§ 6-5-701 - Legislative findings. - Arkansas Statutes

6-5-701. Legislative findings.

The General Assembly finds:

(1) Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by:

(A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used;

(B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and

(C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;

(2) The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures;

(3) In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and

(4) To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups.