§ 20-82-205. Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section — Creation
There is hereby created the Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section within the office of the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
§ 20-82-206. Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section — Powers and duties
The Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section shall have the authority and responsibility to: (1) Administer and disburse funds received through the Children’s Justice Act, Pub. L. No. 99-401, rape funds received through the preventive health services block grant, and any other federal and grant funds; (2) Receive and expend grants, donations, and funds from public and […]
§ 20-82-207. Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section — Budget — Staff
The Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section shall consist of such staff and shall operate within such budget as may be authorized by the appropriation of federal funds by the General Assembly.
§ 20-82-208. Community Grants for Child Safety Centers Program — Findings — Purpose
(a) Findings and Purpose. (1) The General Assembly finds and determines that: (A) Abused children often have to describe their sexual or physical abuse several times to different professionals at different locations; (B) Many child abuse investigations are conducted with little collaboration between the agencies involved in the cases; (C) Each agency’s child abuse professionals […]
§ 20-82-209. Multidisciplinary teams — Protocols created — Responsibilities — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “multidisciplinary team” means a local team operating under a statewide model protocol developed by the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission governing the roles, responsibilities, and procedures of the multidisciplinary team. (b) The commission shall: (1) (A) Prepare and issue a statewide model protocol for local multidisciplinary teams regarding investigations […]
§ 20-82-210. Subcommittee on Child Safety Centers — Members — Duty to oversee child safety centers
(a) The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission shall establish the Subcommittee on Child Safety Centers. (b) The subcommittee shall consist of seven (7) members appointed as follows: (1) Three (3) members appointed by the commission; and (2) Four (4) members appointed by the Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Abused and Neglected Children. (c) The subcommittee […]
§ 20-80-311. Funding — Antipoverty programs
State funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services for payments to be made to recognize community action agencies in accordance with this subchapter shall be used by the agencies for funding antipoverty programs designated by state rules.
§ 20-81-106. County programs
(a) (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish, implement, and maintain a program for providing financial assistance to the counties to assist the counties in paying the salaries and expenses of county veterans’ service officers. (2) Any program established and maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide for financial assistance […]
§ 20-80-312. Funds transfer to Weatherization Assistance Program
The Department of Human Services shall transfer annually to the Division of Environmental Quality a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) and up to a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%), as allowed by federal law or regulation, of the annual allocation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to be used by the Weatherization Assistance […]
§ 20-81-107. Gifts, volunteer services, etc
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to arrange for and accept through such mutual arrangement as may be made the volunteer services, equipment, gifts, facilities, properties, supplies, and personnel of any state, county, and municipal offices and agencies and of veterans’ fraternal, welfare, civic, and service organizations in the furtherance […]