January 24, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNOR’S DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-75-114, AS AMENDED WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC,…
January 24, 2023 AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS WHEREAS: The State of Arkansas recognizes its responsibility to pursue a coordinated and integrated approach tosafegua…
January 24, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE NATURAL STATE INITIATIVE WHEREAS: Arkansas, the Natural State, is home to some of the most beautiful natural resources in the world. Arkansas’ scenic rivers, lakes, forests, mountains, caves, creeks, roadways…
January 19, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO LIMIT GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, REDUCE RED TAPE, AND IMPROVE EDUCATION WHEREAS: The way that Arkansas public school districts plan and apply for state and federal funds is burdensome, fragmented, and inefficient; WHEREAS: …
January 17, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REPEAL COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDERS WHEREAS: Executive Order No. 20-11 was effective as of March 30, 2020, which created the Arkansas Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Steering Committee; WHEREAS:&…
January 11, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PRIORITIZE L.E.A.R.N.S. (LITERACY, EMPOWERMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, READINESS, NETWORKING, AND SCHOOL SAFETY) WHEREAS: Every Arkansas child should have access to a quality education, a good-paying job, and a better life—right here—in Arkansas; WHEREAS: Only thirty-five percent (35%) of Arkansas third grad…
January 10, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO RESPECT THE LATINO COMMUNITY BY ELIMINATING CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE WORDS FROM OFFICIAL USE IN GOVERNMENT WHEREAS: Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles; WHEREAS: The government has a responsibility to respect its citi…
January 10, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT STATE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE ADVERSARIAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WHEREAS: The People’s Republic of China (“China”) is locked in economic, political, and military competition with the United States. It is a foreign adversary that presents serious challenges to our v…
