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14-284-403. Apportionment of funds.

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14-284-403. Apportionment of funds.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-284-403

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14-284-403. Apportionment of funds. (a)(1) These premium tax moneys are assessed for disbursement from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund, § 19-6-468, by the Department of Finance and Administration to the counties in the following percentages: Arkansas County — 0.78%, Ashley County — 1.39%, Baxter County — 1.78%, Benton County — 3.86%, Boone County — 1.46%, Bradley County — 0.52%, Calhoun County — 0.51%, Carroll County — 0.97%, Chicot County — 0.51%, Clark County — 1.13%, Clay County — 1.10%, Cleburne County — 1.11%, Cleveland County — 0.66%, Columbia County — 1.24%, Conway County — 1.04%, Craighead County — 2.91%, Crawford County — 1.98%, Crittenden County — 1.32%, Cross County — 0.84%, Dallas County — 0.45%, Desha County — 0.71%, Drew County — 0.80%, Faulkner County — 2.30%, Franklin County — 0.97%, Fulton County — 0.84%, Garland County — 3.12%, Grant County — 1.13%, Greene County — 1.39%, Hempstead County — 1.89%, Hot Spring County — 1.46%, Howard County — 0.75%, Independence County — 1.90%, Izard County — 0.91%, Jackson County — 0.95%, Jefferson County — 2.32%, Johnson County — 1.05%, Lafayette County — 0.71%, Lawrence County — 0.96%, Lee County — 0.73%, Lincoln County — 1.12%, Little River County — 0.77%, Logan County — 1.06%, Lonoke County — 1.70%, Madison County — 0.95%, Marion County — 1.00%, Miller County — 1.44%, Mississippi County — 1.77%, Monroe County — 0.53%, Montgomery County — 0.66%, Nevada County — 0.58%, Newton County — 0.67%, Ouachita County — 1.37%, Perry County — 0.62%, Phillips County — 1.12%, Pike County — 0.87%, Poinsett County — 1.14%, Polk County — 1.01%, Pope County — 1.73%, Prairie County — 0.83%, Pulaski County — 5.99%, Randolph County — 0.96%, St. Francis County — 1.45%, Saline County — 3.00%, Scott County — 0.59%, Searcy County — 0.73%, Sebastian County — 2.06%, Sevier County — 0.82%, Sharp County — 1.30%, Stone County — 0.77%, Union County — 2.01%, Van Buren County — 1.18%, Washington County — 3.46%, White County — 2.71%, Woodruff County — 0.47%, and Yell County — 1.11%. (2)(A) The moneys shall be apportioned by each quorum court to the districts and municipalities within the county based upon population unless the county intergovernmental cooperation council notifies the quorum court of the fire protection needs of the districts and municipalities, in which case the moneys shall be apportioned by the quorum court based on those needs. (B) The moneys shall be distributed to municipalities and those certified departments in districts that are in compliance with this subchapter, § 20-22-801 et seq., and § 6-21-106. (C) Fire departments that are not certified by the Office of Fire Protection Services under § 20-22-801 et seq. shall also be eligible to receive moneys disbursed under this section so long as all moneys received are spent directly on equipment, training, capital improvements, insurance for buildings, utility costs, or other expenditures necessary for upgrading the service provided by the department. (D)(i) An inactive fire department, as determined by the county judge, is not eligible to receive moneys disbursed under this section. (ii) Any moneys allocated by the county intergovernmental cooperation council and any moneys that would have been apportioned to an inactive fire department based upon population shall be disbursed by the quorum court to the active departments based upon fire protection needs. (iii) If a quorum court has passed a resolution that reallocates the moneys remaining after the disbursement of moneys under this section, then the moneys shall be reallocated based upon the quorum court resolution. (b) Disbursements shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration. (c) A county treasurer shall not collect the treasurer's commission provided in § 21-6-302 on any of the premium tax moneys disbursed from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund. (d) Premium tax moneys are state moneys and are only pass-through moneys for county government not subject to county appropriation or county claims processes. (e)(1) There is created in each county a fund in the office of the county treasurer to be known as the “county fire protection premium tax fund”. (2) Premium tax moneys received by the county treasurer shall be credited to the county fire protection premium tax fund and disbursed by the county treasurer to the appropriate fire department based on the apportionment by the quorum court under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section.

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19-6-468. Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund.

19-6-468. Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund. (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a special revenue fund to be known as the “Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund”, which shall consist of those special revenues as specified in § 19-6-301(164), there to be used for fire protection services as set out in § 26-57-614 and § 14-284-401 et seq. (b) The Insurance Commissioner shall immediately deposit all moneys collected under § 26-57-614 and § 14-284-401 et seq. into the Revenue Holding Fund Account as provided in § 19-5-204. On the last business day of each quarter, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of net special revenues to be transferred to the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund by the Treasurer of State. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall be the disbursing officer for the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund, and shall distribute the moneys as provided in § 26-57-614 and § 14-284-401 et seq. (c) The Insurance Commissioner shall disburse any refunds which may be due insurance carriers from the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund after certifying to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the amount to be refunded. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct that the certified amount be transferred from the Revenue Holding Fund Account to the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund as provided in § 19-5-106(a)(3).

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 19-6-468

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20-22-801. Legislative findings.

20-22-801. Legislative findings. It is found and determined by the General Assembly that a system of certification and classification of fire departments should be established to encourage the improvement of the fire protection services in this state and to provide the people of this state with information about the level of service they are receiving. It is further found and determined that the public policy of this state should be to encourage individuals and organizations to provide fire protection services and that, to further this policy, workers' compensation coverage should be extended to volunteer firefighters of rural fire departments and that the civil liability of certified fire departments and their firefighters should be limited.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-801

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21-6-302. County treasurers — Commission — Definition — Findings.

21-6-302. County treasurers — Commission — Definition — Findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Requiring the collection of commissions from funds under this section provides for fair and equitable treatment of the entities on the books of the county; (2) The exceptions to the collection of commissions from funds are valid exceptions; and (3) The exceptions to the collection of county treasurer commissions under this section are the only valid exceptions. (b) Unless otherwise provided under subdivision (f)(1) of this section or subsection (g) of this section or under § 6-13-701, § 6-17-908, § 6-20-221, § 8-15-111, § 14-90-913, § 14-174-109, § 14-284-403, or § 19-5-1096, the county treasurers shall collect, as a treasurer's commission, two percent (2%) on all funds coming into their hands as treasurers and to be paid out of the respective funds. (c) The commissions collected under this section shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the county treasurer's commission fund. (d) The moneys collected by the treasurer as commissions shall be used by the treasurer to offset administrative costs. (e)(1) The treasurer may set aside up to ten percent (10%) of the gross commissions collected annually to be credited to the county treasurer's automation fund to be used: (A) To operate the office of the county treasurer; (B) For administrative costs; and (C) To purchase, maintain, and operate an automated accounting and record-keeping system. (2) The acquisition and update of software for the automated accounting and record-keeping system are permitted uses of these funds. (3)(A) Moneys deposited into the county treasurer's automation fund may accumulate and are not subject to the distribution of excess commission. (B) The moneys

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-6-302

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-6-302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.

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6-21-106. Fire hazards inspection before closing for breaks.

6-21-106. Fire hazards inspection before closing for breaks. (a)(1)(A) At least seven (7) calendar days before the beginning of Christmas break, a local official of each public elementary and secondary school in this state shall request an inspection of the premises by the fire department providing fire protection to the school buildings. (B) If the chief executive officer of the fire department receives the request at least seven (7) calendar days before the beginning of Christmas break, he or she shall cause the school buildings to be inspected for fire hazards. (C) The inspection shall be conducted before the beginning of Christmas break. (2)(A) At least seven (7) calendar days before the end of the school year, a local official with each public elementary and secondary school in this state shall request an inspection of the premises by the fire department providing fire protection to the school buildings. (B) If the chief executive officer of the fire department receives the request at least seven (7) calendar days before the end of the school year, he or she shall cause the buildings to be inspected for fire hazards. (C) The inspection shall occur before the end of the school year. (b) The chief executive officer of the fire department shall file a written report of the inspection with the local official for the school district where the public school building is located within ten (10) calendar days after the inspection. (c) The inspection shall be conducted at no cost to the school. (d)(1) The local official shall file a written report with the chief executive officer of the fire department within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the inspection report. (2) The local official's report shall indicate: (A) What action was taken in respon

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-21-106

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-21-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.