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16-123-303. Creation — Members.
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16-123-303. Creation — Members.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall consist of thirteen (13) voting members, to be selected as follows: Seven (7) appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate, three (3) appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three (3) appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as set forth in this subchapter, for terms of four (4) years whose terms begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the fourth year or when their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
(2)(A)(i) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of residential real estate sales for not fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(ii) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of multifamily real estate property management for no fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(iii) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of real estate for no fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(B) The Governor shall appoint members to fill vacancies under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section after consulting the Arkansas Realtors Association, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(3)(A) One (1) member shall have been a licensed homebuilder engaged in the homebuilding business for not fewer than five (5) years.
(B) The Governor shall appoint a member to fill a vacancy for the member to represent subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section after consulting the Arkansas Home Bui
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-123-303
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16-123-303. Creation — Members.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall consist of thirteen (13) voting members, to be selected as follows: Seven (7) appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate, three (3) appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three (3) appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as set forth in this subchapter, for terms of four (4) years whose terms begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the fourth year or when their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
(2)(A)(i) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of residential real estate sales for not fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(ii) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of multifamily real estate property management for no fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(iii) One (1) member shall have been a licensed real estate broker or licensed real estate salesperson engaged in the practice of real estate for no fewer than five (5) years prior to his or her appointment.
(B) The Governor shall appoint members to fill vacancies under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section after consulting the Arkansas Realtors Association, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(3)(A) One (1) member shall have been a licensed homebuilder engaged in the homebuilding business for not fewer than five (5) years.
(B) The Governor shall appoint a member to fill a vacancy for the member to represent subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section after consulting the Arkansas Home Builders Association and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(4)(A) One (1) member shall have been a mortgage broker employed for not fewer than five (5) years by a registered mortgage loan company or loan broker.
(B) The Governor shall appoint a member to fill a vacancy for the member to represent subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section after consulting the Mortgage Bankers Association of Arkansas and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(5)(A) One (1) member shall have been a banker engaged in the banking business for not fewer than five (5) years.
(B) The Governor shall appoint a member to fill a vacancy for the member to represent subdivision (b)(5)(A) of this section after consulting Arkansas Community Bankers and the Arkansas Bankers Association and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(6)(A)(i) Seven (7) members shall represent consumers and shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the business of real estate, homebuilding, mortgage lending, or banking, including one (1) member who shall be appointed by the Governor to represent persons meeting the definition of individuals with a disability in this subchapter after consulting the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(ii) Three (3) of the members to be appointed pursuant to subdivision (b)(6)(A)(i) of this section shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one (1) member who shall be a fair housing attorney or advocate with at least five (5) years of experience in advocacy for fair housing issues.
(iii) Three (3) of the members to be appointed pursuant to subdivision (b)(6)(A)(i) of this section shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one (1) member of whom shall be sixty (60) years of age or older who shall represent the elderly.
(B) A minimum of four (4) appointments made pursuant to subdivision (b)(6)(A)(i) of this section shall be given to persons protected under §§ 16-123-310 — 16-123-316.
(c) All members shall be full voting members of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission.
(d)(1) Members of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission appointed by the Governor shall at all times include one (1) member from each Arkansas congressional district.
(2) Appointments by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be as follows:
(A) The three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be from the First Congressional District and the Second Congressional District and the three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be from the Third Congressional District and the Fourth Congressional District;
(B) At the next time for appointments, the three (3) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be from the Third Congressional District and the Fourth Congressional District and the three (3) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be from the First Congressional District and the Second Congressional District; and
(C) Future appointments shall alternate between the requirements of subdivisions (d)(2)(A) and (B) of this section.
(e) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall elect a chair from its membership.
(f) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall meet at least quarterly.
(g)(1) The members of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall serve four-year terms, except that the initial appointees shall serve staggered terms determined by a procedure established by the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission so that six (6) serve a two-year term and seven (7) serve a four-year term.
(2) No member may serve more than two (2) four-year terms.
(h) Each commissioner may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-905.
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16-123-310. Discrimination in sale or rental of housing.
(a) Because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin a person shall not:
(1) Refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to a person who has made a bona fide offer;
(2) Refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of a dwelling; or
(3) Otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any person.
(b) A person shall not discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in providing services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-123-310
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16-123-316. Brokerage services.
A person shall not deny persons access to or membership or participation in a multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation in such an organization, service, or facility because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-123-316
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25-16-905. Stipend — Authorization for $110.
Each of the following state boards, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, may authorize payment to its members of a stipend not to exceed one hundred ten dollars ($110) per day for each meeting, examination, evaluation, or inspection attended or for any day while performing any proper business of the board, and the board members shall not receive any other compensation, expense reimbursement, or in-lieu-of payments except as provided in § 25-16-902:
(1) Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners;
(2) Arkansas State Medical Board;
(3) State Board of Optometry;
(4) Sex Offender Assessment Committee;
(5) Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(6) Arkansas State Board of Nursing;
(7) Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy;
(8) Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine; and
(9) Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-905
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