Arkansas SB268: TO TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUE TO THE AGING AND ADULT SERVICES FUND ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR FOOD SERVICES BENEFITING THE ELDERLY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY

What the bill says

An act to be entitled an act to amend the distributions from the general revenue fund account; to transfer general revenue to the aging and adult services fund account to be used for food services benefiting the elderly; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. subtitle to transfer general revenue to the aging and adult services fund account to be used for food services benefiting the elderly; and to declare an emergency.

From the introduced text:

An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND ACCOUNT; TO TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUE TO THE AGING AND ADULT SERVICES FUND ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR FOOD SERVICES BENEFITING THE ELDERLY; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUE TO THE AGING AND ADULT SERVICES FUND ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR FOOD SERVICES BENEFITING THE ELDERLY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19-5-406(c), concerning the transfer of remaining revenues under the Revenue Stabilization Law, is amended to read as follows: (c)(1) After the distributions under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an amount not to exceed seven million dollars ($7,000,000), or so much as is available, shall be transferred to the Aging and Adult Services Fund Account to be used exclusively for meal and food services benefitting the elderly, including without limitation congregate meals at senior citizen centers and home-delivered meal programs. (2) An amount not to exceed four hundred ninety thousand dollars ($490,000), or seven percent (7%) of what is available to be transferred under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, shall be set aside for the Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program. *LJH109* 02-27-2025 09:55:11 LJH109 As Engrossed: S2/27/25 …

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Sponsors

• David Wallace (R, 19) · primary sponsor