§ 6-52-101 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
6-52-101. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
(a) Effective July 1, 1993, Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Human Services is transferred to the Department of Workforce Education and shall be known as the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. The State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities shall have the same authority and responsibility with respect to the administration and operation of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as it has with respect to the Department of Workforce Education.
(b) The policy and scope of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be to provide increased employment of individuals with disabilities through the provision of individualized training, independent living services, educational and support services, and meaningful opportunities for employment in integrated work settings to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion and integration into society.
(c) Pursuant to such policy, rehabilitation services shall be provided to citizens throughout the state, and the rehabilitation plan adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the state.