The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Expanded availability of higher educational opportunities for families in this state with school-age children has become increasingly necessary in order to preserve and protect the health, welfare, and prosperity of this state and its citizens;
(2) The increasing competitiveness and technological sophistication of today's products, services, and markets and the growing importance of our dynamic economy require a highly educated and well-trained work force in order for this state to preserve, protect, and promote employment opportunities;
(3) A strong system of higher education has been and will continue to be not only a wellspring for the enhancement of this state's cultural well-being but also a substantial contributing factor to the growth of this state's economy by stimulating the development of new products and services;
(4) There is a growing need for this state to undertake projects to upgrade and expand this state's higher education technology equipment and to improve this state's higher education and physical plant; and
(5) The public policies and responsibilities of this state as described in this section cannot be fully obtained without the use of public financing and that the public financing can only be provided by the adoption of this subchapter by the General Assembly and its approval by the electors of the State of Arkansas.
Section: 6-62-1102 6-62-1103 6-62-1104 6-62-1105 6-62-1106 6-62-1107 6-62-1108 6-62-1109 6-62-1110 6-62-1111 6-62-1112 6-62-1113 6-62-1114 6-62-1115 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016