Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1614 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly A Bill 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1614 3
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7	7	By: Representative Lundstrum 5
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10	10	For An Act To Be Entitled 8
11	11	AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DESIGNATIONS 9
12	12	RELATED TO CERTAIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS; 10
13	13	AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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16	16	Subtitle 14
17	17	TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DESIGNATIONS 15
18	18	RELATED TO CERTAIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 16
19	19	GRANT PROGRAMS. 17
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21	21	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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23	23	SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 25-1-111 is amended to read as follows: 21
24	24	25-1-111. Designation related to certain criminal justice grant 22
25	25	programs — Grant Advisory Board — Definition. 23
26	26	(a) The Governor shall have the authority to designate the state 24
27	27	agency responsible for the administration and disbursement of funds received 25
28	28	by the State of Arkansas under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. §§ 26
29	29	20101 — 20111, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103 -322, 27
30	30	and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, 42 U.S.C. § 10401 et 28
31	31	seq., and the sexual assault services program, 34 U.S.C. § 12511 , in the 29
32	32	manner authorized by federal law. 30
33	33	(b) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 31
34	34	shall not disburse Victims of Crime Act grant program, STOP Violence Against 32
35	35	Women Act grant program, or Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grant 33
36	36	program funds, or sexual assault services program funds without providing an 34
37	37	opportunity for subgrantee qualification selection assistance and 35
38	38	programmatic support by the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence 36 HB1614
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41	41	Commission and the Grant Advisory Board. 1
42	42	(c)(1) The Grant Advisory Board is established under this section to 2
43	43	assist potential beneficiaries of the Victims of Crime Act grant program, 3
44	44	STOP Violence Against Women Act grant program, or Family Violence Prevention 4
45	45	and Services Act grant program funds, or sexual assault services program 5
46	46	funds by: 6
47	47	(A)(i) Providing review and advice concerning grant 7
48	48	processes and grant funding. 8
49	49	(ii) If a member of the Grant Advisory Board has a 9
50	50	financial interest in an organization seeking grant funding under subdivision 10
51	51	(c)(1)(A)(i) of this section, the member may participate in discussion 11
52	52	regarding the award of the grant, but the member shall not vote on the 12
53	53	matter; 13
54	54	(B) Hearing grievances from the beneficiaries of those 14
55	55	funds; and 15
56	56	(C) After Grant Advisory Board review, requiring the state 16
57	57	agency to provide timely notification to the Grant Advisory Board of any 17
58	58	revisions to existing rules and any proposed rules to be promulgated, within 18
59	59	federal guidelines, by the state agency designated by the Governor under this 19
60	60	section, concerning the Victims of Crime Act grant program, STOP Violence 20
61	61	Against Women Act grant program, or Family Violence Prevention and Services 21
62	62	Act grant program funds, or sexual assault services program funds, and any 22
63	63	applicable policies and procedures. 23
64	64	(2) The Grant Advisory Board shall consist of: 24
65	65	(A) Two (2) representatives selected by the Arkansas 25
66	66	Coalition Against Sexual Assault; 26
67	67	(B) Two (2) representatives selected by the Arkansas 27
68	68	Coalition Against Domestic Violence; 28
69	69	(C) Two (2) representatives selected by the Arkansas State 29
70	70	CASA Association; 30
71	71	(D) Two (2) representatives selected by the Prosecution 31
72	72	Coordination Commission; 32
73	73	(E) One (1) representative selected by the Criminal 33
74	74	Justice Institute Advisory Board for Law Enforcement Management Training and 34
75	75	Education; and 35
76	76	(F) One (1) representative selected by the Arkansas Child 36 HB1614
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79	79	Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission; and 1
80	80	(G) One (1) representative each from any other advisory 2
81	81	body determined to be necessary by the state administrative agency, including 3
82	82	without limitation, the elderly, non -English-speaking residents, disabled 4
83	83	persons, members of racial or ethnic minorities, and residents of rural or 5
84	84	remote areas. 6
85	85	(d) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 7
86	86	shall not disburse Victims of Crime Act grant program funds without providing 8
87	87	an opportunity for review of and advice concerning grant processes and grant 9
88	88	funding by the Grant Advisory Board. 10
89	89	(e)(1) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 11
90	90	shall not disburse funds under the law enforcement, prosecution, and 12
91	91	judiciary percentages of the STOP Violence Against Women Act grant program, 13
92	92	without providing an opportunity for review of and advice concerning grant 14
93	93	processes and grant funding by the Grant Advisory Board. 15
94	94	(2) The state agency designated by the Governor under this 16
95	95	section shall not disburse funds under the victims services and discretionary 17
96	96	percentages of the STOP Violence Against Women Act grant program without 18
97	97	providing an opportunity for review of and advice concerning grant processes 19
98	98	and grant funding by the Grant Advisory Board. 20
99	99	(f) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 21
100	100	shall not disburse Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grant program 22
101	101	funds without providing an opportunity for review of and advice concerning 23
102	102	grant processes and grant funding by the Grant Advisory Board. 24
103	103	(g) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 25
104	104	shall not disburse sexual assault services program funds without providing an 26
105	105	opportunity for review of and advice concerning grant processes and grant 27
106	106	funding by the Grant Advisory Board. 28
107	107	(h) The state agency designated by the Governor under this section 29
108	108	shall, after the review and recommendations of the Grant Advisory Board, 30
109	109	promulgate rules consistent with federal law setting forth the policies and 31
110	110	procedures for the administration and disbursement of Victims of Crime Act 32
111	111	grant program, STOP Violence Against Women Act grant program, and Family 33
112	112	Violence Prevention and Services Act grant program funds, and sexual assault 34
113	113	services program funds, including policies and procedures for the 35
114	114	participation and assistance of advisory bodies established to assist 36 HB1614
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117	117	potential beneficiaries of those funds. 1
118	118	(h)(1)(i) The Grant Advisory Board shall prepare and submit a written 2
119	119	report quarterly to the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental 3
120	120	Affairs and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs 4
121	121	that includes: 5
122	122	(1) The status of the administration and disbursement of funds 6
123	123	received by the state, in a manner authorized by federal law, under the: 7
124	124	(A) Victims of Crime Act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. §§ 20101 - 8
125	125	20111; 9
126	126	(B) Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Pub L. No. 103 - 10
127	127	322; 11
128	128	(C) Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, 42 U.S.C. 12
129	129	§ 10401 et seq.; and 13
130	130	(D) Sexual assault services program, 34 U.S.C. § 12511; 14
131	131	and 15
132	132	(2) The status of funding levels for support and continuity of 16
133	133	victim services programs. 17
134	134	(j)(1) As used in this section, “review” means an analysis, 18
135	135	evaluation, assessment, appraisal, inquiry, inspection, or a study. 19
136	136	(2) “Review” does not mean the authority utilized by the General 20
137	137	Assembly in its analysis of proposed rules or appropriations. 21
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