Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB378 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 04/04/2025

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Act 446 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 378 3 
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By: Senator Crowell 5 
By: Representative Cavenaugh 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ARKANSAS 9 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUBMIT A QUARTERLY 10 
REPORT CONCERNING THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE 11 
ARKANSAS INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER 12 
PURPOSES. 13 
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TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE 17 
ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 18 
SUBMIT A QUARTERLY REPORT CONCERNING THE 19 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE ARKANSAS 20 
INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM. 21 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code ยง 6 -50-102(b), concerning training activities 25 
under the Arkansas Industry Training Program, is amended to read as follows: 26 
 (b)(1) Permissible training under subsection (a) of this section 27 
includes without limitation: 28 
 (A)(1) Upgrading skills and abilities of workers to 29 
operate modern, more sophisticated equipment; 30 
 (B)(2) Providing workers with skills needed for initiating 31 
more modern processes and using more sophisticated materials; and 32 
 (C)(3) Other situations which create a technical -upgrade 33 
training need of employees. 34 
 (2)  The commission shall prepare a quarterly report detailing 35 
its training activities and submit that report to the Governor and the 36    	SB378 
 
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Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint 1 
Budget Committee. 2 
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APPROVED: 4/3/25 5 
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