§ 15-14-103 - Arkansas Retirement Community Program -- Creation. - Arkansas Statutes

15-14-103. Arkansas Retirement Community Program -- Creation.

(a) The Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall establish and maintain an Arkansas Retirement Community Program under which retirees and potential retirees are encouraged to make their homes in Arkansas communities that have met the criteria for certification by the commission as an Arkansas retirement community.

(b) The mission of the program is to:

(1) Promote Arkansas as a retirement destination to retirees and potential retirees both inside and outside Arkansas;

(2) Assist Arkansas communities in their efforts to market themselves as desirable retirement locations and to develop communities that retirees would find attractive for a retirement lifestyle;

(3) Assist in the development of retirement communities for economic development purposes and as a means of providing a potential workforce and enriching Arkansas communities; and

(4) Encourage tourism to Arkansas.