Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1382 Compare Versions

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2		-	Act 481 of the Regular Session
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5		-	State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/12/25 S3/20/25 1
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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1382 3
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9	7		By: Representative Ladyman 5
10		-	~~By: Senator Dees~~ 6
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING BY THE DESIGNATED 9
14	12		PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY FOR THE STATE AND THE 10
15	13		DESIGNATED CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE TO 11
16	14		THE HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, AND DEVELOPMENTAL 12
17	15		DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE 13
18	16		COUNCIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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22	20		TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING BY THE 18
23	21		DESIGNATED PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 19
24	22		AGENCY FOR THE STATE AND THE DESIGNATED 20
25	23		CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE. 21
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27	25		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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29	27		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 10, Chapter 3, Subchapter 3, is amended 25
30	28		to add an additional section to read as follows: 26
31	29		10-3-321. Reporting on protection and advocacy for individuals with 27
32	30		developmental disabilities. 28
33	31		(a) The designated Protection and Advocacy Agency for the state and 29
34	32		the designated Client Assistance Program for the state shall: 30
35	33		(1) Submit biannual reports to the Hospital, Medicaid, and 31
36	34		Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of Legislative Council and the 32
37		-	Governor regarding ~~efforts to advocate for all individuals with developmental~~ 33
38		-	~~disabilities who live in a home - and community-based~~ ~~setting and not a~~ 34
39		-	~~facility~~; 35
40		-	(2) ~~Attend meetings of the Hospital, Medicaid,~~ and ~~Developmental~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: H2/12/25 S3/20/25~~ HB1382
	35	+	Governor regarding: 33
	36	+	(A) Efforts to advocate for all individuals with 34
	37	+	developmental disabilities; 35
	38	+	(B) Expenditures; and 36 HB1382
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45		-	Disabilities Study Subcommittee of Legislative Council when requested; and 1
46		-	(3) Provide information requested by the Hospital, Medicaid, and 2
47		-	Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of Legislative Council to the 3
48		-	Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of 4
49		-	Legislative Council at the earliest opportunity but no later than the date 5
50		-	designated by the Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study 6
51		-	Subcommittee of Legislative Council. 7
52		-	(b) The Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study 8
53		-	Subcommittee of Legislative Council shall review all reports submitted by the 9
54		-	designated Protection and Advocacy Agency for the state and the designated 10
55		-	Client Assistance Program. 11
56		-	(c) The Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25 -19-101 et seq., 12
57		-	applies to Disability Rights of Arkansas, Inc. or its successor organization 13
58		-	that is the designated Protection and Advocacy Agency for the state and the 14
59		-	designated Client Assistance Program for the state. 15
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	41	+	(C) Contracts; 1
	42	+	(2) Attend each meeting of the Hospital, Medicaid, and 2
	43	+	Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of Legislative Council; and 3
	44	+	(3) Provide all information requested by the Hospital, Medicaid, 4
	45	+	and Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of Legislative Council to 5
	46	+	the Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee of 6
	47	+	Legislative Council at the earliest opportunity but no later than the date 7
	48	+	designated by the Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study 8
	49	+	Subcommittee of Legislative Council. 9
	50	+	(b) The Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study 10
	51	+	Subcommittee of Legislative Council shall review all reports submitted by the 11
	52	+	designated Protection and Advocacy Agency for the state and the designated 12
	53	+	Client Assistance Program. 13
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64		-	~~APPROVED: 4/8/25~~ 20
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