Arkansas State Government Guide 2013-2014 P L O E M Y E E E A directory of state government in Arkansas, T S A A T A S S S listing its locations, functions, and personnel S O S C A E S I A A N CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES • STATE AGENCIES T A I K O R N AND DEPARTMENTS • BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A © 2013 ARKANSAS STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION SEAPAC is a political action committee affiliated with the Arkansas State Employees Association. For more information about the political voice that speaks for state employees, check out the A.S.E.A. website at www.aseaar.org or call (501) 378-0187 (or, from outside Pulaski County, 1-800-950-8139). THE STATE EMPLOYEES OF ARKANSAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO BE CARDED The Partners Program is a special discount program available exclusively to members of the Arkansas State Employees Association. Check out the A.S.E.A. website at www.aseaar.org for the latest discount offers; association members can request membership cards online or contact the A.S.E.A. office at (501) 378-0187 or, from outside Pulaski County, 1-800-950-8139. For more information on becoming an A.S.E.A. member, see page 121. 2 id you know? Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836. ? 3 Arkansas State Employees Association, Inc. P.O. Box 1588 1301 West 7th Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 378-0187 • 1-800-950-8139 • FAX: (501) 378-0113 www.aseaar.org Raymond Heaggans ....................................................................................President Judy Beatty .......................................... Vice President & Immediate Past President Chris Holder ............................................................................... Secretary-Treasurer 2013-2014 Board of Directors Jim Abson, Little Rock Connie Hendrix, Mena Loy Bailey, Tontitown Jeff Jackson, Ash Flat Linda Barron, Gravel Ridge Russell Jones, Conway Kelly Boswell, Conway Kay Killgore, Little Rock Rocky Lambert, Alma Dona Bowry, Sherwood Louise Lewis, Mt. Holly Becky Bryant, Sheridan Mark Muenzmaier, Texarkana Betty Castling, Newark Sharon Reeves, Little Rock Ramona Green, Pine Bluff Alan Rhines, Marshall Janice Griffin, Jonesboro Ann Watson, Dumas Bernard Hatley, Gurdon A.S.E.A. office staff Danny James [email protected] .....................................Executive Director John Bridges [email protected] .................... Assistant Executive Director Judy Bartsch [email protected] ...................... Human Resources Manager Cozetta Jones [email protected] ......................... Communications Director Sharon [email protected] ...............................Membership Clerk April Jukes [email protected] .............................Administrative Assistant Ellen Power [email protected]..... Administrative Assistant, Receptionist Natosha Smallwood [email protected] ......................................Bookkeeper Marc Watts [email protected] .........................Senior Legislative Analyst 4 State Employees Benefit Corporation P.O. Box 1817 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 1301 West 7th Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 378-0187 FAX: (501) 378-0113 Raymond Heaggans ...........................................................................................President Judy Beatty .................................................................................................Vice President Chris Holder ......................................................................................................Treasurer SEBCO Board of Directors Danny James, Little Rock Randy Burns, Malvern Jim Abson, Little Rock Ouida Wright, Conway SEBCO office staff Bill Keen [email protected] .........................................................Manager Deb Hedden [email protected] ..........................Licensed Insurance Agent Paul Holland [email protected] ....................................VanPool Mechanic Becky Pflasterer [email protected] .......... Administrative Support Specialist Vicki Thompson [email protected] ......... Administrative Support Specialist Joy Randell [email protected] ...........................Licensed Insurance Agent Kelly [email protected] ............................. VanPool Coordinator/ Licensed Insurance Agent The Arkansas State Government Guide 2013/2014 Dedicated to state employees — Arkansas’s natural resource 5 Table of Contents A note on the Table of Contents Entries in the Guide are alphabetically ordered according to the key word we believe would most naturally occur to a person seeking a particular listing. Therefore, the Department of Correction is under C for “Correction,” the Department of Arkansas Heritage under H for “Heritage,” and so forth. In such cases where an agency or institution is best known by its full name—the State Police, for example—those entries are so ordered. Those boards whose names begin “Arkansas State Board of...” are arranged under B for “Board”; all others are according to their key words (e.g., Arkansas State Medical Board under M; Plant Board under P). Agencies and institutions that are subdivisions of other agencies are grouped alphabetically beneath their umbrella organization; thus, the State Library appears under the Department of Education, Arkansas State University under the Department of Higher Education, etc. A.S.E.A. Officers and Staff ......................................................................................4 SEBCO Officers and Staff ......................................................................................5 Legislative The General Assembly...........................................................................................12 Arkansas State Senate ............................................................................................13 Arkansas Senators ..................................................................................................15 Arkansas House of Representatives ......................................................................17 Arkansas Representatives ......................................................................................19 Legislative Audit ....................................................................................................23 Legislative Research ...............................................................................................24 Constitutional Officers Governor ................................................................................................................25 Lieutenant Governor .............................................................................................26 Secretary of State ...................................................................................................27 Attorney General ...................................................................................................28 Auditor of State .....................................................................................................29 Treasurer of State ..................................................................................................30 Commissioner of State Lands ...............................................................................31 Congressional U.S. Senators .........................................................................................................32 U.S. Representatives ..............................................................................................33 Judicial Supreme Court ......................................................................................................35 Court of Appeals ...................................................................................................38 Administrative Office of the Courts .....................................................................40 6 Table of Contents State Agencies, Boards, Commissions & Institutions of Higher Education State Government Acronyms ................................................................................42 Aeronautics ............................................................................................................43 Agriculture Department ........................................................................................44 Aquaculture Division ............................................................................................44 Assessment Coordination Department.................................................................45 Bank Department ..................................................................................................46 Board of Dental Examiners ...................................................................................47 Board of Election Commissioners ........................................................................48 Board of Nursing ...................................................................................................49 Board of Parole ......................................................................................................50 Board of Pharmacy ................................................................................................51 Building Authority