{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-402","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-1-402","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"The General Assembly finds that: (1) Information technology has evolved to allow unprecedented levels of accessibility to financial information; (2) Information technology allowing access to expenditure information via the Internet now exists and is available to state government; and (3) Access to expenditures on an ongoing and regular basis will: (A) Assist citizens and members of the General Assembly in overseeing the operation of state government in Arkansas; and (B) Allow for a higher degree of accountability and efficiency in the workings of all branches of state government. Acts 2011, No. 303, § 1.\n\nThe General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) Information technology has evolved to allow unprecedented levels of accessibility to financial information;\n\n(2) Information technology allowing access to expenditure information via the Internet now exists and is available to state government; and\n\n(3) Access to expenditures on an ongoing and regular basis will: (A) Assist citizens and members of the General Assembly in overseeing the operation of state government in Arkansas; and (B) Allow for a higher degree of accountability and efficiency in the workings of all branches of state government.\n\n(A) Assist citizens and members of the General Assembly in overseeing the operation of state government in Arkansas; and\n\n(B) Allow for a higher degree of accountability and efficiency in the workings of all branches of state government.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 1","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":"b4d269e09cfec1164f91c85a8989ef518ffcc941d35f4e87fb0bad1cbe8fd4ae","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-401","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}