§ 9-28-701. Legislative findings
(a) Presently circuit judges must often choose between imposing no sanction at all or committing juveniles to the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services. Judges should have punitive options available as alternatives to confinement. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that a continuum of graduated sanctions be available […]
§ 9-28-302. Security inspections
(a) (1) In order to assure that citizens of the State of Arkansas, the juveniles committed to facilities operated by or under contract with the Division of Youth Services, and the employees of the facilities are protected from injury and harm, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections or a duly authorized agent is authorized […]
§ 9-28-702. Sanctions — Use and availability
(a) The Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services shall ensure that each judicial district has a continuum of sanctions available through its contracts with community-based providers. The sanctions may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) House arrest as enforced by electronic monitoring or intensive supervision; (2) Restitution; (3) […]
§ 9-28-401. Short title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act”.
§ 9-28-703. Sanctions — Position
(a) The Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services may impose any community-based sanction on a juvenile in its custody or who is in aftercare as a result of having been committed. (b) The court may impose community-based sanctions as an original disposition, revocation of probation, or as a contempt sanction. (c) […]
§ 9-28-402. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adoptive home” means a household of one (1) or more persons that has been approved by a licensed child placement agency to accept a child for adoption; (2) “Adverse action” means any petition by the Department of Human Services before the Child Welfare Agency Review Board to take any […]
§ 9-28-704. Contracts with community-based providers
(a) Each new professional or consultant service contract over twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Services with a community-based provider shall be filed for review with the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee if the General Assembly is in session at least thirty (30) days […]
§ 9-28-403. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Creation — Authority
(a) (1) There is created the Child Welfare Agency Review Board to serve as the administrative body to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. (2) The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The board may also identify and implement alternative methods of regulation and […]
§ 9-28-404. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Composition
(a) The Child Welfare Agency Review Board shall consist of Arkansas residents who shall be qualified as follows: (1) The director of the division within the Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to administer this subchapter or his or her designee; (2) One (1) representative from a […]
§ 9-28-405. Child Welfare Agency Review Board — Duties
(a) (1) The Child Welfare Agency Review Board shall promulgate and publish rules setting minimum standards governing the granting, revocation, refusal, conversion, and suspension of licenses for a child welfare agency and the operation of a child welfare agency. (2) The board may consult with such other agencies, organizations, or individuals as it shall deem […]