Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses > Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions > Chapter 29 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, and Funeral Establishments > Subchapter 6 - Out-of-State Tuition Assistance > § 17-29-603 - Program establishment -- Authority of Department of Health.

§ 17-29-603 - Program establishment -- Authority of Department of Health.

17-29-603. Program establishment -- Authority of Department of Health.

(a) There is established within the Department of Health a program to provide financial assistance to residents of Arkansas attending accredited colleges of funeral service education outside of Arkansas.

(b) The department is authorized and designated as the state agency to administer the program established in this subchapter and to accept applications therefor and make grants to applicants to assist in defraying the cost of attending accredited colleges of funeral service education outside of Arkansas.