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15-5-1706. Creation of Arkansas Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.
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15-5-1706. Creation of Arkansas Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.
(a)(1) There is created the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising the staff and the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with respect to the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund.
(2) The members of the advisory committee shall be residents of the state and should, to the extent possible, reflect the demographics of the state with respect to geography, race, gender, and urban-rural mix.
(3) The members of the advisory committee shall be entitled to expense reimbursement under § 25-16-902 from amounts deposited into the fund.
(4) Each member of the advisory committee should have a demonstrated interest in the housing needs of individuals and families with low or moderate incomes and the revitalization of distressed neighborhoods.
(b) The advisory committee shall consist of eleven (11) members with the qualifications under § 15-5-1705 to be appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as follows:
(1) A representative of the financial industry, appointed by the Governor;
(2) A beneficiary of assistance in rental housing or home ownership, appointed by the Governor;
(3) An advocate for the homeless, appointed by the Governor;
(4) A representative of the real estate industry, appointed by the Governor;
(5) A representative from the economic development field, appointed by the Governor;
(6) A developer of affordable housing, appointed by the Governor;
(7) A citizen, appointed by the Governor;
(8) A consumer advocate with experience as a fair-housing advocate, housing counselor, or affordable housing advocate, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Repres
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-5-1706
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15-5-1706. Creation of Arkansas Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.
(a)(1) There is created the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising the staff and the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority with respect to the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund.
(2) The members of the advisory committee shall be residents of the state and should, to the extent possible, reflect the demographics of the state with respect to geography, race, gender, and urban-rural mix.
(3) The members of the advisory committee shall be entitled to expense reimbursement under § 25-16-902 from amounts deposited into the fund.
(4) Each member of the advisory committee should have a demonstrated interest in the housing needs of individuals and families with low or moderate incomes and the revitalization of distressed neighborhoods.
(b) The advisory committee shall consist of eleven (11) members with the qualifications under § 15-5-1705 to be appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as follows:
(1) A representative of the financial industry, appointed by the Governor;
(2) A beneficiary of assistance in rental housing or home ownership, appointed by the Governor;
(3) An advocate for the homeless, appointed by the Governor;
(4) A representative of the real estate industry, appointed by the Governor;
(5) A representative from the economic development field, appointed by the Governor;
(6) A developer of affordable housing, appointed by the Governor;
(7) A citizen, appointed by the Governor;
(8) A consumer advocate with experience as a fair-housing advocate, housing counselor, or affordable housing advocate, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(9) A housing advocate representing the needs of rural interests, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(10) A special needs housing advocate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
(11) An advocate for public housing, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(c)(1) A member of the advisory committee shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(2) In order to stagger the terms of the members, the initial members of the advisory committee shall draw lots as follows:
(A) Two (2) members will have an initial term of one (1) year;
(B) Three (3) members will have an initial term of two (2) years;
(C) Three (3) members will have an initial term of three (3) years; and
(D) Three (3) members will have an initial term of four (4) years.
(3) Members of the advisory committee may serve successive terms.
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15-5-1705. Sources and deposits — Administration of Arkansas Housing Trust Fund — Responsibilities of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.
(a) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Arkansas Housing Trust Fund:
(1) Money designated by the General Assembly or by the Governor for the purpose of funding the fund;
(2) Grants or other moneys from the federal government or federal agencies that can be used for the purpose of funding the fund;
(3) Any money received by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority or the state from private sources as a contribution, gift, or donation to the fund;
(4) Repayments of any loans made from the fund under this subchapter;
(5) Any interest or investment earnings on amounts held in the fund; and
(6) Any other money legally designated for the fund.
(b) The fund shall be maintained and administered by the authority. The authority is authorized and directed:
(1) To invest and reinvest all money held in the fund in investments under the authority's investment policies, pending its use for the purposes described in this subchapter;
(2) To keep books and records relating to the investment, interest earnings, and uses of moneys deposited into the fund;
(3) To establish procedures for the withdrawal, allocation, and use of the moneys held in the fund for the purposes described in this subchapter;
(4) To cause to be prepared an annual independent audit of the fund;
(5) To enter into contracts and agreements in connection with the operation of the fund, including contracts and agreements with federal agencies, local governmental entities, community developers, and other persons, to implement this subchapter;
(6) To develop rules for the competitive evaluation of projects seeking to receive moneys from th
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-5-1705
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25-16-902. Expense reimbursement.
(a) Every state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, authorize expense reimbursement for each board member for performing official board duties.
(b) The expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate established for state employees by state travel regulations.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-902
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 25-16-902. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.