§ 20-80-407. Contracts or deeds
(a) (1) Accepted applications will result in a contract or limited warranty donation deed between the Commissioner of State Lands and the applicant for donation of tax-forfeited lands. (2) The contract or deed, to be provided by the Commissioner of State Lands, shall provide that the applicant will have primary responsibility for the development of […]
§ 20-80-408. Taxes — Liens — Encumbrances
(a) With execution of the donation deed, the Commissioner of State Lands may waive outstanding taxes, penalties, and interest within the authority of the office of the Commissioner of State Lands. (b) Other liens or encumbrances attached to the property not within the authority of the Commissioner of State Lands pursuant to § 26-37-101 et […]
§ 20-80-409. Title transfer — Consideration — Costs
(a) No consideration shall be required for the transfer of title between the Commissioner of State Lands and the applicant, except one dollar ($1.00). (b) Additional, actual costs associated with the conveyance, including, but not limited to, abstracting, researching, confirmation of title, and the filing of documents with the county, may be charged to the […]
§ 20-80-305. Recognition of specific agencies — Jurisdiction
The General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations: (1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties; (2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties; (3) Central Arkansas Development […]
§ 20-80-306. Recognition of specific agencies — Change of boundaries and number
The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to change the boundaries and the number of officially recognized community action agencies, provided that concurrence therein is obtained of the governing boards of each of the affected existing agencies as recognized in § 20-80-305.
§ 20-80-307. Recognition of representative organizations
(a) The governing boards of directors of the nineteen (19) existing community action organizations are recognized as the representative organizations of the community action agencies as recognized in § 20-80-305. (b) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized, whenever agency boundaries have been changed in accordance with § 20-80-306, to recognize […]
§ 20-80-309. Funding — Appropriations — Permitted use of funds
(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to make payments from time to time to officially recognized organizations of community action agencies from state funds appropriated for that purpose. Payments shall be scheduled to begin as nearly as possible on July 1 of each fiscal year and on the first […]
§ 20-80-310. Funding — Notification by General Assembly — Application
(a) Whenever the General Assembly has appropriated funds in order to make payments to officially recognized community action agencies as authorized in this subchapter, the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall notify the respective governing boards of the agencies of the amount allocated to the agencies as provided in § 20-80-308 [repealed] […]
§ 20-80-201. Title
This subchapter may be cited as the “Older Worker Community Service Employment Act”.
§ 20-80-202. Purpose
(a) In order to foster and promote useful part-time employment opportunities in community service activities for persons who are fifty-five (55) years of age or older and who have poor employment prospects, the Older Worker Community Service Employment Program is created. (b) The Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of […]