§ 20-76-102 - Coordination of state agency service delivery. - Arkansas Statutes

20-76-102. Coordination of state agency service delivery.

(a) To ensure that all available state government resources are used to help transitional employment assistance recipients make the transition from welfare to work, each of the following state agencies and organizations shall also be required to work with the Department of Workforce Services in providing transitional employment assistance services:

(1) The Department of Human Services;

(2) The Department of Higher Education, including community colleges and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service;

(3) The Department of Education;

(4) The Arkansas Development Finance Authority;

(5) The Arkansas Economic Development Council;

(6) The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department;

(7) The Department of Finance and Administration, including the Office of Child Support Enforcement;

(8) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board;

(9) The Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.;

(10) The Department of Career Education; and

(11) Other state agencies as directed by the Governor or as directed by the General Assembly.

(b) State agencies required under subsection (a) of this section to work with the Department of Workforce Services in providing transitional employment assistance services to recipients shall make every effort to use financial resources in their respective budgets and to seek additional funding sources, whether private or federal, to supplement the moneys allocated by the Department of Workforce Services for the Transitional Employment Assistance Program.

(c) All agencies of the state and local governments providing program services shall work cooperatively with and provide any necessary assistance to the General Assembly and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Oversight Board and shall furnish, in a timely manner, complete and accurate information regarding the program to legislative committees and the board upon request.