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12-82-104. State Emergency Response Commission.
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12-82-104. State Emergency Response Commission.
(a)(1) The State Emergency Response Commission shall be composed of:
(A) The executive heads of the Department of Health, the Division of Environmental Quality, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Division of Emergency Management, the Division of Labor, the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the Adjutant General, or their designated representatives;
(B) One (1) individual representing the local emergency planning committees;
(C) Two (2) individuals from regulated entities;
(D) One (1) individual from an unregulated entity with knowledge of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and
(E) One (1) private citizen to represent the public at large.
(2)(A) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission and shall serve for a two-year period.
(B)(i) Each commission member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section shall serve for a term of four (4) years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(ii) The term of any member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section may be extended for a period of one (1) year to prevent the terms of all members from expiring in the same year.
(b) The commission shall establish local emergency planning committees within the authorized and established local emergency services jurisdiction of the state as prescribed in §§ 12-75-101 — 12-75-129.
(c) Local emergency planning committee membership, functions, and duties shall be in accordance with the federal guidelines prescribed in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.
(d) The commission may promulgate such
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12-82-104. State Emergency Response Commission.
(a)(1) The State Emergency Response Commission shall be composed of:
(A) The executive heads of the Department of Health, the Division of Environmental Quality, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Division of Emergency Management, the Division of Labor, the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and the Adjutant General, or their designated representatives;
(B) One (1) individual representing the local emergency planning committees;
(C) Two (2) individuals from regulated entities;
(D) One (1) individual from an unregulated entity with knowledge of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and
(E) One (1) private citizen to represent the public at large.
(2)(A) The chair of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission and shall serve for a two-year period.
(B)(i) Each commission member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section shall serve for a term of four (4) years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(ii) The term of any member designated in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) of this section may be extended for a period of one (1) year to prevent the terms of all members from expiring in the same year.
(b) The commission shall establish local emergency planning committees within the authorized and established local emergency services jurisdiction of the state as prescribed in §§ 12-75-101 — 12-75-129.
(c) Local emergency planning committee membership, functions, and duties shall be in accordance with the federal guidelines prescribed in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.
(d) The commission may promulgate such rules and guidelines as deemed necessary or desirable:
(1) For the training and certification of public emergency response and recovery personnel, as defined in this chapter;
(2) To ensure compliance with the appropriate federal guidelines and law governing public emergency response and recovery personnel; and
(3) To adequately administer the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(e) Any person who is denied training certification under this chapter may appeal such decision to the commission by notifying the commission in writing within fifteen (15) days after the denial of certification.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Establishment of State emergency response commissions** Not later than six months after October 17, 1986, the Governor of each State shall appoint a State emergency response commission. The Governor may designate as the State emergency response commission one or more existing emergency response organizations that are State-sponsored or appointed. The Governor shall, to the extent practicable, appoint persons to the State emergency response commission who have technical expertise in the emergency response field. The State emergency response commission shall appoint local emergency planning committees under subsection (c) and shall supervise and coordinate the activities of such committees. The State emergency response commission shall establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information under [section 11044 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11044&num=0&edition=prelim), including tier II information under [section 11022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11022&num=0&edition=prelim). Such procedures shall include the designation of an official to serve as coordinator for information. If the Governor of any State does not designate a State emergency response commission within such period, the Governor shall operate as the State emergency response commission until the Governor makes such designation.
**(b) Establishment of emergency planning districts** Not later than nine months after October 17, 1986, the State emergency response commission shall designate emergency planning districts in order to facilitate preparation and implementation of emergency plans. Where appropriate, the State emergency response commission ma
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Page 8094
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 10904
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and Palau.
(Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 604, Sept. 30, 1986, 100
Stat. 976; Pub. L. 101–501, title V, § 502, Nov. 3,
1990, 104 Stat. 1256.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1990—Par. (1). Pub. L. 101–501, § 502(1), substituted ‘‘130
percent of the lower living standard income level’’ for
‘‘poverty line, as defined in section 9902(2) of this title’’.
Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 101–501, § 502(2), (3), added par.
(2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and
(4), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–501 effective Oct. 1, 1990,
see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as a note
under section 8621 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub.
L. 99–425, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amend-
ment note under section 8621 of this title.
§ 10904. Annual report by States; contents; man-
ner of payments pursuant to grants
(a) Reporting
Each State receiving grants under this chap-
ter shall annually submit to the Secretary infor-
mation on the number of eligible individuals as-
sisted under the grant program, and their posi-
tions and salaries before and after receiving the
Child Development Associate credential.
(b) Payments
Payments pursuant to grants made under this
chapter may be made in installments, and in ad-
vance or by way of reimbursement, with nec-
essary adjustments on account of overpayments
or underpayments, as the Secretary may deter-
mine.
(Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 60
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12-75-101. Title.
This chapter may be cited as the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-75-101
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12-75-129. Emergency responders — Workers' compensation benefits.
(a)(1) A person appointed and regularly enrolled in an accredited emergency management organization and covered by this chapter is limited to the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., for benefits payable for an injury to or death of the person, if:
(A) The person is regularly employed by a local government or the state; and
(B) The injury or death occurs while the person is:
(i) Actually engaged in emergency management duties either during training or during a period of emergency; and
(ii) Subject to the order or control of or pursuant to a request of and under the supervision and instruction of the:
(a) Governor;
(b) Division of Emergency Management; or
(c) Chief executive or the designated director of a department, county, or an accredited local government unit making use of emergency management volunteer workers.
(2) If a person described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a qualified emergency responder of the state or a local office of emergency management, then recovery is limited as provided in this section.
(b) The remedy provided in this section shall be the exclusive remedy as against the state and political subdivisions thereof.
(c)(1) For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage in cases of injury to or death of an individual, all duly qualified emergency responders shall be deemed local government or state employees and shall receive compensation, and their survivors shall receive death benefits in like manner as regular local government or state employees for injury or death arising out of and in the course of their activities as emergency responders.
(2) If an emergency responder is injured or killed while subject to the order or control of a loc
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25-15-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-201
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