{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-8-903","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-8-903","heading":"Primary prevention and risk avoidance programs","body":"(a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used. (b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities. Added by Act 2019, No. 841,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used.\n\n(1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program.\n\n(2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used.\n\n(b) (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.\n\n(1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter.\nof experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.\n\n(1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter.\n\n(2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall: (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs; (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts; (C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.\n\n(A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs;\n\n(B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts;\n\n(C) Have as its foundation programming based on: (i) Risk avoidance; (ii) Evidence-based information; or (iii) Evidence-informed information; and\n\n(i) Risk avoidance;\n\n(ii) Evidence-based information; or\n\n(iii) Evidence-informed information; and\n\n(D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in: (i) Training; (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.\n\n(i) Training;\n\n(ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and\n\n(iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 8","Subchapter 9"],"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":"2465b902b58115afe9c6db8e157a2a1e2cf655732da82bf159bb74c3b047e346","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-8-902","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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