Primary prevention and risk avoidance programs.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-8-903
in effect(a)(1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program.
(2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used.
(b)(1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter.
(2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall:
(A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs;
(B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts;
(C) Have as its foundation programming based on:
(i) Risk avoidance;
(ii) Evidence-based information; or
(iii) Evidence-informed information; and
(D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in:
(i) Training;
(ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and
(iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.20.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026