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2018 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 14 - Individuals With Disabilities
Subchapter 2 - Governor's Commission on People With Disabilities
§ 20-14-201. Legislative policy
Universal Citation: AR Code § 20-14-201 (2018)
- This law is enacted to provide for a Governor's commission to carry on a continuing program to promote the interests of persons with disabilities in this state, in recognition that:
(1) Arkansas has a public awareness of, and community interest in, the problems of persons with disabilities and that the awareness and interest must be heightened in order to enhance understanding of their problems;
(2) There exists a need to assure that the special requirements of persons with disabilities are appropriately considered in state programs;
(3) Existing programs for persons with disabilities require coordination to eliminate fragmentation of responsibility; and
(4) There exists a critical need to provide individuals seeking information or assistance regarding services and programs for persons with disabilities with a simple means of obtaining appropriate information and referrals.
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