§ 16-93-1604 - Powers and duties of the Department of Community Correction. - Arkansas Statutes

16-93-1604. Powers and duties of the Department of Community Correction.

(a) The Department of Community Correction shall implement the rules described in 16-93-1603 on or before July 1, 2006.

(b) (1) The department shall be responsible for the enforcement of the rules established by the Board of Corrections under 16-93-1603.

(2) The department shall establish all procedures and forms that it deems necessary to implement the rules, and the procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Creating a state-issued Arkansas transitional housing facility license for applicant facilities that have met the standards established by the rules of the board;

(B) Establishing the process to be followed by an applicant in making application to the department to receive a license to operate an approved transitional housing facility, which shall include a reasonable application fee to be established by the board;

(C) Establishing procedures for the department to accept applications for facilities wishing to obtain a license to operate a transitional housing facility and to investigate whether applicants meet the standards established by the rules of the board;

(D) (i) Establishing procedures for the department to notify an applicant when its application has been approved or denied.

(ii) All denials shall specify in writing the reason for the application's denial;

(E) Establishing procedures to investigate complaints that a licensed transitional housing facility is in violation of the standards established by the rules of the board;

(F) Establishing procedures for the department to suspend or revoke a license when a license holder is no longer in compliance with or violates the rules of the board; and

(G) Establishing procedures for the department to impose civil penalties for the operation of a transitional housing facility without a valid license issued by the department.

(c) The Director of the Department of Community Correction and the staff of the department shall provide administrative support to the board.