§ 20-17-1301. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund Act.”
§ 20-17-1302. Findings and purpose
The General Assembly finds that: (1) Perpetual care cemeteries provide historical and cultural benefits to the citizens of the State of Arkansas; and (2) A grant program should be established to assist a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress for its care and improvement.
§ 20-17-1303. Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund
An Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund is established within the general operating fund of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the board.
§ 20-17-1304. Powers and duties of State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services
The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall: (1) Review and grant or deny all or part of a grant application submitted under this subchapter; and (2) Establish by rule: (A) Criteria for grant applications and awards; (B) Oversight of all grant expenditures; (C) Criteria for reporting and maintaining all grant […]
§ 20-17-1305. Eligibility for grants — Definition
(a) (1) As used in this section, “eligible organization” means an organization that agrees to provide for the care and improvement of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress as determined by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (2) “Eligible organization” includes a nonprofit organization which […]
§ 20-17-1306. Application
An eligible organization shall apply for grant payments under this subchapter according to the rules established by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.
§ 20-17-1307. Grant payments — Amount
(a) The Insurance Commissioner shall make grant payments under this subchapter from: (1) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose; or (2) Excess funds transferred under § 20-17-1025 to the Insolvent Cemetery Grant Fund from the Insolvent Cemetery Loan Fund. (b) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall […]
§ 20-17-1308. Use of grant awards
A grant award under this subchapter shall be used by an eligible organization exclusively for the care and improvement of the driveways, buildings, and grounds of a perpetual care cemetery that is insolvent or in financial distress.