Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2807 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 28 / Section 6-17-2807
Intensive support status
Status: in_force

(a) An evaluator may place a teacher in intensive support status if the teacher, as evidenced by low performance ratings on the evaluation rubric: (1) Is not continuously improving professional practice; (2) Has not demonstrated commitment to students, the school, and the profession; (3) Fails to demonstrate growth or progress in professional practice after receiving targeted feedback and support; or (4) Does not advance student growth or progress as demonstrated on local and state measures. (b) If a teacher is placed in intensive support status, the evaluator shall: (1) Establish the time period for the intensive support status; and (2) (A) Provide a written notice to the teacher that the teacher is placed in intensive support status. (B) The notice shall state that if the teacher's contract is renewed while the teacher is in intensive support status, the fulfillment of the contract term is subject to the teacher's accomplishment of the goals established and completion of the tasks assigned in the intensive support status. (c) (1) The period of time specified by the evaluator for intensive support status shall afford the teacher an opportunity to accomplish the goals of and complete the tasks assigned in the intensive support status. (2) Intensive support status shall not last for more than two (2) consecutive semesters unless the teacher has substantially progressed and the teacher and evaluator agree in writing to extend the intensive support status. (d) The evaluator shall work with the teacher to: (1) Develop a clear set of goals and tasks that are designed to support the teacher's progress based on the professional growth plan and the evaluation framework; and (2) Ensure the teacher is offered the support that the evaluator deems necessary for the teacher to accomplish the goals developed and to complete the tasks assigned while the teacher is in intensive support status. (e) If the intensive support status is related to student performance, the school district shall support the teacher's practice in using student formative assessments to gauge student progress throughout the period of intensive support status. (f) At the end of the specified period of time for intensive support status, the evaluator shall: (1) Evaluate whether the teacher has met the goals developed in the intensive support plan; and (2) Provide written notice to the teacher that the teacher either: (A) Is removed from intensive support status; or (B) Has failed to progress in the intensive support status. (g) (1) Upon review and approval of the documentation, the superintendent may recommend termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract. (2) When a superintendent makes a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section, the public school shall provide a written notice to the teacher. (3) If the public school has substantially complied with the requirements of this section, the public school is entitled to a rebuttable presumption that the public school has a substantive basis for the termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract. (h) This section does not preclude a public school superintendent from: (1) Making a recommendation for the termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract for any lawful reason; or (2) Including in a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section any other lawful reason for termination or nonrenewal. Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 36, eff. 6/30/2023. Amended by Act 2017, No. 295,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1091,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 709,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 709,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 2011, No. 1209, § 8.

(a) An evaluator may place a teacher in intensive support status if the teacher, as evidenced by low performance ratings on the evaluation rubric: (1) Is not continuously improving professional practice; (2) Has not demonstrated commitment to students, the school, and the profession; (3) Fails to demonstrate growth or progress in professional practice after receiving targeted feedback and support; or (4) Does not advance student growth or progress as demonstrated on local and state measures.

(1) Is not continuously improving professional practice;

(2) Has not demonstrated commitment to students, the school, and the profession;

(3) Fails to demonstrate growth or progress in professional practice after receiving targeted feedback and support; or

(4) Does not advance student growth or progress as demonstrated on local and state measures.

(b) If a teacher is placed in intensive support status, the evaluator shall: (1) Establish the time period for the intensive support status; and (2) (A) Provide a written notice to the teacher that the teacher is placed in intensive support status. (B) The notice shall state that if the teacher's contract is renewed while the teacher is in intensive support status, the fulfillment of the contract term is subject to the teacher's accomplishment of the goals established and completion of the tasks assigned in the intensive support status.

(1) Establish the time period for the intensive support status; and

(2) (A) Provide a written notice to the teacher that the teacher is placed in intensive support status. (B) The notice shall state that if the teacher's contract is renewed while the teacher is in intensive support status, the fulfillment of the contract term is subject to the teacher's accomplishment of the goals established and completion of the tasks assigned in the intensive support status.

(A) Provide a written notice to the teacher that the teacher is placed in intensive support status.

(B) The notice shall state that if the teacher's contract is renewed while the teacher is in intensive support status, the fulfillment of the contract term is subject to the teacher's accomplishment of the goals established and completion of the tasks assigned in the intensive support status.

(c) (1) The period of time specified by the evaluator for intensive support status shall afford the teacher an opportunity to accomplish the goals of and complete the tasks assigned in the intensive support status. (2) Intensive support status shall not last for more than two (2) consecutive semesters unless the teacher has substantially progressed and the teacher and evaluator agree in writing to extend the intensive support status.

(1) The period of time specified by the evaluator for intensive support status shall afford the teacher an opportunity to accomplish the goals of and complete the tasks assigned in the intensive support status.

(2) Intensive support status shall not last for more than two (2) consecutive semesters unless the teacher has substantially progressed and the teacher and evaluator agree in writing to extend the intensive support status.

(d) The evaluator shall work with the teacher to: (1) Develop a clear set of goals and tasks that are designed to support the teacher's progress based on the professional growth plan and the evaluation framework; and (2) Ensure the teacher is offered the support that the evaluator deems necessary for the teacher to accomplish the goals developed and to complete the tasks assigned while the teacher is in intensive support status.

(1) Develop a clear set of goals and tasks that are designed to support the teacher's progress based on the professional growth plan and the evaluation framework; and

(2) Ensure the teacher is offered the support that the evaluator deems necessary for the teacher to accomplish the goals developed and to complete the tasks assigned while the teacher is in intensive support status.

(e) If the intensive support status is related to student performance, the school district shall support the teacher's practice in using student formative assessments to gauge student progress throughout the period of intensive support status.

(f) At the end of the specified period of time for intensive support status, the evaluator shall: (1) Evaluate whether the teacher has met the goals developed in the intensive support plan; and (2) Provide written notice to the teacher that the teacher either: (A) Is removed from intensive support status; or (B) Has failed to progress in the intensive support status.

(1) Evaluate whether the teacher has met the goals developed in the intensive support plan; and

(2) Provide written notice to the teacher that the teacher either: (A) Is removed from intensive support status; or (B) Has failed to progress in the intensive support status.

(A) Is removed from intensive support status; or

(B) Has failed to progress in the intensive support status.

(g) (1) Upon review and approval of the documentation, the superintendent may recommend termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract. (2) When a superintendent makes a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section, the public school shall provide a written notice to the teacher. (3) If the public school has substantially complied with the requirements of this section, the public school is entitled to a rebuttable presumption that the public school has a substantive basis for the termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract.

(1) Upon review and approval of the documentation, the superintendent may recommend termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract.

(2) When a superintendent makes a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section, the public school shall provide a written notice to the teacher.

(3) If the public school has substantially complied with the requirements of this section, the public school is entitled to a rebuttable presumption that the public school has a substantive basis for the termination or nonrenewal of the teacher's contract.

(h) This section does not preclude a public school superintendent from: (1) Making a recommendation for the termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract for any lawful reason; or (2) Including in a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section any other lawful reason for termination or nonrenewal.

(1) Making a recommendation for the termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract for any lawful reason; or

(2) Including in a recommendation for termination or nonrenewal of a teacher's contract under this section any other lawful reason for termination or nonrenewal.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 36, eff. 6/30/2023.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 295,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1091,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 709,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 709,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 2011, No. 1209, § 8.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-21-801 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 21 / Subchapter 8 / Section 6-21-801
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act". Acts 2005, No. 1426, § 1.

This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act".

Acts 2005, No. 1426, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-629 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter 6 / Section 6-13-629
Training and instruction - Reimbursement
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year. (B) (i) A member of a school district board of directors elected for an initial or noncontinuous term shall obtain no less than nine (9) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the member is elected. (ii) The hours of training or instruction required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include: (a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and (b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section. (2) (A) (i) The superintendent of each school district shall annually prepare a report of the training hours each individual school board member received to be presented to the board at the board's regular January meeting. (ii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall be presented in a table format with a row for each individual school board member that is followed by individual columns containing the following information: (a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year; (b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year; (c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and (d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (iii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall not include: (a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or (b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section. (B) Members who fail to receive or carry forward the required number of training hours shall be: (i) Permitted from January 1 through thirty (30) days following the date of the January board meeting to complete the deficient training hours; and (ii) Suspended from participating in official business, except for school board training, until the board member obtains the deficient training hours. (C) A board member who fails to cure the board member's training hours deficiency during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be removed from the board and the board member's position shall be filled in accordance with § 6-13-611 unless: (i) The board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to military service of the board member; or (ii) The board member provides a written sworn statement from the board member's treating physician stating that the board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to a serious medical condition. (D) A board member who provides the necessary documentation under subdivision (a)(2)(C) of this section shall have until December 31 of the year following the year the board member failed to receive the required hours of training to receive both the hours of training under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for the current year and those the board member failed to obtain the previous year. (E) The board shall not appoint the board member who failed to receive the required hours of training to fill the vacant position on the board that resulted from the board member's failure to receive the required hours of training. (3) (A) The training and instruction required under this section shall include: (i) Topics relevant to school laws and school operations; (ii) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the members of the board of directors, including without limitation: (a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (b) Role differentiation; (c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and (d) Improving student achievement; and (iii) Information regarding school safety and student discipline. (B) The training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report shall be conducted: (i) By a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; (b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit; (c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and (d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts; (ii) Under the consultation or supervision of an individual who qualifies under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section as part of a program that is provided: (a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas; (b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or (c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and (iii) By electronic means or in person, or both. (4) Hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year may accumulate and be carried forward from year to year. (5) This instruction may be received from an institution of higher education in this state, from instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education, or by an in-service training program conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association. (6) A school district shall maintain a record of hours of training and instruction for board members, which may be in the form of an attested, cumulative annual report from the training providers and which shall be subject to verification and inspection during the school district's annual audit. (b) Local school district boards of directors are authorized to pay per diem and other necessary expenses from funds belonging to the school district and to reimburse school district board directors for expenses incurred in attending in-service workshops, conferences, and other courses of training and instruction required in completing the training and instruction as required in subsection (a) of this section. (c) (1) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, which may be included in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, requiring that a statement of the hours of training and instruction obtained by each member of a school district board of directors in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report under § 6-15-1402 . (2) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this section. Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 188, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 1029,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 168,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 589,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 275,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 568,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1987, No. 767, §§ 1, 2; 2005, No. 1775, § 1; 2011, No. 1213, § 1.

(a) (1) (A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year. (B) (i) A member of a school district board of directors elected for an initial or noncontinuous term shall obtain no less than nine (9) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the member is elected. (ii) The hours of training or instruction required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include: (a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and (b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section. (2) (A) (i) The superintendent of each school district shall annually prepare a report of the training hours each individual school board member received to be presented to the board at the board's regular January meeting. (ii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall be presented in a table format with a row for each individual school board member that is followed by individual columns containing the following information: (a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year; (b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year; (c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and (d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (iii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall not include: (a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or (b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section. (B) Members who fail to receive or carry forward the required number of training hours shall be: (i) Permitted from January 1 through thirty (30) days following the date of the January board meeting to complete the deficient training hours; and (ii) Suspended from participating in official business, except for school board training, until the board member obtains the deficient training hours. (C) A board member who fails to cure the board member's training hours deficiency during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be removed from the board and the board member's position shall be filled in accordance with § 6-13-611 unless: (i) The board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to military service of the board member; or (ii) The board member provides a written sworn statement from the board member's treating physician stating that the board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to a serious medical condition. (D) A board member who provides the necessary documentation under subdivision (a)(2)(C) of this section shall have until December 31 of the year following the year the board member failed to receive the required hours of training to receive both the hours of training under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for the current year and those the board member failed to obtain the previous year. (E) The board shall not appoint the board member who failed to receive the required hours of training to fill the vacant position on the board that resulted from the board member's failure to receive the required hours of training. (3) (A) The training and instruction required under this section shall include: (i) Topics relevant to school laws and school operations; (ii) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the members of the board of directors, including without limitation: (a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (b) Role differentiation; (c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and (d) Improving student achievement; and (iii) Information regarding school safety and student discipline. (B) The training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report shall be conducted: (i) By a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; (b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit; (c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and (d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts; (ii) Under the consultation or supervision of an individual who qualifies under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section as part of a program that is provided: (a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas; (b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or (c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and (iii) By electronic means or in person, or both. (4) Hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year may accumulate and be carried forward from year to year. (5) This instruction may be received from an institution of higher education in this state, from instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education, or by an in-service training program conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association. (6) A school district shall maintain a record of hours of training and instruction for board members, which may be in the form of an attested, cumulative annual report from the training providers and which shall be subject to verification and inspection during the school district's annual audit.

(1) (A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year. (B) (i) A member of a school district board of directors elected for an initial or noncontinuous term shall obtain no less than nine (9) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the member is elected. (ii) The hours of training or instruction required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include: (a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and (b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section.

(A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year.

(B) (i) A member of a school district board of directors elected for an initial or noncontinuous term shall obtain no less than nine (9) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the member is elected. (ii) The hours of training or instruction required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include: (a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and (b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section.

(i) A member of a school district board of directors elected for an initial or noncontinuous term shall obtain no less than nine (9) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the member is elected.

(ii) The hours of training or instruction required under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall include: (a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and (b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section.

(a) Training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(ii) (c) of this section; and

(b) Information regarding school safety and student discipline under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(iii) of this section.

(2) (A) (i) The superintendent of each school district shall annually prepare a report of the training hours each individual school board member received to be presented to the board at the board's regular January meeting. (ii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall be presented in a table format with a row for each individual school board member that is followed by individual columns containing the following information: (a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year; (b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year; (c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and (d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (iii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall not include: (a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or (b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section. (B) Members who fail to receive or carry forward the required number of training hours shall be: (i) Permitted from January 1 through thirty (30) days following the date of the January board meeting to complete the deficient training hours; and (ii) Suspended from participating in official business, except for school board training, until the board member obtains the deficient training hours. (C) A board member who fails to cure the board member's training hours deficiency during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be removed from the board and the board member's position shall be filled in accordance with § 6-13-611 unless: (i) The board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to military service of the board member; or (ii) The board member provides a written sworn statement from the board member's treating physician stating that the board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to a serious medical condition. (D) A board member who provides the necessary documentation under subdivision (a)(2)(C) of this section shall have until December 31 of the year following the year the board member failed to receive the required hours of training to receive both the hours of training under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for the current year and those the board member failed to obtain the previous year. (E) The board shall not appoint the board member who failed to receive the required hours of training to fill the vacant position on the board that resulted from the board member's failure to receive the required hours of training.

(A) (i) The superintendent of each school district shall annually prepare a report of the training hours each individual school board member received to be presented to the board at the board's regular January meeting. (ii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall be presented in a table format with a row for each individual school board member that is followed by individual columns containing the following information: (a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year; (b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year; (c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and (d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section. (iii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall not include: (a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or (b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section.

(i) The superintendent of each school district shall annually prepare a report of the training hours each individual school board member received to be presented to the board at the board's regular January meeting.

(ii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall be presented in a table format with a row for each individual school board member that is followed by individual columns containing the following information: (a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year; (b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year; (c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and (d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(a) The number of training hours the school board member received between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year;

(b) The number of training hours carried forward from the previous year that were eligible to be counted towards the previous year;

(c) The sum of the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (a) of this section and the number of training hours described in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) (b) of this section; and

(d) The total number of training hours the board member is required to receive under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(iii) The superintendent's report under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall not include: (a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or (b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section.

(a) Any training hours a board member receives after December 31 of the previous year; or

(b) The training hours a board member accrues under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) of this section.

(B) Members who fail to receive or carry forward the required number of training hours shall be: (i) Permitted from January 1 through thirty (30) days following the date of the January board meeting to complete the deficient training hours; and (ii) Suspended from participating in official business, except for school board training, until the board member obtains the deficient training hours.

(i) Permitted from January 1 through thirty (30) days following the date of the January board meeting to complete the deficient training hours; and

(ii) Suspended from participating in official business, except for school board training, until the board member obtains the deficient training hours.

(C) A board member who fails to cure the board member's training hours deficiency during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be removed from the board and the board member's position shall be filled in accordance with § 6-13-611 unless: (i) The board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to military service of the board member; or (ii) The board member provides a written sworn statement from the board member's treating physician stating that the board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to a serious medical condition.

(i) The board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to military service of the board member; or

(ii) The board member provides a written sworn statement from the board member's treating physician stating that the board member's failure to receive the required training during the time provided under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section was due to a serious medical condition.

(D) A board member who provides the necessary documentation under subdivision (a)(2)(C) of this section shall have until December 31 of the year following the year the board member failed to receive the required hours of training to receive both the hours of training under subdivision (a)(1) of this section for the current year and those the board member failed to obtain the previous year.

(E) The board shall not appoint the board member who failed to receive the required hours of training to fill the vacant position on the board that resulted from the board member's failure to receive the required hours of training.

(3) (A) The training and instruction required under this section shall include: (i) Topics relevant to school laws and school operations; (ii) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the members of the board of directors, including without limitation: (a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (b) Role differentiation; (c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and (d) Improving student achievement; and (iii) Information regarding school safety and student discipline. (B) The training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report shall be conducted: (i) By a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; (b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit; (c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and (d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts; (ii) Under the consultation or supervision of an individual who qualifies under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section as part of a program that is provided: (a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas; (b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or (c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and (iii) By electronic means or in person, or both.

(A) The training and instruction required under this section shall include: (i) Topics relevant to school laws and school operations; (ii) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the members of the board of directors, including without limitation: (a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (b) Role differentiation; (c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and (d) Improving student achievement; and (iii) Information regarding school safety and student discipline.

(i) Topics relevant to school laws and school operations;

(ii) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the members of the board of directors, including without limitation: (a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (b) Role differentiation; (c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and (d) Improving student achievement; and

(a) Legal requirements, including without limitation: (1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and (2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(1) The items listed or required by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under § 6-1-101 ; and

(2) Other financial laws, rules, or federal regulations designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(b) Role differentiation;

(c) Financial management, including without limitation how to read and interpret an audit report; and

(d) Improving student achievement; and

(iii) Information regarding school safety and student discipline.

(B) The training or instruction on how to read and interpret an audit report shall be conducted: (i) By a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; (b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit; (c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and (d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts; (ii) Under the consultation or supervision of an individual who qualifies under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section as part of a program that is provided: (a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas; (b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or (c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and (iii) By electronic means or in person, or both.

(i) By a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy; (b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit; (c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and (d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts;

(a) Is licensed to practice accounting by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy;

(b) Has prior experience in conducting a school district financial audit;

(c) Is not an employee of Arkansas Legislative Audit unless the training or instruction is conducted for the boards of directors of multiple school districts; and

(d) Is not the person conducting the annual audit or other financial audit of the school district unless the training or instruction is presented in a large group setting sponsored by a statewide or regional organization that is attended by multiple school districts;

(ii) Under the consultation or supervision of an individual who qualifies under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section as part of a program that is provided: (a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas; (b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or (c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and

(a) By an institution of higher education located in Arkansas;

(b) From instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education; or

(c) By an in-service training conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association; and

(iii) By electronic means or in person, or both.

(4) Hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year may accumulate and be carried forward from year to year.

(5) This instruction may be received from an institution of higher education in this state, from instruction sponsored or approved by the Department of Education, or by an in-service training program conducted by or through the Arkansas School Boards Association.

(6) A school district shall maintain a record of hours of training and instruction for board members, which may be in the form of an attested, cumulative annual report from the training providers and which shall be subject to verification and inspection during the school district's annual audit.

(b) Local school district boards of directors are authorized to pay per diem and other necessary expenses from funds belonging to the school district and to reimburse school district board directors for expenses incurred in attending in-service workshops, conferences, and other courses of training and instruction required in completing the training and instruction as required in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) (1) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, which may be included in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, requiring that a statement of the hours of training and instruction obtained by each member of a school district board of directors in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report under § 6-15-1402 . (2) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this section.

(1) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, which may be included in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, requiring that a statement of the hours of training and instruction obtained by each member of a school district board of directors in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report under § 6-15-1402 .

(A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals;

(B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and

(C) Made a part of the annual school performance report under § 6-15-1402 .

(2) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this section.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 182,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 188, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 1029,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 168,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 589,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 275,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 568,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 1987, No. 767, §§ 1, 2; 2005, No. 1775, § 1; 2011, No. 1213, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1809 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter 18 / Section 6-81-1809
Loan contracts - Osteopathic rural medical practice loans - Obligations and conditions
Status: in_force

(a) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall enter into a loan contract with the applicant to whom an osteopathic rural medical practice loan is made. (b) The contract shall be approved by the Attorney General and shall be signed by the Chair of the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, countersigned by the Secretary of the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, and signed by the applicant. (c) Each applicant to whom an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans are granted by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall execute a written loan contract that incorporates the following obligations and conditions: (1) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that he or she shall practice primary care medicine full time in a qualified rural community upon completion of: (i) His or her medical internship of one (1) year undertaken immediately following the earning of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (ii) Four (4) additional years of medical training beyond the internship if the training has been approved in advance by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and includes practice experience in a rural community; or (iii) At the request of the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may approve the recipient's request to practice in more than one (1) qualified rural community to meet his or her obligation to practice full time if the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines, based upon guidelines established by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, that the physician need in the rural communities cannot sustain a full-time medical practice or that other compelling circumstances exist. (B) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that for each year's loan he or she shall practice medicine in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section for a whole year. (C) For each continuous whole year of medical practice, in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, subject to reasonable leave periods, including without limitation vacation, sick leave, continuing medical education, jury duty, funerals, holidays, or military service, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall cancel, by converting to a scholarship grant, the full amount of one (1) year's loan plus accrued interest; (2) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that not engaging in the practice of medicine in accordance with the loan contract and with this subchapter may result in suspension of his or her license to practice medicine in this state. (B) The recipient's medical license may not be suspended unless the recipient's contract contained a specific term that loss of license was a consequence of breach and the recipient signed a written acknowledgment of understanding that the suspension of license was explained to him or her orally as a potential consequence of breach of the contractual provisions. (C) The suspension may be for a period of years equivalent to the number of years that the recipient is obligated to practice medicine in a rural area but has not so practiced and until the loan with interest together with any civil money penalties, as reduced by each full year of medical practice according to the terms of the loan contract, is paid in full; (3) Any communication from a medical school in Arkansas that is not the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with any state medical licensing board shall include a notation that the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan has a contract with the State of Arkansas to practice medicine in a rural community and that breach of that contract may result in suspension of the recipient's Arkansas medical license; (4) (A) In the event that any osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient under this subchapter does not engage in the practice of medicine in accordance with the terms of this section and of his or her loan contract in order to have the loan contract recognized as a scholarship, the recipient shall remain obligated to repay the loan or loans received, together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per annum, whichever is the lesser, the interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient. (B) Neither interest nor the obligation to repay the principal sums accrued shall accrue during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces. (C) Repayment of principal with interest shall be due and payable in full at the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) Failure to remain enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (ii) Failure to remain in enrollment status continuously to completion of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for any reason other than temporary personal illness; (iii) Failure to complete the internship; (iv) (a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 . (b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and (v) Failure to establish a practice as described under subdivision (c)(4)(C)(iv) (a) of this section within six (6) months following either internship or four (4) additional years of medical education that includes practice experience in a rural community. (D) In the event of the death of the recipient, the entire loan amount that has not been converted to a scholarship grant pursuant to the terms of the loan contract shall be due and payable; (5) If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas enters into an osteopathic rural medical practice program contract conditioned only upon the applicant's being accepted for admission to the college and otherwise meets the requirements of § 6-81-1807 and if the applicant is moved to the top of the waiting list under § 6-81-1815 , the alternate's contract shall contain an additional term that breach of the contract may result in civil money penalties in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the loan amount; and (6) This subsection shall not prohibit the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board from considering and entering into a negotiated settlement with the osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient involving the license suspension, the amount of the civil money penalty, and the terms of repayment of the loan. (d) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may amend agreements entered into with any loan recipient at any time prior to full performance of the recipient's contractual obligations. (e) (1) An osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient may apply to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas for a waiver of the contractual provisions set forth in subdivision (c)(2) of this section. (2) (A) If the osteopathic medical school in Arkansas determines that exigent circumstances warrant a waiver, the loan recipient shall be notified in writing. (B) The osteopathic medical school in Arkansas shall immediately notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of such determination. Added by Act 2019, No. 857,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.

(a) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall enter into a loan contract with the applicant to whom an osteopathic rural medical practice loan is made.

(b) The contract shall be approved by the Attorney General and shall be signed by the Chair of the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, countersigned by the Secretary of the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, and signed by the applicant.

(c) Each applicant to whom an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans are granted by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall execute a written loan contract that incorporates the following obligations and conditions: (1) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that he or she shall practice primary care medicine full time in a qualified rural community upon completion of: (i) His or her medical internship of one (1) year undertaken immediately following the earning of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (ii) Four (4) additional years of medical training beyond the internship if the training has been approved in advance by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and includes practice experience in a rural community; or (iii) At the request of the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may approve the recipient's request to practice in more than one (1) qualified rural community to meet his or her obligation to practice full time if the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines, based upon guidelines established by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, that the physician need in the rural communities cannot sustain a full-time medical practice or that other compelling circumstances exist. (B) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that for each year's loan he or she shall practice medicine in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section for a whole year. (C) For each continuous whole year of medical practice, in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, subject to reasonable leave periods, including without limitation vacation, sick leave, continuing medical education, jury duty, funerals, holidays, or military service, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall cancel, by converting to a scholarship grant, the full amount of one (1) year's loan plus accrued interest; (2) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that not engaging in the practice of medicine in accordance with the loan contract and with this subchapter may result in suspension of his or her license to practice medicine in this state. (B) The recipient's medical license may not be suspended unless the recipient's contract contained a specific term that loss of license was a consequence of breach and the recipient signed a written acknowledgment of understanding that the suspension of license was explained to him or her orally as a potential consequence of breach of the contractual provisions. (C) The suspension may be for a period of years equivalent to the number of years that the recipient is obligated to practice medicine in a rural area but has not so practiced and until the loan with interest together with any civil money penalties, as reduced by each full year of medical practice according to the terms of the loan contract, is paid in full; (3) Any communication from a medical school in Arkansas that is not the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with any state medical licensing board shall include a notation that the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan has a contract with the State of Arkansas to practice medicine in a rural community and that breach of that contract may result in suspension of the recipient's Arkansas medical license; (4) (A) In the event that any osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient under this subchapter does not engage in the practice of medicine in accordance with the terms of this section and of his or her loan contract in order to have the loan contract recognized as a scholarship, the recipient shall remain obligated to repay the loan or loans received, together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per annum, whichever is the lesser, the interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient. (B) Neither interest nor the obligation to repay the principal sums accrued shall accrue during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces. (C) Repayment of principal with interest shall be due and payable in full at the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) Failure to remain enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (ii) Failure to remain in enrollment status continuously to completion of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for any reason other than temporary personal illness; (iii) Failure to complete the internship; (iv) (a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 . (b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and (v) Failure to establish a practice as described under subdivision (c)(4)(C)(iv) (a) of this section within six (6) months following either internship or four (4) additional years of medical education that includes practice experience in a rural community. (D) In the event of the death of the recipient, the entire loan amount that has not been converted to a scholarship grant pursuant to the terms of the loan contract shall be due and payable; (5) If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas enters into an osteopathic rural medical practice program contract conditioned only upon the applicant's being accepted for admission to the college and otherwise meets the requirements of § 6-81-1807 and if the applicant is moved to the top of the waiting list under § 6-81-1815 , the alternate's contract shall contain an additional term that breach of the contract may result in civil money penalties in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the loan amount; and (6) This subsection shall not prohibit the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board from considering and entering into a negotiated settlement with the osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient involving the license suspension, the amount of the civil money penalty, and the terms of repayment of the loan.

(1) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that he or she shall practice primary care medicine full time in a qualified rural community upon completion of: (i) His or her medical internship of one (1) year undertaken immediately following the earning of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (ii) Four (4) additional years of medical training beyond the internship if the training has been approved in advance by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and includes practice experience in a rural community; or (iii) At the request of the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may approve the recipient's request to practice in more than one (1) qualified rural community to meet his or her obligation to practice full time if the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines, based upon guidelines established by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, that the physician need in the rural communities cannot sustain a full-time medical practice or that other compelling circumstances exist. (B) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that for each year's loan he or she shall practice medicine in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section for a whole year. (C) For each continuous whole year of medical practice, in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, subject to reasonable leave periods, including without limitation vacation, sick leave, continuing medical education, jury duty, funerals, holidays, or military service, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall cancel, by converting to a scholarship grant, the full amount of one (1) year's loan plus accrued interest;

(A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that he or she shall practice primary care medicine full time in a qualified rural community upon completion of: (i) His or her medical internship of one (1) year undertaken immediately following the earning of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; (ii) Four (4) additional years of medical training beyond the internship if the training has been approved in advance by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and includes practice experience in a rural community; or (iii) At the request of the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may approve the recipient's request to practice in more than one (1) qualified rural community to meet his or her obligation to practice full time if the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines, based upon guidelines established by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, that the physician need in the rural communities cannot sustain a full-time medical practice or that other compelling circumstances exist.

(i) His or her medical internship of one (1) year undertaken immediately following the earning of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine;

(ii) Four (4) additional years of medical training beyond the internship if the training has been approved in advance by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and includes practice experience in a rural community; or

(iii) At the request of the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may approve the recipient's request to practice in more than one (1) qualified rural community to meet his or her obligation to practice full time if the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines, based upon guidelines established by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, that the physician need in the rural communities cannot sustain a full-time medical practice or that other compelling circumstances exist.

(B) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that for each year's loan he or she shall practice medicine in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section for a whole year.

(C) For each continuous whole year of medical practice, in accordance with subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section, subject to reasonable leave periods, including without limitation vacation, sick leave, continuing medical education, jury duty, funerals, holidays, or military service, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall cancel, by converting to a scholarship grant, the full amount of one (1) year's loan plus accrued interest;

(2) (A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that not engaging in the practice of medicine in accordance with the loan contract and with this subchapter may result in suspension of his or her license to practice medicine in this state. (B) The recipient's medical license may not be suspended unless the recipient's contract contained a specific term that loss of license was a consequence of breach and the recipient signed a written acknowledgment of understanding that the suspension of license was explained to him or her orally as a potential consequence of breach of the contractual provisions. (C) The suspension may be for a period of years equivalent to the number of years that the recipient is obligated to practice medicine in a rural area but has not so practiced and until the loan with interest together with any civil money penalties, as reduced by each full year of medical practice according to the terms of the loan contract, is paid in full;

(A) The recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan or loans shall bindingly contract that not engaging in the practice of medicine in accordance with the loan contract and with this subchapter may result in suspension of his or her license to practice medicine in this state.

(B) The recipient's medical license may not be suspended unless the recipient's contract contained a specific term that loss of license was a consequence of breach and the recipient signed a written acknowledgment of understanding that the suspension of license was explained to him or her orally as a potential consequence of breach of the contractual provisions.

(C) The suspension may be for a period of years equivalent to the number of years that the recipient is obligated to practice medicine in a rural area but has not so practiced and until the loan with interest together with any civil money penalties, as reduced by each full year of medical practice according to the terms of the loan contract, is paid in full;

(3) Any communication from a medical school in Arkansas that is not the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with any state medical licensing board shall include a notation that the recipient of an osteopathic rural medical practice loan has a contract with the State of Arkansas to practice medicine in a rural community and that breach of that contract may result in suspension of the recipient's Arkansas medical license;

(4) (A) In the event that any osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient under this subchapter does not engage in the practice of medicine in accordance with the terms of this section and of his or her loan contract in order to have the loan contract recognized as a scholarship, the recipient shall remain obligated to repay the loan or loans received, together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per annum, whichever is the lesser, the interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient. (B) Neither interest nor the obligation to repay the principal sums accrued shall accrue during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces. (C) Repayment of principal with interest shall be due and payable in full at the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) Failure to remain enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (ii) Failure to remain in enrollment status continuously to completion of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for any reason other than temporary personal illness; (iii) Failure to complete the internship; (iv) (a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 . (b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and (v) Failure to establish a practice as described under subdivision (c)(4)(C)(iv) (a) of this section within six (6) months following either internship or four (4) additional years of medical education that includes practice experience in a rural community. (D) In the event of the death of the recipient, the entire loan amount that has not been converted to a scholarship grant pursuant to the terms of the loan contract shall be due and payable;

(A) In the event that any osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient under this subchapter does not engage in the practice of medicine in accordance with the terms of this section and of his or her loan contract in order to have the loan contract recognized as a scholarship, the recipient shall remain obligated to repay the loan or loans received, together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per annum, whichever is the lesser, the interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds was received by the recipient.

(B) Neither interest nor the obligation to repay the principal sums accrued shall accrue during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.

(C) Repayment of principal with interest shall be due and payable in full at the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) Failure to remain enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum; (ii) Failure to remain in enrollment status continuously to completion of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for any reason other than temporary personal illness; (iii) Failure to complete the internship; (iv) (a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 . (b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and (v) Failure to establish a practice as described under subdivision (c)(4)(C)(iv) (a) of this section within six (6) months following either internship or four (4) additional years of medical education that includes practice experience in a rural community.

(i) Failure to remain enrolled in a medically underserved and rural practice curriculum;

(ii) Failure to remain in enrollment status continuously to completion of the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for any reason other than temporary personal illness;

(iii) Failure to complete the internship;

(iv) (a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 . (b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and

(a) Failure to engage in the full-time practice of medicine while residing in a qualified rural community in Arkansas as defined in § 6-81-1802 .

(b) However, the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may waive the residency requirement on a case-by-case basis; and

(v) Failure to establish a practice as described under subdivision (c)(4)(C)(iv) (a) of this section within six (6) months following either internship or four (4) additional years of medical education that includes practice experience in a rural community.

(D) In the event of the death of the recipient, the entire loan amount that has not been converted to a scholarship grant pursuant to the terms of the loan contract shall be due and payable;

(5) If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas enters into an osteopathic rural medical practice program contract conditioned only upon the applicant's being accepted for admission to the college and otherwise meets the requirements of § 6-81-1807 and if the applicant is moved to the top of the waiting list under § 6-81-1815 , the alternate's contract shall contain an additional term that breach of the contract may result in civil money penalties in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the loan amount; and

(6) This subsection shall not prohibit the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board from considering and entering into a negotiated settlement with the osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient involving the license suspension, the amount of the civil money penalty, and the terms of repayment of the loan.

(d) The Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may amend agreements entered into with any loan recipient at any time prior to full performance of the recipient's contractual obligations.

(e) (1) An osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient may apply to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas for a waiver of the contractual provisions set forth in subdivision (c)(2) of this section. (2) (A) If the osteopathic medical school in Arkansas determines that exigent circumstances warrant a waiver, the loan recipient shall be notified in writing. (B) The osteopathic medical school in Arkansas shall immediately notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of such determination.

(1) An osteopathic rural medical practice loan recipient may apply to an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas for a waiver of the contractual provisions set forth in subdivision (c)(2) of this section.

(2) (A) If the osteopathic medical school in Arkansas determines that exigent circumstances warrant a waiver, the loan recipient shall be notified in writing. (B) The osteopathic medical school in Arkansas shall immediately notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of such determination.

(A) If the osteopathic medical school in Arkansas determines that exigent circumstances warrant a waiver, the loan recipient shall be notified in writing.

(B) The osteopathic medical school in Arkansas shall immediately notify the Arkansas State Medical Board of such determination.

Added by Act 2019, No. 857,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-415 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 4 / Section 6-15-415
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 54, § 12; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 89, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5812.

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

Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 54, § 12; 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 89, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5812.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-50-504 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 50 / Subchapter 5 / Section 6-50-504
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1856, eff. 7/1/2019. Repealed by Act 2019, No. 369,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1; 1991, No. 1244, § 28; 1991, No. 1246, § 3; 1999, No. 1323, § 30.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1856, eff. 7/1/2019.

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 369,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1; 1991, No. 1244, § 28; 1991, No. 1246, § 3; 1999, No. 1323, § 30.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-902 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 60 / Subchapter 9 / Section 6-60-902
Arkansas Higher Education Information System
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and maintain the Arkansas Higher Education Information System. (b) (1) The Division of Higher Education shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct read-and-report-only access to the data warehouse of the system concerning student academic data, financial aid data, and related records. (2) (A) In providing the bureau with the direct read-and-report-only access required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall take reasonable precautions, including electronic blocking or redacting, to prevent the disclosure of: (i) Personally identifiable information of a student, unless the parent or guardian of a minor student or a student who is no longer a minor consents in writing to the disclosure of personally identifiable information about that student; or (ii) Information that would cause the Division of Higher Education to lose funding under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2011. (B) The Division of Higher Education shall: (i) Work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the method of redaction to be used with the system based on the standards used by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (ii) Disclose to the bureau and to the Legislative Council the method of electronic blocking or redaction the Division of Higher Education will use under this subsection. (3) (A) The Division of Higher Education shall make its staff reasonably accessible for consultation with bureau staff in developing and responding appropriately to bureau requests under this section. (B) (i) The bureau staff shall inform the Division of Higher Education of any warehouse data used in the preparation of reports and provide the Division of Higher Education at least one (1) working day to review any student-related warehouse data used in preparation of reports before publicly releasing that student-related data without personally identifiable information of a student. (ii) This subdivision (b)(3)(B) does not waive the confidentiality of a request of a member of the General Assembly under § 10-2-129 . (c) The Division of Higher Education shall provide other information and records requested by the bureau as soon as possible and in whatever reasonable form requested. (d) To the extent possible, the Division of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall maintain the system in a manner that ultimately will be compatible with implementing a P-20W student data system for the state. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1948, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 3, eff. 2/26/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 2, eff. 4/12/2013. Acts 2011, No. 1195, § 1.

(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and maintain the Arkansas Higher Education Information System.

(b) (1) The Division of Higher Education shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct read-and-report-only access to the data warehouse of the system concerning student academic data, financial aid data, and related records. (2) (A) In providing the bureau with the direct read-and-report-only access required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall take reasonable precautions, including electronic blocking or redacting, to prevent the disclosure of: (i) Personally identifiable information of a student, unless the parent or guardian of a minor student or a student who is no longer a minor consents in writing to the disclosure of personally identifiable information about that student; or (ii) Information that would cause the Division of Higher Education to lose funding under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2011. (B) The Division of Higher Education shall: (i) Work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the method of redaction to be used with the system based on the standards used by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (ii) Disclose to the bureau and to the Legislative Council the method of electronic blocking or redaction the Division of Higher Education will use under this subsection. (3) (A) The Division of Higher Education shall make its staff reasonably accessible for consultation with bureau staff in developing and responding appropriately to bureau requests under this section. (B) (i) The bureau staff shall inform the Division of Higher Education of any warehouse data used in the preparation of reports and provide the Division of Higher Education at least one (1) working day to review any student-related warehouse data used in preparation of reports before publicly releasing that student-related data without personally identifiable information of a student. (ii) This subdivision (b)(3)(B) does not waive the confidentiality of a request of a member of the General Assembly under § 10-2-129 .

(1) The Division of Higher Education shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct read-and-report-only access to the data warehouse of the system concerning student academic data, financial aid data, and related records.

(2) (A) In providing the bureau with the direct read-and-report-only access required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall take reasonable precautions, including electronic blocking or redacting, to prevent the disclosure of: (i) Personally identifiable information of a student, unless the parent or guardian of a minor student or a student who is no longer a minor consents in writing to the disclosure of personally identifiable information about that student; or (ii) Information that would cause the Division of Higher Education to lose funding under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2011. (B) The Division of Higher Education shall: (i) Work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the method of redaction to be used with the system based on the standards used by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (ii) Disclose to the bureau and to the Legislative Council the method of electronic blocking or redaction the Division of Higher Education will use under this subsection.

(A) In providing the bureau with the direct read-and-report-only access required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the Division of Higher Education shall take reasonable precautions, including electronic blocking or redacting, to prevent the disclosure of: (i) Personally identifiable information of a student, unless the parent or guardian of a minor student or a student who is no longer a minor consents in writing to the disclosure of personally identifiable information about that student; or (ii) Information that would cause the Division of Higher Education to lose funding under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2011.

(i) Personally identifiable information of a student, unless the parent or guardian of a minor student or a student who is no longer a minor consents in writing to the disclosure of personally identifiable information about that student; or

(ii) Information that would cause the Division of Higher Education to lose funding under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2011.

(B) The Division of Higher Education shall: (i) Work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the method of redaction to be used with the system based on the standards used by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (ii) Disclose to the bureau and to the Legislative Council the method of electronic blocking or redaction the Division of Higher Education will use under this subsection.

(i) Work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the method of redaction to be used with the system based on the standards used by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and

(ii) Disclose to the bureau and to the Legislative Council the method of electronic blocking or redaction the Division of Higher Education will use under this subsection.

(3) (A) The Division of Higher Education shall make its staff reasonably accessible for consultation with bureau staff in developing and responding appropriately to bureau requests under this section. (B) (i) The bureau staff shall inform the Division of Higher Education of any warehouse data used in the preparation of reports and provide the Division of Higher Education at least one (1) working day to review any student-related warehouse data used in preparation of reports before publicly releasing that student-related data without personally identifiable information of a student. (ii) This subdivision (b)(3)(B) does not waive the confidentiality of a request of a member of the General Assembly under § 10-2-129 .

(A) The Division of Higher Education shall make its staff reasonably accessible for consultation with bureau staff in developing and responding appropriately to bureau requests under this section.

(B) (i) The bureau staff shall inform the Division of Higher Education of any warehouse data used in the preparation of reports and provide the Division of Higher Education at least one (1) working day to review any student-related warehouse data used in preparation of reports before publicly releasing that student-related data without personally identifiable information of a student. (ii) This subdivision (b)(3)(B) does not waive the confidentiality of a request of a member of the General Assembly under § 10-2-129 .

(i) The bureau staff shall inform the Division of Higher Education of any warehouse data used in the preparation of reports and provide the Division of Higher Education at least one (1) working day to review any student-related warehouse data used in preparation of reports before publicly releasing that student-related data without personally identifiable information of a student.

(ii) This subdivision (b)(3)(B) does not waive the confidentiality of a request of a member of the General Assembly under § 10-2-129 .

(c) The Division of Higher Education shall provide other information and records requested by the bureau as soon as possible and in whatever reasonable form requested.

(d) To the extent possible, the Division of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall maintain the system in a manner that ultimately will be compatible with implementing a P-20W student data system for the state.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1948, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 3, eff. 2/26/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1173,§ 2, eff. 4/12/2013.

Acts 2011, No. 1195, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-63-304 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 63 / Subchapter 3 / Section 6-63-304
Payroll deductions and promotional items
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) The governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for contributions to the various institutional fundraising, foundations, and capital campaigns of the institutions and its entities when authorized by such employees. (B) Provided further, that the contributions shall be strictly voluntary and in no instance shall the institutions coerce or intimidate their employees to make such contributions. (2) (A) In addition to other payroll deductions authorized by law, the governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for tuition, fees, or such other items as the governing board shall approve. (B) No such deduction shall be allowed unless authorized in writing by the employee. (b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish for each requesting postsecondary educational institution a special appropriation line item to be used in the acquisition of promotional items. When an institution wishes to transfer moneys from its operating expenses appropriation to the promotional items line, the board of trustees shall approve the request and forward it to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for processing. Acts 1993, No. 823, § 1; 1995, No. 1164, § 2.

(a) (1) (A) The governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for contributions to the various institutional fundraising, foundations, and capital campaigns of the institutions and its entities when authorized by such employees. (B) Provided further, that the contributions shall be strictly voluntary and in no instance shall the institutions coerce or intimidate their employees to make such contributions. (2) (A) In addition to other payroll deductions authorized by law, the governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for tuition, fees, or such other items as the governing board shall approve. (B) No such deduction shall be allowed unless authorized in writing by the employee.

(1) (A) The governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for contributions to the various institutional fundraising, foundations, and capital campaigns of the institutions and its entities when authorized by such employees. (B) Provided further, that the contributions shall be strictly voluntary and in no instance shall the institutions coerce or intimidate their employees to make such contributions.

(A) The governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for contributions to the various institutional fundraising, foundations, and capital campaigns of the institutions and its entities when authorized by such employees.

(B) Provided further, that the contributions shall be strictly voluntary and in no instance shall the institutions coerce or intimidate their employees to make such contributions.

(2) (A) In addition to other payroll deductions authorized by law, the governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for tuition, fees, or such other items as the governing board shall approve. (B) No such deduction shall be allowed unless authorized in writing by the employee.

(A) In addition to other payroll deductions authorized by law, the governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for tuition, fees, or such other items as the governing board shall approve.

(B) No such deduction shall be allowed unless authorized in writing by the employee.

(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish for each requesting postsecondary educational institution a special appropriation line item to be used in the acquisition of promotional items. When an institution wishes to transfer moneys from its operating expenses appropriation to the promotional items line, the board of trustees shall approve the request and forward it to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for processing.

Acts 1993, No. 823, § 1; 1995, No. 1164, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-123 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-123
School-based automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following: (1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators; (2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2021, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross as they existed on January 1, 2021, or equivalent course materials; (4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and (5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate response with each use of the automated external defibrillator. (b) Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall count fully toward the existing professional development requirements for teachers and school personnel. Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 2009, No. 496, § 3.

(a) The State Board of Education, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following: (1) Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators; (2) Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2021, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross as they existed on January 1, 2021, or equivalent course materials; (4) Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and (5) An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate response with each use of the automated external defibrillator.

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

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

(3) Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2021, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross as they existed on January 1, 2021, or equivalent course materials;

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

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

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

Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 2009, No. 496, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-410 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 17 / Subchapter 4 / Section 6-17-410
Teacher licensure - Application, renewal application, revocation, suspension, and probation - Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) (i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417 . (iii) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system. (iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check. (2) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (3) (A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (C) The department shall forward all releasable information concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education upon completion of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (D) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry. (b) (1) The state board may issue a six-month nonrenewable letter of provisional eligibility for licensure pending the results of the criminal records check and the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. However, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may extend the period of provisional eligibility to the end of that contract year if: (A) The applicant is employed by a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and (B) The results of the criminal records check or the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check are delayed. (2) (A) Upon receipt of information from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for licensure has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any offense listed in subsection (c) of this section, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility. (B) A sealed, expunged, or pardoned conviction shall not disqualify a person under this section if the conviction does not involve the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another. (3) If the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education receives information from the department that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for teacher licensure has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility of the teacher licensure applicant. (c) The state board shall not issue a first-time license or renew an existing license and shall revoke an existing license not up for renewal of a person who has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any of the following offenses by a court in the State of Arkansas or of any similar offense by a court in another state or by a federal court: (1) Capital murder as prohibited in § 5-10-101 ; (2) Murder in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-10-102 and murder in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-10-103 ; (3) Manslaughter as prohibited in § 5-10-104 ; (4) Battery in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-201 and battery in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-13-202 ; (5) Aggravated assault as prohibited in § 5-13-204 , and assault in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-13-205 ; (6) Terroristic threatening in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-301 ; (7) Kidnapping as prohibited in § 5-11-102 ; (8) Rape as prohibited in § 5-14-103 ; (9) Sexual assault in the first degree, second degree, third degree, and fourth degree as prohibited in §§ 5-14-124 - 5-14-127 ; (10) Incest as prohibited in § 5-26-202 ; (11) A violation of the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq., or the use of a child in a sexual performance as prohibited by §§ 5-27-402 and 5-27-403 ; (12) Distribution to minors as prohibited in § 5-64-406 ; (13) Any felony in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq.; (14) Sexual indecency with a child as prohibited in § 5-14-110 , if the offense is a felony; (15) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-205 , or endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-27-206 ; (16) False imprisonment in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-11-103 ; (17) Permanent detention or restraint as prohibited in § 5-11-106 ; (18) Permitting abuse of a child as prohibited in § 5-27-221(a) ; (19) Negligent homicide as prohibited by § 5-10-105(a) ; (20) Coercion as prohibited by § 5-13-208 ; (21) Public sexual indecency as prohibited by § 5-14-111 ; (22) Indecent exposure as prohibited by § 5-14-112 ; (23) Criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy as prohibited in §§ 5-3-201 , 5-3-202 , 5-3-301 , and 5-3-401 , to commit any of the offenses listed in this subsection; (24) Possession or use of child sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5-27-603 ; (25) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-605 ; (26) Felony theft as prohibited in §§ 5-36-103 - 5-36-106 and 5-36-202 ; (27) Robbery as prohibited by §§ 5-12-102 and 5-12-103 ; (28) Breaking or entering as prohibited by § 5-39-202 ; (29) Burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-201 and aggravated residential burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-204 ; (30) Forgery as prohibited by § 5-37-201 ; (31) Video voyeurism as prohibited by § 5-16-101 , and voyeurism as prohibited under § 5-16-102 ; (32) Domestic battering in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-26-303 ; (33) Domestic battering in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-26-304 ; (34) Felony violation of an order of protection as prohibited by § 5-53-134 ; (35) Prostitution as prohibited by § 5-70-102 ; (36) Sexual solicitation as prohibited by § 5-70-103 ; (37) Promoting prostitution in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-70-104 ; (38) Promoting prostitution in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-70-105 ; (39) Stalking as prohibited by § 5-71-229 ; (40) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree as prohibited by § 12-18-201 ; (41) Any felony not listed in this subsection and involving physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse against another person; (42) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; (43) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113 ; (44) Failure to comply with the registration and reporting requirements of § 12-12-904 ; (45) Trafficking of a person as prohibited by § 5-18-103 ; (46) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking as prohibited by § 5-18-104 ; (47) Aggravated assault on a family member or household member as prohibited by § 5-26-306 ; (48) Computer crimes against a minor as prohibited by § 5-27-601 et seq.; and (49) Sexually grooming a child as prohibited by § 5-27-307 . (d) (1) For the purposes of this subsection: (A) "Cause" means any of the following: (i) Holding a license obtained by fraudulent means; (ii) Revocation of a license in another state; (iii) Intentionally compromising the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered by or required by the state board or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (iv) Having the completed examination test score of any testing program required by the state board for teacher licensure declared invalid by the testing program company and so reported to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education by the testing company; (v) Having a sealed, an expunged, or a pardoned conviction for any offense in subsection (c) of this section that involves the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another person; (vi) Being subject to the provisions of § 12-12-905 ; (vii) Failing to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or state board rules for teacher licensure; (viii) Knowingly submitting or providing false or misleading information or knowingly failing to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (ix) Knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period; (x) Having a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; (xi) Violating any other provision of state law for which the penalty is the suspension or revocation of a teacher's license; or (xii) Undergoing an involuntary commitment for a physical or mental illness that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of a student, as determined by a licensed health professional, until the person provides documentation from a licensed health professional of treatment of the physical or mental illness and the person's current fitness; and (B) "Child" means a person under twenty-one (21) years of age or enrolled in the public schools of the State of Arkansas. (2) For cause as stated in this subsection, the state board is authorized to: (A) Revoke a license permanently; (B) Suspend a license for a terminable period of time or indefinitely; or (C) Place a person on probationary status for a terminable period of time with the license to be revoked or suspended if the probationary period is not successfully completed. (e) (1) Before taking an action under subsection (c) or subsection (d) of this section, the state board shall provide a written notice of the reason for the action and shall afford the person against whom the action is being considered the opportunity to request a hearing. (2) A written request for a hearing must be received by the state board no more than thirty (30) days after the notice of the denial, nonrenewal, or revocation of the license is received by the person who is the subject of the proposed action. (3) Upon written notice that a revocation, suspension, or probation is being sought by the state board for a cause set forth, a person may: (A) Decline to answer the notice, in which case the state board shall hold a hearing to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that cause for the proposed action exists; (B) (i) Contest the complaint and request a hearing in writing, in which case the person shall be given an evidentiary hearing before the state board if one is requested. (ii) If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing shall proceed in the manner described in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section; (C) Admit the allegations of fact and request a hearing before the state board in mitigation of any penalty that may be assessed; or (D) Stipulate or reach a negotiated agreement, which must be approved by the state board. (f) (1) (A) The revocation provisions of subsection (c) of this section may be waived, or a license may be suspended or placed on probation by the state board upon request by: (i) The board of directors of a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; (ii) An affected applicant for licensure; (iii) The person holding a license subject to revocation; or (iv) An unlicensed individual admitted to a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(1)(A) of this section shall operate as a waiver of the disqualification for employment for the same offense under § 6-17-411 . (2) Circumstances for which a waiver may be granted shall include without limitation the following: (A) The age at which the crime or incident was committed; (B) The circumstances surrounding the crime or incident; (C) The length of time since the crime or incident; (D) Subsequent work history; (E) Employment references; (F) Character references; and (G) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the health or safety of school children or school personnel. (3) (A) An unlicensed individual who is disqualified from licensure by subsection (c) of this section may apply for a waiver before applying for licensure by submitting to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education: (i) Written request for a hearing; (ii) Proof of acceptance or enrollment in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (iii) Written recommendation from the teacher preparation program. (B) If the state board approves a waiver after a hearing, the individual may obtain a license only upon: (i) Successful completion of the teacher preparation program; and (ii) Fulfillment of all other requirements for licensure. (C) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(3)(A) of this section also shall operate as a waiver under § 6-17-414 for an unlicensed individual to work for a school district as a student teacher. (g) (1) The superintendent of each school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall report to the state board the name of any person holding a license issued by the state board and currently employed or employed during the two (2) previous school years by the school district or open-enrollment public charter school who: (A) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (B) Has been arrested or charged with a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (C) Holds a license obtained by fraudulent means; (D) Has had a similar license revoked in another state; (E) Has intentionally compromised the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered or required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (F) Has knowingly submitted falsified information or failed to submit information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (G) Has failed to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules for teacher licensure; or (H) Has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry. (2) Failure of a superintendent to report information as required by this subsection may result in sanctions imposed by the state board. (3) (A) If an arrest or charge is reported in accordance with subdivision (g)(1)(B) of this section, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall indicate in the Arkansas Educator Licensure System that the person's employment eligibility is pending or under review. (B) When a license holder's criminal case is resolved, the license holder's eligibility status shall be updated in accordance with Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules. (h) (1) Any information received by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police or the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not be available for examination except by the affected applicant for licensure or his or her duly authorized representative, and no record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) Any information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license is subject to revocation shall be information pertaining to that applicant only. (3) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established under this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than this background check. (i) The state board shall adopt the necessary rules to fully implement the provisions of this section. (j) As used in this section: (1) "Preservice teacher" means an unlicensed individual who is accepted or enrolled in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (2) "Supervised clinical practice" means the placement of a preservice teacher by a teacher education program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the educational entity for the purpose of the student completing an internship or a student teaching experience required by the teacher education program. Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 21,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 23, eff. 3/8/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1394, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1393, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1392, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1391, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1390, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1389, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1388, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1387, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1386, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1385, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1384, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1383, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 367,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 455,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1995, No. 1310, § 1; 1997, No. 1272, § 2; 1997, No. 1313, § 2; 1999, No. 226, § 1; 2001, No. 752, § 1; 2003, No. 1087, § 9; 2003, No. 1389, § 1; 2003, No. 1738, § 3; 2005, No. 2151, § 5; 2007, No. 1573, § 23; 2009, No. 376, § 24; 2009, No. 1173, §§ 1-8.

(a) (1) (A) (i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417 . (iii) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system. (iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check. (2) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (3) (A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (C) The department shall forward all releasable information concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education upon completion of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (D) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

(1) (A) (i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417 . (iii) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system. (iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check.

(A) (i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417 . (iii) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system. (iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense.

(i) An applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check, to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(ii) The check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required under § 6-17-417 .

(iii) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police may maintain these fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system.

(iv) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a disqualifying offense.

(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check.

(2) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(3) (A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services. (B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (C) The department shall forward all releasable information concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education upon completion of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. (D) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

(A) An applicant for a license issued by the state board, an applicant for license renewal, and a preservice teacher are required to request through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to be conducted by the Department of Human Services.

(B) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and is responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check.

(C) The department shall forward all releasable information concerning the applicant to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education upon completion of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check.

(D) An institution of higher education is not required to bar a student from enrollment in an educator preparation program due to a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

(b) (1) The state board may issue a six-month nonrenewable letter of provisional eligibility for licensure pending the results of the criminal records check and the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. However, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may extend the period of provisional eligibility to the end of that contract year if: (A) The applicant is employed by a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and (B) The results of the criminal records check or the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check are delayed. (2) (A) Upon receipt of information from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for licensure has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any offense listed in subsection (c) of this section, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility. (B) A sealed, expunged, or pardoned conviction shall not disqualify a person under this section if the conviction does not involve the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another. (3) If the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education receives information from the department that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for teacher licensure has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility of the teacher licensure applicant.

(1) The state board may issue a six-month nonrenewable letter of provisional eligibility for licensure pending the results of the criminal records check and the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check. However, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may extend the period of provisional eligibility to the end of that contract year if: (A) The applicant is employed by a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and (B) The results of the criminal records check or the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check are delayed.

(A) The applicant is employed by a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and

(B) The results of the criminal records check or the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check are delayed.

(2) (A) Upon receipt of information from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for licensure has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any offense listed in subsection (c) of this section, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility. (B) A sealed, expunged, or pardoned conviction shall not disqualify a person under this section if the conviction does not involve the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another.

(A) Upon receipt of information from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for licensure has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any offense listed in subsection (c) of this section, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility.

(B) A sealed, expunged, or pardoned conviction shall not disqualify a person under this section if the conviction does not involve the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another.

(3) If the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education receives information from the department that the person holding a letter of provisional eligibility for teacher licensure has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, the state board shall immediately revoke the provisional eligibility of the teacher licensure applicant.

(c) The state board shall not issue a first-time license or renew an existing license and shall revoke an existing license not up for renewal of a person who has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of any of the following offenses by a court in the State of Arkansas or of any similar offense by a court in another state or by a federal court: (1) Capital murder as prohibited in § 5-10-101 ; (2) Murder in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-10-102 and murder in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-10-103 ; (3) Manslaughter as prohibited in § 5-10-104 ; (4) Battery in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-201 and battery in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-13-202 ; (5) Aggravated assault as prohibited in § 5-13-204 , and assault in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-13-205 ; (6) Terroristic threatening in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-301 ; (7) Kidnapping as prohibited in § 5-11-102 ; (8) Rape as prohibited in § 5-14-103 ; (9) Sexual assault in the first degree, second degree, third degree, and fourth degree as prohibited in §§ 5-14-124 - 5-14-127 ; (10) Incest as prohibited in § 5-26-202 ; (11) A violation of the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq., or the use of a child in a sexual performance as prohibited by §§ 5-27-402 and 5-27-403 ; (12) Distribution to minors as prohibited in § 5-64-406 ; (13) Any felony in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq.; (14) Sexual indecency with a child as prohibited in § 5-14-110 , if the offense is a felony; (15) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-205 , or endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-27-206 ; (16) False imprisonment in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-11-103 ; (17) Permanent detention or restraint as prohibited in § 5-11-106 ; (18) Permitting abuse of a child as prohibited in § 5-27-221(a) ; (19) Negligent homicide as prohibited by § 5-10-105(a) ; (20) Coercion as prohibited by § 5-13-208 ; (21) Public sexual indecency as prohibited by § 5-14-111 ; (22) Indecent exposure as prohibited by § 5-14-112 ; (23) Criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy as prohibited in §§ 5-3-201 , 5-3-202 , 5-3-301 , and 5-3-401 , to commit any of the offenses listed in this subsection; (24) Possession or use of child sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5-27-603 ; (25) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-605 ; (26) Felony theft as prohibited in §§ 5-36-103 - 5-36-106 and 5-36-202 ; (27) Robbery as prohibited by §§ 5-12-102 and 5-12-103 ; (28) Breaking or entering as prohibited by § 5-39-202 ; (29) Burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-201 and aggravated residential burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-204 ; (30) Forgery as prohibited by § 5-37-201 ; (31) Video voyeurism as prohibited by § 5-16-101 , and voyeurism as prohibited under § 5-16-102 ; (32) Domestic battering in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-26-303 ; (33) Domestic battering in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-26-304 ; (34) Felony violation of an order of protection as prohibited by § 5-53-134 ; (35) Prostitution as prohibited by § 5-70-102 ; (36) Sexual solicitation as prohibited by § 5-70-103 ; (37) Promoting prostitution in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-70-104 ; (38) Promoting prostitution in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-70-105 ; (39) Stalking as prohibited by § 5-71-229 ; (40) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree as prohibited by § 12-18-201 ; (41) Any felony not listed in this subsection and involving physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse against another person; (42) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony; (43) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113 ; (44) Failure to comply with the registration and reporting requirements of § 12-12-904 ; (45) Trafficking of a person as prohibited by § 5-18-103 ; (46) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking as prohibited by § 5-18-104 ; (47) Aggravated assault on a family member or household member as prohibited by § 5-26-306 ; (48) Computer crimes against a minor as prohibited by § 5-27-601 et seq.; and (49) Sexually grooming a child as prohibited by § 5-27-307 .

(1) Capital murder as prohibited in § 5-10-101 ;

(2) Murder in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-10-102 and murder in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-10-103 ;

(3) Manslaughter as prohibited in § 5-10-104 ;

(4) Battery in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-201 and battery in the second degree as prohibited in § 5-13-202 ;

(5) Aggravated assault as prohibited in § 5-13-204 , and assault in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-13-205 ;

(6) Terroristic threatening in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-13-301 ;

(7) Kidnapping as prohibited in § 5-11-102 ;

(8) Rape as prohibited in § 5-14-103 ;

(9) Sexual assault in the first degree, second degree, third degree, and fourth degree as prohibited in §§ 5-14-124 - 5-14-127 ;

(10) Incest as prohibited in § 5-26-202 ;

(11) A violation of the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq., or the use of a child in a sexual performance as prohibited by §§ 5-27-402 and 5-27-403 ;

(12) Distribution to minors as prohibited in § 5-64-406 ;

(13) Any felony in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq.;

(14) Sexual indecency with a child as prohibited in § 5-14-110 , if the offense is a felony;

(15) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-205 , or endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-27-206 ;

(16) False imprisonment in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-11-103 ;

(17) Permanent detention or restraint as prohibited in § 5-11-106 ;

(18) Permitting abuse of a child as prohibited in § 5-27-221(a) ;

(19) Negligent homicide as prohibited by § 5-10-105(a) ;

(20) Coercion as prohibited by § 5-13-208 ;

(21) Public sexual indecency as prohibited by § 5-14-111 ;

(22) Indecent exposure as prohibited by § 5-14-112 ;

(23) Criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy as prohibited in §§ 5-3-201 , 5-3-202 , 5-3-301 , and 5-3-401 , to commit any of the offenses listed in this subsection;

(24) Possession or use of child sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5-27-603 ;

(25) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree as prohibited in § 5-27-605 ;

(26) Felony theft as prohibited in §§ 5-36-103 - 5-36-106 and 5-36-202 ;

(27) Robbery as prohibited by §§ 5-12-102 and 5-12-103 ;

(28) Breaking or entering as prohibited by § 5-39-202 ;

(29) Burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-201 and aggravated residential burglary as prohibited by § 5-39-204 ;

(30) Forgery as prohibited by § 5-37-201 ;

(31) Video voyeurism as prohibited by § 5-16-101 , and voyeurism as prohibited under § 5-16-102 ;

(32) Domestic battering in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-26-303 ;

(33) Domestic battering in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-26-304 ;

(34) Felony violation of an order of protection as prohibited by § 5-53-134 ;

(35) Prostitution as prohibited by § 5-70-102 ;

(36) Sexual solicitation as prohibited by § 5-70-103 ;

(37) Promoting prostitution in the first degree as prohibited by § 5-70-104 ;

(38) Promoting prostitution in the second degree as prohibited by § 5-70-105 ;

(39) Stalking as prohibited by § 5-71-229 ;

(40) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree as prohibited by § 12-18-201 ;

(41) Any felony not listed in this subsection and involving physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse against another person;

(42) Aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer or an employee of a correctional facility, § 5-13-211 , if a Class Y felony;

(43) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113 ;

(44) Failure to comply with the registration and reporting requirements of § 12-12-904 ;

(45) Trafficking of a person as prohibited by § 5-18-103 ;

(46) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking as prohibited by § 5-18-104 ;

(47) Aggravated assault on a family member or household member as prohibited by § 5-26-306 ;

(48) Computer crimes against a minor as prohibited by § 5-27-601 et seq.; and

(49) Sexually grooming a child as prohibited by § 5-27-307 .

(d) (1) For the purposes of this subsection: (A) "Cause" means any of the following: (i) Holding a license obtained by fraudulent means; (ii) Revocation of a license in another state; (iii) Intentionally compromising the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered by or required by the state board or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (iv) Having the completed examination test score of any testing program required by the state board for teacher licensure declared invalid by the testing program company and so reported to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education by the testing company; (v) Having a sealed, an expunged, or a pardoned conviction for any offense in subsection (c) of this section that involves the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another person; (vi) Being subject to the provisions of § 12-12-905 ; (vii) Failing to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or state board rules for teacher licensure; (viii) Knowingly submitting or providing false or misleading information or knowingly failing to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (ix) Knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period; (x) Having a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; (xi) Violating any other provision of state law for which the penalty is the suspension or revocation of a teacher's license; or (xii) Undergoing an involuntary commitment for a physical or mental illness that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of a student, as determined by a licensed health professional, until the person provides documentation from a licensed health professional of treatment of the physical or mental illness and the person's current fitness; and (B) "Child" means a person under twenty-one (21) years of age or enrolled in the public schools of the State of Arkansas. (2) For cause as stated in this subsection, the state board is authorized to: (A) Revoke a license permanently; (B) Suspend a license for a terminable period of time or indefinitely; or (C) Place a person on probationary status for a terminable period of time with the license to be revoked or suspended if the probationary period is not successfully completed.

(1) For the purposes of this subsection: (A) "Cause" means any of the following: (i) Holding a license obtained by fraudulent means; (ii) Revocation of a license in another state; (iii) Intentionally compromising the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered by or required by the state board or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (iv) Having the completed examination test score of any testing program required by the state board for teacher licensure declared invalid by the testing program company and so reported to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education by the testing company; (v) Having a sealed, an expunged, or a pardoned conviction for any offense in subsection (c) of this section that involves the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another person; (vi) Being subject to the provisions of § 12-12-905 ; (vii) Failing to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or state board rules for teacher licensure; (viii) Knowingly submitting or providing false or misleading information or knowingly failing to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (ix) Knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period; (x) Having a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; (xi) Violating any other provision of state law for which the penalty is the suspension or revocation of a teacher's license; or (xii) Undergoing an involuntary commitment for a physical or mental illness that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of a student, as determined by a licensed health professional, until the person provides documentation from a licensed health professional of treatment of the physical or mental illness and the person's current fitness; and (B) "Child" means a person under twenty-one (21) years of age or enrolled in the public schools of the State of Arkansas.

(A) "Cause" means any of the following: (i) Holding a license obtained by fraudulent means; (ii) Revocation of a license in another state; (iii) Intentionally compromising the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered by or required by the state board or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (iv) Having the completed examination test score of any testing program required by the state board for teacher licensure declared invalid by the testing program company and so reported to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education by the testing company; (v) Having a sealed, an expunged, or a pardoned conviction for any offense in subsection (c) of this section that involves the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another person; (vi) Being subject to the provisions of § 12-12-905 ; (vii) Failing to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or state board rules for teacher licensure; (viii) Knowingly submitting or providing false or misleading information or knowingly failing to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (ix) Knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period; (x) Having a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry; (xi) Violating any other provision of state law for which the penalty is the suspension or revocation of a teacher's license; or (xii) Undergoing an involuntary commitment for a physical or mental illness that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of a student, as determined by a licensed health professional, until the person provides documentation from a licensed health professional of treatment of the physical or mental illness and the person's current fitness; and

(i) Holding a license obtained by fraudulent means;

(ii) Revocation of a license in another state;

(iii) Intentionally compromising the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered by or required by the state board or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(iv) Having the completed examination test score of any testing program required by the state board for teacher licensure declared invalid by the testing program company and so reported to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education by the testing company;

(v) Having a sealed, an expunged, or a pardoned conviction for any offense in subsection (c) of this section that involves the physical or sexual injury, mistreatment, or abuse of another person;

(vi) Being subject to the provisions of § 12-12-905 ;

(vii) Failing to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or state board rules for teacher licensure;

(viii) Knowingly submitting or providing false or misleading information or knowingly failing to submit or provide information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit;

(ix) Knowingly falsifying or directing another to falsify any grade given to a student, whether the grade was given for an individual assignment or examination or at the conclusion of a regular grading period;

(x) Having a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry;

(xi) Violating any other provision of state law for which the penalty is the suspension or revocation of a teacher's license; or

(xii) Undergoing an involuntary commitment for a physical or mental illness that endangers the health, safety, welfare, or education of a student, as determined by a licensed health professional, until the person provides documentation from a licensed health professional of treatment of the physical or mental illness and the person's current fitness; and

(B) "Child" means a person under twenty-one (21) years of age or enrolled in the public schools of the State of Arkansas.

(2) For cause as stated in this subsection, the state board is authorized to: (A) Revoke a license permanently; (B) Suspend a license for a terminable period of time or indefinitely; or (C) Place a person on probationary status for a terminable period of time with the license to be revoked or suspended if the probationary period is not successfully completed.

(A) Revoke a license permanently;

(B) Suspend a license for a terminable period of time or indefinitely; or

(C) Place a person on probationary status for a terminable period of time with the license to be revoked or suspended if the probationary period is not successfully completed.

(e) (1) Before taking an action under subsection (c) or subsection (d) of this section, the state board shall provide a written notice of the reason for the action and shall afford the person against whom the action is being considered the opportunity to request a hearing. (2) A written request for a hearing must be received by the state board no more than thirty (30) days after the notice of the denial, nonrenewal, or revocation of the license is received by the person who is the subject of the proposed action. (3) Upon written notice that a revocation, suspension, or probation is being sought by the state board for a cause set forth, a person may: (A) Decline to answer the notice, in which case the state board shall hold a hearing to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that cause for the proposed action exists; (B) (i) Contest the complaint and request a hearing in writing, in which case the person shall be given an evidentiary hearing before the state board if one is requested. (ii) If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing shall proceed in the manner described in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section; (C) Admit the allegations of fact and request a hearing before the state board in mitigation of any penalty that may be assessed; or (D) Stipulate or reach a negotiated agreement, which must be approved by the state board.

(1) Before taking an action under subsection (c) or subsection (d) of this section, the state board shall provide a written notice of the reason for the action and shall afford the person against whom the action is being considered the opportunity to request a hearing.

(2) A written request for a hearing must be received by the state board no more than thirty (30) days after the notice of the denial, nonrenewal, or revocation of the license is received by the person who is the subject of the proposed action.

(3) Upon written notice that a revocation, suspension, or probation is being sought by the state board for a cause set forth, a person may: (A) Decline to answer the notice, in which case the state board shall hold a hearing to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that cause for the proposed action exists; (B) (i) Contest the complaint and request a hearing in writing, in which case the person shall be given an evidentiary hearing before the state board if one is requested. (ii) If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing shall proceed in the manner described in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section; (C) Admit the allegations of fact and request a hearing before the state board in mitigation of any penalty that may be assessed; or (D) Stipulate or reach a negotiated agreement, which must be approved by the state board.

(A) Decline to answer the notice, in which case the state board shall hold a hearing to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that cause for the proposed action exists;

(B) (i) Contest the complaint and request a hearing in writing, in which case the person shall be given an evidentiary hearing before the state board if one is requested. (ii) If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing shall proceed in the manner described in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section;

(i) Contest the complaint and request a hearing in writing, in which case the person shall be given an evidentiary hearing before the state board if one is requested.

(ii) If the person requesting the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing shall proceed in the manner described in subdivision (e)(3)(A) of this section;

(C) Admit the allegations of fact and request a hearing before the state board in mitigation of any penalty that may be assessed; or

(D) Stipulate or reach a negotiated agreement, which must be approved by the state board.

(f) (1) (A) The revocation provisions of subsection (c) of this section may be waived, or a license may be suspended or placed on probation by the state board upon request by: (i) The board of directors of a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; (ii) An affected applicant for licensure; (iii) The person holding a license subject to revocation; or (iv) An unlicensed individual admitted to a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(1)(A) of this section shall operate as a waiver of the disqualification for employment for the same offense under § 6-17-411 . (2) Circumstances for which a waiver may be granted shall include without limitation the following: (A) The age at which the crime or incident was committed; (B) The circumstances surrounding the crime or incident; (C) The length of time since the crime or incident; (D) Subsequent work history; (E) Employment references; (F) Character references; and (G) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the health or safety of school children or school personnel. (3) (A) An unlicensed individual who is disqualified from licensure by subsection (c) of this section may apply for a waiver before applying for licensure by submitting to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education: (i) Written request for a hearing; (ii) Proof of acceptance or enrollment in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (iii) Written recommendation from the teacher preparation program. (B) If the state board approves a waiver after a hearing, the individual may obtain a license only upon: (i) Successful completion of the teacher preparation program; and (ii) Fulfillment of all other requirements for licensure. (C) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(3)(A) of this section also shall operate as a waiver under § 6-17-414 for an unlicensed individual to work for a school district as a student teacher.

(1) (A) The revocation provisions of subsection (c) of this section may be waived, or a license may be suspended or placed on probation by the state board upon request by: (i) The board of directors of a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; (ii) An affected applicant for licensure; (iii) The person holding a license subject to revocation; or (iv) An unlicensed individual admitted to a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (B) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(1)(A) of this section shall operate as a waiver of the disqualification for employment for the same offense under § 6-17-411 .

(A) The revocation provisions of subsection (c) of this section may be waived, or a license may be suspended or placed on probation by the state board upon request by: (i) The board of directors of a school district or open-enrollment public charter school; (ii) An affected applicant for licensure; (iii) The person holding a license subject to revocation; or (iv) An unlicensed individual admitted to a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(i) The board of directors of a school district or open-enrollment public charter school;

(ii) An affected applicant for licensure;

(iii) The person holding a license subject to revocation; or

(iv) An unlicensed individual admitted to a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(B) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(1)(A) of this section shall operate as a waiver of the disqualification for employment for the same offense under § 6-17-411 .

(2) Circumstances for which a waiver may be granted shall include without limitation the following: (A) The age at which the crime or incident was committed; (B) The circumstances surrounding the crime or incident; (C) The length of time since the crime or incident; (D) Subsequent work history; (E) Employment references; (F) Character references; and (G) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the health or safety of school children or school personnel.

(A) The age at which the crime or incident was committed;

(B) The circumstances surrounding the crime or incident;

(C) The length of time since the crime or incident;

(D) Subsequent work history;

(E) Employment references;

(F) Character references; and

(G) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the health or safety of school children or school personnel.

(3) (A) An unlicensed individual who is disqualified from licensure by subsection (c) of this section may apply for a waiver before applying for licensure by submitting to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education: (i) Written request for a hearing; (ii) Proof of acceptance or enrollment in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (iii) Written recommendation from the teacher preparation program. (B) If the state board approves a waiver after a hearing, the individual may obtain a license only upon: (i) Successful completion of the teacher preparation program; and (ii) Fulfillment of all other requirements for licensure. (C) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(3)(A) of this section also shall operate as a waiver under § 6-17-414 for an unlicensed individual to work for a school district as a student teacher.

(A) An unlicensed individual who is disqualified from licensure by subsection (c) of this section may apply for a waiver before applying for licensure by submitting to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education: (i) Written request for a hearing; (ii) Proof of acceptance or enrollment in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (iii) Written recommendation from the teacher preparation program.

(i) Written request for a hearing;

(ii) Proof of acceptance or enrollment in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and

(iii) Written recommendation from the teacher preparation program.

(B) If the state board approves a waiver after a hearing, the individual may obtain a license only upon: (i) Successful completion of the teacher preparation program; and (ii) Fulfillment of all other requirements for licensure.

(i) Successful completion of the teacher preparation program; and

(ii) Fulfillment of all other requirements for licensure.

(C) A waiver granted under subdivision (f)(3)(A) of this section also shall operate as a waiver under § 6-17-414 for an unlicensed individual to work for a school district as a student teacher.

(g) (1) The superintendent of each school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall report to the state board the name of any person holding a license issued by the state board and currently employed or employed during the two (2) previous school years by the school district or open-enrollment public charter school who: (A) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (B) Has been arrested or charged with a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (C) Holds a license obtained by fraudulent means; (D) Has had a similar license revoked in another state; (E) Has intentionally compromised the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered or required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (F) Has knowingly submitted falsified information or failed to submit information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (G) Has failed to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules for teacher licensure; or (H) Has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry. (2) Failure of a superintendent to report information as required by this subsection may result in sanctions imposed by the state board. (3) (A) If an arrest or charge is reported in accordance with subdivision (g)(1)(B) of this section, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall indicate in the Arkansas Educator Licensure System that the person's employment eligibility is pending or under review. (B) When a license holder's criminal case is resolved, the license holder's eligibility status shall be updated in accordance with Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules.

(1) The superintendent of each school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall report to the state board the name of any person holding a license issued by the state board and currently employed or employed during the two (2) previous school years by the school district or open-enrollment public charter school who: (A) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (B) Has been arrested or charged with a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section; (C) Holds a license obtained by fraudulent means; (D) Has had a similar license revoked in another state; (E) Has intentionally compromised the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered or required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (F) Has knowingly submitted falsified information or failed to submit information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit; (G) Has failed to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules for teacher licensure; or (H) Has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

(A) Has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section;

(B) Has been arrested or charged with a felony or any misdemeanor listed in subsection (c) of this section;

(C) Holds a license obtained by fraudulent means;

(D) Has had a similar license revoked in another state;

(E) Has intentionally compromised the validity or security of any student test or testing program administered or required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

(F) Has knowingly submitted falsified information or failed to submit information requested or required by law to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state board, or Arkansas Legislative Audit;

(G) Has failed to establish or maintain the necessary requirements and standards set forth in Arkansas law or Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules for teacher licensure; or

(H) Has a true report in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

(2) Failure of a superintendent to report information as required by this subsection may result in sanctions imposed by the state board.

(3) (A) If an arrest or charge is reported in accordance with subdivision (g)(1)(B) of this section, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall indicate in the Arkansas Educator Licensure System that the person's employment eligibility is pending or under review. (B) When a license holder's criminal case is resolved, the license holder's eligibility status shall be updated in accordance with Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules.

(A) If an arrest or charge is reported in accordance with subdivision (g)(1)(B) of this section, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall indicate in the Arkansas Educator Licensure System that the person's employment eligibility is pending or under review.

(B) When a license holder's criminal case is resolved, the license holder's eligibility status shall be updated in accordance with Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules.

(h) (1) Any information received by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police or the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not be available for examination except by the affected applicant for licensure or his or her duly authorized representative, and no record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) Any information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license is subject to revocation shall be information pertaining to that applicant only. (3) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established under this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than this background check.

(1) Any information received by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education from the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police or the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not be available for examination except by the affected applicant for licensure or his or her duly authorized representative, and no record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) Any information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license is subject to revocation shall be information pertaining to that applicant only.

(3) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established under this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than this background check.

(i) The state board shall adopt the necessary rules to fully implement the provisions of this section.

(j) As used in this section: (1) "Preservice teacher" means an unlicensed individual who is accepted or enrolled in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (2) "Supervised clinical practice" means the placement of a preservice teacher by a teacher education program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the educational entity for the purpose of the student completing an internship or a student teaching experience required by the teacher education program.

(1) "Preservice teacher" means an unlicensed individual who is accepted or enrolled in a teacher preparation program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; and

(2) "Supervised clinical practice" means the placement of a preservice teacher by a teacher education program approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the educational entity for the purpose of the student completing an internship or a student teaching experience required by the teacher education program.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 21,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 23, eff. 3/8/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 985,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 536,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1394, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1393, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1392, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1391, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1390, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1389, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1388, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1387, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1386, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1385, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1384, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1383, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 746,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 367,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1089,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 455,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1995, No. 1310, § 1; 1997, No. 1272, § 2; 1997, No. 1313, § 2; 1999, No. 226, § 1; 2001, No. 752, § 1; 2003, No. 1087, § 9; 2003, No. 1389, § 1; 2003, No. 1738, § 3; 2005, No. 2151, § 5; 2007, No. 1573, § 23; 2009, No. 376, § 24; 2009, No. 1173, §§ 1-8.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2703 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 27 / Section 6-20-2703
Department of Education - Duties - Reports
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Education shall: (1) Develop a modernization grant application and application procedures for the Transportation Modernization Grant Program, including defining which public school districts are rural and remote, that require a grant applicant to explain how the grant applicant would use grant moneys to: (A) Improve access to transportation for students attending a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or a licensed childcare center serving publicly funded students; and (B) Support transportation innovations and efficiency solutions; (2) Make final grant determinations and awards; and (3) Submit an interim report by December 15, 2023, and a final report by June 30, 2024, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State. (b) The reports required under subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall provide and describe: (1) The best practices used by grant recipients to transport students to public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, or licensed childcare centers serving publicly funded students who are located outside of traditional attendance boundaries; (2) A list of the grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of the grants; and (3) The number of children impacted per grant recipient. (c) The department may retain up to five percent (5%) of appropriated moneys to administer the program. (d) The department shall distribute the modernization grant moneys based on: (1) Demand; (2) The most innovative solutions proposed; and (3) Other relevant criteria as determined by the department. (e) (1) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of grants under this subchapter shall be awarded to support rural and remote public school districts. (2) Subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall not apply if an insufficient number of proposals from qualified rural and remote public school districts is submitted. Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 44, eff. 3/8/2023.

(a) The Department of Education shall: (1) Develop a modernization grant application and application procedures for the Transportation Modernization Grant Program, including defining which public school districts are rural and remote, that require a grant applicant to explain how the grant applicant would use grant moneys to: (A) Improve access to transportation for students attending a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or a licensed childcare center serving publicly funded students; and (B) Support transportation innovations and efficiency solutions; (2) Make final grant determinations and awards; and (3) Submit an interim report by December 15, 2023, and a final report by June 30, 2024, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State.

(1) Develop a modernization grant application and application procedures for the Transportation Modernization Grant Program, including defining which public school districts are rural and remote, that require a grant applicant to explain how the grant applicant would use grant moneys to: (A) Improve access to transportation for students attending a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or a licensed childcare center serving publicly funded students; and (B) Support transportation innovations and efficiency solutions;

(A) Improve access to transportation for students attending a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or a licensed childcare center serving publicly funded students; and

(B) Support transportation innovations and efficiency solutions;

(2) Make final grant determinations and awards; and

(3) Submit an interim report by December 15, 2023, and a final report by June 30, 2024, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State.

(b) The reports required under subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall provide and describe: (1) The best practices used by grant recipients to transport students to public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, or licensed childcare centers serving publicly funded students who are located outside of traditional attendance boundaries; (2) A list of the grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of the grants; and (3) The number of children impacted per grant recipient.

(1) The best practices used by grant recipients to transport students to public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, or licensed childcare centers serving publicly funded students who are located outside of traditional attendance boundaries;

(2) A list of the grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of the grants; and

(3) The number of children impacted per grant recipient.

(c) The department may retain up to five percent (5%) of appropriated moneys to administer the program.

(d) The department shall distribute the modernization grant moneys based on: (1) Demand; (2) The most innovative solutions proposed; and (3) Other relevant criteria as determined by the department.

(1) Demand;

(2) The most innovative solutions proposed; and

(3) Other relevant criteria as determined by the department.

(e) (1) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of grants under this subchapter shall be awarded to support rural and remote public school districts. (2) Subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall not apply if an insufficient number of proposals from qualified rural and remote public school districts is submitted.

(1) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of grants under this subchapter shall be awarded to support rural and remote public school districts.

(2) Subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall not apply if an insufficient number of proposals from qualified rural and remote public school districts is submitted.

Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 44, eff. 3/8/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-64-1013 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 64 / Subchapter 10 / Section 6-64-1013
Diagnostic laboratory services
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas may promulgate rules concerning services performed by its diagnostic laboratories. (b) (1) A fee structure may be designed and maintained by the division for the purpose of defraying the cost of diagnostic services. (2) (A) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the University of Arkansas Fund to be used exclusively for the diagnostic laboratories of the division. (B) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of moneys which shall remain at the end of the fiscal year in the account from fees collected under the provisions of this section and shall allow the moneys to be carried forward and made available for the same purposes in the next succeeding fiscal year. (c) Effective July 1, 2005, all duties, functions, records, property, obligations, personnel, and authority to levy and collect diagnostic and laboratory fees, pursuant to § 2-33-111 and § 2-33-112 [repealed], for the Springdale Laboratory of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission are hereby transferred by a Type 2 transfer from the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas. Acts 2005, No. 1374, § 1; 2007, No. 1257, § 27; 2009, No. 1427, § 26.

(a) The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas may promulgate rules concerning services performed by its diagnostic laboratories.

(b) (1) A fee structure may be designed and maintained by the division for the purpose of defraying the cost of diagnostic services. (2) (A) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the University of Arkansas Fund to be used exclusively for the diagnostic laboratories of the division. (B) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of moneys which shall remain at the end of the fiscal year in the account from fees collected under the provisions of this section and shall allow the moneys to be carried forward and made available for the same purposes in the next succeeding fiscal year.

(1) A fee structure may be designed and maintained by the division for the purpose of defraying the cost of diagnostic services.

(2) (A) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the University of Arkansas Fund to be used exclusively for the diagnostic laboratories of the division. (B) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of moneys which shall remain at the end of the fiscal year in the account from fees collected under the provisions of this section and shall allow the moneys to be carried forward and made available for the same purposes in the next succeeding fiscal year.

(A) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the University of Arkansas Fund to be used exclusively for the diagnostic laboratories of the division.

(B) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of moneys which shall remain at the end of the fiscal year in the account from fees collected under the provisions of this section and shall allow the moneys to be carried forward and made available for the same purposes in the next succeeding fiscal year.

(c) Effective July 1, 2005, all duties, functions, records, property, obligations, personnel, and authority to levy and collect diagnostic and laboratory fees, pursuant to § 2-33-111 and § 2-33-112 [repealed], for the Springdale Laboratory of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission are hereby transferred by a Type 2 transfer from the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas.

Acts 2005, No. 1374, § 1; 2007, No. 1257, § 27; 2009, No. 1427, § 26.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1003 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 60 / Subchapter 10 / Section 6-60-1003
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Benefit" means the following: (A) Recognition; (B) Registration; (C) The use of facilities of a state-supported institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes; (D) The use of channels of communication; and (E) Funding sources that are available to student organizations at the state-supported institution of higher education; (2) "Campus community" means: (A) A state-supported institution of higher education's: (i) Students; (ii) Administrators; (iii) Faculty; and (iv) Staff; and (B) Invited guests of: (i) The state-supported institution of higher education; or (ii) Any individual in subdivisions (2)(A)(i)-(iv) of this section; (3) "Counter demonstration" means lawful action or conduct that: (A) Criticizes or objects to an expressive activity on campus; and (B) Does not violate the rights of others in the campus community by materially disrupting previously scheduled or reserved activities in a portion or section of the campus at that scheduled time; (4) "Free-speech zone" means an area on the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education that is designated for the purpose of engaging in an expressive activity; (5) "Harassment" means expression that is so severe, pervasive, and subjectively and objectively offensive that it effectively denies access to an educational opportunity or benefit provided by the state-supported institution of higher education; (6) (A) "Materially and substantially disrupts" means a disruption that occurs when a person, with the purpose or knowledge of significantly hindering the expressive activity of another person or group, prevents the communication of a message of another person or group, or prevents the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by: (i) Engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior; or (ii) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in an expressive activity. (B) "Materially and substantially disrupts" does not include conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, §§ 4, 6, and 24, which includes without limitation: (i) Lawful protests in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to members of the campus community, except during times when the area has been reserved in advance for another event; or (ii) Minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration; (7) (A) "Outdoor areas of campus" means the generally accessible outside areas of the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education where members of the campus community are commonly allowed, including without limitation: (i) Grassy areas; (ii) Walkways; and (iii) Other similar common areas. (B) "Outdoor areas of campus" does not include outdoor areas where access by the majority of the campus community is restricted; (8) (A) "State-supported institution of higher education" means without limitation an Arkansas state-funded: (i) Community college; or (ii) University. (B) "State-supported institution of higher education" does not include: (i) A public school, public or private institution of higher education, or public or private technical school that operates within the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; (ii) An educational program that is provided or facilitated by the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; or (iii) A private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the private institution of higher education receives any form of state support, including without limitation the receipt of funds on behalf of students attending the private institution of higher education who receive state-supported scholarships; (9) "Student" means any person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a state-supported institution of higher education; and (10) "Student organization" means an officially recognized group at a state-supported institution of higher education or a group seeking official recognition, composed of admitted students that receive or are seeking to receive benefits through the state-supported institution of higher education. Amended by Act 2019, No. 633,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2019, No. 184,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Benefit" means the following: (A) Recognition; (B) Registration; (C) The use of facilities of a state-supported institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes; (D) The use of channels of communication; and (E) Funding sources that are available to student organizations at the state-supported institution of higher education;

(A) Recognition;

(B) Registration;

(C) The use of facilities of a state-supported institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes;

(D) The use of channels of communication; and

(E) Funding sources that are available to student organizations at the state-supported institution of higher education;

(2) "Campus community" means: (A) A state-supported institution of higher education's: (i) Students; (ii) Administrators; (iii) Faculty; and (iv) Staff; and (B) Invited guests of: (i) The state-supported institution of higher education; or (ii) Any individual in subdivisions (2)(A)(i)-(iv) of this section;

(A) A state-supported institution of higher education's: (i) Students; (ii) Administrators; (iii) Faculty; and (iv) Staff; and

(i) Students;

(ii) Administrators;

(iii) Faculty; and

(iv) Staff; and

(B) Invited guests of: (i) The state-supported institution of higher education; or (ii) Any individual in subdivisions (2)(A)(i)-(iv) of this section;

(i) The state-supported institution of higher education; or

(ii) Any individual in subdivisions (2)(A)(i)-(iv) of this section;

(3) "Counter demonstration" means lawful action or conduct that: (A) Criticizes or objects to an expressive activity on campus; and (B) Does not violate the rights of others in the campus community by materially disrupting previously scheduled or reserved activities in a portion or section of the campus at that scheduled time;

(A) Criticizes or objects to an expressive activity on campus; and

(B) Does not violate the rights of others in the campus community by materially disrupting previously scheduled or reserved activities in a portion or section of the campus at that scheduled time;

(4) "Free-speech zone" means an area on the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education that is designated for the purpose of engaging in an expressive activity;

(5) "Harassment" means expression that is so severe, pervasive, and subjectively and objectively offensive that it effectively denies access to an educational opportunity or benefit provided by the state-supported institution of higher education;

(6) (A) "Materially and substantially disrupts" means a disruption that occurs when a person, with the purpose or knowledge of significantly hindering the expressive activity of another person or group, prevents the communication of a message of another person or group, or prevents the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by: (i) Engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior; or (ii) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in an expressive activity. (B) "Materially and substantially disrupts" does not include conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, §§ 4, 6, and 24, which includes without limitation: (i) Lawful protests in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to members of the campus community, except during times when the area has been reserved in advance for another event; or (ii) Minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration;

(A) "Materially and substantially disrupts" means a disruption that occurs when a person, with the purpose or knowledge of significantly hindering the expressive activity of another person or group, prevents the communication of a message of another person or group, or prevents the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by: (i) Engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior; or (ii) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in an expressive activity.

(i) Engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior; or

(ii) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in an expressive activity.

(B) "Materially and substantially disrupts" does not include conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, §§ 4, 6, and 24, which includes without limitation: (i) Lawful protests in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to members of the campus community, except during times when the area has been reserved in advance for another event; or (ii) Minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration;

(i) Lawful protests in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to members of the campus community, except during times when the area has been reserved in advance for another event; or

(ii) Minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration;

(7) (A) "Outdoor areas of campus" means the generally accessible outside areas of the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education where members of the campus community are commonly allowed, including without limitation: (i) Grassy areas; (ii) Walkways; and (iii) Other similar common areas. (B) "Outdoor areas of campus" does not include outdoor areas where access by the majority of the campus community is restricted;

(A) "Outdoor areas of campus" means the generally accessible outside areas of the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education where members of the campus community are commonly allowed, including without limitation: (i) Grassy areas; (ii) Walkways; and (iii) Other similar common areas.

(i) Grassy areas;

(ii) Walkways; and

(iii) Other similar common areas.

(B) "Outdoor areas of campus" does not include outdoor areas where access by the majority of the campus community is restricted;

(8) (A) "State-supported institution of higher education" means without limitation an Arkansas state-funded: (i) Community college; or (ii) University. (B) "State-supported institution of higher education" does not include: (i) A public school, public or private institution of higher education, or public or private technical school that operates within the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; (ii) An educational program that is provided or facilitated by the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; or (iii) A private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the private institution of higher education receives any form of state support, including without limitation the receipt of funds on behalf of students attending the private institution of higher education who receive state-supported scholarships;

(A) "State-supported institution of higher education" means without limitation an Arkansas state-funded: (i) Community college; or (ii) University.

(i) Community college; or

(ii) University.

(B) "State-supported institution of higher education" does not include: (i) A public school, public or private institution of higher education, or public or private technical school that operates within the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; (ii) An educational program that is provided or facilitated by the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; or (iii) A private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the private institution of higher education receives any form of state support, including without limitation the receipt of funds on behalf of students attending the private institution of higher education who receive state-supported scholarships;

(i) A public school, public or private institution of higher education, or public or private technical school that operates within the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services;

(ii) An educational program that is provided or facilitated by the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction, or the Division of Youth Services; or

(iii) A private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the private institution of higher education receives any form of state support, including without limitation the receipt of funds on behalf of students attending the private institution of higher education who receive state-supported scholarships;

(9) "Student" means any person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a state-supported institution of higher education; and

(10) "Student organization" means an officially recognized group at a state-supported institution of higher education or a group seeking official recognition, composed of admitted students that receive or are seeking to receive benefits through the state-supported institution of higher education.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 633,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

Added by Act 2019, No. 184,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-1701 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 17 / Section 6-16-1701
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Course Choice Program". Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Course Choice Program".

Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-905 — AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter 9 / Section 6-41-905
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1795, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1795, eff. 7/1/2019.

Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.