§ 20-37-101 - Findings -- Purpose. - Arkansas Statutes

20-37-101. Findings -- Purpose.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Adequate health care for school-age children is an important component in maximizing their educational opportunities and classroom performance so that children may obtain an adequate education; and

(2) There is a need for a study to be conducted to evaluate health care for school-age children and to develop a strategic statewide plan regarding the needs and solutions to health problems of school-age children.

(b) The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Create a committee to conduct a study to evaluate health care for school-age children; and

(2) Develop findings and make recommendations to the Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy, the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, the General Assembly, and the Governor.