§ 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 […]
§ 20-82-211. Child Welfare Ombudsman Division — Creation — Powers and duties
(a) (1) There is created within the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission the Child Welfare Ombudsman Division. (2) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission shall: (A) Hire a Child Welfare Ombudsman; and (B) Supervise the Child Welfare Ombudsman. (3) The Child Welfare Ombudsman shall not be supervised by the members of […]
§ 20-82-301. Awareness program established
The Department of Health shall: (1) Develop and administer a program of community education, prevention, and outreach activities to address the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of unlawful female genital mutilation and to inform communities of the criminal penalties for committing unlawful female genital mutilation; (2) Develop and disseminate information regarding […]
§ 20-82-302. Statistics required
(a) Healthcare practitioners of each county shall keep annual statistics and report to the Department of Health cases of unlawful female genital mutilation. (b) The department shall thereafter compile an annual report of the incidents reported, which will be published with no personal identifying information.
§ 20-82-201. Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission — Creation — Members
(a) There is created the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission, to be composed of twenty-two (22) persons appointed by the Governor for five-year staggered terms and until the successor is appointed and qualified. (b) The membership of the commission shall consist of the following: (1) A representative of domestic violence programs or domestic violence service […]
§ 20-82-202. Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission — Powers and duties
The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission shall be an advisory body only and shall act in an advisory capacity to the Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section of the office of the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.