Arkansas § 6-5-701 - Legislative findings.

§ 6-5-701. Legislative findings.

The General Assembly finds: Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by: Ensuring accountability for funds and services used; Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making; 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; 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 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.