§ 9-34-203. Care of the child
(a) Upon delivery of the child to a medical provider, law enforcement agency, or fire department, the law enforcement officer, an appropriate employee of the fire department, or an appropriate employee of the hospital shall take the child into protective custody for seventy-two (72) hours under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq. (b) […]
§ 9-34-204. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse
The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall utilize the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse and any other national and state resources to determine whether the child is a missing child.
§ 9-32-205. Annual performance audits
(a) The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall conduct annual performance audits of the Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services. (b) To establish performance auditing standards, the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall use for guidance […]
§ 9-32-206. Provision of information and assistance
(a) The Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services shall make available to the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth a list of all reports the unit submits to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. (b) Under the […]
§ 9-32-207. Annual report to General Assembly
The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall report annually to the General Assembly its findings and recommendations regarding the child welfare program.
§ 9-34-201. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Fire department” means any organization that is staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day and established for the prevention or extinguishment of fires, including, but not limited to, fire departments organized under municipal or county ordinances, improvement districts, membership fee-based private fire departments, and volunteer fire departments; (2) “Law enforcement […]
§ 9-34-202. Delivery to medical provider, law enforcement agency, or fire department
(a) Any medical provider, law enforcement agency, or fire department shall take possession of a child who is thirty (30) days old or younger without a court order if the parent of the child, without expressing an intent to return for the child, leaves the child: (1) With or voluntarily delivers the child to the […]
§ 9-31-402. Legislative purpose
The General Assembly recognizes: (1) That the youth of Arkansas are its most important natural resource and they are increasingly at risk due to conflict in their homes, schools, and communities; (2) That mediation programs can help the youth of Arkansas and people in their homes, schools, and communities to resolve conflicts cooperatively, productively, and […]
§ 9-31-403. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Mediation” means a process in which a neutral person or persons help disputants try to resolve a dispute in whole or in part by reaching an agreement without the mediator or mediators imposing the agreement; and (2) “Program” means the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program at the University of Arkansas […]
§ 9-31-404. Powers and responsibilities of the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program
(a) (1) There is created a program that shall be called the “Arkansas Youth Mediation Program”. (2) In the event funds are appropriated for this purpose, it shall be housed at and operated by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School […]