§ 25-43-1102 — State entities transferred to Department of Labor and Licensing

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing by a cabinet-level department transfer: (1) [Repealed.] (2) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, created under § 17-14-201 ; (3) The Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board, created under § 20-22-606 ; (4) [Repealed.] (5) The Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, created under § 20-25-105 ; (6) The Arkansas Mediation and Conciliation Service, formerly defined under § 11-2-203 ; (7) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, created under § 23-112-201 ; (8) The Arkansas Real Estate Commission, created under § 17-42-201 ; (9) The Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, created under § 17-15-201 ; (10) The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy, created under § 17-12-201 ; (11) The Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board, created under § 27-50-1203 ; (12) The Auctioneer's Licensing Board, created under § 17-17-201 ; (13) The Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas, created under § 17-28-201 ; (14) The Contractors Licensing Board, created under § 17-25-201 ; (15) The Department of Labor, created under § 11-2-106 [repealed], now to be known as the "Division of Labor"; (16) The Elevator Safety Board under § 20-24-105 ; (17) The HVACR Licensing Board, created under § 17-33-201 ; (18) The Pawnbroker Licensure Commission, created under § 17-56-201 [repealed]; (19) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board, created under § 17-19-106 ; (20) The State Athletic Commission, created under § 17-22-201 ; (21) The State Board of Barber Examiners, created under § 17-20-201 ; (22) The State Board of Collection Agencies, created under § 17-24-201 ; (23) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, created under § 17-30-201 ; (24) The State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists, created under § 17-32-201 ; and (25) The Workers' Compensation Commission, created under § 11-9-201 . (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a cabinet-level department transfer under subsection (a) of this section includes all state entities under a state entity transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing under subsection (a) of this section, including without limitation a division, office, program, or other unit of a state entity transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing under subsection (a) of this section. (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a state entity whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing under subsection (a) of this section shall otherwise continue to exercise the duties of the state entity under the administration of the cabinet-level Department of Labor and Licensing in the same manner as before the creation of the cabinet-level department.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 628,§ 71, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 628,§ 70, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 628,§ 69, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5265, eff. 7/1/2019.