2010 Arkansas Code
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - State Symbols, Motto, Etc
§ 1-4-114 - Poet laureate.

1-4-114. Poet laureate.

(a) The Governor is authorized to designate or appoint, by proclamation, a Poet Laureate of the State of Arkansas, which shall be an honorary title in recognition of outstanding accomplishments and contributions in poetry by a person who is a resident of the State of Arkansas.

(b) The person designated or appointed by the Governor as Poet Laureate of the State of Arkansas shall be a person whose name was selected from a list of names submitted to the Governor upon recommendation of a committee consisting of the principal heads of the English departments of all state-supported universities and colleges.

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