2016 Arkansas Code
Title 9 - Family Law
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act
§ 9-5-111. Fiscal requirements

Every child safety center shall:

(1) Incorporate in this state as a private nonprofit corporation that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), as it existed on January 1, 2007, and that has the primary purpose of providing services to child victims of child abuse;

(2) Be governed by a board of directors;

(3) Develop and implement written personnel policies that state the child safety center's employment practices;

(4) Develop and implement written procedures that conform with the uniform system of recordkeeping developed by the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission or its designee to ensure proper handling of funds; and

(5) Provide the commission or its designee with statistical data that states the following:

(A) The type of investigative services and the number of children served by each type of investigative service provided by the child safety centers;

(B) The number, race, age, and gender of the children served each year; and

(C) The outcomes of services to children provided by the child safety centers, including without limitation:

(i) The number of founded maltreatment reports; and

(ii) The number of unfounded maltreatment reports and the ratio between founded and unfounded reports for each year.