{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-80-305","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-80-305","heading":"Recognition of specific agencies - Jurisdiction","body":"The General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations: (1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties; (2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties; (3) Central Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Saline, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Montgomery counties; (4) Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, consisting of White, Faulkner, and Cleburne counties; (5) Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc., consisting of Craighead, Greene, Jackson, and Poinsett counties; (6) Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc., consisting of Crawford and Sebastian counties; (7) Community Services Office, Inc., consisting of Garland County; (8) East Central Arkansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, consisting of Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, Crittenden, and Lee counties; (9) Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County, consisting of Pulaski and Lonoke counties; (10) Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, consisting of Washington County; (11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County; (12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties; (13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties; (14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties; (15) Ozark Opportunities, Inc., consisting of Van Buren, Searcy, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Newton counties; (16) Pine Bluff Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Jefferson, Grant, Arkansas, Lincoln, and Cleveland counties; (17) South Central Community Action Authority, consisting of Ouachita, Columbia, Calhoun, Dallas, and Union counties; (18) Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation, consisting of Bradley, Drew, Desha, Ashley, and Chicot counties; and (19) Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., consisting of Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Howard, Sevier, and Nevada counties. Acts 1985, No. 345, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 83-1108.\n\nThe General Assembly recognizes as community action agencies and their jurisdiction, the following nineteen (19) existing community action organizations:\n\n(1) Arkansas River Valley Area Council, consisting of Franklin, Scott, Yell, Johnson, Pope, Conway, Perry, Logan, and Polk counties;\n\n(2) Black River Area Development Corporation, consisting of Randolph, Clay, and Lawrence counties;\n\n(3) Central Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Saline, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Montgomery counties;\n\n(4) Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, consisting of White, Faulkner, and Cleburne counties;\n\n(5) Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Inc., consisting of Craighead, Greene, Jackson, and Poinsett counties;\n\n(6) Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc., consisting of Crawford and Sebastian counties;\n\n(7) Community Services Office, Inc., consisting of Garland County;\n\n(8) East Central Arkansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, consisting of Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, Crittenden, and Lee counties;\n\n(9) Economic Opportunity Agency of Pulaski County, consisting of Pulaski and Lonoke counties;\n\n(10) Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, consisting of Washington County;\n\n(11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County;\n\n(12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties;\n\n(13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties;\n\n(14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties;\nngton County;\n\n(11) Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Mississippi County;\n\n(12) Mid-Delta Community Services, Inc., consisting of Phillips, Monroe, and Prairie counties;\n\n(13) Northcentral Arkansas Development Council, consisting of Fulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone, and Independence counties;\n\n(14) Office of Human Concern, consisting of Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties;\n\n(15) Ozark Opportunities, Inc., consisting of Van Buren, Searcy, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Newton counties;\n\n(16) Pine Bluff Jefferson County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc., consisting of Jefferson, Grant, Arkansas, Lincoln, and Cleveland counties;\n\n(17) South Central Community Action Authority, consisting of Ouachita, Columbia, Calhoun, Dallas, and Union counties;\n\n(18) Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corporation, consisting of Bradley, Drew, Desha, Ashley, and Chicot counties; and\n\n(19) Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., consisting of Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Howard, Sevier, and Nevada counties.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 80","Subchapter 3"],"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":"1e5e4a231f0b56d0f456dc743d78074d36d63d3544d582d2f15666d91e81a4b4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-80-304","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-80-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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