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Council approves multiple subcommittee reports, including a Van Buren purchasing waiver and REU items
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Summary
The Arkansas Legislative Council adopted several routine subcommittee reports by voice vote, including a cooperative-purchasing waiver for Van Buren School District, administrative rules recommendations, hospital Medicaid items and REU subcommittee items; members also reviewed insurance rule timelines and a BDO contract for rural health program administration.
The Arkansas Legislative Council adopted a series of subcommittee reports and housekeeping items during the meeting.
Highlights include approval of a cooperative-purchasing construction waiver request for the Van Buren School District after presentation by Harold Jeffco; adoption of the administrative rules subcommittee report (including recommendations linked to Act 781 of 2017 and Act 65 of 2021); approval of the hospital Medicaid and developmental disabilities subcommittee report and the occupational licensing review report.
Senator Johnson moved adoption of the REU subcommittee report, which reviewed methods of finance, an alternative delivery method for construction project procurement, discretionary grants and service contracts; members asked questions about a BDO contract that will act as program manager for a federal rural health transformation program. Jim Hudson, secretary of DFA, said BDO will establish program websites and grant submission systems and that grant awards will be made consistent with the federal plan and appropriation process through DFA, DHS and Department of Health review.
The meeting also included a staff briefing from the Insurance Department on rule 128 and other rulemaking timelines; the department expects additional reporting in March and a conservative enforcement estimate by April.
Several motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records the verbatim voice outcomes ("Aye," "Ayes have it") for each adoption in this excerpt.
