Ark. Code Ann. § 6-5-701
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The General Assembly finds: (1) Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by: (A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used; (B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and (C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making; (2) The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures; (3) In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and (4) To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups. Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
The General Assembly finds:
(1) Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by: (A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used; (B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and (C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;
(A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used;
(B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and
(C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;
(2) The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures;
(3) In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and
(4) To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups.
Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
The General Assembly finds:
(1) Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by: (A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used; (B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and (C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;
(A) Ensuring accountability for funds and services used;
(B) Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and
(C) Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;
(2) The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures;
(3) In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and
(4) To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups.
Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
Status: in_force
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