# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-802: Legislative findings and intent

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-802
- **Heading:** Legislative findings and intent
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 76 / Subchapter 8 / Section 20-76-802

## Text

(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.

(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.

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-801 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-801.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-802 Legislative findings and intent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-802.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-803 Employment and training program requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-803.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-804 Reporting requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-804.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-805 Elimination of no-good-cause exemptions to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-805.md)

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