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Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-28-404. Child Welfare Agency Review Board--Composition

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The Child Welfare Agency Review Board shall consist of Arkansas residents who shall be qualified as follows:

(1) The director of the division within the Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to administer this subchapter or his or her designee;

(2) One (1) representative from a privately owned, licensed child placement agency with expertise in foster care;

(3) One (1) representative from a privately owned, licensed child placement agency with expertise in adoptions;

(4) Two (2) representatives from licensed residential childcare facilities;

(5) One (1) representative from a licensed psychiatric residential treatment facility;

(6) One (1) representative from a licensed emergency shelter; and

(7) One (1) representative from the public at large.

(b) Members shall be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms expiring on March 1 of the appropriate year, except that in making initial appointments, one (1) of the members representing licensed child placement agencies and the member representing the public at large shall serve for two (2) years and two (2) of the members representing residential facilities shall serve for three (3) years.

(c) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but each member of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses for necessary meals, lodging, and mileage in attending board meetings, to be payable from funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the department.

(d) The members of the board shall select a chair from among its voting membership.

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