§ 20-80-305 — Recognition of specific agencies - Jurisdiction

The General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations: (1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties; (2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties; (3) Central Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Saline, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Montgomery counties; (4) Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, consisting of White, Faulkner, and Cleburne counties; (5) Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc., consisting of Craighead, Greene, Jackson, and Poinsett counties; (6) Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc., consisting of Crawford and Sebastian counties; (7) Community Services Office, Inc., consisting of Garland County; (8) East Central Arkansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, consisting of Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, Crittenden, and Lee counties; (9) Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County, consisting of Pulaski and Lonoke counties; (10) Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, consisting of Washington County; (11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County; (12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties; (13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties; (14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties; (15) Ozark Opportunities, Inc., consisting of Van Buren, Searcy, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Newton counties; (16) Pine Bluff Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Jefferson, Grant, Arkansas, Lincoln, and Cleveland counties; (17) South Central Community Action Authority, consisting of Ouachita, Columbia, Calhoun, Dallas, and Union counties; (18) Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation, consisting of Bradley, Drew, Desha, Ashley, and Chicot counties; and (19) Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., consisting of Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Howard, Sevier, and Nevada counties.

Legislative History

Acts 1985, No. 345, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 83-1108.