HB 1467 Summary

• Repeals Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 16, Subchapter 4, known as the "Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act" in its entirety.

• Eliminates the seven-member board of directors (three consumer representatives and four telecommunications carrier representatives) that governed the corporation.

• Removes the corporation's authority to levy assessments on eligible telecommunications carriers, which were capped at 10 cents per subject access line per month.

• Eliminates the corporation's responsibility to verify eligibility for the federal Lifeline Assistance Program and Link Up America program.

• Bill was approved on April 20, 2021.