{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-169-108","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-169-108","heading":"Child support cooperation - Legislative intent - Definitions","body":"(a) This section is: (1) Intended to encourage and permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the Office of Child Support Enforcement over a person who does not cooperate with the office; (2) Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and (3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court. (b) As used in this section: (1) \"Child support cooperation requirement\" means cooperation as described in: (A) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized under 7 C.F.R. § 273.11 , as it existed on January 1, 2021; and (B) 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(p) , as they existed on January 1, 2021, including without limitation the exemptions for good cause; and (2) \"Public housing authority\" means a housing authority created under § 14-169-207 . (c) (1) A public housing authority shall operate, among eligible households on a waiting list for benefits, a housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement, whether or not the person receives nutrition assistance benefits. (2) A public housing authority shall determine the weight of the housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement as compared to another applicable local preference based on local needs. (d) A public housing authority shall: (1) Operate a housing-authority-wide child support cooperation requirement; and (2) Require compliance by a custodial parent or noncustodial parent as a condition of eligibility for housing benefits and assistance. (e) This section does not permit a public housing authority to: (1) Give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; or (2) Penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court. Added by Act 2021, No. 1064,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) This section is: (1) Intended to encourage and permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the Office of Child Support Enforcement over a person who does not cooperate with the office; (2) Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and (3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.\n\n(1) Intended to encourage and permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the Office of Child Support Enforcement over a person who does not cooperate with the office;\n\n(2) Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and\n\n(3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.\n) Not intended to permit a public housing authority to give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; and\n\n(3) Not intended to penalize a custodial parent of a child or permit a public housing authority to penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.\n\n(b) As used in this section: (1) \"Child support cooperation requirement\" means cooperation as described in: (A) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized under 7 C.F.R. § 273.11 , as it existed on January 1, 2021; and (B) 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(p) , as they existed on January 1, 2021, including without limitation the exemptions for good cause; and (2) \"Public housing authority\" means a housing authority created under § 14-169-207 .\n\n(1) \"Child support cooperation requirement\" means cooperation as described in: (A) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized under 7 C.F.R. § 273.11 , as it existed on January 1, 2021; and (B) 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(p) , as they existed on January 1, 2021, including without limitation the exemptions for good cause; and\n\n(A) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized under 7 C.F.R. § 273.11 , as it existed on January 1, 2021; and\n\n(B) 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(o) and 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(p) , as they existed on January 1, 2021, including without limitation the exemptions for good cause; and\n\n(2) \"Public housing authority\" means a housing authority created under § 14-169-207 .\n\n(c) (1) A public housing authority shall operate, among eligible households on a waiting list for benefits, a housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement, whether or not the person receives nutrition assistance benefits. (2) A public housing authority shall determine the weight of the housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement as compared to another applicable local preference based on local needs.\n\n(1) A public housing authority shall operate, among eligible households on a waiting list for benefits, a housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement, whether or not the person receives nutrition assistance benefits.\n\n(2) A public housing authority shall determine the weight of the housing-authority-wide local preference prioritizing the admission of a person who is compliant with the child support cooperation requirement as compared to another applicable local preference based on local needs.\n\n(d) A public housing authority shall: (1) Operate a housing-authority-wide child support cooperation requirement; and (2) Require compliance by a custodial parent or noncustodial parent as a condition of eligibility for housing benefits and assistance.\n\n(1) Operate a housing-authority-wide child support cooperation requirement; and\n\n(2) Require compliance by a custodial parent or noncustodial parent as a condition of eligibility for housing benefits and assistance.\n\n(e) This section does not permit a public housing authority to: (1) Give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; or (2) Penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.\n\n(1) Give priority to a person who cooperates with the office over a person who does not have a child support plan; or\n\n(2) Penalize a custodial parent of a child when the noncustodial parent of the child fails to pay child support as ordered by a court.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 169","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a709da9778cce1ef3c56c9f692cfd60c7e99323a7cebe4926b602edc00cca012","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-169-107","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-169-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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