Ark. Code Ann. § 20-15-801: Legislative determination

(a) The General Assembly recognizes that scoliosis is a terrible disease of the spine which attacks young children during their formative years and that the spinal curvature can be relatively easily detected and should be treated as early as possible.

(b) The General Assembly has determined that the most logical entities to conduct a scoliosis screening program are our private schools, public schools, and other state-supported institutions providing education to our children.