(a) There is created Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as an entity within the Division of Workforce Services. (b) The policy and scope of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be to provide increased employment of individuals with disabilities through the provision of individualized training, independent living services, educational and support services, and meaningful opportunities for employment in integrated […]
(a) All authorities and responsibilities defined in the Rehabilitation Act of Arkansas, § 20-79-201 et seq., shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services under the direction of the Division of Workforce Services, except those transferred to the Division of State Services for the Blind by § 25-10-201 et seq. (b) Any and all statutory authority, […]
The Arkansas Workforce Development Board, through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, shall provide the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter to eligible physically or mentally disabled individuals and those who can benefit from independent living services, determined by the agency to be eligible therefor, and, in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is […]
All employees of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as of July 1, 1993, shall be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, or alternate retirement systems. Any such employee who desires to change retirement systems must do so within ninety (90) calendar days after July 1, 1993.
Arkansas Building Authority shall ensure that all offices of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services are exemplary models of accessibility and conform to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
