Arkansas

Arkansas's FOIA gives citizens broad access to public records and meetings and is among the more liberal open-government statutes in the country.

In Arkansas, a single statute (the Arkansas FOIA, Ark. Code §§ 25-19-101 to 25-19-110) governs both public records and open meetings. The open-meetings provisions are at § 25-19-106. The records provisions are in §§ 25-19-103 to 25-19-105 — see the Open Records section above for the full records framework.

Modernized 2019, closely follows ABA Model Procurement Code. Mandatory procurement training for all state purchasing employees. Formal competitive bidding above $75,000. Vendor registration via ArkansasBid.com.