§ 9-31-502. Requirements for educators — Science of reading
(a) An individual who teaches nonreaders and juveniles reading at a sixth-grade level or below in the education system of the Division of Youth Services shall: (1) Have and demonstrate proficient knowledge and skills to teach reading consistent with the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, § […]
§ 9-32-101. Collaboration of state agencies to form and implement statewide child abduction response teams
(a) (1) The following agencies shall collaborate in a multiagency effort to rescue abducted or endangered children, implement one (1) or more statewide child abduction response teams, and allocate the respective resources of each agency to cases involving missing or endangered children: (A) Office of the Attorney General; (B) Division of Arkansas State Police; (C) […]
§ 9-30-103. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Child” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (2) (A) “Child abuse” means any nonaccidental physical injury, mental injury, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation inflicted by those legally responsible for the care and maintenance of the child, or an injury that is at variance with the history […]
§ 9-32-201. Short title
This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Arkansas Child Welfare Public Accountability Act”.
§ 9-30-105. Powers and duties of the Department of Human Services
(a) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter. (b) Regarding the administration of the Children’s Trust Fund, the department shall: (1) Promulgate rules prescribing the procedure for establishing local councils; (2) Provide for the coordination and exchange of information on the establishment and maintenance of local councils […]
§ 9-32-202. Legislative findings
To enhance the public’s access to child welfare program performance indicators, to raise the public’s awareness of the child welfare program’s client outcomes, to enable the General Assembly to monitor and assess the performance of the Division of Children and Family Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of […]
§ 9-30-106. Receipt of money
(a) (1) The Department of Human Services shall be the sole entity authorized to receive money from the United States Government, other governments, persons, or any other entities for the Children’s Trust Fund and the One Percent to Prevent Fund. (2) The moneys received for the Children’s Trust Fund and the One Percent to Prevent […]
§ 9-32-203. Quarterly performance reports
(a) (1) The Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services are hereby directed to issue to the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth a quarterly report on the performance of the child welfare system. (2) These quarterly reports will be […]
§ 9-30-107. Disbursement of funds
(a) The Department of Human Services may disburse money appropriated from the Children’s Trust Fund exclusively to make grants or loans to any person, group of persons, or legal entity for the development or operation of a prevention program if at least all of the following conditions are met: (1) The appropriate local council has […]
§ 9-32-204. Annual performance reports — Arkansas Child Welfare Report Card
(a) (1) (A) The Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services shall issue an annual report on the performance of the child welfare system on a county-by-county basis. (B) The Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services will report information […]