Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-82-504. Awards to children

(1) The child must have been born prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or

(2) The law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee or the spouse of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee must have been pregnant with the child at the time of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The child must have been adopted prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or

(2) The child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; and

(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, teacher, state parks employee, or state forestry employee; and

(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.