Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-113 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-17-113
Duty to report and investigate student criminal acts - Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Act of violence" means any violation of Arkansas law where a person purposely or knowingly causes or threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to another person; (2) "Deadly weapon" means: (A) A firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious physical injury; or (B) Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious physical injury; and (3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or any device readily convertible to that use, including such a device that is not loaded or lacks a clip or other component to render it immediately operable, and components that can readily be assembled into such a device. (b) (1) Whenever the principal or other person in charge of a public school has personal knowledge or has received information leading to a reasonable belief that any person has committed or has threatened to commit an act of violence or any crime involving a deadly weapon on school property or while under school supervision, the principal or the person in charge shall immediately report the incident or threat to the superintendent of the school district and the appropriate local law enforcement agency. (2) The report shall be by telephone or in person immediately after the incident or threat and shall be followed by a written report within three (3) business days. (3) The principal shall notify any school employee or other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been made to the appropriate law enforcement agency. (4) The superintendent or his or her designee shall notify the local school district board of directors of any report made to law enforcement under this section. (c) (1) Whenever a law enforcement officer receives a report of an incident pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that officer shall immediately report the incident to the office of the prosecuting attorney and shall immediately initiate an investigation of the incident. (2) The investigation shall be conducted with all reasonable haste and, upon completion, shall be referred to the prosecuting attorney. (3) (A) The prosecuting attorney shall implement the appropriate course of action and, within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the file, the prosecuting attorney shall provide a written report to the principal. (B) The report shall state: (i) Whether the investigation into the reported incident is ongoing; (ii) Whether any charges have been filed in either circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court as a result of the reported incident; and (iii) The disposition of the case. (4) Upon receipt of the report from the prosecuting attorney, the principal shall notify any school employee or any other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been received from the prosecuting attorney. (d) Excluding the reporting requirement set out in subdivision (c)(3) of this section, any person who purposely fails to report as required by this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (e) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to ensure uniform compliance with the requirements of this section and shall consult with the office of the Attorney General concerning the development of these rules. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 223, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1995, No. 888, § 1; 1997, No. 1243, § 1; 1999, No. 1520, § 1.

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Act of violence" means any violation of Arkansas law where a person purposely or knowingly causes or threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to another person; (2) "Deadly weapon" means: (A) A firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious physical injury; or (B) Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious physical injury; and (3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or any device readily convertible to that use, including such a device that is not loaded or lacks a clip or other component to render it immediately operable, and components that can readily be assembled into such a device.

(1) "Act of violence" means any violation of Arkansas law where a person purposely or knowingly causes or threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to another person;

(2) "Deadly weapon" means: (A) A firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious physical injury; or (B) Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious physical injury; and

(A) A firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious physical injury; or

(B) Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious physical injury; and

(3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or any device readily convertible to that use, including such a device that is not loaded or lacks a clip or other component to render it immediately operable, and components that can readily be assembled into such a device.

(b) (1) Whenever the principal or other person in charge of a public school has personal knowledge or has received information leading to a reasonable belief that any person has committed or has threatened to commit an act of violence or any crime involving a deadly weapon on school property or while under school supervision, the principal or the person in charge shall immediately report the incident or threat to the superintendent of the school district and the appropriate local law enforcement agency. (2) The report shall be by telephone or in person immediately after the incident or threat and shall be followed by a written report within three (3) business days. (3) The principal shall notify any school employee or other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been made to the appropriate law enforcement agency. (4) The superintendent or his or her designee shall notify the local school district board of directors of any report made to law enforcement under this section.

(1) Whenever the principal or other person in charge of a public school has personal knowledge or has received information leading to a reasonable belief that any person has committed or has threatened to commit an act of violence or any crime involving a deadly weapon on school property or while under school supervision, the principal or the person in charge shall immediately report the incident or threat to the superintendent of the school district and the appropriate local law enforcement agency.

(2) The report shall be by telephone or in person immediately after the incident or threat and shall be followed by a written report within three (3) business days.

(3) The principal shall notify any school employee or other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been made to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(4) The superintendent or his or her designee shall notify the local school district board of directors of any report made to law enforcement under this section.

(c) (1) Whenever a law enforcement officer receives a report of an incident pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that officer shall immediately report the incident to the office of the prosecuting attorney and shall immediately initiate an investigation of the incident. (2) The investigation shall be conducted with all reasonable haste and, upon completion, shall be referred to the prosecuting attorney. (3) (A) The prosecuting attorney shall implement the appropriate course of action and, within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the file, the prosecuting attorney shall provide a written report to the principal. (B) The report shall state: (i) Whether the investigation into the reported incident is ongoing; (ii) Whether any charges have been filed in either circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court as a result of the reported incident; and (iii) The disposition of the case. (4) Upon receipt of the report from the prosecuting attorney, the principal shall notify any school employee or any other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been received from the prosecuting attorney.

(1) Whenever a law enforcement officer receives a report of an incident pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that officer shall immediately report the incident to the office of the prosecuting attorney and shall immediately initiate an investigation of the incident.

(2) The investigation shall be conducted with all reasonable haste and, upon completion, shall be referred to the prosecuting attorney.

(3) (A) The prosecuting attorney shall implement the appropriate course of action and, within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the file, the prosecuting attorney shall provide a written report to the principal. (B) The report shall state: (i) Whether the investigation into the reported incident is ongoing; (ii) Whether any charges have been filed in either circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court as a result of the reported incident; and (iii) The disposition of the case.

(A) The prosecuting attorney shall implement the appropriate course of action and, within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the file, the prosecuting attorney shall provide a written report to the principal.

(B) The report shall state: (i) Whether the investigation into the reported incident is ongoing; (ii) Whether any charges have been filed in either circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court as a result of the reported incident; and (iii) The disposition of the case.

(i) Whether the investigation into the reported incident is ongoing;

(ii) Whether any charges have been filed in either circuit court or the juvenile division of circuit court as a result of the reported incident; and

(iii) The disposition of the case.

(4) Upon receipt of the report from the prosecuting attorney, the principal shall notify any school employee or any other person who initially reported the incident that a report has been received from the prosecuting attorney.

(d) Excluding the reporting requirement set out in subdivision (c)(3) of this section, any person who purposely fails to report as required by this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

(e) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to ensure uniform compliance with the requirements of this section and shall consult with the office of the Attorney General concerning the development of these rules.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 223, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1995, No. 888, § 1; 1997, No. 1243, § 1; 1999, No. 1520, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2201 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 22 / Section 6-17-2201
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Classified School Employee Minimum Salary Act". Acts 2001, No. 1138, § 1.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Classified School Employee Minimum Salary Act".

Acts 2001, No. 1138, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-122 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-16-122
American heritage
Status: in_force

(a) Local school district boards of directors shall allow any teacher or administrator in a public school district of this state to read or post in a public school building or classroom, or at an event, any excerpts or portions of: (1) The Preamble to the Arkansas Constitution; (2) The Declaration of Independence; (3) The United States Constitution; (4) Amendments 1-10 of the United States Constitution, known as "the Bill of Rights"; (5) The Mayflower Compact; (6) The national motto; (7) The national anthem; (8) The Pledge of Allegiance; (9) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States; (10) Organic documents from the pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary, Federalist, and post-Federalist eras; (11) United States Supreme Court decisions and records; (12) Acts and published records of the United States Congress; (13) Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet entitled "Common Sense"; (14) Executive orders of the presidents of the United States; (15) The Northwest Ordinance; (16) President George Washington's Farewell Address; (17) The Emancipation Proclamation; (18) The Gettysburg Address; and (19) Any other document of historical significance relating to the founding of the United States or the State of Arkansas. (b) There shall be no content-based censorship of American history or heritage in this state based on religious or other references in these writings, documents, and records. (c) A copy of this section shall be distributed to the superintendent of each public school district in the state by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the public school district superintendents then shall provide a copy of this section to each teacher and each public school district board member. (d) To ensure public high school students understand the United States' representative form of limited government, the liberties secured in the Bill of Rights, federalism, and other basic principles that are essential to the stability and endurance of our constitutional republic, a public school district may: (1) Require that public high school students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding in order to receive a certificate or diploma of graduation from the public high school; (2) Include among the requirements for graduation from a public high school in the public school district a passing grade in a course that includes without limitation primary instruction regarding: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers; and (3) Require that a public high school teach public high school students about the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding, including without limitation: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers. Amended by Act 2019, No. 852,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1313, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1995, No. 295, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 290, § 1.

(a) Local school district boards of directors shall allow any teacher or administrator in a public school district of this state to read or post in a public school building or classroom, or at an event, any excerpts or portions of: (1) The Preamble to the Arkansas Constitution; (2) The Declaration of Independence; (3) The United States Constitution; (4) Amendments 1-10 of the United States Constitution, known as "the Bill of Rights"; (5) The Mayflower Compact; (6) The national motto; (7) The national anthem; (8) The Pledge of Allegiance; (9) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States; (10) Organic documents from the pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary, Federalist, and post-Federalist eras; (11) United States Supreme Court decisions and records; (12) Acts and published records of the United States Congress; (13) Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet entitled "Common Sense"; (14) Executive orders of the presidents of the United States; (15) The Northwest Ordinance; (16) President George Washington's Farewell Address; (17) The Emancipation Proclamation; (18) The Gettysburg Address; and (19) Any other document of historical significance relating to the founding of the United States or the State of Arkansas.

(1) The Preamble to the Arkansas Constitution;

(2) The Declaration of Independence;

(3) The United States Constitution;

(4) Amendments 1-10 of the United States Constitution, known as "the Bill of Rights";

(5) The Mayflower Compact;

(6) The national motto;

(7) The national anthem;

(8) The Pledge of Allegiance;

(9) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States;

(10) Organic documents from the pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary, Federalist, and post-Federalist eras;

(11) United States Supreme Court decisions and records;

(12) Acts and published records of the United States Congress;

(13) Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet entitled "Common Sense";

(14) Executive orders of the presidents of the United States;

(15) The Northwest Ordinance;

(16) President George Washington's Farewell Address;

(17) The Emancipation Proclamation;

(18) The Gettysburg Address; and

(19) Any other document of historical significance relating to the founding of the United States or the State of Arkansas.

(b) There shall be no content-based censorship of American history or heritage in this state based on religious or other references in these writings, documents, and records.

(c) A copy of this section shall be distributed to the superintendent of each public school district in the state by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the public school district superintendents then shall provide a copy of this section to each teacher and each public school district board member.

(d) To ensure public high school students understand the United States' representative form of limited government, the liberties secured in the Bill of Rights, federalism, and other basic principles that are essential to the stability and endurance of our constitutional republic, a public school district may: (1) Require that public high school students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding in order to receive a certificate or diploma of graduation from the public high school; (2) Include among the requirements for graduation from a public high school in the public school district a passing grade in a course that includes without limitation primary instruction regarding: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers; and (3) Require that a public high school teach public high school students about the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding, including without limitation: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers.

(1) Require that public high school students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding in order to receive a certificate or diploma of graduation from the public high school;

(2) Include among the requirements for graduation from a public high school in the public school district a passing grade in a course that includes without limitation primary instruction regarding: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers; and

(A) The Declaration of Independence;

(B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and

(C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers; and

(3) Require that a public high school teach public high school students about the nation's founding and documents relevant to the nation's founding, including without limitation: (A) The Declaration of Independence; (B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and (C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers.

(A) The Declaration of Independence;

(B) The United States Constitution and its amendments; and

(C) Representative readings from the Federalist Papers.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 852,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1313, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1995, No. 295, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 290, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2202 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 22 / Section 6-15-2202
Access to public school information on school improvement plans
Status: in_force

(a) This section is intended to: (1) Improve student achievement and close achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to school-level improvement plans; (2) Improve parental involvement and communication with parents; (3) Increase transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; and (4) Make public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers. (b) By the twentieth day following the date a public school or public school district is required by law or rule to provide the applicable information listed in this subsection, a public school district shall post the most recent version of the following information on its website: (1) The public school district's annual report card and the annual report card of each public school in the public school district; (2) A parent-friendly explanation of why the public school district is receiving Level 5 - Intensive support, a school is identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or the public school district is in fiscal distress and what the public school district is doing to be removed from Level 5 - Intensive support, to remove the school or schools within the public school district from being identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or to be removed from fiscal distress; (3) The public school district's parental involvement plan and the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the public school district and informational packets required under § 6-15-1702 ; and (4) Teacher qualifications for all public schools in the public school district. (c) Not less than annually, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this section when the division: (1) Directly monitors a school for compliance with standards for accreditation; or (2) Assists a school with its school-level improvement plan or school district support plan. (d) (1) The division shall report a failure to comply with this section to the State Board of Education. (2) The state board shall establish by rule that compliance with this section is a requirement for accreditation of a public school or public school district. Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 18, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 17, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1253, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1252, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 46, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 45, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 44, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 43, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 841,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2009, No. 1373, § 1.

(a) This section is intended to: (1) Improve student achievement and close achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to school-level improvement plans; (2) Improve parental involvement and communication with parents; (3) Increase transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; and (4) Make public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers.

(1) Improve student achievement and close achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to school-level improvement plans;

(2) Improve parental involvement and communication with parents;

(3) Increase transparency and accountability of public schools and public school districts to the public; and

(4) Make public school and public school district data more accessible to researchers and policymakers.

(b) By the twentieth day following the date a public school or public school district is required by law or rule to provide the applicable information listed in this subsection, a public school district shall post the most recent version of the following information on its website: (1) The public school district's annual report card and the annual report card of each public school in the public school district; (2) A parent-friendly explanation of why the public school district is receiving Level 5 - Intensive support, a school is identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or the public school district is in fiscal distress and what the public school district is doing to be removed from Level 5 - Intensive support, to remove the school or schools within the public school district from being identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or to be removed from fiscal distress; (3) The public school district's parental involvement plan and the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the public school district and informational packets required under § 6-15-1702 ; and (4) Teacher qualifications for all public schools in the public school district.

(1) The public school district's annual report card and the annual report card of each public school in the public school district;

(2) A parent-friendly explanation of why the public school district is receiving Level 5 - Intensive support, a school is identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or the public school district is in fiscal distress and what the public school district is doing to be removed from Level 5 - Intensive support, to remove the school or schools within the public school district from being identified as in need of targeted or comprehensive support, or to be removed from fiscal distress;

(3) The public school district's parental involvement plan and the parental involvement plan of all public schools in the public school district and informational packets required under § 6-15-1702 ; and

(4) Teacher qualifications for all public schools in the public school district.

(c) Not less than annually, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this section when the division: (1) Directly monitors a school for compliance with standards for accreditation; or (2) Assists a school with its school-level improvement plan or school district support plan.

(1) Directly monitors a school for compliance with standards for accreditation; or

(2) Assists a school with its school-level improvement plan or school district support plan.

(d) (1) The division shall report a failure to comply with this section to the State Board of Education. (2) The state board shall establish by rule that compliance with this section is a requirement for accreditation of a public school or public school district.

(1) The division shall report a failure to comply with this section to the State Board of Education.

(2) The state board shall establish by rule that compliance with this section is a requirement for accreditation of a public school or public school district.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 18, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 17, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1253, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1252, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 46, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 45, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 44, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 43, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 841,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 2009, No. 1373, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-51-507 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 5 / Section 6-51-507
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1977, No. 678, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2590.6; Acts 1997, No. 233, § 7; 2007, No. 541, § 7.

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1977, No. 678, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2590.6; Acts 1997, No. 233, § 7; 2007, No. 541, § 7.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-617 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 6 / Section 6-13-617
Oath
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) Each director shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 : I, __________________________ , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law, that I shall abide by the ethical guidelines and prohibitions under § 6-24-101 et seq., and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in __________________________ School District upon which I am about to enter. _____________ Director's Signature _____________ Administrator's Signature _____________ Date. ____ Accepted ____ Rejected _____________________________________ Reason for rejection ______________ County Clerk's Signature". (B) The notification from the county clerk or his or her designee shall indicate the date by which the oath shall be subscribed to. (2) (A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee. (B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain: (i) A copy of the oath; (ii) The director's signature; (iii) The administrator's signature; and (iv) The date. (C) The certification of the administration of the oath shall be submitted to the county clerk or his or her designee no later than the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (b) (1) The county clerk or his or her designee, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately: (A) Verify that the: (i) Certification of the administration of the oath was submitted on or before the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and (ii) Individual before whom the oath was subscribed to is an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 ; and (B) Either: (i) Accept the certification of the administration of the oath if it complies with the requirements of this section; or (ii) Reject the certification of the administration of the oath if it does not comply with one (1) or more of the requirements of this section. (2) (A) Immediately following the acceptance of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall: (i) Commission the director; (ii) Provide the director a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.; and (iii) Require the director to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq. (B) The term of the director shall begin upon the receiving of the commission under subdivision (b)(2)(A)(i) of this section. (3) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall either: (A) (i) Notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and that the county clerk has accepted the certification of the administration of the oath; and (ii) Send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district's central office within five (5) days; or (B) If the certification of the administration of the oath has not been timely received or otherwise rejected by the county clerk or his or her designee, notify the superintendent of the school district by phone of the rejection of the certification of the administration of the oath by the close of business on the day following the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (c) The failure of an elected director to have the oath administered and submit proof that the oath was administered as required under subsection (a) of this section will result in: (1) The individual's not being qualified to serve for the purpose of Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 5; and (2) A holdover. Amended by Act 2023, No. 883,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024. Amended by Act 2015, No. 379,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1935, No. 30, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 11532; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-505; Acts 2001, No. 1599, § 20.

(a) (1) (A) Each director shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 : I, __________________________ , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law, that I shall abide by the ethical guidelines and prohibitions under § 6-24-101 et seq., and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in __________________________ School District upon which I am about to enter. _____________ Director's Signature _____________ Administrator's Signature _____________ Date. ____ Accepted ____ Rejected _____________________________________ Reason for rejection ______________ County Clerk's Signature". (B) The notification from the county clerk or his or her designee shall indicate the date by which the oath shall be subscribed to. (2) (A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee. (B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain: (i) A copy of the oath; (ii) The director's signature; (iii) The administrator's signature; and (iv) The date. (C) The certification of the administration of the oath shall be submitted to the county clerk or his or her designee no later than the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(1) (A) Each director shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 : I, __________________________ , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law, that I shall abide by the ethical guidelines and prohibitions under § 6-24-101 et seq., and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in __________________________ School District upon which I am about to enter. _____________ Director's Signature _____________ Administrator's Signature _____________ Date. ____ Accepted ____ Rejected _____________________________________ Reason for rejection ______________ County Clerk's Signature". (B) The notification from the county clerk or his or her designee shall indicate the date by which the oath shall be subscribed to.

(A) Each director shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 : I, __________________________ , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law, that I shall abide by the ethical guidelines and prohibitions under § 6-24-101 et seq., and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in __________________________ School District upon which I am about to enter. _____________ Director's Signature _____________ Administrator's Signature _____________ Date. ____ Accepted ____ Rejected _____________________________________ Reason for rejection ______________ County Clerk's Signature".

I, __________________________ , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law, that I shall abide by the ethical guidelines and prohibitions under § 6-24-101 et seq., and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in __________________________ School District upon which I am about to enter.

_____________

Director's Signature

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Administrator's Signature

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Date.

____ Accepted

____ Rejected

_____________________________________ Reason for rejection

______________

County Clerk's Signature".

(B) The notification from the county clerk or his or her designee shall indicate the date by which the oath shall be subscribed to.

(2) (A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee. (B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain: (i) A copy of the oath; (ii) The director's signature; (iii) The administrator's signature; and (iv) The date. (C) The certification of the administration of the oath shall be submitted to the county clerk or his or her designee no later than the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee.

(B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain: (i) A copy of the oath; (ii) The director's signature; (iii) The administrator's signature; and (iv) The date.

(i) A copy of the oath;

(ii) The director's signature;

(iii) The administrator's signature; and

(iv) The date.

(C) The certification of the administration of the oath shall be submitted to the county clerk or his or her designee no later than the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(b) (1) The county clerk or his or her designee, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately: (A) Verify that the: (i) Certification of the administration of the oath was submitted on or before the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and (ii) Individual before whom the oath was subscribed to is an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 ; and (B) Either: (i) Accept the certification of the administration of the oath if it complies with the requirements of this section; or (ii) Reject the certification of the administration of the oath if it does not comply with one (1) or more of the requirements of this section. (2) (A) Immediately following the acceptance of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall: (i) Commission the director; (ii) Provide the director a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.; and (iii) Require the director to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq. (B) The term of the director shall begin upon the receiving of the commission under subdivision (b)(2)(A)(i) of this section. (3) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall either: (A) (i) Notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and that the county clerk has accepted the certification of the administration of the oath; and (ii) Send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district's central office within five (5) days; or (B) If the certification of the administration of the oath has not been timely received or otherwise rejected by the county clerk or his or her designee, notify the superintendent of the school district by phone of the rejection of the certification of the administration of the oath by the close of business on the day following the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(1) The county clerk or his or her designee, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately: (A) Verify that the: (i) Certification of the administration of the oath was submitted on or before the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and (ii) Individual before whom the oath was subscribed to is an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 ; and (B) Either: (i) Accept the certification of the administration of the oath if it complies with the requirements of this section; or (ii) Reject the certification of the administration of the oath if it does not comply with one (1) or more of the requirements of this section.

(A) Verify that the: (i) Certification of the administration of the oath was submitted on or before the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and (ii) Individual before whom the oath was subscribed to is an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 ; and

(i) Certification of the administration of the oath was submitted on or before the close of business on the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and

(ii) Individual before whom the oath was subscribed to is an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105 ; and

(B) Either: (i) Accept the certification of the administration of the oath if it complies with the requirements of this section; or (ii) Reject the certification of the administration of the oath if it does not comply with one (1) or more of the requirements of this section.

(i) Accept the certification of the administration of the oath if it complies with the requirements of this section; or

(ii) Reject the certification of the administration of the oath if it does not comply with one (1) or more of the requirements of this section.

(2) (A) Immediately following the acceptance of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall: (i) Commission the director; (ii) Provide the director a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.; and (iii) Require the director to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq. (B) The term of the director shall begin upon the receiving of the commission under subdivision (b)(2)(A)(i) of this section.

(A) Immediately following the acceptance of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall: (i) Commission the director; (ii) Provide the director a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.; and (iii) Require the director to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.

(i) Commission the director;

(ii) Provide the director a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.; and

(iii) Require the director to sign an acknowledgement that he or she received a copy of § 6-24-101 et seq.

(B) The term of the director shall begin upon the receiving of the commission under subdivision (b)(2)(A)(i) of this section.

(3) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall either: (A) (i) Notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and that the county clerk has accepted the certification of the administration of the oath; and (ii) Send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district's central office within five (5) days; or (B) If the certification of the administration of the oath has not been timely received or otherwise rejected by the county clerk or his or her designee, notify the superintendent of the school district by phone of the rejection of the certification of the administration of the oath by the close of business on the day following the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(A) (i) Notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and that the county clerk has accepted the certification of the administration of the oath; and (ii) Send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district's central office within five (5) days; or

(i) Notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and that the county clerk has accepted the certification of the administration of the oath; and

(ii) Send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district's central office within five (5) days; or

(B) If the certification of the administration of the oath has not been timely received or otherwise rejected by the county clerk or his or her designee, notify the superintendent of the school district by phone of the rejection of the certification of the administration of the oath by the close of business on the day following the date indicated in the notification from the county clerk or his or her designee under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(c) The failure of an elected director to have the oath administered and submit proof that the oath was administered as required under subsection (a) of this section will result in: (1) The individual's not being qualified to serve for the purpose of Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 5; and (2) A holdover.

(1) The individual's not being qualified to serve for the purpose of Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 5; and

(2) A holdover.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 883,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 379,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1935, No. 30, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 11532; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-505; Acts 2001, No. 1599, § 20.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-45-101 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 45 / Section 6-45-101
Title
Status: in_force

The title of this chapter shall be the "Arkansas Better Chance Program Act". Acts 1991, No. 212, § 1; 1991, No. 216, § 1.

The title of this chapter shall be the "Arkansas Better Chance Program Act".

Acts 1991, No. 212, § 1; 1991, No. 216, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-901 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 9 / Section 6-16-901
Legislative findings - Procedures
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds and acknowledges that a system of evaluation is needed to justify expenditure of state resources on effective instructional programs and to eliminate state funding of ineffective instructional programs. The General Assembly further finds that an evaluation system to examine instructional programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education must be implemented by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in order to make a recommendation regarding continuation or termination of any mandated instructional program administered by the division. (b) (1) Beginning in 1997-1998 and each year thereafter, the program performance audit of these instructional programs enacted by the General Assembly shall determine whether the continuation of these instructional programs is justified. (2) Each instructional program administered by the division shall be formally reviewed by a program performance audit every four (4) years to evaluate purposes, activities, duties, accomplishments, and resources required to implement the program. (3) Upon completion of the program performance audits, the commissioner shall make a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the continuation or termination of any program enacted by legislative action. (4) The program performance audit shall include: (A) The extent to which the instructional program has served the original purpose of the legislation; (B) The extent to which the instructional program has complied with all laws, rules, and regulations defining its powers and duties; (C) The extent to which operations of the instructional program have been impeded or enhanced by available resources; (D) Any formal critique filed regarding the instructional program; (E) Recognition by professional organizations regarding the effectiveness of the instructional program; (F) A statistical analysis of the instructional program regarding the populations served, the costs of the program, staff requirements, and improved student achievement; and (G) Justification for the continued existence or termination of the instructional program. (5) A written evaluation report on each mandated instructional program, which includes the formal recommendation, will be provided to the General Assembly. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1350, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1349, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1997, No. 1160, §§ 1, 2.

(a) The General Assembly finds and acknowledges that a system of evaluation is needed to justify expenditure of state resources on effective instructional programs and to eliminate state funding of ineffective instructional programs. The General Assembly further finds that an evaluation system to examine instructional programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education must be implemented by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in order to make a recommendation regarding continuation or termination of any mandated instructional program administered by the division.

(b) (1) Beginning in 1997-1998 and each year thereafter, the program performance audit of these instructional programs enacted by the General Assembly shall determine whether the continuation of these instructional programs is justified. (2) Each instructional program administered by the division shall be formally reviewed by a program performance audit every four (4) years to evaluate purposes, activities, duties, accomplishments, and resources required to implement the program. (3) Upon completion of the program performance audits, the commissioner shall make a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the continuation or termination of any program enacted by legislative action. (4) The program performance audit shall include: (A) The extent to which the instructional program has served the original purpose of the legislation; (B) The extent to which the instructional program has complied with all laws, rules, and regulations defining its powers and duties; (C) The extent to which operations of the instructional program have been impeded or enhanced by available resources; (D) Any formal critique filed regarding the instructional program; (E) Recognition by professional organizations regarding the effectiveness of the instructional program; (F) A statistical analysis of the instructional program regarding the populations served, the costs of the program, staff requirements, and improved student achievement; and (G) Justification for the continued existence or termination of the instructional program. (5) A written evaluation report on each mandated instructional program, which includes the formal recommendation, will be provided to the General Assembly.

(1) Beginning in 1997-1998 and each year thereafter, the program performance audit of these instructional programs enacted by the General Assembly shall determine whether the continuation of these instructional programs is justified.

(2) Each instructional program administered by the division shall be formally reviewed by a program performance audit every four (4) years to evaluate purposes, activities, duties, accomplishments, and resources required to implement the program.

(3) Upon completion of the program performance audits, the commissioner shall make a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the continuation or termination of any program enacted by legislative action.

(4) The program performance audit shall include: (A) The extent to which the instructional program has served the original purpose of the legislation; (B) The extent to which the instructional program has complied with all laws, rules, and regulations defining its powers and duties; (C) The extent to which operations of the instructional program have been impeded or enhanced by available resources; (D) Any formal critique filed regarding the instructional program; (E) Recognition by professional organizations regarding the effectiveness of the instructional program; (F) A statistical analysis of the instructional program regarding the populations served, the costs of the program, staff requirements, and improved student achievement; and (G) Justification for the continued existence or termination of the instructional program.

(A) The extent to which the instructional program has served the original purpose of the legislation;

(B) The extent to which the instructional program has complied with all laws, rules, and regulations defining its powers and duties;

(C) The extent to which operations of the instructional program have been impeded or enhanced by available resources;

(D) Any formal critique filed regarding the instructional program;

(E) Recognition by professional organizations regarding the effectiveness of the instructional program;

(F) A statistical analysis of the instructional program regarding the populations served, the costs of the program, staff requirements, and improved student achievement; and

(G) Justification for the continued existence or termination of the instructional program.

(5) A written evaluation report on each mandated instructional program, which includes the formal recommendation, will be provided to the General Assembly.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1350, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1349, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1997, No. 1160, §§ 1, 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-85-210 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 85 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-85-210
Continuing eligibility
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours. (B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours, but not more than one hundred thirty (130) semester credit hours, if the student is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program that requires more than one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours as provided under § 6-61-232 . (2) A semester in which a student withdraws or fails to complete the number of credit hours for which the student first enrolled is counted toward the maximum number of semesters for which the student may receive a scholarship award under this subchapter. (3) The maximums under this subsection apply to any degree program, regardless of whether or not the degree program requires additional semesters. (4) A recipient may attend summer terms at the student's own expense to earn credit hours necessary to maintain eligibility for a scholarship under this subchapter. (b) To maintain eligibility for an Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under this subchapter, a recipient shall: (1) Continue to meet the relevant eligibility requirements of this subchapter while a recipient of a scholarship under this subchapter; (2) (A) Meet the satisfactory academic progress standards required to receive other financial aid at the approved institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled, as determined by the Division of Higher Education in conjunction with the institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled. (B) (i) A recipient who does not successfully complete any credit hours toward degree completion in a semester in which he or she received a scholarship under this subchapter immediately forfeits the remainder of the scholarship award for that academic year. (ii) The division shall notify the recipient of the loss of eligibility under this subdivision (b)(2)(B). (C) By accepting scholarship funds under this subchapter, the receiving institution certifies that students will be enrolled in courses that will meet satisfactory academic progress standards leading toward a certificate, an associate degree, a nursing diploma, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate-level or professional degree; (3) Complete all remedial courses required by the approved institution of higher education by the time the student completes the first thirty (30) semester hours attempted after receiving the scholarship if the recipient is enrolled in one (1) or more remedial courses; (4) Earn a postsecondary grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale at an approved institution of higher education; (5) Enroll in courses that lead toward a baccalaureate degree or graduate-level or professional degree after attempting the lesser of: (A) Five (5) semesters; or (B) The completion of an associate degree program; and (6) Meet any other continuing eligibility criteria established by the division. (c) (1) A traditional student recipient who loses eligibility for a scholarship may apply as a first-time nontraditional student. (2) A recipient under subdivision (c)(1) of this section who loses eligibility for the nontraditional student scholarship is not eligible to apply for a scholarship under any eligibility provision of this subchapter. (d) If a recipient is subject to losing a scholarship under subsection (c) of this section due to a catastrophic event experienced by the recipient or a family member of the recipient, the division may waive the requirements of this section and determine the appropriate requirements for the recipient to either retain or regain the scholarship. Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2173, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2172, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2171, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2170, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2169, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2168, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2167, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1250,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1106,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 9, eff. 4/12/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 8, eff. 4/12/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 7, eff. 4/12/2013. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 4; 2009, No 606, § 4; 2009, No. 1405, §§ 11-14; 2010, No. 265, §§ 9, 10; 2010, No. 294, §§ 9, 10; 2011, No. 207, §§ 10, 11.

(a) (1) (A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours. (B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours, but not more than one hundred thirty (130) semester credit hours, if the student is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program that requires more than one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours as provided under § 6-61-232 . (2) A semester in which a student withdraws or fails to complete the number of credit hours for which the student first enrolled is counted toward the maximum number of semesters for which the student may receive a scholarship award under this subchapter. (3) The maximums under this subsection apply to any degree program, regardless of whether or not the degree program requires additional semesters. (4) A recipient may attend summer terms at the student's own expense to earn credit hours necessary to maintain eligibility for a scholarship under this subchapter.

(1) (A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours. (B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours, but not more than one hundred thirty (130) semester credit hours, if the student is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program that requires more than one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours as provided under § 6-61-232 .

(A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours.

(B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours, but not more than one hundred thirty (130) semester credit hours, if the student is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program that requires more than one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours as provided under § 6-61-232 .

(2) A semester in which a student withdraws or fails to complete the number of credit hours for which the student first enrolled is counted toward the maximum number of semesters for which the student may receive a scholarship award under this subchapter.

(3) The maximums under this subsection apply to any degree program, regardless of whether or not the degree program requires additional semesters.

(4) A recipient may attend summer terms at the student's own expense to earn credit hours necessary to maintain eligibility for a scholarship under this subchapter.

(b) To maintain eligibility for an Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under this subchapter, a recipient shall: (1) Continue to meet the relevant eligibility requirements of this subchapter while a recipient of a scholarship under this subchapter; (2) (A) Meet the satisfactory academic progress standards required to receive other financial aid at the approved institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled, as determined by the Division of Higher Education in conjunction with the institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled. (B) (i) A recipient who does not successfully complete any credit hours toward degree completion in a semester in which he or she received a scholarship under this subchapter immediately forfeits the remainder of the scholarship award for that academic year. (ii) The division shall notify the recipient of the loss of eligibility under this subdivision (b)(2)(B). (C) By accepting scholarship funds under this subchapter, the receiving institution certifies that students will be enrolled in courses that will meet satisfactory academic progress standards leading toward a certificate, an associate degree, a nursing diploma, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate-level or professional degree; (3) Complete all remedial courses required by the approved institution of higher education by the time the student completes the first thirty (30) semester hours attempted after receiving the scholarship if the recipient is enrolled in one (1) or more remedial courses; (4) Earn a postsecondary grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale at an approved institution of higher education; (5) Enroll in courses that lead toward a baccalaureate degree or graduate-level or professional degree after attempting the lesser of: (A) Five (5) semesters; or (B) The completion of an associate degree program; and (6) Meet any other continuing eligibility criteria established by the division.

(1) Continue to meet the relevant eligibility requirements of this subchapter while a recipient of a scholarship under this subchapter;

(2) (A) Meet the satisfactory academic progress standards required to receive other financial aid at the approved institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled, as determined by the Division of Higher Education in conjunction with the institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled. (B) (i) A recipient who does not successfully complete any credit hours toward degree completion in a semester in which he or she received a scholarship under this subchapter immediately forfeits the remainder of the scholarship award for that academic year. (ii) The division shall notify the recipient of the loss of eligibility under this subdivision (b)(2)(B). (C) By accepting scholarship funds under this subchapter, the receiving institution certifies that students will be enrolled in courses that will meet satisfactory academic progress standards leading toward a certificate, an associate degree, a nursing diploma, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate-level or professional degree;

(A) Meet the satisfactory academic progress standards required to receive other financial aid at the approved institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled, as determined by the Division of Higher Education in conjunction with the institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled.

(B) (i) A recipient who does not successfully complete any credit hours toward degree completion in a semester in which he or she received a scholarship under this subchapter immediately forfeits the remainder of the scholarship award for that academic year. (ii) The division shall notify the recipient of the loss of eligibility under this subdivision (b)(2)(B).

(i) A recipient who does not successfully complete any credit hours toward degree completion in a semester in which he or she received a scholarship under this subchapter immediately forfeits the remainder of the scholarship award for that academic year.

(ii) The division shall notify the recipient of the loss of eligibility under this subdivision (b)(2)(B).

(C) By accepting scholarship funds under this subchapter, the receiving institution certifies that students will be enrolled in courses that will meet satisfactory academic progress standards leading toward a certificate, an associate degree, a nursing diploma, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate-level or professional degree;

(3) Complete all remedial courses required by the approved institution of higher education by the time the student completes the first thirty (30) semester hours attempted after receiving the scholarship if the recipient is enrolled in one (1) or more remedial courses;

(4) Earn a postsecondary grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale at an approved institution of higher education;

(5) Enroll in courses that lead toward a baccalaureate degree or graduate-level or professional degree after attempting the lesser of: (A) Five (5) semesters; or (B) The completion of an associate degree program; and

(A) Five (5) semesters; or

(B) The completion of an associate degree program; and

(6) Meet any other continuing eligibility criteria established by the division.

(c) (1) A traditional student recipient who loses eligibility for a scholarship may apply as a first-time nontraditional student. (2) A recipient under subdivision (c)(1) of this section who loses eligibility for the nontraditional student scholarship is not eligible to apply for a scholarship under any eligibility provision of this subchapter.

(1) A traditional student recipient who loses eligibility for a scholarship may apply as a first-time nontraditional student.

(2) A recipient under subdivision (c)(1) of this section who loses eligibility for the nontraditional student scholarship is not eligible to apply for a scholarship under any eligibility provision of this subchapter.

(d) If a recipient is subject to losing a scholarship under subsection (c) of this section due to a catastrophic event experienced by the recipient or a family member of the recipient, the division may waive the requirements of this section and determine the appropriate requirements for the recipient to either retain or regain the scholarship.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2173, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2172, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2171, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2170, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2169, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2168, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2167, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 719,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 597,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1250,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1106,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 9, eff. 4/12/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 8, eff. 4/12/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 7, eff. 4/12/2013.

Acts 2009, No. 605, § 4; 2009, No 606, § 4; 2009, No. 1405, §§ 11-14; 2010, No. 265, §§ 9, 10; 2010, No. 294, §§ 9, 10; 2011, No. 207, §§ 10, 11.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2304 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 23 / Section 6-20-2304
Rules - Access to information on legislation
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education shall have the authority, acting pursuant to its rulemaking powers, to adopt rules for the implementation of the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The state board shall provide access to legislation of the General Assembly concerning public school funding by the following methods: (1) Including a link to the information on the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education website; and (2) Requiring the superintendent of each public school district in the state to provide each member of the public school district's board of directors with: (A) Information containing the website address where the member can access the specific legislation; or (B) Upon request, a printed copy of the legislation. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 298, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1675, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 59, § 1; 2007, No. 1587, § 2.

(a) The State Board of Education shall have the authority, acting pursuant to its rulemaking powers, to adopt rules for the implementation of the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The state board shall provide access to legislation of the General Assembly concerning public school funding by the following methods: (1) Including a link to the information on the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education website; and (2) Requiring the superintendent of each public school district in the state to provide each member of the public school district's board of directors with: (A) Information containing the website address where the member can access the specific legislation; or (B) Upon request, a printed copy of the legislation.

(1) Including a link to the information on the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education website; and

(2) Requiring the superintendent of each public school district in the state to provide each member of the public school district's board of directors with: (A) Information containing the website address where the member can access the specific legislation; or (B) Upon request, a printed copy of the legislation.

(A) Information containing the website address where the member can access the specific legislation; or

(B) Upon request, a printed copy of the legislation.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 298, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1675, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 59, § 1; 2007, No. 1587, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1402 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 14 / Section 6-15-1402
Purpose - Report - Confidentiality - Rules
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In order to generally improve public school accountability, to provide benchmarks for measuring individual school improvement, and to empower parents and guardians of children enrolled in Arkansas public schools by providing them with the information to judge the quality of their schools, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prepare and publish annually a school performance report for each public school in the state, including without limitation the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Arkansas School for the Blind, and the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, and shall notify the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education of the availability of the report on the division's website no later than April 15 each year. (2) (A) The school performance report for each school shall be made available to every parent or guardian of a child in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the public schools of Arkansas by posting the school performance report for each school on the website of the division by April 15 each year. (B) Each school district shall post the school performance report for each of its schools on the district's website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website. (b) (1) (A) The school performance report shall be based on reliable statistical information uniformly required to be collected and submitted by each local school district to the division and shall be published in a format that can be easily understood by parents or guardians who are not professional educators. (B) The information necessary to produce the school performance report, including the names and addresses of parents and guardians, shall be filed with the division. (C) The division may contract with individuals or businesses knowledgeable in the areas of graphic and computer design to ensure that the school performance reports required by this subchapter are published in a format that encourages their utilization by the citizens of the state. (2) The school performance report for elementary schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas and shall include without limitation the following measures: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results beginning with grade three (3); (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Total per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; and (viii) Average attendance rates for students; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; and (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 . (3) The school performance report for middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results; (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; (viii) Average attendance rates for students; (ix) (a) Drop-out rate. (b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school; (x) Graduation or completion rates; (xi) College remediation rate for high schools only; and (xii) Collegiate admission test results, including the total number of students in grades nine through eleven (9-11) who took the ACT or SAT; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 ; and (iv) The school district provides college preparation and remediation for students who have taken the ACT before their senior year of high school under the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, § 6-18-1601 et seq. (4) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, for the school year covered by a school performance report, the report shall include: (A) The total number of teachers who are employed in the public school; and (B) Of that total, the number who meet each of the following criteria: (i) Identified as proficient or above under the Teacher Excellence and Support System for the school; and (ii) Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (c) School districts may prepare and distribute supplemental materials concerning the information contained in the school performance reports. (d) The division is encouraged to: (1) Include explanatory material regarding efforts to improve the state's public schools on the website of the division with school performance reports; and (2) Explore the feasibility of incorporating the school-level improvement plans developed by schools and school district support plans developed by school districts with the school performance reports. (e) The school performance report shall not include individual student information if the information is reported in a manner that would identify a particular student except as permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as in effect on January 1, 2017. (f) (1) The division shall not disclose parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information under any circumstances. (2) Any vendor, contractor, or supplier utilized to provide services under this subchapter shall sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting the disclosure of parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information. (g) The Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall submit to the division: (1) The results of the appropriately adopted student achievement tests for the students enrolled at these schools; and (2) A list of other schools' programs to which these schools can be compared. (h) The division may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Amended by Act 2023, No. 423,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 14, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 13, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1225, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1224, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1223, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1222, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1221, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1220, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1219, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 25, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 23, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 22, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 21, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 16, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2014. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 16, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 15, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1999, No. 769, § 2; 2001, No. 775, § 8; 2003, No. 603, §§ 3, 4; 2003, No. 1473, § 5; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 12, 13; 2011, No. 988, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 17; 2011, No. 1000, § 1; 2011, No. 1209, § 3.

(a) (1) In order to generally improve public school accountability, to provide benchmarks for measuring individual school improvement, and to empower parents and guardians of children enrolled in Arkansas public schools by providing them with the information to judge the quality of their schools, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prepare and publish annually a school performance report for each public school in the state, including without limitation the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Arkansas School for the Blind, and the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, and shall notify the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education of the availability of the report on the division's website no later than April 15 each year. (2) (A) The school performance report for each school shall be made available to every parent or guardian of a child in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the public schools of Arkansas by posting the school performance report for each school on the website of the division by April 15 each year. (B) Each school district shall post the school performance report for each of its schools on the district's website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website.

(1) In order to generally improve public school accountability, to provide benchmarks for measuring individual school improvement, and to empower parents and guardians of children enrolled in Arkansas public schools by providing them with the information to judge the quality of their schools, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prepare and publish annually a school performance report for each public school in the state, including without limitation the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Arkansas School for the Blind, and the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, and shall notify the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education of the availability of the report on the division's website no later than April 15 each year.

(2) (A) The school performance report for each school shall be made available to every parent or guardian of a child in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the public schools of Arkansas by posting the school performance report for each school on the website of the division by April 15 each year. (B) Each school district shall post the school performance report for each of its schools on the district's website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website.

(A) The school performance report for each school shall be made available to every parent or guardian of a child in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the public schools of Arkansas by posting the school performance report for each school on the website of the division by April 15 each year.

(B) Each school district shall post the school performance report for each of its schools on the district's website not later than ten (10) days after it is posted on the division's website.

(b) (1) (A) The school performance report shall be based on reliable statistical information uniformly required to be collected and submitted by each local school district to the division and shall be published in a format that can be easily understood by parents or guardians who are not professional educators. (B) The information necessary to produce the school performance report, including the names and addresses of parents and guardians, shall be filed with the division. (C) The division may contract with individuals or businesses knowledgeable in the areas of graphic and computer design to ensure that the school performance reports required by this subchapter are published in a format that encourages their utilization by the citizens of the state. (2) The school performance report for elementary schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas and shall include without limitation the following measures: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results beginning with grade three (3); (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Total per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; and (viii) Average attendance rates for students; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; and (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 . (3) The school performance report for middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results; (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; (viii) Average attendance rates for students; (ix) (a) Drop-out rate. (b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school; (x) Graduation or completion rates; (xi) College remediation rate for high schools only; and (xii) Collegiate admission test results, including the total number of students in grades nine through eleven (9-11) who took the ACT or SAT; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 ; and (iv) The school district provides college preparation and remediation for students who have taken the ACT before their senior year of high school under the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, § 6-18-1601 et seq. (4) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, for the school year covered by a school performance report, the report shall include: (A) The total number of teachers who are employed in the public school; and (B) Of that total, the number who meet each of the following criteria: (i) Identified as proficient or above under the Teacher Excellence and Support System for the school; and (ii) Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

(1) (A) The school performance report shall be based on reliable statistical information uniformly required to be collected and submitted by each local school district to the division and shall be published in a format that can be easily understood by parents or guardians who are not professional educators. (B) The information necessary to produce the school performance report, including the names and addresses of parents and guardians, shall be filed with the division. (C) The division may contract with individuals or businesses knowledgeable in the areas of graphic and computer design to ensure that the school performance reports required by this subchapter are published in a format that encourages their utilization by the citizens of the state.

(A) The school performance report shall be based on reliable statistical information uniformly required to be collected and submitted by each local school district to the division and shall be published in a format that can be easily understood by parents or guardians who are not professional educators.

(B) The information necessary to produce the school performance report, including the names and addresses of parents and guardians, shall be filed with the division.

(C) The division may contract with individuals or businesses knowledgeable in the areas of graphic and computer design to ensure that the school performance reports required by this subchapter are published in a format that encourages their utilization by the citizens of the state.

(2) The school performance report for elementary schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas and shall include without limitation the following measures: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results beginning with grade three (3); (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Total per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; and (viii) Average attendance rates for students; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; and (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 .

(A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas and shall include without limitation the following measures: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results beginning with grade three (3); (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Total per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; and (viii) Average attendance rates for students; and

(i) School safety;

(ii) Statewide student assessment results beginning with grade three (3);

(iii) Licensed staff qualifications;

(iv) Total per-pupil spending;

(v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district;

(vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals;

(vii) Average salary of the staff; and

(viii) Average attendance rates for students; and

(B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; and (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 .

(i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents;

(ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; and

(iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 .

(3) The school performance report for middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools shall: (A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results; (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; (viii) Average attendance rates for students; (ix) (a) Drop-out rate. (b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school; (x) Graduation or completion rates; (xi) College remediation rate for high schools only; and (xii) Collegiate admission test results, including the total number of students in grades nine through eleven (9-11) who took the ACT or SAT; and (B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 ; and (iv) The school district provides college preparation and remediation for students who have taken the ACT before their senior year of high school under the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, § 6-18-1601 et seq.

(A) Include three-year trend data and allow parents or guardians to compare the school's performance with state and national averages in areas which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) School safety; (ii) Statewide student assessment results; (iii) Licensed staff qualifications; (iv) Per-pupil spending; (v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district; (vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals; (vii) Average salary of the staff; (viii) Average attendance rates for students; (ix) (a) Drop-out rate. (b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school; (x) Graduation or completion rates; (xi) College remediation rate for high schools only; and (xii) Collegiate admission test results, including the total number of students in grades nine through eleven (9-11) who took the ACT or SAT; and

(i) School safety;

(ii) Statewide student assessment results;

(iii) Licensed staff qualifications;

(iv) Per-pupil spending;

(v) Assessment of the local taxpayer investment in the school district;

(vi) Percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals;

(vii) Average salary of the staff;

(viii) Average attendance rates for students;

(ix) (a) Drop-out rate. (b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school;

(a) Drop-out rate.

(b) For purposes of subdivision (b)(3)(A)(ix) (a) of this section, the following students shall not be counted as a drop out: (1) A student who passes a GED test; or (2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school;

(1) A student who passes a GED test; or

(2) A student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) who transfers from a public school to a home school, private school, or parochial school;

(x) Graduation or completion rates;

(xi) College remediation rate for high schools only; and

(xii) Collegiate admission test results, including the total number of students in grades nine through eleven (9-11) who took the ACT or SAT; and

(B) Indicate separately whether: (i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents; (ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training; (iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 ; and (iv) The school district provides college preparation and remediation for students who have taken the ACT before their senior year of high school under the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, § 6-18-1601 et seq.

(i) The school distributed the school's student discipline policy to parents;

(ii) The school's teachers, administrators, classified school employees, and volunteers have been provided with appropriate student discipline training;

(iii) The school district has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with § 6-15-1702 ; and

(iv) The school district provides college preparation and remediation for students who have taken the ACT before their senior year of high school under the Universal ACT Assessment Program Act, § 6-18-1601 et seq.

(4) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, for the school year covered by a school performance report, the report shall include: (A) The total number of teachers who are employed in the public school; and (B) Of that total, the number who meet each of the following criteria: (i) Identified as proficient or above under the Teacher Excellence and Support System for the school; and (ii) Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

(A) The total number of teachers who are employed in the public school; and

(B) Of that total, the number who meet each of the following criteria: (i) Identified as proficient or above under the Teacher Excellence and Support System for the school; and (ii) Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

(i) Identified as proficient or above under the Teacher Excellence and Support System for the school; and

(ii) Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

(c) School districts may prepare and distribute supplemental materials concerning the information contained in the school performance reports.

(d) The division is encouraged to: (1) Include explanatory material regarding efforts to improve the state's public schools on the website of the division with school performance reports; and (2) Explore the feasibility of incorporating the school-level improvement plans developed by schools and school district support plans developed by school districts with the school performance reports.

(1) Include explanatory material regarding efforts to improve the state's public schools on the website of the division with school performance reports; and

(2) Explore the feasibility of incorporating the school-level improvement plans developed by schools and school district support plans developed by school districts with the school performance reports.

(e) The school performance report shall not include individual student information if the information is reported in a manner that would identify a particular student except as permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as in effect on January 1, 2017.

(f) (1) The division shall not disclose parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information under any circumstances. (2) Any vendor, contractor, or supplier utilized to provide services under this subchapter shall sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting the disclosure of parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information.

(1) The division shall not disclose parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information under any circumstances.

(2) Any vendor, contractor, or supplier utilized to provide services under this subchapter shall sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting the disclosure of parent or guardian names, addresses, or other identifying information.

(g) The Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall submit to the division: (1) The results of the appropriately adopted student achievement tests for the students enrolled at these schools; and (2) A list of other schools' programs to which these schools can be compared.

(1) The results of the appropriately adopted student achievement tests for the students enrolled at these schools; and

(2) A list of other schools' programs to which these schools can be compared.

(h) The division may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 423,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 14, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 13, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1225, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1224, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1223, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1222, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1221, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1220, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1219, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 25, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 23, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 22, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 21, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 16, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 16, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 15, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1999, No. 769, § 2; 2001, No. 775, § 8; 2003, No. 603, §§ 3, 4; 2003, No. 1473, § 5; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 12, 13; 2011, No. 988, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 17; 2011, No. 1000, § 1; 2011, No. 1209, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1114 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 11 / Section 6-17-1114
Cooperation
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the State Board of Finance, the Supervisor of the Public School Employees Insurance Section and the insurance section employees, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and each public school district and their officers and employees: (1) To cooperate with one another, when called upon to do so, in all such reasonable ways as will assist or further the objectives of the board by making available records and statistical or other data or information to provide legal and actuarial advice; and (2) If required, to occasionally make available the services of their officers and employees. Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 3, eff. 4/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1470, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1977, No. 834, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5113; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 32.

It is the duty of the State Board of Finance, the Supervisor of the Public School Employees Insurance Section and the insurance section employees, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and each public school district and their officers and employees:

(1) To cooperate with one another, when called upon to do so, in all such reasonable ways as will assist or further the objectives of the board by making available records and statistical or other data or information to provide legal and actuarial advice; and

(2) If required, to occasionally make available the services of their officers and employees.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 3, eff. 4/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1470, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1977, No. 834, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5113; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 32.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-55-106 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 55 / Section 6-55-106
Permit surcharge to fund programs
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A surcharge in the amount of fifty cents (50¢) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of construction authorized on any nonresidential construction permit issued by any political subdivision of this state is imposed to financially support the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program. (2) The maximum surcharge for any construction project permitted shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) The office of the political subdivision issuing the permit shall be responsible for collecting the surcharge and remitting it monthly to the Department of Finance and Administration under such rules as the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may prescribe for the collection, enforcement, and administration of the proceeds of the surcharge and shall retain five percent (5%) of each permit surcharge collected for the cost of administration. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 356, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1999, No. 474, § 7; 1999, No. 785, § 1.

(a) (1) A surcharge in the amount of fifty cents (50¢) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of construction authorized on any nonresidential construction permit issued by any political subdivision of this state is imposed to financially support the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program. (2) The maximum surcharge for any construction project permitted shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(1) A surcharge in the amount of fifty cents (50¢) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of construction authorized on any nonresidential construction permit issued by any political subdivision of this state is imposed to financially support the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program.

(2) The maximum surcharge for any construction project permitted shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(b) The office of the political subdivision issuing the permit shall be responsible for collecting the surcharge and remitting it monthly to the Department of Finance and Administration under such rules as the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may prescribe for the collection, enforcement, and administration of the proceeds of the surcharge and shall retain five percent (5%) of each permit surcharge collected for the cost of administration.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 356, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1999, No. 474, § 7; 1999, No. 785, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-129 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-81-129
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 824,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-62-106 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 62 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-62-106
Uniform reporting of athletic expenditures
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with the assistance of Arkansas Legislative Audit, is authorized and directed to establish uniform reporting and auditing to report athletic costs and revenues of each state-supported institution of higher education. (b) Such reports shall be subject to annual review by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and shall be made public by the board. (c) The uniform report shall include the following definitions: (1) "Athletic expenditures" means all direct and indirect expenses, prorated if necessary, including salaries, all fringe benefits such as medical and dental insurance, workers' compensation, pension plans, tuition waivers, and any other costs associated with recruitment and retention of staff, travel, equipment, scholarships, meals, housing or dormitory, supplies, property and medical insurance, medical expenses, utilities, and maintenance of facilities related to all intercollegiate teams and spirit groups excluding bands; and (2) "Income" means all direct income from gate receipts, revenues from related concession sales, advertising and media revenue, gifts from private donors, deposited and expensed by the athletic account, and any fees in addition to regular tuition and fees paid by students as approved for support of the intercollegiate athletic program pursuant to procedures prescribed by the board, and all transfers from other funds or accounts. (d) The board shall report to the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee the failure of an institution to report athletic costs and revenue utilizing the uniform report required by this section. (e) All state-supported institutions of higher education shall report athletic costs and revenues utilizing the uniform report developed by the board by October 1 of each year. (f) The board shall compile the reports and make them available to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the public by November 1 of each year. Acts 1989, No. 245, §§ 1, 2.

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with the assistance of Arkansas Legislative Audit, is authorized and directed to establish uniform reporting and auditing to report athletic costs and revenues of each state-supported institution of higher education.

(b) Such reports shall be subject to annual review by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and shall be made public by the board.

(c) The uniform report shall include the following definitions: (1) "Athletic expenditures" means all direct and indirect expenses, prorated if necessary, including salaries, all fringe benefits such as medical and dental insurance, workers' compensation, pension plans, tuition waivers, and any other costs associated with recruitment and retention of staff, travel, equipment, scholarships, meals, housing or dormitory, supplies, property and medical insurance, medical expenses, utilities, and maintenance of facilities related to all intercollegiate teams and spirit groups excluding bands; and (2) "Income" means all direct income from gate receipts, revenues from related concession sales, advertising and media revenue, gifts from private donors, deposited and expensed by the athletic account, and any fees in addition to regular tuition and fees paid by students as approved for support of the intercollegiate athletic program pursuant to procedures prescribed by the board, and all transfers from other funds or accounts.

(1) "Athletic expenditures" means all direct and indirect expenses, prorated if necessary, including salaries, all fringe benefits such as medical and dental insurance, workers' compensation, pension plans, tuition waivers, and any other costs associated with recruitment and retention of staff, travel, equipment, scholarships, meals, housing or dormitory, supplies, property and medical insurance, medical expenses, utilities, and maintenance of facilities related to all intercollegiate teams and spirit groups excluding bands; and

(2) "Income" means all direct income from gate receipts, revenues from related concession sales, advertising and media revenue, gifts from private donors, deposited and expensed by the athletic account, and any fees in addition to regular tuition and fees paid by students as approved for support of the intercollegiate athletic program pursuant to procedures prescribed by the board, and all transfers from other funds or accounts.

(d) The board shall report to the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee the failure of an institution to report athletic costs and revenue utilizing the uniform report required by this section.

(e) All state-supported institutions of higher education shall report athletic costs and revenues utilizing the uniform report developed by the board by October 1 of each year.

(f) The board shall compile the reports and make them available to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the public by November 1 of each year.

Acts 1989, No. 245, §§ 1, 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-701 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter 7 / Section 6-81-701
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Medically underserved" means an area in Arkansas that the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines has unmet needs for medical services due to factors, including without limitation: (A) The ratio of primary care physicians to population; (B) The infant mortality rate; (C) The percentage of: (i) Population with incomes below the federal poverty level, as it existed on January 1, 2017; (ii) Resident individuals sixty (60) years of age and older; and (iii) Physicians sixty (60) years of age and older; (D) Accessibility within the area to primary care medicine; and (E) Other relevant criteria the board may deem necessary for a determination of unmet needs for medical services; (2) "Primary care medicine" means health care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice: (A) Family medicine; (B) General internal medicine; (C) General internal medicine and pediatrics; (D) General pediatrics; (E) General obstetrics and gynecology; (F) General surgery; (G) Emergency medicine; and (H) Geriatrics; and (3) "Qualified rural community" means an area: (A) With a population below twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; (B) That is at least twenty (20) miles from a city or town with a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; and (C) That is reasonably determined by the board to be medically underserved. Amended by Act 2017, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1949, No. 131, § 9; 1955, No. 69, § 2; 1963, No. 181, § 1; 1971, No. 133, § 7; 1971, No. 533, § 7; 1972 (Ex. Sess.), No. 62, § 1; 1981, No. 47, § 2; 1983, No. 649, § 1; 1985, No. 797, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2916; Acts 1987, No. 151, § 3; 1991, No. 359, § 2; 1995, No. 1114, § 1; 1995, No. 1257, § 1; 2003, No. 676, § 1; 2007, No. 1058, § 1; 2009, No. 708, § 1.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Medically underserved" means an area in Arkansas that the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines has unmet needs for medical services due to factors, including without limitation: (A) The ratio of primary care physicians to population; (B) The infant mortality rate; (C) The percentage of: (i) Population with incomes below the federal poverty level, as it existed on January 1, 2017; (ii) Resident individuals sixty (60) years of age and older; and (iii) Physicians sixty (60) years of age and older; (D) Accessibility within the area to primary care medicine; and (E) Other relevant criteria the board may deem necessary for a determination of unmet needs for medical services;

(A) The ratio of primary care physicians to population;

(B) The infant mortality rate;

(C) The percentage of: (i) Population with incomes below the federal poverty level, as it existed on January 1, 2017; (ii) Resident individuals sixty (60) years of age and older; and (iii) Physicians sixty (60) years of age and older;

(i) Population with incomes below the federal poverty level, as it existed on January 1, 2017;

(ii) Resident individuals sixty (60) years of age and older; and

(iii) Physicians sixty (60) years of age and older;

(D) Accessibility within the area to primary care medicine; and

(E) Other relevant criteria the board may deem necessary for a determination of unmet needs for medical services;

(2) "Primary care medicine" means health care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice: (A) Family medicine; (B) General internal medicine; (C) General internal medicine and pediatrics; (D) General pediatrics; (E) General obstetrics and gynecology; (F) General surgery; (G) Emergency medicine; and (H) Geriatrics; and

(A) Family medicine;

(B) General internal medicine;

(C) General internal medicine and pediatrics;

(D) General pediatrics;

(E) General obstetrics and gynecology;

(F) General surgery;

(G) Emergency medicine; and

(H) Geriatrics; and

(3) "Qualified rural community" means an area: (A) With a population below twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; (B) That is at least twenty (20) miles from a city or town with a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; and (C) That is reasonably determined by the board to be medically underserved.

(A) With a population below twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census;

(B) That is at least twenty (20) miles from a city or town with a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal census; and

(C) That is reasonably determined by the board to be medically underserved.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1949, No. 131, § 9; 1955, No. 69, § 2; 1963, No. 181, § 1; 1971, No. 133, § 7; 1971, No. 533, § 7; 1972 (Ex. Sess.), No. 62, § 1; 1981, No. 47, § 2; 1983, No. 649, § 1; 1985, No. 797, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2916; Acts 1987, No. 151, § 3; 1991, No. 359, § 2; 1995, No. 1114, § 1; 1995, No. 1257, § 1; 2003, No. 676, § 1; 2007, No. 1058, § 1; 2009, No. 708, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-46-202 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 46 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-46-202
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1825, eff. 7/1/2019. Repealed by Act 2019, No. 692,§ 11, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1993, No. 839, § 2.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1825, eff. 7/1/2019.

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 692,§ 11, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1993, No. 839, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-504 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 82 / Subchapter 5 / Section 6-82-504
Awards to children
Status: in_force

(a) In order for a natural child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The child must have been born prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or (2) The law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee or the spouse of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee must have been pregnant with the child at the time of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee. (b) In order for an adopted child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The child must have been adopted prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or (2) The child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee. (c) In order for a stepchild under nineteen (19) years of age to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; and (2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee. (d) In order for a stepchild nineteen (19) years of age or older to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, teacher, state parks employee, or state forestry employee; and (2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee. (e) If the covered public employee or his or her heirs did not file for the available death or disability benefit, but were otherwise eligible to receive, within the time frame provided in § 21-5-703 , then the covered public employee's child or children who would have otherwise been eligible to receive the provided educational scholarship benefit under this section may individually file prior to their twenty-first birthdays a claim to receive the provided educational scholarship benefit. Acts 1973, No. 521, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3361; Acts 1993, No. 153, § 3; 1997, No. 547, § 11; 1999, No. 56, § 3; 1999, No. 1034, § 3; 2001, No. 113, § 3; 2003, No. 1473, § 14; 2007, No. 806, § 4.

(a) In order for a natural child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The child must have been born prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or (2) The law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee or the spouse of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee must have been pregnant with the child at the time of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The child must have been born prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or

(2) The law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee or the spouse of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee must have been pregnant with the child at the time of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(b) In order for an adopted child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The child must have been adopted prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or (2) The child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The child must have been adopted prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or

(2) The child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(c) In order for a stepchild under nineteen (19) years of age to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; and (2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; and

(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(d) In order for a stepchild nineteen (19) years of age or older to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit: (1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, teacher, state parks employee, or state forestry employee; and (2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the federal and state income tax returns of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, teacher, state parks employee, or state forestry employee; and

(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee in each of five (5) income years during the eight (8) years immediately prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Division of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.

(e) If the covered public employee or his or her heirs did not file for the available death or disability benefit, but were otherwise eligible to receive, within the time frame provided in § 21-5-703 , then the covered public employee's child or children who would have otherwise been eligible to receive the provided educational scholarship benefit under this section may individually file prior to their twenty-first birthdays a claim to receive the provided educational scholarship benefit.

Acts 1973, No. 521, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3361; Acts 1993, No. 153, § 3; 1997, No. 547, § 11; 1999, No. 56, § 3; 1999, No. 1034, § 3; 2001, No. 113, § 3; 2003, No. 1473, § 14; 2007, No. 806, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-21-704 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 7 / Section 6-21-704
Administration - Reports
Status: in_force

(a) The State Insurance Department shall administer the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program. (b) The department is authorized to delegate to the Administrator of the Risk Management Division and staff such responsibilities as are deemed necessary in connection with the administration of this subchapter. (c) The department shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the program, including a detailed statement of investments and earnings. Acts 1991, No. 824, §§ 4, 11; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 78, § 18.

(a) The State Insurance Department shall administer the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program.

(b) The department is authorized to delegate to the Administrator of the Risk Management Division and staff such responsibilities as are deemed necessary in connection with the administration of this subchapter.

(c) The department shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the program, including a detailed statement of investments and earnings.

Acts 1991, No. 824, §§ 4, 11; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 78, § 18.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-51-1103 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 11 / Section 6-51-1103
Purchasing
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the vote of the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to merge with East Arkansas Community College under § 6-51-1101(a)(1)(A) and before the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2) : (1) Purchases by Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall be made under the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.; and (2) Purchases by East Arkansas Community College may continue to be made under procedures that were applicable to East Arkansas Community College. (b) This section shall not apply if a merger is not subsequently approved under § 6-51-1101(a) . Added by Act 2017, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) Upon the vote of the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to merge with East Arkansas Community College under § 6-51-1101(a)(1)(A) and before the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2) : (1) Purchases by Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall be made under the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.; and (2) Purchases by East Arkansas Community College may continue to be made under procedures that were applicable to East Arkansas Community College.

(1) Purchases by Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall be made under the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.; and

(2) Purchases by East Arkansas Community College may continue to be made under procedures that were applicable to East Arkansas Community College.

(b) This section shall not apply if a merger is not subsequently approved under § 6-51-1101(a) .

Added by Act 2017, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-306 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 82 / Subchapter 3 / Section 6-82-306
Eligibility
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program scholarships are to be awarded to those students who demonstrate the highest capabilities for successful college study. (b) A student is eligible for a scholarship under subsection (a) of this section if he or she: (1) Meets the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible public or private college or university in Arkansas; (2) (A) Is a bona fide resident of the state, as defined by the Division of Higher Education. (B) Preference will be given to students who plan to enter college at the beginning of the academic year directly following their last year of high school attendance; (3) Is a: (A) Citizen of the United States; (B) Permanent resident alien; (C) Person who holds or is the child of a person who holds a Federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit"; or (D) Person who is a migrant from the Compact of Free Association Islands; (4) Graduates from a high school; (5) Has completed and submitted to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a subsequent application required by the United States Department of Education for federal financial aid; and (6) (A) Satisfies the qualifications of superior academic ability as established by the Division of Higher Education with criteria consisting of value points for academic achievement and leadership, including without limitation: (i) ACT or SAT score, National Merit Finalist, or National Achievement Finalist; (ii) High school grade point average; (iii) Rank in high school class; and (iv) Leadership in school, community, and employment. (B) (i) The Division of Higher Education may alter the weight assigned to the individual criterion to more appropriately meet the needs of the state as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (ii) The Division of Higher Education shall ensure that the weight assigned to each individual criterion under this subdivision (b)(6)(B) does not place a homeschooled, public school, or private school student at a disadvantage. (iii) (a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas. (b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified. (c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. (d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars. Amended by Act 2021, No. 331,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 79,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 217,§ 1, eff. 3/1/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2084, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2083, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2082, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2081, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 850,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 850,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 512,§ 1, eff. 3/26/2013. Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 59, § 5; 1985, No. 176, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5905; Acts 1997, No. 489, § 3; 1999, No. 1562, § 2; 2001, No. 1761, § 5; 2009, No. 1218, § 3.

(a) The Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program scholarships are to be awarded to those students who demonstrate the highest capabilities for successful college study.

(b) A student is eligible for a scholarship under subsection (a) of this section if he or she: (1) Meets the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible public or private college or university in Arkansas; (2) (A) Is a bona fide resident of the state, as defined by the Division of Higher Education. (B) Preference will be given to students who plan to enter college at the beginning of the academic year directly following their last year of high school attendance; (3) Is a: (A) Citizen of the United States; (B) Permanent resident alien; (C) Person who holds or is the child of a person who holds a Federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit"; or (D) Person who is a migrant from the Compact of Free Association Islands; (4) Graduates from a high school; (5) Has completed and submitted to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a subsequent application required by the United States Department of Education for federal financial aid; and (6) (A) Satisfies the qualifications of superior academic ability as established by the Division of Higher Education with criteria consisting of value points for academic achievement and leadership, including without limitation: (i) ACT or SAT score, National Merit Finalist, or National Achievement Finalist; (ii) High school grade point average; (iii) Rank in high school class; and (iv) Leadership in school, community, and employment. (B) (i) The Division of Higher Education may alter the weight assigned to the individual criterion to more appropriately meet the needs of the state as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (ii) The Division of Higher Education shall ensure that the weight assigned to each individual criterion under this subdivision (b)(6)(B) does not place a homeschooled, public school, or private school student at a disadvantage. (iii) (a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas. (b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified. (c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. (d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

(1) Meets the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student in an eligible public or private college or university in Arkansas;

(2) (A) Is a bona fide resident of the state, as defined by the Division of Higher Education. (B) Preference will be given to students who plan to enter college at the beginning of the academic year directly following their last year of high school attendance;

(A) Is a bona fide resident of the state, as defined by the Division of Higher Education.

(B) Preference will be given to students who plan to enter college at the beginning of the academic year directly following their last year of high school attendance;

(3) Is a: (A) Citizen of the United States; (B) Permanent resident alien; (C) Person who holds or is the child of a person who holds a Federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit"; or (D) Person who is a migrant from the Compact of Free Association Islands;

(A) Citizen of the United States;

(B) Permanent resident alien;

(C) Person who holds or is the child of a person who holds a Federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit"; or

(D) Person who is a migrant from the Compact of Free Association Islands;

(4) Graduates from a high school;

(5) Has completed and submitted to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a subsequent application required by the United States Department of Education for federal financial aid; and

(6) (A) Satisfies the qualifications of superior academic ability as established by the Division of Higher Education with criteria consisting of value points for academic achievement and leadership, including without limitation: (i) ACT or SAT score, National Merit Finalist, or National Achievement Finalist; (ii) High school grade point average; (iii) Rank in high school class; and (iv) Leadership in school, community, and employment. (B) (i) The Division of Higher Education may alter the weight assigned to the individual criterion to more appropriately meet the needs of the state as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (ii) The Division of Higher Education shall ensure that the weight assigned to each individual criterion under this subdivision (b)(6)(B) does not place a homeschooled, public school, or private school student at a disadvantage. (iii) (a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas. (b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified. (c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. (d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

(A) Satisfies the qualifications of superior academic ability as established by the Division of Higher Education with criteria consisting of value points for academic achievement and leadership, including without limitation: (i) ACT or SAT score, National Merit Finalist, or National Achievement Finalist; (ii) High school grade point average; (iii) Rank in high school class; and (iv) Leadership in school, community, and employment.

(i) ACT or SAT score, National Merit Finalist, or National Achievement Finalist;

(ii) High school grade point average;

(iii) Rank in high school class; and

(iv) Leadership in school, community, and employment.

(B) (i) The Division of Higher Education may alter the weight assigned to the individual criterion to more appropriately meet the needs of the state as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (ii) The Division of Higher Education shall ensure that the weight assigned to each individual criterion under this subdivision (b)(6)(B) does not place a homeschooled, public school, or private school student at a disadvantage. (iii) (a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas. (b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified. (c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. (d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

(i) The Division of Higher Education may alter the weight assigned to the individual criterion to more appropriately meet the needs of the state as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(ii) The Division of Higher Education shall ensure that the weight assigned to each individual criterion under this subdivision (b)(6)(B) does not place a homeschooled, public school, or private school student at a disadvantage.

(iii) (a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas. (b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified. (c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. (d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

(a) After determining qualified recipients based on the qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall ensure that at least one (1) recipient is selected from each of the seventy-five (75) counties in Arkansas.

(b) If any of the seventy-five (75) counties is not represented, the Division of Higher Education shall select a student from each unrepresented county with the highest qualifications under subdivision (b)(6)(A) of this section who was not initially qualified.

(c) The scholarship shall be weighed on the factors of achievement, ability, and demonstrated leadership capabilities.

(d) Students who are selected as Arkansas Governor's Scholars who also exhibit extraordinary academic ability as defined in this subchapter shall be designated as Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 331,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 79,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 217,§ 1, eff. 3/1/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2084, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2083, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2082, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2081, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 850,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 850,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 512,§ 1, eff. 3/26/2013.

Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 59, § 5; 1985, No. 176, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5905; Acts 1997, No. 489, § 3; 1999, No. 1562, § 2; 2001, No. 1761, § 5; 2009, No. 1218, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-232 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-18-232
Enrollment of private school or home school students
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under subsection (d) of this section, a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall adopt a policy that allows a student who attends a private school or a home school to enroll in an academic course at a public school or an open-enrollment public charter school if the student resides in the public school district where the public school or open-enrollment public charter school is located. (b) A policy adopted by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school under subsection (a) of this section may: (1) (A) Include provisions that apply to a private school or home-schooled student who is enrolled in an academic course at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation provisions regarding: (i) Academic or grade-level prerequisites; (ii) Attendance; (iii) Testing; (iv) Coursework; (v) Grades; and (vi) Conduct. (B) The provisions included under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be consistent with provisions included in the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's policies that apply to public school students; (2) Allow a student who attends a private school or a home school to enroll in one (1) or more academic courses in a semester; and (3) Limit enrollment if the enrollment of a private school or home-schooled student would: (A) Create a financial loss for the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; or (B) Violate any state or federal law or any rule established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (c) (1) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school that enrolls a student who attends a private school or a home school in an academic course is entitled to an amount equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the state foundation funding amount for each academic course in which a student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled. (2) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school is not entitled to more than the equivalent of the state foundation funding amount for one (1) average daily membership per student regardless of the number of academic courses in which the student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled. (d) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school may seek a waiver from the division from the requirements under this section. (e) If a student who attends a private school or a home school enrolls in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course as defined by § 6-16-1202(2) , the student shall not be charged for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course unless the public school district also charges public school students or open-enrollment public charter school students for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course. (f) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school under this section: (1) May provide transportation for a private school or home-schooled student to or from the location of the academic course; and (2) Shall provide a final grade and transcript to each private school or home-schooled student who completes an academic course in which the student is enrolled at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school. (g) (1) A private school or home-schooled student is not considered truant from a public school or open-enrollment public charter school under this section due to unexcused absences from the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled. (2) However, a public school or open-enrollment public charter school may drop a private school or home-schooled student from an academic course in the event of excessive unexcused absences or any other violation of policies regarding the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled. (h) This section does not apply to a statewide open-enrollment public charter school that operates primarily as a virtual school. Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 429,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 173,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2017, No. 173,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) Except as provided under subsection (d) of this section, a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall adopt a policy that allows a student who attends a private school or a home school to enroll in an academic course at a public school or an open-enrollment public charter school if the student resides in the public school district where the public school or open-enrollment public charter school is located.

(b) A policy adopted by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school under subsection (a) of this section may: (1) (A) Include provisions that apply to a private school or home-schooled student who is enrolled in an academic course at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation provisions regarding: (i) Academic or grade-level prerequisites; (ii) Attendance; (iii) Testing; (iv) Coursework; (v) Grades; and (vi) Conduct. (B) The provisions included under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be consistent with provisions included in the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's policies that apply to public school students; (2) Allow a student who attends a private school or a home school to enroll in one (1) or more academic courses in a semester; and (3) Limit enrollment if the enrollment of a private school or home-schooled student would: (A) Create a financial loss for the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; or (B) Violate any state or federal law or any rule established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(1) (A) Include provisions that apply to a private school or home-schooled student who is enrolled in an academic course at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation provisions regarding: (i) Academic or grade-level prerequisites; (ii) Attendance; (iii) Testing; (iv) Coursework; (v) Grades; and (vi) Conduct. (B) The provisions included under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be consistent with provisions included in the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's policies that apply to public school students;

(A) Include provisions that apply to a private school or home-schooled student who is enrolled in an academic course at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation provisions regarding: (i) Academic or grade-level prerequisites; (ii) Attendance; (iii) Testing; (iv) Coursework; (v) Grades; and (vi) Conduct.

(i) Academic or grade-level prerequisites;

(ii) Attendance;

(iii) Testing;

(iv) Coursework;

(v) Grades; and

(vi) Conduct.

(B) The provisions included under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be consistent with provisions included in the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's policies that apply to public school students;

(2) Allow a student who attends a private school or a home school to enroll in one (1) or more academic courses in a semester; and

(3) Limit enrollment if the enrollment of a private school or home-schooled student would: (A) Create a financial loss for the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; or (B) Violate any state or federal law or any rule established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(A) Create a financial loss for the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; or

(B) Violate any state or federal law or any rule established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(c) (1) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school that enrolls a student who attends a private school or a home school in an academic course is entitled to an amount equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the state foundation funding amount for each academic course in which a student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled. (2) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school is not entitled to more than the equivalent of the state foundation funding amount for one (1) average daily membership per student regardless of the number of academic courses in which the student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled.

(1) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school that enrolls a student who attends a private school or a home school in an academic course is entitled to an amount equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the state foundation funding amount for each academic course in which a student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled.

(2) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school is not entitled to more than the equivalent of the state foundation funding amount for one (1) average daily membership per student regardless of the number of academic courses in which the student who attends a private school or a home school is enrolled.

(d) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school may seek a waiver from the division from the requirements under this section.

(e) If a student who attends a private school or a home school enrolls in an endorsed concurrent enrollment course as defined by § 6-16-1202(2) , the student shall not be charged for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course unless the public school district also charges public school students or open-enrollment public charter school students for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course.

(f) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school under this section: (1) May provide transportation for a private school or home-schooled student to or from the location of the academic course; and (2) Shall provide a final grade and transcript to each private school or home-schooled student who completes an academic course in which the student is enrolled at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school.

(1) May provide transportation for a private school or home-schooled student to or from the location of the academic course; and

(2) Shall provide a final grade and transcript to each private school or home-schooled student who completes an academic course in which the student is enrolled at a public school or open-enrollment public charter school.

(g) (1) A private school or home-schooled student is not considered truant from a public school or open-enrollment public charter school under this section due to unexcused absences from the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled. (2) However, a public school or open-enrollment public charter school may drop a private school or home-schooled student from an academic course in the event of excessive unexcused absences or any other violation of policies regarding the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled.

(1) A private school or home-schooled student is not considered truant from a public school or open-enrollment public charter school under this section due to unexcused absences from the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled.

(2) However, a public school or open-enrollment public charter school may drop a private school or home-schooled student from an academic course in the event of excessive unexcused absences or any other violation of policies regarding the academic course in which the private school or home-schooled student is enrolled.

(h) This section does not apply to a statewide open-enrollment public charter school that operates primarily as a virtual school.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 430,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 429,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Added by Act 2017, No. 173,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-61-202 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 61 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-61-202
Powers and duties generally
Status: in_force

(a) In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) (A) To receive within one (1) year of their appointment and each year thereafter a minimum of eight (8) clock hours of instruction and training, to include higher education issues, policies, laws, and the duties and responsibilities associated with the position of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board member. (B) The members of the boards of all publicly supported institutions of higher education shall receive similar instruction and training within one (1) year of their appointment or election and each year thereafter, which shall be conducted by the individual institutions; (2) Along with its director, to be responsible, within fiscal and staff capabilities, for directing an integrated program for defining, popularizing, and securing acceptance of the major goals and objectives of higher education in Arkansas and for relating them to the state's various problems; (3) To request and receive any information from the publicly supported institutions of higher education as the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board deems necessary for the performance of its duties; (4) To promulgate and adopt uniform definitions and forms in such matters as financial reporting, academic statistics, and resident status of students for use in making financial recommendations and standard enrollment data to be followed by the institutions of higher education; (5) To determine the need for and recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly the establishment and location of any new institutions and to recommend, when appropriate, changes in the names of existing state-supported institutions of higher education; (6) To recommend the level of funding and the method of distribution of state-supported scholarships and loan programs, and to seek the cooperation of the state-supported institutions of higher education to develop policies to coordinate all student loan and scholarship programs, including those federally financed; and (7) To review all proposed bond issues to be made by any public institution of higher education and to advise the board of trustees of each of the respective institutions as to the economic feasibility thereof, as set forth in § 6-62-306 . (b) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage the cooperation of private institutions of higher education in its efforts to plan more effectively for the coordinated development of higher education in this state. Acts 1977, No. 560, §§ 4, 24; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-4904, 80-4924; Acts 1993, No. 1171, § 1.

(a) In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) (A) To receive within one (1) year of their appointment and each year thereafter a minimum of eight (8) clock hours of instruction and training, to include higher education issues, policies, laws, and the duties and responsibilities associated with the position of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board member. (B) The members of the boards of all publicly supported institutions of higher education shall receive similar instruction and training within one (1) year of their appointment or election and each year thereafter, which shall be conducted by the individual institutions; (2) Along with its director, to be responsible, within fiscal and staff capabilities, for directing an integrated program for defining, popularizing, and securing acceptance of the major goals and objectives of higher education in Arkansas and for relating them to the state's various problems; (3) To request and receive any information from the publicly supported institutions of higher education as the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board deems necessary for the performance of its duties; (4) To promulgate and adopt uniform definitions and forms in such matters as financial reporting, academic statistics, and resident status of students for use in making financial recommendations and standard enrollment data to be followed by the institutions of higher education; (5) To determine the need for and recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly the establishment and location of any new institutions and to recommend, when appropriate, changes in the names of existing state-supported institutions of higher education; (6) To recommend the level of funding and the method of distribution of state-supported scholarships and loan programs, and to seek the cooperation of the state-supported institutions of higher education to develop policies to coordinate all student loan and scholarship programs, including those federally financed; and (7) To review all proposed bond issues to be made by any public institution of higher education and to advise the board of trustees of each of the respective institutions as to the economic feasibility thereof, as set forth in § 6-62-306 .

(1) (A) To receive within one (1) year of their appointment and each year thereafter a minimum of eight (8) clock hours of instruction and training, to include higher education issues, policies, laws, and the duties and responsibilities associated with the position of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board member. (B) The members of the boards of all publicly supported institutions of higher education shall receive similar instruction and training within one (1) year of their appointment or election and each year thereafter, which shall be conducted by the individual institutions;

(A) To receive within one (1) year of their appointment and each year thereafter a minimum of eight (8) clock hours of instruction and training, to include higher education issues, policies, laws, and the duties and responsibilities associated with the position of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board member.

(B) The members of the boards of all publicly supported institutions of higher education shall receive similar instruction and training within one (1) year of their appointment or election and each year thereafter, which shall be conducted by the individual institutions;

(2) Along with its director, to be responsible, within fiscal and staff capabilities, for directing an integrated program for defining, popularizing, and securing acceptance of the major goals and objectives of higher education in Arkansas and for relating them to the state's various problems;

(3) To request and receive any information from the publicly supported institutions of higher education as the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board deems necessary for the performance of its duties;

(4) To promulgate and adopt uniform definitions and forms in such matters as financial reporting, academic statistics, and resident status of students for use in making financial recommendations and standard enrollment data to be followed by the institutions of higher education;

(5) To determine the need for and recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly the establishment and location of any new institutions and to recommend, when appropriate, changes in the names of existing state-supported institutions of higher education;

(6) To recommend the level of funding and the method of distribution of state-supported scholarships and loan programs, and to seek the cooperation of the state-supported institutions of higher education to develop policies to coordinate all student loan and scholarship programs, including those federally financed; and

(7) To review all proposed bond issues to be made by any public institution of higher education and to advise the board of trustees of each of the respective institutions as to the economic feasibility thereof, as set forth in § 6-62-306 .

(b) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage the cooperation of private institutions of higher education in its efforts to plan more effectively for the coordinated development of higher education in this state.

Acts 1977, No. 560, §§ 4, 24; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-4904, 80-4924; Acts 1993, No. 1171, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-102 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 1 / Section 6-15-102
Division of Public School Accountability
Status: in_force

(a) (1) To enhance the public's access to public school performance indicators and to better measure the benefits of the increasing public investment in Arkansas's schools, the General Assembly finds that a Division of Public School Accountability should be established under the direct operational control of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) The foremost obligation of the Division of Public School Accountability shall be to administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability for each school or school district and to report academic progress. (b) There is created the Division of Public School Accountability under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (c) The Division of Public School Accountability shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (d) (1) (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall select an individual to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability, and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may reassign as necessary appropriate staff for the Division of Public School Accountability sufficient to fulfill all obligations for monitoring and reporting in the Division of Public School Accountability. (2) The person selected as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall: (A) Be a person of good moral character and qualified technically and by experience to direct the work of the Division of Public School Accountability; (B) Hold a master's degree or a higher level degree from an accredited institution; and (C) Have ten (10) years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, or management position. (3) No person who is related within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the State Board of Education or to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be eligible to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability. (e) With guidance and approval from the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall be responsible for hiring all employees of the Division of Public School Accountability. (f) The Division of Public School Accountability shall have the following responsibilities: (1) To monitor schools for compliance with: (A) State rules and federal regulations; (B) Legislative acts and court-ordered mandates; (C) All standards of learning and accreditation as established by the state board; and (D) All rules as established by the state board; (2) To coordinate the analysis, dissemination, and reporting of all state-mandated assessment information; (3) To coordinate the implementation and administration of: (A) Longitudinal tracking and trend data collection as established by the state board for the purposes of improving student and school performance, ensuring mastery of the curriculum, and providing comparisons between students within Arkansas and with students in other states; (B) Value-added assessments as established by the state board; and (C) The annual school performance reports as established by the state board; (4) To administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability as established by the state board; and (5) To work with the program approval and licensure sections of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Division of Higher Education, the Division of Career and Technical Education, and individual colleges to provide information that will contribute to reasonable, equitable, and excellent preparation of licensed personnel in public and private institutions of higher education. (g) (1) The Division of Public School Accountability shall provide annual reports of school performance or compliance to the Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) A preliminary report shall be provided by January 1 of each year, and a follow-up report that includes information regarding on-site visits shall be filed by June 1 of each year. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 201, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1182, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1217,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 14, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 581,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 581,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 90, § 1; 2005, No. 1672, § 4; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 2, 68; 2009, No. 376, § 15.

(a) (1) To enhance the public's access to public school performance indicators and to better measure the benefits of the increasing public investment in Arkansas's schools, the General Assembly finds that a Division of Public School Accountability should be established under the direct operational control of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) The foremost obligation of the Division of Public School Accountability shall be to administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability for each school or school district and to report academic progress.

(1) To enhance the public's access to public school performance indicators and to better measure the benefits of the increasing public investment in Arkansas's schools, the General Assembly finds that a Division of Public School Accountability should be established under the direct operational control of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) The foremost obligation of the Division of Public School Accountability shall be to administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability for each school or school district and to report academic progress.

(b) There is created the Division of Public School Accountability under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(c) The Division of Public School Accountability shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(d) (1) (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall select an individual to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability, and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may reassign as necessary appropriate staff for the Division of Public School Accountability sufficient to fulfill all obligations for monitoring and reporting in the Division of Public School Accountability. (2) The person selected as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall: (A) Be a person of good moral character and qualified technically and by experience to direct the work of the Division of Public School Accountability; (B) Hold a master's degree or a higher level degree from an accredited institution; and (C) Have ten (10) years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, or management position. (3) No person who is related within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the State Board of Education or to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be eligible to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability.

(1) (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall select an individual to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability, and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may reassign as necessary appropriate staff for the Division of Public School Accountability sufficient to fulfill all obligations for monitoring and reporting in the Division of Public School Accountability.

(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall select an individual to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability, and the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(B) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may reassign as necessary appropriate staff for the Division of Public School Accountability sufficient to fulfill all obligations for monitoring and reporting in the Division of Public School Accountability.

(2) The person selected as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall: (A) Be a person of good moral character and qualified technically and by experience to direct the work of the Division of Public School Accountability; (B) Hold a master's degree or a higher level degree from an accredited institution; and (C) Have ten (10) years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, or management position.

(A) Be a person of good moral character and qualified technically and by experience to direct the work of the Division of Public School Accountability;

(B) Hold a master's degree or a higher level degree from an accredited institution; and

(C) Have ten (10) years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, or management position.

(3) No person who is related within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the State Board of Education or to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be eligible to serve as the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability.

(e) With guidance and approval from the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public School Accountability shall be responsible for hiring all employees of the Division of Public School Accountability.

(f) The Division of Public School Accountability shall have the following responsibilities: (1) To monitor schools for compliance with: (A) State rules and federal regulations; (B) Legislative acts and court-ordered mandates; (C) All standards of learning and accreditation as established by the state board; and (D) All rules as established by the state board; (2) To coordinate the analysis, dissemination, and reporting of all state-mandated assessment information; (3) To coordinate the implementation and administration of: (A) Longitudinal tracking and trend data collection as established by the state board for the purposes of improving student and school performance, ensuring mastery of the curriculum, and providing comparisons between students within Arkansas and with students in other states; (B) Value-added assessments as established by the state board; and (C) The annual school performance reports as established by the state board; (4) To administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability as established by the state board; and (5) To work with the program approval and licensure sections of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Division of Higher Education, the Division of Career and Technical Education, and individual colleges to provide information that will contribute to reasonable, equitable, and excellent preparation of licensed personnel in public and private institutions of higher education.

(1) To monitor schools for compliance with: (A) State rules and federal regulations; (B) Legislative acts and court-ordered mandates; (C) All standards of learning and accreditation as established by the state board; and (D) All rules as established by the state board;

(A) State rules and federal regulations;

(B) Legislative acts and court-ordered mandates;

(C) All standards of learning and accreditation as established by the state board; and

(D) All rules as established by the state board;

(2) To coordinate the analysis, dissemination, and reporting of all state-mandated assessment information;

(3) To coordinate the implementation and administration of: (A) Longitudinal tracking and trend data collection as established by the state board for the purposes of improving student and school performance, ensuring mastery of the curriculum, and providing comparisons between students within Arkansas and with students in other states; (B) Value-added assessments as established by the state board; and (C) The annual school performance reports as established by the state board;

(A) Longitudinal tracking and trend data collection as established by the state board for the purposes of improving student and school performance, ensuring mastery of the curriculum, and providing comparisons between students within Arkansas and with students in other states;

(B) Value-added assessments as established by the state board; and

(C) The annual school performance reports as established by the state board;

(4) To administer all monitoring and compliance activities dealing with academic and fiscal accountability as established by the state board; and

(5) To work with the program approval and licensure sections of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Division of Higher Education, the Division of Career and Technical Education, and individual colleges to provide information that will contribute to reasonable, equitable, and excellent preparation of licensed personnel in public and private institutions of higher education.

(g) (1) The Division of Public School Accountability shall provide annual reports of school performance or compliance to the Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education. (2) A preliminary report shall be provided by January 1 of each year, and a follow-up report that includes information regarding on-site visits shall be filed by June 1 of each year.

(1) The Division of Public School Accountability shall provide annual reports of school performance or compliance to the Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.

(2) A preliminary report shall be provided by January 1 of each year, and a follow-up report that includes information regarding on-site visits shall be filed by June 1 of each year.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 201, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1182, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1217,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 14, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 581,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 581,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 90, § 1; 2005, No. 1672, § 4; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 2, 68; 2009, No. 376, § 15.