{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-76-802","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-802","heading":"Legislative findings and intent","body":"(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Arkansas has made great strides in promoting work for able-bodied adults across other public assistance programs; (2) Arkansas can continue those initiatives by further creating opportunities and spurring economic development by improving its workforce; (3) Arkansas provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to more than one hundred twenty-three thousand (123,000) able-bodied adults without young children; (4) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Arkansas should be protected and preserved for the truly vulnerable; (5) Most able-bodied adults receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Arkansas do not work at all; (6) Arkansas has the opportunity under federal law to refer able-bodied adults to employment and training programs; (7) Arkansas has more than thirty-two thousand six hundred (32,600) open jobs; and (8) Arkansas is projected to create more than one hundred sixty-six thousand (166,000) jobs in 2019. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subchapter shall increase employment and self-sufficiency among able-bodied adults who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Added by Act 2019, No. 974,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Arkansas has made great strides in promoting work for able-bodied adults across other public assistance programs; (2) Arkansas can continue those initiatives by further creating opportunities and spurring economic development by improving its workforce; (3) Arkansas provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to more than one hundred twenty-three thousand (123,000) able-bodied adults without young children; (4) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Arkansas should be protected and preserved for the truly vulnerable; (5) Most able-bodied adults receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Arkansas do not work at all; (6) Arkansas has the opportunity under federal law to refer able-bodied adults to employment and training programs; (7) Arkansas has more than thirty-two thousand six hundred (32,600) open jobs; and (8) Arkansas is projected to create more than one hundred sixty-six thousand (166,000) jobs in 2019.\n\n(1) Arkansas has made great strides in promoting work for able-bodied adults across other public assistance programs;\n\n(2) Arkansas can continue those initiatives by further creating opportunities and spurring economic development by improving its workforce;\n\n(3) Arkansas provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to more than one hundred twenty-three thousand (123,000) able-bodied adults without young children;\n\n(4) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Arkansas should be protected and preserved for the truly vulnerable;\n\n(5) Most able-bodied adults receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Arkansas do not work at all;\n\n(6) Arkansas has the opportunity under federal law to refer able-bodied adults to employment and training programs;\n\n(7) Arkansas has more than thirty-two thousand six hundred (32,600) open jobs; and\n\n(8) Arkansas is projected to create more than one hundred sixty-six thousand (166,000) jobs in 2019.\n\n(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subchapter shall increase employment and self-sufficiency among able-bodied adults who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 76","Subchapter 8"],"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":"177c760e2198a5dfe3cbe8f00923c4138ff381e3595e96aec581adc51eaaca0e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-76-801","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-76-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}