Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development > Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally > Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally > Subchapter 29 - Arkansas Workforce Investment Board and Adult Education Study Committee > § 15-4-2901 - Legislative findings and intent.

§ 15-4-2901 - Legislative findings and intent.

15-4-2901. Legislative findings and intent.

(a) The General Assembly recognizes that adequate educational opportunities for adults are critical to the economic and social development of the state.

(b) The General Assembly finds that over four hundred ninety-one thousand eight hundred sixty-three (491,863) adults age eighteen (18) or older, approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the adult population in Arkansas, lack a high school diploma or have not passed the General Educational Development Test, and thus there is a critical need for adult education and training services.

(c) It is the intent of this legislation to ensure that the limited funds available for adult education and training services are having the greatest possible impact on improving the skills and employment and earnings prospects of adults in Arkansas.