§ 20-79-205 - Administration. - Arkansas Statutes

20-79-205. Administration.

The deputy director of the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall provide the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter to the physically or mentally disabled, including blind citizens and those who can benefit from independent living services, as determined by the director to be eligible therefor. In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is authorized, among other things:

(1) To be the sole state agency to supervise and administer the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter except such part as may be administered by a local agency in a political subdivision of the state, in which case the service shall be the sole agency to supervise the local agency in the administration of that part;

(2) To enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the services authorized by this subchapter to residents of the state concerned;

(3) To conduct research and compile statistics relating to the provision of services or the need of services of disabled individuals;

(4) To license blind individuals to operate vending stands under its supervision and control and subject to the terms and conditions in regulations issued pursuant to 20-79-204(b)(1) on:

(A) State property;

(B) County or municipal property;

(C) Federal property, pursuant to delegation of authority under the Randolph-Sheppard Act and any amendment thereto or any act of Congress relating to this subject;

(D) Private property; and

(E) Subject to Acts 1945, No. 142, 2 [superseded]; and

(5) To provide for the establishment, supervision, and control of suitable business enterprises to be operated by the severely disabled individual, including the blind, where the operation will be improved through the management and supervision of the service.