3-1405. Interdepartmental cooperation and assistance
(a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall cooperate with and assist the Office of Economic and Tax Policy in carrying out its responsibilities by providing: (1) The office with such nonconfidential tax information as may be requested by the office; and (2) Such other assistance to the office as may be requested. (b) (1) […]
§ 10-3-1106. Additional legislative space
In addition to the space now provided in the State Capitol Building for the General Assembly and its committees, the following additional space in the State Capitol Building is designated as legislative space if the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities determines that it is needed for legislative committee space or for other legislative facilities: […]
§ 10-3-1601. Creation — Members
(a) To assist the General Assembly, there is established the “Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform” to be composed of the following members: (1) Seven (7) members of the Senate to be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, in consultation with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and (2) […]
§ 10-3-1107. Allocation of space for General Assembly — Furnishings
(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall determine the best and most efficient means of allocating the additional space in the State Capitol Building, as provided by this subchapter, to be used by the Senate and the House of Representatives and for providing space for staff for the General Assembly, for either house […]