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AR Code § 6-85-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 1|§ 6-85-107. Duration — Amount

 (a) A recipient who graduated from high school after December 31, 2000, shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable for up to three (3) additional academic years if the recipient meets the following continuing eligibility criteria:  (1) The recipient earns a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher based on a 4.0 scale at an approved institution;  (2) The recipient has completed a total of at least twenty-seven (27) hours during the first full academic year and a total of at least thirty (30) hours per academic year thereafter; and  (3) The recipient meets any other continuing eligibility criteria established by the Division of Higher Education.    (b)  (1) Beginning with awards made for the 2005-2006 academic year and thereafter for recipients who graduated from high school after December 31, 2001, the amount of the annual scholarship awarded to each recipient shall be graduated as follows:  (A) A recipient in his or her freshman year shall be awarded an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);  (B) A recipient in his or her sophomore year shall be awarded an amount not to exceed two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750);  (C) A recipient in his or her junior year shall be awarded an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000); and  (D) A recipient in his or her senior year shall be awarded an amount not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500).    (2) A recipient under this subchapter shall receive the greater of the award under subdivision (b)(1) of this section or the award amount for the same academic year for a full-time recipient under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2, § 6-85-201 et seq.
AR Code § 6-85-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 1|§ 6-85-108. Nursing school eligibility

 (a)  (1) The General Assembly recognizes that the State of Arkansas is experiencing a critical shortage of nurses.  (2) It is the intent of this section to allow the Division of Higher Education the opportunity to include associate degree-granting and diploma schools of nursing in the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program under specific circumstances.    (b) The division shall make awards to applicants attending either an associate degree or diploma school preparing registered nurses that is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and which would not otherwise be an approved institution if:  (1) The nursing school is specifically recognized by the division as a school of nursing eligible to participate in the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program; and  (2) The recipient meets continuing eligibility requirements in § 6-85-106.    (c) The scholarships awarded to recipients under this section shall be subject to § 6-85-105(g).  (d) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
AR Code § 6-85-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 1|§ 6-85-109. Priority for teaching commitment

 (a) During times of funding shortages under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, the Division of Higher Education shall give a priority to awards to applicants meeting all eligibility requirements under the program who agree to accept a forgivable loan, as set forth in this section, in lieu of a scholarship and who agree to teach, as required under § 6-85-110, in a:  (1) Subject matter area designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers; or  (2) Geographical area of the state designated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as having a critical shortage of teachers.    (b) The Division of Higher Education shall make awards under this subchapter as follows:  (1) First, to applicants who agree to the provisions of this section; and  (2) Then to applicants eligible under § 6-85-106(b).    (c) Forgivable loans awarded under this section shall be paid from appropriations to the program.
AR Code § 6-85-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 1|§ 6-85-111. End-of-course assessment requirements

 The Division of Higher Education may recognize a sub-score of nineteen (19) or higher in the applicable subject area on the ACT as meeting the requirements for passing end-of-course assessments under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program for a student who:   (1) Has not had an opportunity to take an end-of-course assessment;  (2) Has not passed the end-of-course assessment; or  (3) Is attending a private school or home school.
AR Code § 6-85-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-201. Findings

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery;  (2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, will:  (A) Encourage associate degree, certificate of proficiency program, and technical certificate program recipients and university juniors to complete a baccalaureate degree;  (B) Provide opportunities for students more than one (1) year out of high school to enter or reenter higher education;  (C) Provide an improved system of communication to students and parents about opportunities for higher education scholarships and grants in Arkansas; and  (D) Provide an evaluation and analysis of all state funding for scholarships and grants and how the funding advances the state's goals for higher education; and    (3) Changes to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 may be necessary from time to time to ensure the solvency of the program by spreading the program liabilities over a period of time while ensuring that there are scholarship dollars available for students who successfully complete their courses.
AR Code § 6-85-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-202. Creation

 The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 is hereby created and established.
AR Code § 6-85-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-203. Applicability

 (a) This subchapter is applicable to students who apply for a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 for the academic year 2010-2011 and each academic year thereafter.  (b) Except to the extent of an award amount under § 6-85-107(b)(2), a recipient of a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 1, § 6-85-101 et seq., is not eligible for an additional scholarship under this subchapter.  (c) Recipients of Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarships are prohibited from receiving Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarships under this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-85-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-207. Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students

 In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant:   (1)  (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent.  (B) The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules in consultation with ACT, Inc. to determine the mechanism for calculating and disseminating an applicant's superscore on the ACT;    (2) Has a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on July 1, 2009, and graduated from an Arkansas public high school, and either:  (A) Had a minimum composite score of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; or  (B) Scored proficient or higher on all state-mandated end-of-course assessments, including without limitation end-of-course assessments on:  (i) Algebra I;  (ii) Geometry;  (iii) Biology; and  (iv) Literacy;      (3) Achieved a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent and:  (A) Graduated from a private high school, an out-of-state high school, or a home school high school; or  (B) In the year in which the student would have been a junior or senior in high school, completed the requirements for high school graduation and obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section instead of receiving a diploma; or    (4) Meets the following criteria:  (A) Was enrolled at an institution of higher education in the immediately preceding academic year as a full-time, first-time freshman;  (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter as a full-time, first-time freshman;  (C) Successfully completed at least twenty-seven (27) semester hours of courses as a full-time, first-time freshman; and  (D) Achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale as a full-time, first-time freshman.
AR Code § 6-85-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-208. Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student

 An applicant is eligible as a nontraditional student if, in addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, the applicant meets one (1) of the following requirements:   (1) If the applicant has not been enrolled in an approved institution of higher education, has either:  (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and achieved a 2.5 high school grade point average; or  (B)  (i) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school, a private high school, an out-of-state high school, a home school high school, or obtained a high school equivalency diploma approved by the Adult Education Section and had a superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent.  (ii) The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules in consultation with ACT, Inc. to determine the mechanism for calculating and disseminating an applicant's superscore on the ACT; or      (2) If the applicant has been enrolled in an approved institution of higher education, has earned a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5.
AR Code § 6-85-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-209. Additional eligibility requirements for a current achiever student

 (a) In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a current achiever student if the applicant:  (1) Entered postsecondary education before the 2010-2011 academic year:  (A) As a full-time first-time freshman student; and  (B) Within twelve (12) months after graduating high school; and    (2) At the time of applying for the scholarship:  (A)  (i) Has been continuously enrolled at an institution of higher education as a full-time student.  (ii) In calculating continuous enrollment under this section, the Division of Higher Education may include one (1) or more courses taken during the summer that meet the criteria for a course under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(ii) of this section;    (B)  (i) Has successfully completed at least twelve (12) semester hours of courses granting three (3) or more hours of credit per course at an approved institution of higher education.  (ii) A course granting less than three (3) hours of credit may be counted toward the twelve (12) semester hours under this subdivision (2)(B) if it is related to a credit course required for a degree; and    (C) Has achieved a postsecondary grade point average of at least 2.5.      (b) The division may waive the requirements of subdivision (a)(1)(B) or subdivision (a)(2) of this section for eligibility under this section if an applicant does not meet those eligibility requirements due to the applicant's full-time duty in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or state active duty orders.  (c) This section also applies to an applicant who:  (1) Applied for a scholarship as a current achiever in the 2010-2011 academic year;  (2) Did not meet the eligibility requirements for a current achiever based on the continuous enrollment requirement of subdivision (a)(2) of this section as it existed on June 1, 2010; and  (3) Either:  (A) Received a scholarship under § 6-85-208 as a nontraditional student; or  (B) Did not receive a scholarship under this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-85-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-211. Literacy tutoring

 (a) As an additional component to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program:  (1) Each applicant for the scholarship shall agree that for each year the scholarship is awarded he or she may volunteer to serve as a literacy tutor for a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours each semester in a public school or a faith-based educational institution serving students in prekindergarten through grade six (preK-6);  (2) A recipient who agrees to volunteer as a literacy tutor:  (A) Shall complete the prerequisite training in literacy and college readiness skills provided under this section before he or she begins tutoring; and  (B) May receive college credit for the tutoring as determined by the institution of higher education where the recipient is enrolled; and    (3) An enrolled college student who participates in the tutorial program and fails to meet the academic eligibility requirement under this subchapter for the fall or spring semester shall be given the probationary opportunity during the subsequent spring or summer term to continue his or her education and improve academic performance before losing scholarship funding in the subsequent semester.    (b) A recipient who agrees to volunteer as a literacy tutor under this section shall receive the prerequisite training in literacy and college readiness from an approved institution of higher education based on training modules developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
AR Code § 6-85-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-213. Nursing school eligibility

 (a)  (1) The General Assembly recognizes that the State of Arkansas is experiencing a critical shortage of nurses.  (2) It is the intent of this section to allow the Division of Higher Education the opportunity, under specific circumstances, to include an approved school of nursing that would not otherwise be an approved institution of higher education in the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program.    (b) The division shall make awards to applicants attending an approved school of nursing under this section if the recipient meets continuing eligibility requirements in § 6-85-210.  (c) The division shall pay scholarship awards under this section only from nonlottery state educational resources.
AR Code § 6-85-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-214. Accountability — Transparency — Legislative oversight

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The continual evaluation of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and of all state-supported scholarship and grant programs by the General Assembly is critical for maximizing the benefits to the state and its citizens of state financial aid for higher education and meeting state objectives for higher education; and  (2) Accountability and transparency in the implementation of state-supported scholarship programs are fundamental to a proper evaluation of the programs.    (b) The General Assembly finds that the collection of data and the reports required under §§ 6-85-216 — 6-85-220 and § 6-60-901 et seq. are necessary to ensure accountability and transparency.
AR Code § 6-85-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-216. Institution report to the division

 (a)  (1) An approved institution of higher education that enrolls students receiving scholarships under this subchapter annually shall provide information and semiannually provide updated information to the Division of Higher Education regarding all state-supported student financial assistance whether or not the state-supported student financial assistance is awarded under this subchapter.  (2) The information shall be provided in the form of individual student records and shall include without limitation information regarding:  (A) State-supported student financial assistance;  (B) Demographic student data; and  (C) Disaggregated data on remedial courses.    (3)  (A) An approved institution of higher education shall undertake the procedures necessary to ensure the collection and reporting of student information under this section.  (B) An approved institution of higher education may lose its approved status for receiving scholarship funds on behalf of a recipient under this subchapter if it fails to make a good-faith effort to comply with this section.  (C) In addition to the provisions of subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this section, an institution of higher education that does not comply with this section shall not be eligible to accept state aid from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account on behalf of a student.      (b) The division shall establish by rule the:  (1) Specific data required;  (2) Manner of reporting the information required; and  (3) Technology or software required for reporting.    (c) The division shall use the information provided under this section to conduct the research and analysis needed to support the annual report of the Director of the Division of Higher Education to the Legislative Council under § 6-85-205.
AR Code § 6-85-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-217. Information provided to the Bureau of Legislative Research by the Division of Higher Education

 The Division of Higher Education shall provide the following data to the Bureau of Legislative Research through the Arkansas Higher Education Information System under § 6-60-901 et seq., for the purpose of assisting the General Assembly with evaluation and analysis under this subchapter:   (1) Existing individual student data;  (2) Institutional data;  (3) Financial data;  (4) Aggregate student scholarship and grant application and award data;  (5) Remedial course data; and  (6) Other data needed to track scholarship and grant students receiving state-supported student financial assistance from year to year.
AR Code § 6-85-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2|§ 6-85-219. Reports to legislative committees

 (a)  (1) Annually by November 1, the Division of Higher Education shall report to the Legislative Council in the manner and format that the Legislative Council requires on all state-supported student financial assistance awarded by the division and awarded by approved institutions of higher education.  (2) The information provided shall include without limitation:  (A) Current year expenditures for scholarships and grants under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2;  (B) Projected obligations for succeeding years from each scholarship or grant funding source;  (C) Fund balances for the:  (i) Higher Education Grants Fund Account; and  (ii) Trust accounts maintained by the Director of the Division of Higher Education to hold the net proceeds from the state lottery;    (D) An evaluation of whether the net proceeds from the state lottery available for the program supplement and do not supplant nonlottery state educational resources; and  (E) Other information that the Legislative Council or the General Assembly requests.      (b) Annually by December 1, the division shall report to the Legislative Council its recommendations for changes to the program, including without limitation:  (1) Adjustments to the eligibility requirements of the program; and  (2) Increases or decreases in the amounts awarded for a scholarship under the program based on the amount of net proceeds from the state lottery available.    (c) Annually by December 31, the division shall report to the Legislative Council the following information on recipients of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 who applied as of June 1:  (1) Race;  (2) Grade point average;  (3) Composite score on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; and  (4) Family or individual income as reported on the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).