To Create The Vulnerable Person Protection Act; And To Expand Protection Of Certain Types Of Vulnerable Persons In This State By Establishing Additional Criminal Penalties.
To Require Private Schools To Administer An Annual Statewide Student Assessment; And To Require Private Schools To Admit Each Student Who Applies For Admission And Intends To Cover Private School Costs With State Funding.
To Establish Licensure For Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers By The Department Of Health; And To Require The Arkansas Medicaid Program To Reimburse Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers.
To Allow For An Alternative To The Requirement For Notarization Of Requests For Adult And Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Registry Checks And Child Maltreatment Registry Checks; And To Declare An Emergency.
To Remove The Requirement For Notarization For Requests For Criminal Background Checks That Are Required For The Licensing Of Child Welfare Agencies; And To Declare An Emergency.
To Terminate The Arkansas Health And Opportunity For Me Program; And To Transfer All Beneficiaries In The Arkansas Home And Opportunity For Me Program To The Traditional Arkansas Medicaid Program.