Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. Act 469 of the Regular Session *JLL262* 03/05/2025 9:59:55 AM JLL262 State of Arkansas 1 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 385 3 4 By: Senator Crowell 5 By: Representative Cavenaugh 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RURAL 9 SERVICES DIVISION OF THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC 10 DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUBMIT A BIENNIAL REPORT 11 CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION; AND FOR 12 OTHER PURPOSES. 13 14 15 Subtitle 16 TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE RURAL 17 SERVICES DIVISION OF THE ARKANSAS 18 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUBMIT A 19 BIENNIAL REPORT CONCERNING THE 20 ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION. 21 22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 15 -6-106(c), concerning the functions, 25 powers, and duties of the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic 26 Development Commission, is repealed. 27 (c) The division shall prepare and submit biennially on January 1 a 28 comprehensive report concerning the assistance activities undertaken by the 29 division, any recommendations for legislative proposals, data concerning 30 program activities in rural areas, and other pertinent information which will 31 indicate the activities conducted by the division in the previous biennium. 32 33 34 APPROVED: 4/3/25 35 36