{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-401","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 15-3-401","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"It is the intent of the General Assembly: (1) To assist growing, technology-based enterprises by: (A) Attracting and retaining highly trained science and engineering postdoctoral graduates by encouraging the establishment of career opportunities within the State of Arkansas; (B) Providing scientific expertise to emerging technology-based enterprises by helping them hire postdoctoral graduates to address the needs of these businesses; and (C) Developing a growing core of scientific job talent in Arkansas by attracting and retaining postdoctoral science and engineering graduates; and (2) That the establishment of the postdoctoral science and engineering grant program shall benefit the State of Arkansas as a whole and that provisions be made to ensure that all parts of the state have an opportunity to benefit from this subchapter. Acts 2009, No. 463, § 1.\n\nIt is the intent of the General Assembly:\n\n(1) To assist growing, technology-based enterprises by: (A) Attracting and retaining highly trained science and engineering postdoctoral graduates by encouraging the establishment of career opportunities within the State of Arkansas; (B) Providing scientific expertise to emerging technology-based enterprises by helping them hire postdoctoral graduates to address the needs of these businesses; and (C) Developing a growing core of scientific job talent in Arkansas by attracting and retaining postdoctoral science and engineering graduates; and\n\n(A) Attracting and retaining highly trained science and engineering postdoctoral graduates by encouraging the establishment of career opportunities within the State of Arkansas;\n\n(B) Providing scientific expertise to emerging technology-based enterprises by helping them hire postdoctoral graduates to address the needs of these businesses; and\n\n(C) Developing a growing core of scientific job talent in Arkansas by attracting and retaining postdoctoral science and engineering graduates; and\n\n(2) That the establishment of the postdoctoral science and engineering grant program shall benefit the State of Arkansas as a whole and that provisions be made to ensure that all parts of the state have an opportunity to benefit from this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 15","Chapter 3","Subchapter 4"],"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":"5b3b8129b004b98775cff7658888431382defa8d464bc574536951eb6503c4cd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-306","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}