Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1303 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 13 / Section 6-15-1303
Safe Schools Initiative Act
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years to assess the safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness of district buildings and grounds in collaboration with local law enforcement, fire, and emergency management officials. (2) (A) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by more than one (1) individual, including at least one (1) individual who is not assigned to the facility being assessed, if the assessment is conducted by district personnel. (B) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall include without limitation an assessment of the following: (i) Safety and security of the site and exterior of buildings; (ii) Access control; (iii) Safety and security of the interior of buildings; (iv) Monitoring and surveillance, including without limitation type and extent; (v) Communication and information security; (vi) Review of emergency operation plans; and (vii) School climate and culture. (3) The initial comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by August 1, 2024. (4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules specifying how the completion of the assessment and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management officials shall be verified. (b) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct an annual lockdown drill for a possible threat on campus at each school in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school. (2) As part of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school's planning for lockdown drills, the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall: (A) Assess the plan and ability of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to prevent and respond to a threat on campus; (B) Identify the roles and responsibilities of each individual when an emergency occurs; (C) Discuss the logistics of responding to an emergency on the school campus; (D) Identify areas in which the emergency operation plan of the school may require modification, if necessary; and (E) Collaborate with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials. (3) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how the completion of the drills and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials shall be verified. (c) (1) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall provide current floor plans and pertinent emergency contact information to appropriate first responders. (2) Public school administration shall provide updated information annually and when substantial building modifications or changes are made. (3) Information provided under this subsection is not a public record and is not available for public inspection. (4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how public school compliance with subdivisions (c)(1) and (2) of this section will be verified. (d) (1) Subject to continued appropriation and funding for this purpose, the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall assist the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in building the capacity of educators, leaders, and law enforcement professionals to meet the safety needs of children in public schools in this state. (2) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall promote and support school safety statewide and shall provide school safety training, education, and resources for school, school district, and law enforcement personnel. (3) (A) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall be the state school safety clearinghouse and shall collaborate with the following entities to provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective resource for education and law enforcement personnel to obtain training and technical assistance to meet the school safety needs of students in this state: (i) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (ii) The Safe Schools Committee established under this subchapter; (iii) The Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators; (iv) The Arkansas School Boards Association; (v) Education service cooperatives; (vi) The Division of Emergency Management; (vii) The Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc.; and (viii) Other key stakeholders. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate actively with the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute and shall promote the training and resources provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute to public school district or open-enrollment public charter school staff. (C) The training provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute may include without limitation the training and education needed to assist a public school or private school in: (i) Developing prevention strategies and enhancing existing emergency response plans for campus security and safety issues; (ii) Addressing public safety and legal topics such as drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, bullying and cyberbullying, human trafficking, gangs, preventing the possession of weapons by minors, and responding to the threat of weapons at school; (iii) Conducting school safety assessments; (iv) Cooperating effectively with law enforcement officers, school resource officers, and other school safety personnel, in the school setting; and (v) Other relevant school safety topics, initiatives, and programs. (4) Annual training and emergency response drills may be conducted during the instructional day or during noninstructional time periods as determined by the school district. (e) Subject to an appropriation and funding for this purpose, each public school, in collaboration with the school district, may install communications equipment that is interoperable with the Arkansas Wireless Information Network system. (f) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall have a school safety expert review and advise on architectural plans for a public school facility before the new construction of the public school facility. (2) The requirements for a school safety expert shall be established by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation by rule. (g) To promote school safety, the Department of Education shall: (1) Work with organizations, including without limitation the following: (A) Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center (TA); and (B) The National Training and Technical Assistance Center in order to develop a customized, state-level school bus safety initiative for use by public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, and transportation offices; (2) (A) Make crisis response training available to school personnel and other key stakeholders throughout the state. (B) The Department of Education shall ensure all public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools receive relevant training information required under subdivision (g)(2)(A) of this section in a timely manner; and (3) Conduct an analysis to determine how the Arkansas State Fusion Center may be more effectively utilized to: (A) Receive and disseminate information pertaining to threats against public schools; and (B) Provide timely and relevant information to public schools and other appropriate entities pertaining to school safety. (h) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall support student mental health on a timeline to be established by the Department of Education by: (1) Supporting access to training in youth mental health for all school personnel who interact with students; (2) Requiring all school staff to complete mental health awareness training; and (3) Establishing a behavioral threat assessment team, which shall: (A) Follow best practices for team composition and process; and (B) Require that all team members receive basic and advanced behavioral threat assessment training through the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute or another organization or entity approved by the State Board of Education. (i) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall work with law enforcement to improve school safety and security by: (1) Developing plans to increase the presence of uniformed law enforcement on all public school campuses at all times when school staff and children are attending class or during a major extracurricular activity; (2) (A) Providing to school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers regular specialized training, including specific training on roles and responsibilities associated with each position. (B) Responsibilities of school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers shall not include involvement with student disciplinary action, as defined in § 6-18-501 et seq.; and (3) Implementing and expanding strategies to promote reporting, which shall include anonymous reporting of: (A) Suspicious activity and behavior; and (B) Threats. (j) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall promote student security and safety by: (1) Forming District Safety and Security Teams to review district emergency operations plans and security policies and procedures; (2) (A) Conducting a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years that is reviewed by the public school district board of directors and administration or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body. (B) The comprehensive school safety assessment required under subdivision (j)(2)(A) of this section shall: (i) Be solely for the purpose of ensuring student safety; (ii) Not be a public record and not be available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and (iii) Be conducted only in an executive session convened by a public school district board of directors or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body; (3) Training school nurses and staff in efforts that enhance the emergency medical response within public schools, including without limitation: (A) Training concerning opioid overdose; and (B) Bleeding control training; (4) Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive, common communication plan to be utilized by: (A) School officials; (B) Students; (C) Parents, legal guardians, or persons standing in loco parentis to a student; (D) Law enforcement; and (E) Other relevant stakeholders; (5) Establishing systems that enable direct communication with local law enforcement, which may include without limitation: (A) Emergency alert systems; (B) Radios for school officials that are programmed with law enforcement frequencies; and (C) School camera systems that can be accessed in real time by law enforcement; and (6) Reviewing and updating cybersecurity policies and procedures annually. Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 8, eff. 3/8/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 648,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 620,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2015, No. 950,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Added by Act 2013, No. 484,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.

(a) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years to assess the safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness of district buildings and grounds in collaboration with local law enforcement, fire, and emergency management officials. (2) (A) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by more than one (1) individual, including at least one (1) individual who is not assigned to the facility being assessed, if the assessment is conducted by district personnel. (B) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall include without limitation an assessment of the following: (i) Safety and security of the site and exterior of buildings; (ii) Access control; (iii) Safety and security of the interior of buildings; (iv) Monitoring and surveillance, including without limitation type and extent; (v) Communication and information security; (vi) Review of emergency operation plans; and (vii) School climate and culture. (3) The initial comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by August 1, 2024. (4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules specifying how the completion of the assessment and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management officials shall be verified.

(1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years to assess the safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness of district buildings and grounds in collaboration with local law enforcement, fire, and emergency management officials.

(2) (A) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by more than one (1) individual, including at least one (1) individual who is not assigned to the facility being assessed, if the assessment is conducted by district personnel. (B) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall include without limitation an assessment of the following: (i) Safety and security of the site and exterior of buildings; (ii) Access control; (iii) Safety and security of the interior of buildings; (iv) Monitoring and surveillance, including without limitation type and extent; (v) Communication and information security; (vi) Review of emergency operation plans; and (vii) School climate and culture.

(A) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by more than one (1) individual, including at least one (1) individual who is not assigned to the facility being assessed, if the assessment is conducted by district personnel.

(B) A comprehensive school safety assessment shall include without limitation an assessment of the following: (i) Safety and security of the site and exterior of buildings; (ii) Access control; (iii) Safety and security of the interior of buildings; (iv) Monitoring and surveillance, including without limitation type and extent; (v) Communication and information security; (vi) Review of emergency operation plans; and (vii) School climate and culture.

(i) Safety and security of the site and exterior of buildings;

(ii) Access control;

(iii) Safety and security of the interior of buildings;

(iv) Monitoring and surveillance, including without limitation type and extent;

(v) Communication and information security;

(vi) Review of emergency operation plans; and

(vii) School climate and culture.

(3) The initial comprehensive school safety assessment shall be conducted by August 1, 2024.

(4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules specifying how the completion of the assessment and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management officials shall be verified.

(b) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct an annual lockdown drill for a possible threat on campus at each school in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school. (2) As part of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school's planning for lockdown drills, the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall: (A) Assess the plan and ability of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to prevent and respond to a threat on campus; (B) Identify the roles and responsibilities of each individual when an emergency occurs; (C) Discuss the logistics of responding to an emergency on the school campus; (D) Identify areas in which the emergency operation plan of the school may require modification, if necessary; and (E) Collaborate with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials. (3) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how the completion of the drills and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials shall be verified.

(1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct an annual lockdown drill for a possible threat on campus at each school in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.

(2) As part of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school's planning for lockdown drills, the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall: (A) Assess the plan and ability of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to prevent and respond to a threat on campus; (B) Identify the roles and responsibilities of each individual when an emergency occurs; (C) Discuss the logistics of responding to an emergency on the school campus; (D) Identify areas in which the emergency operation plan of the school may require modification, if necessary; and (E) Collaborate with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials.

(A) Assess the plan and ability of the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to prevent and respond to a threat on campus;

(B) Identify the roles and responsibilities of each individual when an emergency occurs;

(C) Discuss the logistics of responding to an emergency on the school campus;

(D) Identify areas in which the emergency operation plan of the school may require modification, if necessary; and

(E) Collaborate with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials.

(3) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how the completion of the drills and confirmation of collaboration with local law enforcement, medical professionals, and fire department and emergency management officials shall be verified.

(c) (1) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall provide current floor plans and pertinent emergency contact information to appropriate first responders. (2) Public school administration shall provide updated information annually and when substantial building modifications or changes are made. (3) Information provided under this subsection is not a public record and is not available for public inspection. (4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how public school compliance with subdivisions (c)(1) and (2) of this section will be verified.

(1) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall provide current floor plans and pertinent emergency contact information to appropriate first responders.

(2) Public school administration shall provide updated information annually and when substantial building modifications or changes are made.

(3) Information provided under this subsection is not a public record and is not available for public inspection.

(4) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules describing how public school compliance with subdivisions (c)(1) and (2) of this section will be verified.

(d) (1) Subject to continued appropriation and funding for this purpose, the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall assist the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in building the capacity of educators, leaders, and law enforcement professionals to meet the safety needs of children in public schools in this state. (2) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall promote and support school safety statewide and shall provide school safety training, education, and resources for school, school district, and law enforcement personnel. (3) (A) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall be the state school safety clearinghouse and shall collaborate with the following entities to provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective resource for education and law enforcement personnel to obtain training and technical assistance to meet the school safety needs of students in this state: (i) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (ii) The Safe Schools Committee established under this subchapter; (iii) The Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators; (iv) The Arkansas School Boards Association; (v) Education service cooperatives; (vi) The Division of Emergency Management; (vii) The Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc.; and (viii) Other key stakeholders. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate actively with the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute and shall promote the training and resources provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute to public school district or open-enrollment public charter school staff. (C) The training provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute may include without limitation the training and education needed to assist a public school or private school in: (i) Developing prevention strategies and enhancing existing emergency response plans for campus security and safety issues; (ii) Addressing public safety and legal topics such as drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, bullying and cyberbullying, human trafficking, gangs, preventing the possession of weapons by minors, and responding to the threat of weapons at school; (iii) Conducting school safety assessments; (iv) Cooperating effectively with law enforcement officers, school resource officers, and other school safety personnel, in the school setting; and (v) Other relevant school safety topics, initiatives, and programs. (4) Annual training and emergency response drills may be conducted during the instructional day or during noninstructional time periods as determined by the school district.

(1) Subject to continued appropriation and funding for this purpose, the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall assist the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in building the capacity of educators, leaders, and law enforcement professionals to meet the safety needs of children in public schools in this state.

(2) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall promote and support school safety statewide and shall provide school safety training, education, and resources for school, school district, and law enforcement personnel.

(3) (A) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall be the state school safety clearinghouse and shall collaborate with the following entities to provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective resource for education and law enforcement personnel to obtain training and technical assistance to meet the school safety needs of students in this state: (i) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (ii) The Safe Schools Committee established under this subchapter; (iii) The Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators; (iv) The Arkansas School Boards Association; (v) Education service cooperatives; (vi) The Division of Emergency Management; (vii) The Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc.; and (viii) Other key stakeholders. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate actively with the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute and shall promote the training and resources provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute to public school district or open-enrollment public charter school staff. (C) The training provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute may include without limitation the training and education needed to assist a public school or private school in: (i) Developing prevention strategies and enhancing existing emergency response plans for campus security and safety issues; (ii) Addressing public safety and legal topics such as drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, bullying and cyberbullying, human trafficking, gangs, preventing the possession of weapons by minors, and responding to the threat of weapons at school; (iii) Conducting school safety assessments; (iv) Cooperating effectively with law enforcement officers, school resource officers, and other school safety personnel, in the school setting; and (v) Other relevant school safety topics, initiatives, and programs.

(A) The Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute shall be the state school safety clearinghouse and shall collaborate with the following entities to provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective resource for education and law enforcement personnel to obtain training and technical assistance to meet the school safety needs of students in this state: (i) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (ii) The Safe Schools Committee established under this subchapter; (iii) The Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators; (iv) The Arkansas School Boards Association; (v) Education service cooperatives; (vi) The Division of Emergency Management; (vii) The Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc.; and (viii) Other key stakeholders.

(i) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(ii) The Safe Schools Committee established under this subchapter;

(iii) The Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;

(iv) The Arkansas School Boards Association;

(v) Education service cooperatives;

(vi) The Division of Emergency Management;

(vii) The Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc.; and

(viii) Other key stakeholders.

(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate actively with the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute and shall promote the training and resources provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute to public school district or open-enrollment public charter school staff.

(C) The training provided by the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute may include without limitation the training and education needed to assist a public school or private school in: (i) Developing prevention strategies and enhancing existing emergency response plans for campus security and safety issues; (ii) Addressing public safety and legal topics such as drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, bullying and cyberbullying, human trafficking, gangs, preventing the possession of weapons by minors, and responding to the threat of weapons at school; (iii) Conducting school safety assessments; (iv) Cooperating effectively with law enforcement officers, school resource officers, and other school safety personnel, in the school setting; and (v) Other relevant school safety topics, initiatives, and programs.

(i) Developing prevention strategies and enhancing existing emergency response plans for campus security and safety issues;

(ii) Addressing public safety and legal topics such as drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, dating violence, bullying and cyberbullying, human trafficking, gangs, preventing the possession of weapons by minors, and responding to the threat of weapons at school;

(iii) Conducting school safety assessments;

(iv) Cooperating effectively with law enforcement officers, school resource officers, and other school safety personnel, in the school setting; and

(v) Other relevant school safety topics, initiatives, and programs.

(4) Annual training and emergency response drills may be conducted during the instructional day or during noninstructional time periods as determined by the school district.

(e) Subject to an appropriation and funding for this purpose, each public school, in collaboration with the school district, may install communications equipment that is interoperable with the Arkansas Wireless Information Network system.

(f) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall have a school safety expert review and advise on architectural plans for a public school facility before the new construction of the public school facility. (2) The requirements for a school safety expert shall be established by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation by rule.

(1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall have a school safety expert review and advise on architectural plans for a public school facility before the new construction of the public school facility.

(2) The requirements for a school safety expert shall be established by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation by rule.

(g) To promote school safety, the Department of Education shall: (1) Work with organizations, including without limitation the following: (A) Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center (TA); and (B) The National Training and Technical Assistance Center in order to develop a customized, state-level school bus safety initiative for use by public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, and transportation offices; (2) (A) Make crisis response training available to school personnel and other key stakeholders throughout the state. (B) The Department of Education shall ensure all public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools receive relevant training information required under subdivision (g)(2)(A) of this section in a timely manner; and (3) Conduct an analysis to determine how the Arkansas State Fusion Center may be more effectively utilized to: (A) Receive and disseminate information pertaining to threats against public schools; and (B) Provide timely and relevant information to public schools and other appropriate entities pertaining to school safety.

(1) Work with organizations, including without limitation the following: (A) Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center (TA); and (B) The National Training and Technical Assistance Center in order to develop a customized, state-level school bus safety initiative for use by public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, and transportation offices;

(A) Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center (TA); and

(B) The National Training and Technical Assistance Center in order to develop a customized, state-level school bus safety initiative for use by public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, and transportation offices;

(2) (A) Make crisis response training available to school personnel and other key stakeholders throughout the state. (B) The Department of Education shall ensure all public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools receive relevant training information required under subdivision (g)(2)(A) of this section in a timely manner; and

(A) Make crisis response training available to school personnel and other key stakeholders throughout the state.

(B) The Department of Education shall ensure all public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools receive relevant training information required under subdivision (g)(2)(A) of this section in a timely manner; and

(3) Conduct an analysis to determine how the Arkansas State Fusion Center may be more effectively utilized to: (A) Receive and disseminate information pertaining to threats against public schools; and (B) Provide timely and relevant information to public schools and other appropriate entities pertaining to school safety.

(A) Receive and disseminate information pertaining to threats against public schools; and

(B) Provide timely and relevant information to public schools and other appropriate entities pertaining to school safety.

(h) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall support student mental health on a timeline to be established by the Department of Education by: (1) Supporting access to training in youth mental health for all school personnel who interact with students; (2) Requiring all school staff to complete mental health awareness training; and (3) Establishing a behavioral threat assessment team, which shall: (A) Follow best practices for team composition and process; and (B) Require that all team members receive basic and advanced behavioral threat assessment training through the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute or another organization or entity approved by the State Board of Education.

(1) Supporting access to training in youth mental health for all school personnel who interact with students;

(2) Requiring all school staff to complete mental health awareness training; and

(3) Establishing a behavioral threat assessment team, which shall: (A) Follow best practices for team composition and process; and (B) Require that all team members receive basic and advanced behavioral threat assessment training through the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute or another organization or entity approved by the State Board of Education.

(A) Follow best practices for team composition and process; and

(B) Require that all team members receive basic and advanced behavioral threat assessment training through the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute or another organization or entity approved by the State Board of Education.

(i) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall work with law enforcement to improve school safety and security by: (1) Developing plans to increase the presence of uniformed law enforcement on all public school campuses at all times when school staff and children are attending class or during a major extracurricular activity; (2) (A) Providing to school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers regular specialized training, including specific training on roles and responsibilities associated with each position. (B) Responsibilities of school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers shall not include involvement with student disciplinary action, as defined in § 6-18-501 et seq.; and (3) Implementing and expanding strategies to promote reporting, which shall include anonymous reporting of: (A) Suspicious activity and behavior; and (B) Threats.

(1) Developing plans to increase the presence of uniformed law enforcement on all public school campuses at all times when school staff and children are attending class or during a major extracurricular activity;

(2) (A) Providing to school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers regular specialized training, including specific training on roles and responsibilities associated with each position. (B) Responsibilities of school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers shall not include involvement with student disciplinary action, as defined in § 6-18-501 et seq.; and

(A) Providing to school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers regular specialized training, including specific training on roles and responsibilities associated with each position.

(B) Responsibilities of school resource officers, commissioned school security officers, and institutional law enforcement officers shall not include involvement with student disciplinary action, as defined in § 6-18-501 et seq.; and

(3) Implementing and expanding strategies to promote reporting, which shall include anonymous reporting of: (A) Suspicious activity and behavior; and (B) Threats.

(A) Suspicious activity and behavior; and

(B) Threats.

(j) Each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall promote student security and safety by: (1) Forming District Safety and Security Teams to review district emergency operations plans and security policies and procedures; (2) (A) Conducting a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years that is reviewed by the public school district board of directors and administration or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body. (B) The comprehensive school safety assessment required under subdivision (j)(2)(A) of this section shall: (i) Be solely for the purpose of ensuring student safety; (ii) Not be a public record and not be available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and (iii) Be conducted only in an executive session convened by a public school district board of directors or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body; (3) Training school nurses and staff in efforts that enhance the emergency medical response within public schools, including without limitation: (A) Training concerning opioid overdose; and (B) Bleeding control training; (4) Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive, common communication plan to be utilized by: (A) School officials; (B) Students; (C) Parents, legal guardians, or persons standing in loco parentis to a student; (D) Law enforcement; and (E) Other relevant stakeholders; (5) Establishing systems that enable direct communication with local law enforcement, which may include without limitation: (A) Emergency alert systems; (B) Radios for school officials that are programmed with law enforcement frequencies; and (C) School camera systems that can be accessed in real time by law enforcement; and (6) Reviewing and updating cybersecurity policies and procedures annually.

(1) Forming District Safety and Security Teams to review district emergency operations plans and security policies and procedures;

(2) (A) Conducting a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years that is reviewed by the public school district board of directors and administration or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body. (B) The comprehensive school safety assessment required under subdivision (j)(2)(A) of this section shall: (i) Be solely for the purpose of ensuring student safety; (ii) Not be a public record and not be available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and (iii) Be conducted only in an executive session convened by a public school district board of directors or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body;

(A) Conducting a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years that is reviewed by the public school district board of directors and administration or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body.

(B) The comprehensive school safety assessment required under subdivision (j)(2)(A) of this section shall: (i) Be solely for the purpose of ensuring student safety; (ii) Not be a public record and not be available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and (iii) Be conducted only in an executive session convened by a public school district board of directors or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body;

(i) Be solely for the purpose of ensuring student safety;

(ii) Not be a public record and not be available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and

(iii) Be conducted only in an executive session convened by a public school district board of directors or an open-enrollment public charter school's governing body;

(3) Training school nurses and staff in efforts that enhance the emergency medical response within public schools, including without limitation: (A) Training concerning opioid overdose; and (B) Bleeding control training;

(A) Training concerning opioid overdose; and

(B) Bleeding control training;

(4) Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive, common communication plan to be utilized by: (A) School officials; (B) Students; (C) Parents, legal guardians, or persons standing in loco parentis to a student; (D) Law enforcement; and (E) Other relevant stakeholders;

(A) School officials;

(B) Students;

(C) Parents, legal guardians, or persons standing in loco parentis to a student;

(D) Law enforcement; and

(E) Other relevant stakeholders;

(5) Establishing systems that enable direct communication with local law enforcement, which may include without limitation: (A) Emergency alert systems; (B) Radios for school officials that are programmed with law enforcement frequencies; and (C) School camera systems that can be accessed in real time by law enforcement; and

(A) Emergency alert systems;

(B) Radios for school officials that are programmed with law enforcement frequencies; and

(C) School camera systems that can be accessed in real time by law enforcement; and

(6) Reviewing and updating cybersecurity policies and procedures annually.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 8, eff. 3/8/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 648,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 620,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 950,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Added by Act 2013, No. 484,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-62-1108 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 62 / Subchapter 11 / Section 6-62-1108
Election
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No bonds shall be issued under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, unless the issuance of bonds and the pledge of the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the question at a statewide election called by proclamation of the Governor. (2) The election may be in conjunction with a general election, or it may be a special election. (3) Notice of the election shall be: (A) Published by the Secretary of State in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least thirty (30) days prior to the election; and (B) Mailed to each county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the election. (b) The notice of election shall state that the election is to be held for the purpose of submitting to the people the following proposition, in substantially the following form: "Authorizing the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds (the "bonds") in a total principal amount not to exceed two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in one (1) or more series from time to time for the purpose of financing the cost of developing technology and facility improvement projects for state institutions of higher education and financing the cost of refunding bonds issued under the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq. However, the outstanding principal amount of bonds issued under the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005, § 6-62-1101 et seq., and the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq., shall not have scheduled debt service payments on a combined basis in excess of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) in any one (1) fiscal year. "The bonds shall be general obligations of the State of Arkansas, payable from general revenues of the state and also secured by the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas, including its general revenues. The bonds shall be issued pursuant to the authority of and the terms set forth in the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005." (c) The ballot title shall be "Issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge of Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas". On each ballot there shall be printed the title, the proposition set forth in § 6-62-1108(b) , and the following: "FOR issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas." "AGAINST issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas." (d) (1) The county boards of election commissioners in each of the counties of this state shall hold and conduct the election. (2) Each county board of election commissioners shall take necessary action with respect to the appointment of election officials and other matters as required by law. (3) The vote shall be canvassed and the result of the vote declared in each county by the board of election commissioners. (4) Within ten (10) days after the date of the election, the results shall be certified by each board to the Secretary of State, who shall tabulate all returns received and certify to the Governor the total vote for and against the proposition submitted pursuant to this subchapter. (e) The results of the election shall be proclaimed by the Governor by the publication of the proclamation one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in this state. The results as proclaimed shall be conclusive unless a complaint is filed within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication in the Pulaski County Circuit Court challenging the results. (f) (1) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, then the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall proceed with the issuance of bonds in the manner and on the terms set forth in this subchapter. (2) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote against the issuance of the bonds, none of the bonds authorized by this subchapter shall be issued. (3) Subsequent elections may be called by the Governor if the proposition fails, but each subsequent election may be held no earlier than six (6) months after the date of the preceding election. Acts 2005, No. 1282, § 1.

(a) (1) No bonds shall be issued under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, unless the issuance of bonds and the pledge of the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the question at a statewide election called by proclamation of the Governor. (2) The election may be in conjunction with a general election, or it may be a special election. (3) Notice of the election shall be: (A) Published by the Secretary of State in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least thirty (30) days prior to the election; and (B) Mailed to each county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the election.

(1) No bonds shall be issued under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, unless the issuance of bonds and the pledge of the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the question at a statewide election called by proclamation of the Governor.

(2) The election may be in conjunction with a general election, or it may be a special election.

(3) Notice of the election shall be: (A) Published by the Secretary of State in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least thirty (30) days prior to the election; and (B) Mailed to each county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the election.

(A) Published by the Secretary of State in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least thirty (30) days prior to the election; and

(B) Mailed to each county board of election commissioners at least sixty (60) days prior to the election.

(b) The notice of election shall state that the election is to be held for the purpose of submitting to the people the following proposition, in substantially the following form: "Authorizing the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds (the "bonds") in a total principal amount not to exceed two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in one (1) or more series from time to time for the purpose of financing the cost of developing technology and facility improvement projects for state institutions of higher education and financing the cost of refunding bonds issued under the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq. However, the outstanding principal amount of bonds issued under the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005, § 6-62-1101 et seq., and the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq., shall not have scheduled debt service payments on a combined basis in excess of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) in any one (1) fiscal year. "The bonds shall be general obligations of the State of Arkansas, payable from general revenues of the state and also secured by the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas, including its general revenues. The bonds shall be issued pursuant to the authority of and the terms set forth in the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005."

"Authorizing the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds (the "bonds") in a total principal amount not to exceed two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in one (1) or more series from time to time for the purpose of financing the cost of developing technology and facility improvement projects for state institutions of higher education and financing the cost of refunding bonds issued under the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq. However, the outstanding principal amount of bonds issued under the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005, § 6-62-1101 et seq., and the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, § 6-62-701 et seq., shall not have scheduled debt service payments on a combined basis in excess of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) in any one (1) fiscal year.

"The bonds shall be general obligations of the State of Arkansas, payable from general revenues of the state and also secured by the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas, including its general revenues. The bonds shall be issued pursuant to the authority of and the terms set forth in the Arkansas Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement Act of 2005."

(c) The ballot title shall be "Issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge of Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas". On each ballot there shall be printed the title, the proposition set forth in § 6-62-1108(b) , and the following: "FOR issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas." "AGAINST issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas."

"FOR issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas."

"AGAINST issuance of State of Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds and Pledge the Full Faith and Credit of the State of Arkansas."

(d) (1) The county boards of election commissioners in each of the counties of this state shall hold and conduct the election. (2) Each county board of election commissioners shall take necessary action with respect to the appointment of election officials and other matters as required by law. (3) The vote shall be canvassed and the result of the vote declared in each county by the board of election commissioners. (4) Within ten (10) days after the date of the election, the results shall be certified by each board to the Secretary of State, who shall tabulate all returns received and certify to the Governor the total vote for and against the proposition submitted pursuant to this subchapter.

(1) The county boards of election commissioners in each of the counties of this state shall hold and conduct the election.

(2) Each county board of election commissioners shall take necessary action with respect to the appointment of election officials and other matters as required by law.

(3) The vote shall be canvassed and the result of the vote declared in each county by the board of election commissioners.

(4) Within ten (10) days after the date of the election, the results shall be certified by each board to the Secretary of State, who shall tabulate all returns received and certify to the Governor the total vote for and against the proposition submitted pursuant to this subchapter.

(e) The results of the election shall be proclaimed by the Governor by the publication of the proclamation one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in this state. The results as proclaimed shall be conclusive unless a complaint is filed within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication in the Pulaski County Circuit Court challenging the results.

(f) (1) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, then the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall proceed with the issuance of bonds in the manner and on the terms set forth in this subchapter. (2) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote against the issuance of the bonds, none of the bonds authorized by this subchapter shall be issued. (3) Subsequent elections may be called by the Governor if the proposition fails, but each subsequent election may be held no earlier than six (6) months after the date of the preceding election.

(1) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, then the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall proceed with the issuance of bonds in the manner and on the terms set forth in this subchapter.

(2) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition vote against the issuance of the bonds, none of the bonds authorized by this subchapter shall be issued.

(3) Subsequent elections may be called by the Governor if the proposition fails, but each subsequent election may be held no earlier than six (6) months after the date of the preceding election.

Acts 2005, No. 1282, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2914 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 29 / Section 6-15-2914
School-level improvement plans - School district support plans
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that it is the responsibility of: (1) The state to support its public school districts; and (2) A public school district to support its schools. (b) (1) (A) Beginning on May 1, 2018, and by May 1 annually thereafter, a public school shall submit to its public school district a school-level improvement plan for approval by the public school district and public school district board of directors for implementation in the following school year. (B) (i) A public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall include a literacy plan in the annual school-level improvement plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. (ii) The literacy plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include without limitation a curriculum program and a professional development program that are: (a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and (b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) . (2) School-level improvement plans shall be posted on the public school district's website by August 1 of each year. (c) School-level improvement plans shall be: (1) Monitored by the public school district for implementation fidelity and progress throughout the year; and (2) Evaluated annually by the public school district for goal progress and accomplishment. (d) (1) Annually by September 1, a public school district receiving Level 2 - Collaborative, Level 3 - Coordinated, Level 4 - Directed, or Level 5 - Intensive support shall submit to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a public school district support plan in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. (2) A public school district's support plan shall be posted on the public school district's website no later than ten (10) days after submission to the division. (3) (A) A public school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the public school district's students scored "in need of support" on the state's prior year summative assessment for reading shall develop a literacy plan as part of the public school district support plan required under this section. (B) The public school district literacy plan shall include: (i) Goals for improving reading achievement throughout the public school district; and (ii) Information regarding the prioritization of funding, including without limitation Enhanced Student Achievement Funding received under § 6-20-2305 , for strategies to improve reading achievement throughout the public school district. (e) Public school district support plans shall include without limitation the support the public school district will provide to public schools identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or both, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95. Amended by Act 2019, No. 1082,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 83,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1305, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) The General Assembly finds that it is the responsibility of: (1) The state to support its public school districts; and (2) A public school district to support its schools.

(1) The state to support its public school districts; and

(2) A public school district to support its schools.

(b) (1) (A) Beginning on May 1, 2018, and by May 1 annually thereafter, a public school shall submit to its public school district a school-level improvement plan for approval by the public school district and public school district board of directors for implementation in the following school year. (B) (i) A public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall include a literacy plan in the annual school-level improvement plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. (ii) The literacy plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include without limitation a curriculum program and a professional development program that are: (a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and (b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) . (2) School-level improvement plans shall be posted on the public school district's website by August 1 of each year.

(1) (A) Beginning on May 1, 2018, and by May 1 annually thereafter, a public school shall submit to its public school district a school-level improvement plan for approval by the public school district and public school district board of directors for implementation in the following school year. (B) (i) A public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall include a literacy plan in the annual school-level improvement plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. (ii) The literacy plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include without limitation a curriculum program and a professional development program that are: (a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and (b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) .

(A) Beginning on May 1, 2018, and by May 1 annually thereafter, a public school shall submit to its public school district a school-level improvement plan for approval by the public school district and public school district board of directors for implementation in the following school year.

(B) (i) A public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall include a literacy plan in the annual school-level improvement plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section. (ii) The literacy plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include without limitation a curriculum program and a professional development program that are: (a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and (b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) .

(i) A public school district and an open-enrollment public charter school shall include a literacy plan in the annual school-level improvement plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section.

(ii) The literacy plan required under subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include without limitation a curriculum program and a professional development program that are: (a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and (b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) .

(a) Aligned with the literacy needs of the public school district; and

(b) Based on the science of reading as defined by § 6-17-429(k)(1) .

(2) School-level improvement plans shall be posted on the public school district's website by August 1 of each year.

(c) School-level improvement plans shall be: (1) Monitored by the public school district for implementation fidelity and progress throughout the year; and (2) Evaluated annually by the public school district for goal progress and accomplishment.

(1) Monitored by the public school district for implementation fidelity and progress throughout the year; and

(2) Evaluated annually by the public school district for goal progress and accomplishment.

(d) (1) Annually by September 1, a public school district receiving Level 2 - Collaborative, Level 3 - Coordinated, Level 4 - Directed, or Level 5 - Intensive support shall submit to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a public school district support plan in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. (2) A public school district's support plan shall be posted on the public school district's website no later than ten (10) days after submission to the division. (3) (A) A public school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the public school district's students scored "in need of support" on the state's prior year summative assessment for reading shall develop a literacy plan as part of the public school district support plan required under this section. (B) The public school district literacy plan shall include: (i) Goals for improving reading achievement throughout the public school district; and (ii) Information regarding the prioritization of funding, including without limitation Enhanced Student Achievement Funding received under § 6-20-2305 , for strategies to improve reading achievement throughout the public school district.

(1) Annually by September 1, a public school district receiving Level 2 - Collaborative, Level 3 - Coordinated, Level 4 - Directed, or Level 5 - Intensive support shall submit to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a public school district support plan in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.

(2) A public school district's support plan shall be posted on the public school district's website no later than ten (10) days after submission to the division.

(3) (A) A public school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the public school district's students scored "in need of support" on the state's prior year summative assessment for reading shall develop a literacy plan as part of the public school district support plan required under this section. (B) The public school district literacy plan shall include: (i) Goals for improving reading achievement throughout the public school district; and (ii) Information regarding the prioritization of funding, including without limitation Enhanced Student Achievement Funding received under § 6-20-2305 , for strategies to improve reading achievement throughout the public school district.

(A) A public school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the public school district's students scored "in need of support" on the state's prior year summative assessment for reading shall develop a literacy plan as part of the public school district support plan required under this section.

(B) The public school district literacy plan shall include: (i) Goals for improving reading achievement throughout the public school district; and (ii) Information regarding the prioritization of funding, including without limitation Enhanced Student Achievement Funding received under § 6-20-2305 , for strategies to improve reading achievement throughout the public school district.

(i) Goals for improving reading achievement throughout the public school district; and

(ii) Information regarding the prioritization of funding, including without limitation Enhanced Student Achievement Funding received under § 6-20-2305 , for strategies to improve reading achievement throughout the public school district.

(e) Public school district support plans shall include without limitation the support the public school district will provide to public schools identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or both, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-10, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 1082,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 83,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1305, eff. 7/1/2019.

Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-121 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 60 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-60-121
Automated external defibrillators required - Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop and adopt rules to require that: (1) An automated external defibrillator be placed in appropriate locations across each institution of higher education campus as determined by rule; (2) Appropriate personnel be adequately trained on an ongoing basis; and (3) Each institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event have an automated external defibrillator at the institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event. (b) The board, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following: (1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators; (2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2023, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, as they existed on January 1, 2023, or equivalent course materials; (4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and (5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate the response with each use of the automated external defibrillator. (c) Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall count fully toward the existing professional development requirements for personnel. Added by Act 2023, No. 737,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop and adopt rules to require that: (1) An automated external defibrillator be placed in appropriate locations across each institution of higher education campus as determined by rule; (2) Appropriate personnel be adequately trained on an ongoing basis; and (3) Each institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event have an automated external defibrillator at the institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event.

(1) An automated external defibrillator be placed in appropriate locations across each institution of higher education campus as determined by rule;

(2) Appropriate personnel be adequately trained on an ongoing basis; and

(3) Each institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event have an automated external defibrillator at the institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event.

(b) The board, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following: (1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators; (2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2023, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, as they existed on January 1, 2023, or equivalent course materials; (4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and (5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate the response with each use of the automated external defibrillator.

(1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators;

(2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2023, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, as they existed on January 1, 2023, or equivalent course materials;

(4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and

(5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate the response with each use of the automated external defibrillator.

(c) Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall count fully toward the existing professional development requirements for personnel.

Added by Act 2023, No. 737,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2517 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 25 / Section 6-20-2517
Nursing center
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in the 2017-2019 funding cycle for the Academic Facilities Partnership Program, each new application for a new school building or a major renovation to an existing school building that would normally house a nursing office shall include a school nursing center. (b) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation: (1) A private office with a door; (2) Heat and air conditioning; (3) A telephone; (4) A sink with hot and cold water; (5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet; (6) A locking filing cabinet; (7) A double-locking medicine cabinet; (8) A refrigerator for medications; (9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste; (10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves; (11) Two (2) cots; (12) A computer with internet access; (13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding; (14) First aid and assessment equipment; (15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and (16) A desk and office supplies. (c) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center. (d) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1718, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2015, No. 936,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

(a) Beginning in the 2017-2019 funding cycle for the Academic Facilities Partnership Program, each new application for a new school building or a major renovation to an existing school building that would normally house a nursing office shall include a school nursing center.

(b) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation: (1) A private office with a door; (2) Heat and air conditioning; (3) A telephone; (4) A sink with hot and cold water; (5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet; (6) A locking filing cabinet; (7) A double-locking medicine cabinet; (8) A refrigerator for medications; (9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste; (10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves; (11) Two (2) cots; (12) A computer with internet access; (13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding; (14) First aid and assessment equipment; (15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and (16) A desk and office supplies.

(1) A private office with a door;

(2) Heat and air conditioning;

(3) A telephone;

(4) A sink with hot and cold water;

(5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet;

(6) A locking filing cabinet;

(7) A double-locking medicine cabinet;

(8) A refrigerator for medications;

(9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;

(10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;

(11) Two (2) cots;

(12) A computer with internet access;

(13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;

(A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.

(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;

(14) First aid and assessment equipment;

(15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and

(16) A desk and office supplies.

(c) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center.

(d) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1718, eff. 7/1/2019.

Added by Act 2015, No. 936,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-115 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-115
Period of silence
Status: in_force

(a) A public school in this state shall observe a one-minute period of silence at the beginning of school each school day. (b) During the period of silence a student may, without interfering with or distracting another student: (1) Reflect; (2) Pray; or (3) Engage in a silent activity. (c) A teacher or school employee in charge of a public school classroom shall ensure that all students remain silent and do not interfere with or distract another student during the period of silence. Amended by Act 2013, No. 576,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1995, No. 397, § 1; 1995, No. 539, § 1.

(a) A public school in this state shall observe a one-minute period of silence at the beginning of school each school day.

(b) During the period of silence a student may, without interfering with or distracting another student: (1) Reflect; (2) Pray; or (3) Engage in a silent activity.

(1) Reflect;

(2) Pray; or

(3) Engage in a silent activity.

(c) A teacher or school employee in charge of a public school classroom shall ensure that all students remain silent and do not interfere with or distract another student during the period of silence.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 576,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1995, No. 397, § 1; 1995, No. 539, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1807 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter 18 / Section 6-81-1807
Medical students - Eligibility for initial and renewal loans
Status: in_force

(a) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may make osteopathic rural medical practice loans to the applicant, each osteopathic rural medical practice loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-1809(c) and § 6-81-1810 , if the board finds that: (1) The applicant is a bona fide resident of Arkansas; (2) The applicant has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in good standing in studies that lead to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (3) The applicant is enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (4) The applicant needs financial assistance to complete his or her medical studies; (5) The applicant desires to practice medicine in an eligible qualified rural community; and (6) The applicant is a person of good moral character and one who has the talent and capacity to profit by medical studies. (b) Subject to the availability of funds, an initial osteopathic rural medical practice loan for one (1) academic year shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree or for additional amounts, not to exceed the maximum amounts specified in § 6-81-1808 , but all subsequent osteopathic rural medical practice loans shall be granted only upon application by the recipient and a finding by the board that: (1) The applicant has completed successfully the medical studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the college; (2) The applicant is enrolled or participating in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (3) The applicant continues to be a resident of Arkansas; and (4) The applicant's financial situation continues to warrant financial assistance made under the conditions of this section. Added by Act 2019, No. 857,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.

(a) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may make osteopathic rural medical practice loans to the applicant, each osteopathic rural medical practice loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-1809(c) and § 6-81-1810 , if the board finds that: (1) The applicant is a bona fide resident of Arkansas; (2) The applicant has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in good standing in studies that lead to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (3) The applicant is enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (4) The applicant needs financial assistance to complete his or her medical studies; (5) The applicant desires to practice medicine in an eligible qualified rural community; and (6) The applicant is a person of good moral character and one who has the talent and capacity to profit by medical studies.

(1) The applicant is a bona fide resident of Arkansas;

(2) The applicant has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in good standing in studies that lead to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine;

(3) The applicant is enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum;

(4) The applicant needs financial assistance to complete his or her medical studies;

(5) The applicant desires to practice medicine in an eligible qualified rural community; and

(6) The applicant is a person of good moral character and one who has the talent and capacity to profit by medical studies.

(b) Subject to the availability of funds, an initial osteopathic rural medical practice loan for one (1) academic year shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree or for additional amounts, not to exceed the maximum amounts specified in § 6-81-1808 , but all subsequent osteopathic rural medical practice loans shall be granted only upon application by the recipient and a finding by the board that: (1) The applicant has completed successfully the medical studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the college; (2) The applicant is enrolled or participating in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (3) The applicant continues to be a resident of Arkansas; and (4) The applicant's financial situation continues to warrant financial assistance made under the conditions of this section.

(1) The applicant has completed successfully the medical studies of the preceding academic year and remains in good standing as an enrolled student in the college;

(2) The applicant is enrolled or participating in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum;

(3) The applicant continues to be a resident of Arkansas; and

(4) The applicant's financial situation continues to warrant financial assistance made under the conditions of this section.

Added by Act 2019, No. 857,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-104 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-104
Duty of prosecuting attorney
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas or their deputies in any county to prosecute the violators of this act as in the case of any other misdemeanor. (b) The prosecuting attorney of each judicial district shall, upon being satisfied that any violation of the school laws of this state has been committed by any officer or person in any county of his or her district, which renders that officer or person so offending liable to any fine, pain, penalty, or forfeiture for damage, shall, without delay, institute in any court of competent jurisdiction such proceedings as are necessary to bring the offender to trial and secure to the county, school district, or person so damaged by the violation the benefits and reliefs to which each or any of them may be entitled. (c) For such services the prosecuting attorney shall be allowed the same compensation as he or she is allowed in cases of misdemeanor, which shall be assessed against the offender as cost. Acts 1931, No. 169, §§ 162, 182; Pope's Dig., §§ 3588, 3596, 11604, 11624; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1514, 80-1908.

(a) It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas or their deputies in any county to prosecute the violators of this act as in the case of any other misdemeanor.

(b) The prosecuting attorney of each judicial district shall, upon being satisfied that any violation of the school laws of this state has been committed by any officer or person in any county of his or her district, which renders that officer or person so offending liable to any fine, pain, penalty, or forfeiture for damage, shall, without delay, institute in any court of competent jurisdiction such proceedings as are necessary to bring the offender to trial and secure to the county, school district, or person so damaged by the violation the benefits and reliefs to which each or any of them may be entitled.

(c) For such services the prosecuting attorney shall be allowed the same compensation as he or she is allowed in cases of misdemeanor, which shall be assessed against the offender as cost.

Acts 1931, No. 169, §§ 162, 182; Pope's Dig., §§ 3588, 3596, 11604, 11624; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1514, 80-1908.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-51-624 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 6 / Section 6-51-624
Applicability
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a school or training program that offers only avocational or recreational instruction or teacher instruction for the following subjects: (1) Dance; (2) Music; (3) Yoga; (4) Horseback riding; or (5) Sewing, knitting, or other needlecrafts. Added by Act 2015, No. 45,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

This subchapter does not apply to a school or training program that offers only avocational or recreational instruction or teacher instruction for the following subjects:

(1) Dance;

(2) Music;

(3) Yoga;

(4) Horseback riding; or

(5) Sewing, knitting, or other needlecrafts.

Added by Act 2015, No. 45,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-213 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 60 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-60-213
Reduced tuition for certain police officers - Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) (A) "Covered police officer" means: (i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years; (ii) A highway police officer who has been an employee of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for ten (10) or more years; (iii) An officer of the State Capitol Police who has been an employee of the State Capitol Police for ten (10) or more years; or (iv) A wildlife officer or game warden who has been an employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for ten (10) or more years. (B) "Covered police officer" does not include: (i) A civilian employee; or (ii) A person who is temporarily employed as a covered police officer due to an emergency situation; (2) "Dependent" means: (A) Any natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a covered police officer; and (B) Any individual of whom a covered police officer is the legal guardian; (3) "Public institution of higher education" means a public university, college, technical college, or community college; and (4) (A) "Tuition" means charges levied for attendance at an institution of higher education. (B) "Tuition" does not include any fees charged or used for student activities, including without limitation any student athletic fee. (b) (1) Any covered police officer or his or her dependent who is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in a public institution of higher education in Arkansas may have tuition reduced at a rate equal to the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of that public institution of higher education if his or her employer elects to offer reduced tuition. (2) An employer of a covered police officer may elect to offer reduced tuition based on the amount of funds available. (3) If the employer of the covered police officer elects to offer reduced tuition, the employer shall pay to the public institution of higher education the difference between the regular tuition rate and the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of the public institution of higher education. (c) No covered police officer or his or her dependent may utilize the reduced rate of tuition for educational purposes beyond the baccalaureate degree. (d) The employer of a covered police officer electing to offer reduced tuition for covered police officers shall develop criteria regarding the awarding of reduced tuition, including without limitation: (1) Academic requirements to continue receiving reduced tuition; (2) The length of time reduced tuition may be offered; (3) Procedures to be followed in the event the covered police officer or his or her dependent experiences a severe personal illness, a medical disability, or activation for full-time military service; and (4) Appeal procedures that a covered police officer may follow if his or her reduced tuition is discontinued by the employer. Amended by Act 2023, No. 852,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2007, No. 291, § 1.

(a) As used in this section: (1) (A) "Covered police officer" means: (i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years; (ii) A highway police officer who has been an employee of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for ten (10) or more years; (iii) An officer of the State Capitol Police who has been an employee of the State Capitol Police for ten (10) or more years; or (iv) A wildlife officer or game warden who has been an employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for ten (10) or more years. (B) "Covered police officer" does not include: (i) A civilian employee; or (ii) A person who is temporarily employed as a covered police officer due to an emergency situation; (2) "Dependent" means: (A) Any natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a covered police officer; and (B) Any individual of whom a covered police officer is the legal guardian; (3) "Public institution of higher education" means a public university, college, technical college, or community college; and (4) (A) "Tuition" means charges levied for attendance at an institution of higher education. (B) "Tuition" does not include any fees charged or used for student activities, including without limitation any student athletic fee.

(1) (A) "Covered police officer" means: (i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years; (ii) A highway police officer who has been an employee of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for ten (10) or more years; (iii) An officer of the State Capitol Police who has been an employee of the State Capitol Police for ten (10) or more years; or (iv) A wildlife officer or game warden who has been an employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for ten (10) or more years. (B) "Covered police officer" does not include: (i) A civilian employee; or (ii) A person who is temporarily employed as a covered police officer due to an emergency situation;

(A) "Covered police officer" means: (i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years; (ii) A highway police officer who has been an employee of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for ten (10) or more years; (iii) An officer of the State Capitol Police who has been an employee of the State Capitol Police for ten (10) or more years; or (iv) A wildlife officer or game warden who has been an employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for ten (10) or more years.

(i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years;

(a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and

(b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years;

(ii) A highway police officer who has been an employee of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for ten (10) or more years;

(iii) An officer of the State Capitol Police who has been an employee of the State Capitol Police for ten (10) or more years; or

(iv) A wildlife officer or game warden who has been an employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for ten (10) or more years.

(B) "Covered police officer" does not include: (i) A civilian employee; or (ii) A person who is temporarily employed as a covered police officer due to an emergency situation;

(i) A civilian employee; or

(ii) A person who is temporarily employed as a covered police officer due to an emergency situation;

(2) "Dependent" means: (A) Any natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a covered police officer; and (B) Any individual of whom a covered police officer is the legal guardian;

(A) Any natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a covered police officer; and

(B) Any individual of whom a covered police officer is the legal guardian;

(3) "Public institution of higher education" means a public university, college, technical college, or community college; and

(4) (A) "Tuition" means charges levied for attendance at an institution of higher education. (B) "Tuition" does not include any fees charged or used for student activities, including without limitation any student athletic fee.

(A) "Tuition" means charges levied for attendance at an institution of higher education.

(B) "Tuition" does not include any fees charged or used for student activities, including without limitation any student athletic fee.

(b) (1) Any covered police officer or his or her dependent who is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in a public institution of higher education in Arkansas may have tuition reduced at a rate equal to the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of that public institution of higher education if his or her employer elects to offer reduced tuition. (2) An employer of a covered police officer may elect to offer reduced tuition based on the amount of funds available. (3) If the employer of the covered police officer elects to offer reduced tuition, the employer shall pay to the public institution of higher education the difference between the regular tuition rate and the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of the public institution of higher education.

(1) Any covered police officer or his or her dependent who is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in a public institution of higher education in Arkansas may have tuition reduced at a rate equal to the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of that public institution of higher education if his or her employer elects to offer reduced tuition.

(2) An employer of a covered police officer may elect to offer reduced tuition based on the amount of funds available.

(3) If the employer of the covered police officer elects to offer reduced tuition, the employer shall pay to the public institution of higher education the difference between the regular tuition rate and the reduced rate of tuition provided to employees of the public institution of higher education.

(c) No covered police officer or his or her dependent may utilize the reduced rate of tuition for educational purposes beyond the baccalaureate degree.

(d) The employer of a covered police officer electing to offer reduced tuition for covered police officers shall develop criteria regarding the awarding of reduced tuition, including without limitation: (1) Academic requirements to continue receiving reduced tuition; (2) The length of time reduced tuition may be offered; (3) Procedures to be followed in the event the covered police officer or his or her dependent experiences a severe personal illness, a medical disability, or activation for full-time military service; and (4) Appeal procedures that a covered police officer may follow if his or her reduced tuition is discontinued by the employer.

(1) Academic requirements to continue receiving reduced tuition;

(2) The length of time reduced tuition may be offered;

(3) Procedures to be followed in the event the covered police officer or his or her dependent experiences a severe personal illness, a medical disability, or activation for full-time military service; and

(4) Appeal procedures that a covered police officer may follow if his or her reduced tuition is discontinued by the employer.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 852,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 2007, No. 291, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-1-304 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Subchapter 3 / Section 6-1-304
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 109, § 1.

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 540,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 109, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1602 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 16 / Section 6-17-1602
Master School Principal Program
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Master School Principal Program to provide training programs and opportunities to expand the knowledge base and leadership skills of public school principals. (b) The program shall be administered by the Arkansas Leadership Academy. (c) The program shall consist of a process of no fewer than three (3) phases developed by the academy and approved by the State Board of Education, including: (1) "Phase one", which shall expand the knowledge base and leadership skills of the principal; (2) "Phase two", which shall require the principal to apply strategies and to collect evidence of improvement in student learning and school processes; and (3) "Phase three", which shall require the principal to publicly demonstrate the ability and skills that lead to sustained academic improvement in a school and a school district. (d) A school principal successfully completing the program shall be designated as a master school principal by the academy. (e) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the academy shall: (A) Develop criteria for selection of candidates for the program; (B) Review and modify, as deemed appropriate, the program performance areas; and (C) (i) Develop a rigorous assessment process based on the performance areas. (ii) The assessment shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrable, performance-based evidence of the performance areas. (2) The number of school principals participating each year may be determined by the amount of funding available for the program. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1475, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 44, § 2.

(a) There is created the Master School Principal Program to provide training programs and opportunities to expand the knowledge base and leadership skills of public school principals.

(b) The program shall be administered by the Arkansas Leadership Academy.

(c) The program shall consist of a process of no fewer than three (3) phases developed by the academy and approved by the State Board of Education, including: (1) "Phase one", which shall expand the knowledge base and leadership skills of the principal; (2) "Phase two", which shall require the principal to apply strategies and to collect evidence of improvement in student learning and school processes; and (3) "Phase three", which shall require the principal to publicly demonstrate the ability and skills that lead to sustained academic improvement in a school and a school district.

(1) "Phase one", which shall expand the knowledge base and leadership skills of the principal;

(2) "Phase two", which shall require the principal to apply strategies and to collect evidence of improvement in student learning and school processes; and

(3) "Phase three", which shall require the principal to publicly demonstrate the ability and skills that lead to sustained academic improvement in a school and a school district.

(d) A school principal successfully completing the program shall be designated as a master school principal by the academy.

(e) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the academy shall: (A) Develop criteria for selection of candidates for the program; (B) Review and modify, as deemed appropriate, the program performance areas; and (C) (i) Develop a rigorous assessment process based on the performance areas. (ii) The assessment shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrable, performance-based evidence of the performance areas. (2) The number of school principals participating each year may be determined by the amount of funding available for the program.

(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the academy shall: (A) Develop criteria for selection of candidates for the program; (B) Review and modify, as deemed appropriate, the program performance areas; and (C) (i) Develop a rigorous assessment process based on the performance areas. (ii) The assessment shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrable, performance-based evidence of the performance areas.

(A) Develop criteria for selection of candidates for the program;

(B) Review and modify, as deemed appropriate, the program performance areas; and

(C) (i) Develop a rigorous assessment process based on the performance areas. (ii) The assessment shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrable, performance-based evidence of the performance areas.

(i) Develop a rigorous assessment process based on the performance areas.

(ii) The assessment shall include, but shall not be limited to, demonstrable, performance-based evidence of the performance areas.

(2) The number of school principals participating each year may be determined by the amount of funding available for the program.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1475, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 44, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2502 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 25 / Section 6-18-2502
Creation
Status: in_force

There is created the "Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program". Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 42, eff. 3/8/2023.

There is created the "Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program".

Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 42, eff. 3/8/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-108 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-108
Twelve-month school year - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that public school facilities in the state are now effectively utilized only nine (9) or ten (10) months each year and that such facilities could be more efficiently utilized and educational opportunities in the various school districts could be enhanced by the establishment and operation of educational programs on a twelve (12) month per year basis. It is therefore the intent and purpose of this section to authorize public schools to initiate and maintain public school educational programs on a twelve-month basis. (b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "twelve-month year-round educational program" means an educational program in which all students attend school no less than the number of days required by the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts between July 1 and June 30 of each school year and in which no vacation, including summer, lasts more than seven (7) weeks. (c) (1) The board of directors of any school district is authorized to initiate and maintain a twelve-month year-round educational program in any or all of the public schools in the school district. (2) However, any school district which does not elect to operate on a twelve-month basis must start school in accordance with the provisions of § 6-10-106 . (d) (1) The State Board of Education is authorized to establish appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for the determination of average daily membership of school districts and for the distribution of state foundation funding and other forms of state aid and financial assistance to each local school district that elects to operate the public schools of the school district on a twelve-month basis, in order to provide the school district with an equitable share of the state foundation funds designated to equate a twelve-month school operation by the school district to the educational opportunities provided by a school district offering nine (9) months of public school instruction. (2) However, the school district shall not receive any more state foundation funding for offering twelve (12) months of public school instruction than it would have received for offering nine (9) months of public school instruction. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 178, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 141,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1985, No. 178, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1572 -- 80-1574; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 3; 1993, No. 446, § 1; 1999, No. 391, § 1; 2005, No. 2121, § 1.

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that public school facilities in the state are now effectively utilized only nine (9) or ten (10) months each year and that such facilities could be more efficiently utilized and educational opportunities in the various school districts could be enhanced by the establishment and operation of educational programs on a twelve (12) month per year basis. It is therefore the intent and purpose of this section to authorize public schools to initiate and maintain public school educational programs on a twelve-month basis.

(b) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "twelve-month year-round educational program" means an educational program in which all students attend school no less than the number of days required by the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts between July 1 and June 30 of each school year and in which no vacation, including summer, lasts more than seven (7) weeks.

(c) (1) The board of directors of any school district is authorized to initiate and maintain a twelve-month year-round educational program in any or all of the public schools in the school district. (2) However, any school district which does not elect to operate on a twelve-month basis must start school in accordance with the provisions of § 6-10-106 .

(1) The board of directors of any school district is authorized to initiate and maintain a twelve-month year-round educational program in any or all of the public schools in the school district.

(2) However, any school district which does not elect to operate on a twelve-month basis must start school in accordance with the provisions of § 6-10-106 .

(d) (1) The State Board of Education is authorized to establish appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for the determination of average daily membership of school districts and for the distribution of state foundation funding and other forms of state aid and financial assistance to each local school district that elects to operate the public schools of the school district on a twelve-month basis, in order to provide the school district with an equitable share of the state foundation funds designated to equate a twelve-month school operation by the school district to the educational opportunities provided by a school district offering nine (9) months of public school instruction. (2) However, the school district shall not receive any more state foundation funding for offering twelve (12) months of public school instruction than it would have received for offering nine (9) months of public school instruction.

(1) The State Board of Education is authorized to establish appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for the determination of average daily membership of school districts and for the distribution of state foundation funding and other forms of state aid and financial assistance to each local school district that elects to operate the public schools of the school district on a twelve-month basis, in order to provide the school district with an equitable share of the state foundation funds designated to equate a twelve-month school operation by the school district to the educational opportunities provided by a school district offering nine (9) months of public school instruction.

(2) However, the school district shall not receive any more state foundation funding for offering twelve (12) months of public school instruction than it would have received for offering nine (9) months of public school instruction.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 178, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 141,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 1985, No. 178, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1572 -- 80-1574; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 3; 1993, No. 446, § 1; 1999, No. 391, § 1; 2005, No. 2121, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-439 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 4 / Section 6-15-439
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2005, No. 2253, § 1.

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 2005, No. 2253, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-213 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 43 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-43-213
Salaries
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The salary of any person connected with the Arkansas School for the Blind shall not be increased during the period for which he or she has been elected or employed. (2) When any increase of salary is granted by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf by this subsection, the increase shall take effect and be in force at the beginning of the next school term after the increase is granted. (b) Teachers for the sensory impaired shall be eligible for an additional step increase after being certified in teaching the vision impaired, Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing by the Department of Education. (c) The Arkansas School for the Blind is hereby authorized to pay employees hired in the position of teacher for the sensory impaired for the yearly school term the maximum annual salary rate established for each position. Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1911, No. 434, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 9458; Pope's Dig., § 12861; Acts 1981, No. 446, §§ 10, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2210 -- 80-2210.2; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 263, § 10.

(a) (1) The salary of any person connected with the Arkansas School for the Blind shall not be increased during the period for which he or she has been elected or employed. (2) When any increase of salary is granted by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf by this subsection, the increase shall take effect and be in force at the beginning of the next school term after the increase is granted.

(1) The salary of any person connected with the Arkansas School for the Blind shall not be increased during the period for which he or she has been elected or employed.

(2) When any increase of salary is granted by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf by this subsection, the increase shall take effect and be in force at the beginning of the next school term after the increase is granted.

(b) Teachers for the sensory impaired shall be eligible for an additional step increase after being certified in teaching the vision impaired, Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing by the Department of Education.

(c) The Arkansas School for the Blind is hereby authorized to pay employees hired in the position of teacher for the sensory impaired for the yearly school term the maximum annual salary rate established for each position.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 1911, No. 434, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 9458; Pope's Dig., § 12861; Acts 1981, No. 446, §§ 10, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2210 -- 80-2210.2; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 263, § 10.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-21-118 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-21-118
Taxation of public school buildings - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "public school buildings" includes: (1) School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and (2) Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school. (b) A public school building is exempt from taxation under Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5, whether the public school building is: (1) Owned by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school; (2) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder. (C) If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or (3) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that: (i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and (ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section. (C) (i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105 . (ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court. (c) The lessor shall notify the county assessor if the public school building no longer meets the requirements under subdivision (b)(2) or subdivision (b)(3) of this section. Added by Act 2017, No. 943,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) As used in this section, "public school buildings" includes: (1) School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and (2) Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.

(1) School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and

(2) Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.

(b) A public school building is exempt from taxation under Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5, whether the public school building is: (1) Owned by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school; (2) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder. (C) If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or (3) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that: (i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and (ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section. (C) (i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105 . (ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.

(1) Owned by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school;

(2) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder. (C) If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or

(A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement.

(B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder.

(C) If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or

(3) (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value. (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that: (i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and (ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section. (C) (i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105 . (ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.

(A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value.

(B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that: (i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and (ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section.

(i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and

(ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section.

(C) (i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105 . (ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.

(i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105 .

(ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.

(c) The lessor shall notify the county assessor if the public school building no longer meets the requirements under subdivision (b)(2) or subdivision (b)(3) of this section.

Added by Act 2017, No. 943,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-1905 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 19 / Section 6-18-1905
Application for transfer
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An application under this section shall be accepted no earlier than January 1 and no later than May 1 each year. (2) (A) Each school district shall have a policy stating the method by which a parent or guardian of a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, may submit a school choice application, including without limitation: (i) Regular mail; (ii) Email; and (iii) Hand delivery. (B) A public school district shall not require in-person filing of an application. (3) If a student seeks to attend a school in a nonresident district, the student's parent or guardian, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, shall submit an application: (A) To the nonresident district and to the student's resident district; (B) On a form approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (C) Postmarked or delivered no later than May 1 of the year in which the student seeks to begin the fall semester at the nonresident district, except as otherwise provided for dependents of uniformed service members and uniformed service veterans under this subchapter. (b) Both the nonresident district and the resident district shall, upon receipt of the application, place a date and time stamp on the application that reflects the date and time each district received the application. (c) A nonresident district shall review and make a determination on each application in the order in which the application was received by the nonresident district. (d) Before accepting or rejecting an application, a nonresident district shall determine whether the limitation under § 6-18-1906 applies to the application. (e) (1) By July 1 of the school year in which a student seeks to enroll in a nonresident district under this subchapter, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall notify the student's parent or guardian and the resident district in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected. (2) If an application is rejected, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter the reason for rejection. (3) If an application is accepted, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter a reasonable deadline by which the student shall enroll in the nonresident district and after which the acceptance notification is null. (4) [Repealed.] (f) (1) For each application received under this section, the nonresident district shall notify the applicant in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected within fifteen (15) calendar days of the nonresident district's receipt of the application. (2) A transfer of the student is effective immediately upon the nonresident district's written notification of an acceptance. Amended by Act 2023, No. 790,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 790,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 649,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 649,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 490,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 754,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 754,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 171,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 171,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1579, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 1066,§ 3, eff. 4/6/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 560,§ 6, eff. 3/20/2015. Added by Act 2013, No. 1227,§ 6, eff. 4/16/2013.

(a) (1) An application under this section shall be accepted no earlier than January 1 and no later than May 1 each year. (2) (A) Each school district shall have a policy stating the method by which a parent or guardian of a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, may submit a school choice application, including without limitation: (i) Regular mail; (ii) Email; and (iii) Hand delivery. (B) A public school district shall not require in-person filing of an application. (3) If a student seeks to attend a school in a nonresident district, the student's parent or guardian, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, shall submit an application: (A) To the nonresident district and to the student's resident district; (B) On a form approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (C) Postmarked or delivered no later than May 1 of the year in which the student seeks to begin the fall semester at the nonresident district, except as otherwise provided for dependents of uniformed service members and uniformed service veterans under this subchapter.

(1) An application under this section shall be accepted no earlier than January 1 and no later than May 1 each year.

(2) (A) Each school district shall have a policy stating the method by which a parent or guardian of a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, may submit a school choice application, including without limitation: (i) Regular mail; (ii) Email; and (iii) Hand delivery. (B) A public school district shall not require in-person filing of an application.

(A) Each school district shall have a policy stating the method by which a parent or guardian of a student, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, may submit a school choice application, including without limitation: (i) Regular mail; (ii) Email; and (iii) Hand delivery.

(i) Regular mail;

(ii) Email; and

(iii) Hand delivery.

(B) A public school district shall not require in-person filing of an application.

(3) If a student seeks to attend a school in a nonresident district, the student's parent or guardian, or a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, shall submit an application: (A) To the nonresident district and to the student's resident district; (B) On a form approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (C) Postmarked or delivered no later than May 1 of the year in which the student seeks to begin the fall semester at the nonresident district, except as otherwise provided for dependents of uniformed service members and uniformed service veterans under this subchapter.

(A) To the nonresident district and to the student's resident district;

(B) On a form approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and

(C) Postmarked or delivered no later than May 1 of the year in which the student seeks to begin the fall semester at the nonresident district, except as otherwise provided for dependents of uniformed service members and uniformed service veterans under this subchapter.

(b) Both the nonresident district and the resident district shall, upon receipt of the application, place a date and time stamp on the application that reflects the date and time each district received the application.

(c) A nonresident district shall review and make a determination on each application in the order in which the application was received by the nonresident district.

(d) Before accepting or rejecting an application, a nonresident district shall determine whether the limitation under § 6-18-1906 applies to the application.

(e) (1) By July 1 of the school year in which a student seeks to enroll in a nonresident district under this subchapter, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall notify the student's parent or guardian and the resident district in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected. (2) If an application is rejected, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter the reason for rejection. (3) If an application is accepted, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter a reasonable deadline by which the student shall enroll in the nonresident district and after which the acceptance notification is null. (4) [Repealed.]

(1) By July 1 of the school year in which a student seeks to enroll in a nonresident district under this subchapter, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall notify the student's parent or guardian and the resident district in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected.

(2) If an application is rejected, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter the reason for rejection.

(3) If an application is accepted, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter a reasonable deadline by which the student shall enroll in the nonresident district and after which the acceptance notification is null.

(4) [Repealed.]

(f) (1) For each application received under this section, the nonresident district shall notify the applicant in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected within fifteen (15) calendar days of the nonresident district's receipt of the application. (2) A transfer of the student is effective immediately upon the nonresident district's written notification of an acceptance.

(1) For each application received under this section, the nonresident district shall notify the applicant in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected within fifteen (15) calendar days of the nonresident district's receipt of the application.

(2) A transfer of the student is effective immediately upon the nonresident district's written notification of an acceptance.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 790,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 790,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 649,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 649,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 490,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 754,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 754,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 171,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 171,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1579, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 1066,§ 3, eff. 4/6/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 560,§ 6, eff. 3/20/2015.

Added by Act 2013, No. 1227,§ 6, eff. 4/16/2013.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1005 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 10 / Section 6-13-1005
Alteration of boundaries
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education, upon the request of one (1) or more school district boards of directors, and consistent with the provisions of § 6-13-1003 , may alter the boundaries of a proposed or operational education service cooperative when it determines such alteration to be in the best interest of the school districts in the education service cooperatives involved. (b) Consistent with § 6-13-1003 , a member of an education service cooperative formed after January 1, 1984, under The Public School Educational Cooperative Act of 1981, § 6-13-901 et seq., may not be moved to another education service cooperative without that member's consent. Acts 1985, No. 349, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.4; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 8.

(a) The State Board of Education, upon the request of one (1) or more school district boards of directors, and consistent with the provisions of § 6-13-1003 , may alter the boundaries of a proposed or operational education service cooperative when it determines such alteration to be in the best interest of the school districts in the education service cooperatives involved.

(b) Consistent with § 6-13-1003 , a member of an education service cooperative formed after January 1, 1984, under The Public School Educational Cooperative Act of 1981, § 6-13-901 et seq., may not be moved to another education service cooperative without that member's consent.

Acts 1985, No. 349, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.4; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 8.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-505 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 5 / Section 6-20-505
Children with disabilities - Receiving district's request for funds
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any child with disabilities attends or seeks to attend a school district other than the school district in which the child's lawful parents, guardian, or other person in loco parentis to the child resides, the receiving district may make application to the sending district requesting that all state, federal, local, or other funds received by the sending district in behalf of the education of the child for the school year or portion of the school year the child attends school in the receiving district be remitted by the sending district to the receiving district. (b) Before requesting such funds, the requesting district shall have made a determination that: (1) The child is a child with disabilities as defined in this subchapter and the applicable rules promulgated by the State Board of Education, as provided in this subchapter; (2) The attendance of the child with disabilities in the school district is in the best interest of the education of the child with disabilities; (3) The receiving district has accepted or is willing to accept the child with disabilities as a student; and (4) The request for attendance at the receiving district is not based upon any racial or other reason that might be contrary to the laws and regulations of the United States or of this state or the rules promulgated by the state board under the provisions of this subchapter. (c) The request for funds from the sending district shall be prepared by the receiving district in writing, setting forth the name of the child, the name and address of the parents, guardian, or other person lawfully responsible for the child, stating the reasons why the child is in attendance or seeks to attend the receiving district instead of the district in which the child should be in attendance, and stating that the receiving district has determined it is in the best interest of the education of the child with disabilities that the child be permitted to attend school in the receiving district. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 278, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 277, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1981, No. 815, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-740; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 13.

(a) Whenever any child with disabilities attends or seeks to attend a school district other than the school district in which the child's lawful parents, guardian, or other person in loco parentis to the child resides, the receiving district may make application to the sending district requesting that all state, federal, local, or other funds received by the sending district in behalf of the education of the child for the school year or portion of the school year the child attends school in the receiving district be remitted by the sending district to the receiving district.

(b) Before requesting such funds, the requesting district shall have made a determination that: (1) The child is a child with disabilities as defined in this subchapter and the applicable rules promulgated by the State Board of Education, as provided in this subchapter; (2) The attendance of the child with disabilities in the school district is in the best interest of the education of the child with disabilities; (3) The receiving district has accepted or is willing to accept the child with disabilities as a student; and (4) The request for attendance at the receiving district is not based upon any racial or other reason that might be contrary to the laws and regulations of the United States or of this state or the rules promulgated by the state board under the provisions of this subchapter.

(1) The child is a child with disabilities as defined in this subchapter and the applicable rules promulgated by the State Board of Education, as provided in this subchapter;

(2) The attendance of the child with disabilities in the school district is in the best interest of the education of the child with disabilities;

(3) The receiving district has accepted or is willing to accept the child with disabilities as a student; and

(4) The request for attendance at the receiving district is not based upon any racial or other reason that might be contrary to the laws and regulations of the United States or of this state or the rules promulgated by the state board under the provisions of this subchapter.

(c) The request for funds from the sending district shall be prepared by the receiving district in writing, setting forth the name of the child, the name and address of the parents, guardian, or other person lawfully responsible for the child, stating the reasons why the child is in attendance or seeks to attend the receiving district instead of the district in which the child should be in attendance, and stating that the receiving district has determined it is in the best interest of the education of the child with disabilities that the child be permitted to attend school in the receiving district.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 278, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 277, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1981, No. 815, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-740; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 13.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-502 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 5 / Section 6-18-502
Rules for development of school district student discipline policies
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish rules for the development of school district student discipline policies. (b) Such rules shall include without limitation the following requirements: (1) Parents, students, and school district personnel, including teachers, shall be involved in the development of school district student discipline policies; (2) (A) The school district's committee on personnel policies shall review annually: (i) The school district's student discipline policies; and (ii) State and district discipline data. (B) The committee may recommend changes in the policies to the board of directors of the local school district based on the committee's review under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section; and (3) Student discipline policies shall include without limitation the following offenses: (A) Willfully and intentionally assaulting or threatening to assault or abuse any student or teacher, principal, superintendent, or other employee of a school system; (B) Possession by students of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law or by policies adopted by the school district board of directors; (C) Using, offering for sale, or selling beer, alcoholic beverages, or other illicit drugs by students on school property; and (D) Willfully or intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing school property by students. (c) The school discipline policies shall: (1) (A) Prescribe minimum and maximum penalties, including without limitation students' suspension or expulsion from school, for violations of any of the offenses described in subdivision (b)(3) of this section and for violations of other practices prohibited by school discipline policies. (B) However, the superintendent shall have discretion to modify the prescribed penalties for a student on a case-by-case basis; (2) (A) Prescribe expulsion from school for a period of one (1) year for possession of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law. (B) Provided, however, that the superintendent shall have discretion to modify such expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis; (3) Establish procedures for notice to students and parents of charges, hearings, and other due process proceedings to be applicable in the enforcement and administration of such policies by the school administrator and by the school district board of directors; (4) Include prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution provisions; (5) Set forth the role and authority of public school employees and volunteers as provided in this subchapter; (6) Include programs, measures, or alternative means and methods to continue student engagement and access to education during periods of suspension or expulsion; and (7) Establish procedures for responding to reports received through the school safety and crisis line under § 6-18-111 . (d) Student discipline policies shall provide that parents and students will be advised of the rules and regulations by which the school is governed and will be made aware of the behavior that will call for disciplinary action and the types of corrective actions that may be imposed. (e) Each school district shall develop a procedure for written notification to all parents and students of the district's student discipline policies and for documentation of the receipt of the policies by all parents and students. (f) Teachers and administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers shall be provided with appropriate student discipline, behavioral intervention, and classroom management training and support. (g) If a school employee believes that any action taken by the school district to discipline a student referred by that employee does not follow school district discipline policies, the school employee may appeal under the district's grievance procedure as provided under § 6-17-208 . (h) In developing the state rules for school district discipline policies, the division shall involve parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Amended by Act 2019, No. 1064,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1531, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1530, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 71,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 77, § 1; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 104, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1629.6; Acts 1989, No. 146, § 1; 1995, No. 567, § 1; 1995, No. 968, § 1; 1997, No. 706, § 1; 1999, No. 1475, §§ 2, 3; 2001, No. 447, § 1.

(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish rules for the development of school district student discipline policies.

(b) Such rules shall include without limitation the following requirements: (1) Parents, students, and school district personnel, including teachers, shall be involved in the development of school district student discipline policies; (2) (A) The school district's committee on personnel policies shall review annually: (i) The school district's student discipline policies; and (ii) State and district discipline data. (B) The committee may recommend changes in the policies to the board of directors of the local school district based on the committee's review under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section; and (3) Student discipline policies shall include without limitation the following offenses: (A) Willfully and intentionally assaulting or threatening to assault or abuse any student or teacher, principal, superintendent, or other employee of a school system; (B) Possession by students of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law or by policies adopted by the school district board of directors; (C) Using, offering for sale, or selling beer, alcoholic beverages, or other illicit drugs by students on school property; and (D) Willfully or intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing school property by students.

(1) Parents, students, and school district personnel, including teachers, shall be involved in the development of school district student discipline policies;

(2) (A) The school district's committee on personnel policies shall review annually: (i) The school district's student discipline policies; and (ii) State and district discipline data. (B) The committee may recommend changes in the policies to the board of directors of the local school district based on the committee's review under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section; and

(A) The school district's committee on personnel policies shall review annually: (i) The school district's student discipline policies; and (ii) State and district discipline data.

(i) The school district's student discipline policies; and

(ii) State and district discipline data.

(B) The committee may recommend changes in the policies to the board of directors of the local school district based on the committee's review under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section; and

(3) Student discipline policies shall include without limitation the following offenses: (A) Willfully and intentionally assaulting or threatening to assault or abuse any student or teacher, principal, superintendent, or other employee of a school system; (B) Possession by students of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law or by policies adopted by the school district board of directors; (C) Using, offering for sale, or selling beer, alcoholic beverages, or other illicit drugs by students on school property; and (D) Willfully or intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing school property by students.

(A) Willfully and intentionally assaulting or threatening to assault or abuse any student or teacher, principal, superintendent, or other employee of a school system;

(B) Possession by students of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law or by policies adopted by the school district board of directors;

(C) Using, offering for sale, or selling beer, alcoholic beverages, or other illicit drugs by students on school property; and

(D) Willfully or intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing school property by students.

(c) The school discipline policies shall: (1) (A) Prescribe minimum and maximum penalties, including without limitation students' suspension or expulsion from school, for violations of any of the offenses described in subdivision (b)(3) of this section and for violations of other practices prohibited by school discipline policies. (B) However, the superintendent shall have discretion to modify the prescribed penalties for a student on a case-by-case basis; (2) (A) Prescribe expulsion from school for a period of one (1) year for possession of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law. (B) Provided, however, that the superintendent shall have discretion to modify such expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis; (3) Establish procedures for notice to students and parents of charges, hearings, and other due process proceedings to be applicable in the enforcement and administration of such policies by the school administrator and by the school district board of directors; (4) Include prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution provisions; (5) Set forth the role and authority of public school employees and volunteers as provided in this subchapter; (6) Include programs, measures, or alternative means and methods to continue student engagement and access to education during periods of suspension or expulsion; and (7) Establish procedures for responding to reports received through the school safety and crisis line under § 6-18-111 .

(1) (A) Prescribe minimum and maximum penalties, including without limitation students' suspension or expulsion from school, for violations of any of the offenses described in subdivision (b)(3) of this section and for violations of other practices prohibited by school discipline policies. (B) However, the superintendent shall have discretion to modify the prescribed penalties for a student on a case-by-case basis;

(A) Prescribe minimum and maximum penalties, including without limitation students' suspension or expulsion from school, for violations of any of the offenses described in subdivision (b)(3) of this section and for violations of other practices prohibited by school discipline policies.

(B) However, the superintendent shall have discretion to modify the prescribed penalties for a student on a case-by-case basis;

(2) (A) Prescribe expulsion from school for a period of one (1) year for possession of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law. (B) Provided, however, that the superintendent shall have discretion to modify such expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis;

(A) Prescribe expulsion from school for a period of one (1) year for possession of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law.

(B) Provided, however, that the superintendent shall have discretion to modify such expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis;

(3) Establish procedures for notice to students and parents of charges, hearings, and other due process proceedings to be applicable in the enforcement and administration of such policies by the school administrator and by the school district board of directors;

(4) Include prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution provisions;

(5) Set forth the role and authority of public school employees and volunteers as provided in this subchapter;

(6) Include programs, measures, or alternative means and methods to continue student engagement and access to education during periods of suspension or expulsion; and

(7) Establish procedures for responding to reports received through the school safety and crisis line under § 6-18-111 .

(d) Student discipline policies shall provide that parents and students will be advised of the rules and regulations by which the school is governed and will be made aware of the behavior that will call for disciplinary action and the types of corrective actions that may be imposed.

(e) Each school district shall develop a procedure for written notification to all parents and students of the district's student discipline policies and for documentation of the receipt of the policies by all parents and students.

(f) Teachers and administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers shall be provided with appropriate student discipline, behavioral intervention, and classroom management training and support.

(g) If a school employee believes that any action taken by the school district to discipline a student referred by that employee does not follow school district discipline policies, the school employee may appeal under the district's grievance procedure as provided under § 6-17-208 .

(h) In developing the state rules for school district discipline policies, the division shall involve parents, students, teachers, and administrators.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 1064,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 640,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1531, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1530, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 71,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 77, § 1; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 104, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1629.6; Acts 1989, No. 146, § 1; 1995, No. 567, § 1; 1995, No. 968, § 1; 1997, No. 706, § 1; 1999, No. 1475, §§ 2, 3; 2001, No. 447, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-103 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 24 / Section 6-24-103
Compliance with other laws
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter alters or diminishes other statutory or regulatory requirements regarding purchasing, contracting, bidding, disposition of property, or other transactions with public educational entities. Acts 2001, No. 1599, § 3.

Nothing in this chapter alters or diminishes other statutory or regulatory requirements regarding purchasing, contracting, bidding, disposition of property, or other transactions with public educational entities.

Acts 2001, No. 1599, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-205 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-17-205
Organization and duties of committee
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each school district's committee on personnel policies shall organize itself in the first quarter of each school year and elect a chair and a secretary. (2) The committee shall develop a calendar of meetings throughout the year to review the school district's personnel policies in order to: (A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed; (B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors; (C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and (D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years. (3) Minutes of a school district committee on personnel policies meetings shall be promptly placed on the website of a school district. (b) (1) Either the committee or the board of directors may propose new personnel policies or amendments to existing policies. (2) New personnel policies or amendments to existing personnel policies proposed by the board of directors may not be voted on by the board of directors as a school district policy unless the final form of the policy to be voted on has been submitted as a proposed policy to the committee for consideration at least ten (10) working days before the vote of the board of directors. (3) (A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee. (B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee. (c) The chair of the committee or a committee member designated by the chair shall be placed on the board of directors' agenda and shall have the opportunity to orally present to the board of directors the committee's comments, positions, or proposals on the final form of any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies, whether proposed by the committee or the board of directors, before they are voted on by the board of directors as school district policies. (d) After the oral presentation to the board of directors, the board of directors may take final action immediately, but final action shall be taken no later than its next regular board of directors meeting. (e) The board of directors may adopt, reject, or refer back to the committee on personnel policies for further study and revision any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies that are submitted to the board of directors for consideration by the committee. Amended by Act 2023, No. 781,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1987, No. 687, § 3; 1993, No. 902, § 1; 1993, No. 1108, § 1; 1993, No. 1187, § 1; 1997, No. 1031, § 1; 2009, No. 1493, § 1.

(a) (1) Each school district's committee on personnel policies shall organize itself in the first quarter of each school year and elect a chair and a secretary. (2) The committee shall develop a calendar of meetings throughout the year to review the school district's personnel policies in order to: (A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed; (B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors; (C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and (D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years. (3) Minutes of a school district committee on personnel policies meetings shall be promptly placed on the website of a school district.

(1) Each school district's committee on personnel policies shall organize itself in the first quarter of each school year and elect a chair and a secretary.

(2) The committee shall develop a calendar of meetings throughout the year to review the school district's personnel policies in order to: (A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed; (B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors; (C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and (D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years.

(A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed;

(B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors;

(C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and

(D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years.

(3) Minutes of a school district committee on personnel policies meetings shall be promptly placed on the website of a school district.

(b) (1) Either the committee or the board of directors may propose new personnel policies or amendments to existing policies. (2) New personnel policies or amendments to existing personnel policies proposed by the board of directors may not be voted on by the board of directors as a school district policy unless the final form of the policy to be voted on has been submitted as a proposed policy to the committee for consideration at least ten (10) working days before the vote of the board of directors. (3) (A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee. (B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee.

(1) Either the committee or the board of directors may propose new personnel policies or amendments to existing policies.

(2) New personnel policies or amendments to existing personnel policies proposed by the board of directors may not be voted on by the board of directors as a school district policy unless the final form of the policy to be voted on has been submitted as a proposed policy to the committee for consideration at least ten (10) working days before the vote of the board of directors.

(3) (A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee. (B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee.

(A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee.

(B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee.

(c) The chair of the committee or a committee member designated by the chair shall be placed on the board of directors' agenda and shall have the opportunity to orally present to the board of directors the committee's comments, positions, or proposals on the final form of any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies, whether proposed by the committee or the board of directors, before they are voted on by the board of directors as school district policies.

(d) After the oral presentation to the board of directors, the board of directors may take final action immediately, but final action shall be taken no later than its next regular board of directors meeting.

(e) The board of directors may adopt, reject, or refer back to the committee on personnel policies for further study and revision any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies that are submitted to the board of directors for consideration by the committee.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 781,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.

Acts 1987, No. 687, § 3; 1993, No. 902, § 1; 1993, No. 1108, § 1; 1993, No. 1187, § 1; 1997, No. 1031, § 1; 2009, No. 1493, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-2006 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter 20 / Section 6-81-2006
Scholarship, stipend, and incentive - Amount
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may award a scholarship to cover tuition and the required coursework to an applicant who has been accepted for admission or is enrolled in good standing in a program as a psychology student or trainee who is pursuing a bachelor's degree to obtain status as a technician according to the requirements of § 17-97-401 et seq. and the board. (b) The board may award a stipend to support required training experience to an applicant who has been accepted for admission or is enrolled in good standing in a program as a master level or doctoral psychology student or trainee who has been placed in an approved training site that is focused on psychological or neuropsychological testing under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. (c) The board may provide loan forgiveness assistance to an applicant who is a licensed psychological examiner or licensed psychologist who provides psychological or neuropsychological testing services. (d) The board may provide a financial incentive to an applicant who agrees to work full time for at least two (2) years in Arkansas providing psychological or neuropsychological testing services following his or her educational training. Added by Act 2023, No. 842,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) The Arkansas Psychology Board may award a scholarship to cover tuition and the required coursework to an applicant who has been accepted for admission or is enrolled in good standing in a program as a psychology student or trainee who is pursuing a bachelor's degree to obtain status as a technician according to the requirements of § 17-97-401 et seq. and the board.

(b) The board may award a stipend to support required training experience to an applicant who has been accepted for admission or is enrolled in good standing in a program as a master level or doctoral psychology student or trainee who has been placed in an approved training site that is focused on psychological or neuropsychological testing under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

(c) The board may provide loan forgiveness assistance to an applicant who is a licensed psychological examiner or licensed psychologist who provides psychological or neuropsychological testing services.

(d) The board may provide a financial incentive to an applicant who agrees to work full time for at least two (2) years in Arkansas providing psychological or neuropsychological testing services following his or her educational training.

Added by Act 2023, No. 842,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-64-404 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 64 / Subchapter 4 / Section 6-64-404
Policies and practices of medical center
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, the President of the University of Arkansas, and the Chancellor for Health Sciences of the University of Arkansas shall develop and follow appropriate policies and practices at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center which will: (1) Provide for specific limitations on the duration of appointments of academic department and division heads, chairs, deans, associate deans, program directors, and similar academic and administrative positions, with each appointment to such positions to be made for a period of four (4) years, renewable only after thorough assessment of individual performance and attitude of the appointee in relation to the institutional goals of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center and the statewide health labor force needs of the State of Arkansas; and (2) Establish and maintain a medical school curriculum that, beginning with the freshman year, will provide appropriate courses specifically designed to encourage and support the educational goals of those students interested in an appropriate education for and establishment of a family medicine practice or general practice of medicine. Acts 1973, No. 453, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2927.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, the President of the University of Arkansas, and the Chancellor for Health Sciences of the University of Arkansas shall develop and follow appropriate policies and practices at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center which will:

(1) Provide for specific limitations on the duration of appointments of academic department and division heads, chairs, deans, associate deans, program directors, and similar academic and administrative positions, with each appointment to such positions to be made for a period of four (4) years, renewable only after thorough assessment of individual performance and attitude of the appointee in relation to the institutional goals of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center and the statewide health labor force needs of the State of Arkansas; and

(2) Establish and maintain a medical school curriculum that, beginning with the freshman year, will provide appropriate courses specifically designed to encourage and support the educational goals of those students interested in an appropriate education for and establishment of a family medicine practice or general practice of medicine.

Acts 1973, No. 453, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2927.