Senate Bill 257 Summary

• Amends Arkansas Code § 25-15-104 to change the "State Board of Cosmetology" to "State Board of Health and the Department of Health" in the list of boards and commissions with subpoena power, and removes the Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects from the list.

• Modifies Arkansas Code § 25-15-104(b)(2) to change subpoena language from "shall have" to "has been" regarding witness testimony requirements.

• Amends Arkansas Code § 25-18-214(b) to allow clerks, with Director of Finance and Administration approval, to remove or dispose of bound record volumes if official reports are available in electronic or other readily accessible formats.

• Revises Arkansas Code § 25-20-506(a)(13) and § 25-20-510(k)(3) concerning consolidated wastewater systems to correct references from "their" to "the public agency" and to properly subdivide bond requirements into numbered subsections.

• Amends Arkansas Code § 25-30-101(e) and (f) to correct grammatical language regarding State Board of Career Education member eligibility and restrictions for public office holders and education employees.