AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, LEGISLATIVE & MILITARY AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Referred Bills
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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TO ALLOW FOR A GUARDIANSHIP SUBSIDY IN ORDER TO KEEP A CHILD FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE CUSTODY OF HIS OR HER PARENT AND PLACED INTO FOSTER CARE.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FILE A MOTION WHEN IT RECOMMENDS A NONEMERGENCY CHANGE IN A CHILD'S PLACEMENT FROM ONE FOSTER HOME TO ANOTHER AND FOR A HEARING TO BE HELD BEFORE THE CHANGE IN PLACEMENT OCCURS.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING ADOPTION; AND TO AMEND CERTAIN ADOPTION LAWS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN MINOR AND ADULT ADOPTIONS.
TO RECOGNIZE THAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TO COMMEND THE IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE TO COMBAT THIS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11, 2023, AS "CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER DAY".
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SICK LEAVE; AND TO CREATE FOSTER CARE LEAVE.
TO RECOGNIZE ARKANSAS MUSICIANS; AND TO AMEND THE MUSICIANS HONORED ON ARKANSAS MUSIC APPRECIATION DAY.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
TO CLARIFY THE LICENSING REGULATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES UNDER THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING NOTICE OF A CHILD MALTREATMENT INVESTIGATION FOR ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION INVOLVING CERTAIN ALLEGED OFFENDERS; AND TO ESTABLISH THE CHILD ABUSE PROTECTION LAW.
TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS IMPOSED ON A JUVENILE OR THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN OF A JUVENILE.
Monday, March 27, 2023
TO DESIGNATE MARCH 2023 AS RARE KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH IN ARKANSAS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC CAUSES OF RARE KIDNEY DISEASE.
TO RECOGNIZE THE BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2023 CLASS 2A STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
CONGRATULATING VINCENT C. HENDERSON II, ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND CODE REVISOR, UPON HIS RETIREMENT AND COMMENDING HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
TO RECOGNIZE THE FIREHOUSE MUSEUM & HOSTEL OF ARKANSAS.
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2023 AS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AWARENESS WEEK IN ARKANSAS.
TO RECOGNIZE CEI ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES FOR FIFTY (50) YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
TO NAME A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST AS A MANDATED REPORTER UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE GOAL OF A CASE IN A DEPENDENCY-NEGLECT ACTION WHEN THE JUVENILE OR THE MOTHER TESTED POSITIVE FOR AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE AT THE TIME OF THE JUVENILE'S BIRTH.
TO CREATE THE CORRECTIONAL POSTNATAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY BOARD; AND TO STUDY AND RESEARCH ISSUES RELATED TO INFANTS AND INCARCERATED MOTHERS.
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER" USED IN THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT.
TO DESIGNATE APRIL 30, 2023, AS THERAPY ANIMAL DAY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
TO RECOGNIZE FORMER UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TOMMY FRANKLIN ROBINSON FOR HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS BIKE MONTH IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
TO CREATE THE BEST INTEREST ARKANSAS CHILDREN ACT OF 2023; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE BEST INTEREST STANDARD IN DEPENDENCY-NEGLECT CASES.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
TO PROMOTE CHILD SAFETY WHILE REDUCING CHILD WELFARE AGENCY INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF ARKANSAS RESIDENTS.
TO PROMOTE PERMANENCY AND TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MILITARY-TYPE CANTEENS AND EXCHANGES.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
TO CLARIFY WHEN PARENTS' RIGHTS NO LONGER ATTACH REGARDING SAFE HAVEN INFANTS AND TO AMEND DEFINITIONS UNDER THE LAWS REGARDING SAFE HAVEN.
TO RECOGNIZE THE RUSSELLVILLE CYCLONES BOYS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2023 CLASS 5A STATE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP.
TO RECOGNIZE THE INALIENABLE RIGHT TO LIFE, PROPERTY, AND DEFENSE, AND THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS IN ARKANSAS; AND TO PROCLAIM THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS DAY IN ARKANSAS.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
TO AMEND "QUINCY'S LAW" CONCERNING TESTING IN CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE RIGHT TO MEDICAL RECORDS UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
CONCERNING THE RIGHT OF A PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN TO BE PROVIDED WITH THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF A CHILD WHO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM HIS OR HER CUSTODY OR IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Monday, March 6, 2023
IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SERGEANT JOSHUA CAUDELL.
TO RECOGNIZE LIEUTENANT COLONEL HAROLD CHAFFIN FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SACRIFICES MADE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES.
TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MARCH AS NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH.
TO PROCLAIM MARCH 14, 2023, AS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF ARKANSAS DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE EDUCATION MONTH IN ARKANSAS.
TO CLARIFY THE LAW REGARDING REPORTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT WITH ALLEGED VICTIMS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO PROHIBIT ANONYMOUS REPORTING OF CHILD MALTREATMENT; AND TO AMEND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT CHILD MALTREATMENT.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL REBELS BOY'S TENNIS TEAM FOR WINNING THE CLASS 2A STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Monday, February 27, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE EL DORADO CHEER WILDCATS FOR WINNING THE 2022 CLASS 5-6A ARKANSAS CHEERLEADING GAME DAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND PLACING THIRD AT THE 2023 UCA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER MARCHING BAND FOR WINNING CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL AND PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BANDS FOR BEING NAMED 2022 CLASS 3A STATE HONOR BANDS.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
TO DESIGNATE THE "STARS OF LIFE DAY" AND TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CERTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
Monday, February 20, 2023
TO REMEMBER MR. MASON JAMES EDENS FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY.
TO REMEMBER BRENT RENAUD AND TO RECOGNIZE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND FILMMAKING.
TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ARKANSAS 4-H PROGRAM ON OUR YOUTH AND TO PROCLAIM 4-H DAY ON FEBRUARY 28, 2023.
TO RECOGNIZE SPRINGHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A 2022 EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING YOUTHS IN FOSTER CARE; AND TO CERTIFY UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTHS.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE HICKS FUNERAL HOME FOR EIGHTY-NINE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE HOPE COMMUNITY.
TO COMMEND ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC., FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO DESIGNATE FEBRUARY 27, 2023, AS ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA DAY.
TO RECOGNIZE THE TRINITY CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE BOWL TEAM FOR WINNING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE BOWL REGIONAL COMPETITION.
TO TRANSFER THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE AND ALL CIVIL CHILD MALTREATMENT INVESTIGATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A 2022 EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.
TO RECOGNIZE THE SILOAM SPRINGS PANTHERS AND LADY PANTHERS CHEER TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2022 CLASS 5A-6A CO-ED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE NATIONAL CHEERLEADERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE ARKANSAS 4-H PROGRAM ON OUR YOUTH AND TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 28, 2023, AS 4-H DAY.
Monday, February 13, 2023
TO INCREASE YOUTH VOICE AND ALLOW A JUVENILE'S PREFERENCES CONCERNING FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS AND FAMILY TIME TO BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE IF HE OR SHE IS OF SUFFICIENT AGE AND CAPACITY TO REASON; AND TO ESTABLISH SAMANTHA'S LAW.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE PARKERS CHAPEL TROJAN CHEER TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2022 1-2A ARKANSAS CHEERLEADING GAME DAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE THE SILOAM SPRINGS PANTHERS AND LADY PANTHERS CHEER TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2022 CLASS 5A-6A CO-ED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE NATIONAL CHEERLEADERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
TO RECOGNIZE THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH SOUTHERN LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS SOUTHERN OFFICE.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
TO ESTABLISH JUNE 12 OF EACH YEAR AS WOMAN VETERANS DAY.
Monday, January 30, 2023
DESIGNATING HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AWARENESS DAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY.
TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS IN ARKANSAS.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HOURS OF DEMENTIA TRAINING FOR HOME CAREGIVERS.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
TO RECOGNIZE MR. VINCENT EASTWOOD FOR HIS EFFORTS ASSISTING VETERANS IN ARKANSAS AND OTHER STATES.
Monday, January 23, 2023
TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
TO INCREASE YOUTH VOICE AND ALLOW A JUVENILE'S PREFERENCES CONCERNING FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS AND FAMILY TIME TO BE CONSIDERED REGARDLESS OF AGE IF HE OR SHE IS OF SUFFICIENT AGE AND CAPACITY TO REASON; AND TO ESTABLISH SAMANTHA'S LAW.
Monday, January 9, 2023
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