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AR Code § 6-41-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-202. Purposes and applicability

 (a)  (1) It is the policy of this state to provide and to require school districts to provide, as an integral part of the public schools, a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.  (2) The State Board of Education is expressly authorized to assign responsibility for providing free appropriate public education of any child with a disability to an appropriate school district.    (b) The provisions of this section shall apply to all political subdivisions of the state that are involved in the education of children with disabilities, including without limitation the state educational agency, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, public charter schools that are not otherwise included as local educational agencies or educational service agencies and are not a school of a local educational agency or educational service agency, other state agencies and schools, including without limitation the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services and state schools for children with deafness or children with blindness, and state and local juvenile and adult correction facilities.  (c) The provisions of this section shall be binding on each public agency in the state that provides special education and related services to children with disabilities, regardless of whether that agency is receiving funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.  (d) Each public agency in the state is responsible for ensuring that the rights and protections under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., are given to children with disabilities referred to or placed in private schools and facilities by that public agency or placed in private schools by their parents under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.  (e) The state educational agency is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this section are carried out and that each educational program for children with disabilities administered within the state, including without limitation each program administered by any other state or local agency, is under the general supervision of the persons responsible for educational programs for children with disabilities in the state educational agency and meets the educational standards of the state educational agency, including without limitation the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
AR Code § 6-41-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-203. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “A child with a disability” means a person evaluated in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as having an intellectual disability, a hearing impairment, including without limitation deafness, a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment, including without limitation blindness, emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services;  (2) “Board” means the State Board of Education;  (3) “Free appropriate public education” means special education and related services that:  (A) Are provided at public expense, under public supervision, and without charge;  (B) Meet the standards of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2017;  (C) Include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education; and  (D) Are provided in conformity with an individualized education program that meets the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2017; and    (4)  (A) “Special education” means specially designed instruction at no cost to the parents to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, in other settings, and instruction in physical education.  (B) Special education includes each of the following, if the services otherwise meet the requirements of this definition:  (i) Speech-language pathology services or any other related service if the service is considered special education rather than a related service under state standards;  (ii) Travel training; and  (iii) Vocational education.
AR Code § 6-41-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-204. Least restrictive environment

 (a) Each public agency shall ensure that:  (1) To the maximum extent appropriate, a child with a disability, including a child in a public or private institution or other care facility, is educated with children who are nondisabled; and  (2) Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of a child with a disability from the regular educational environment may occur only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.    (b) The state funding mechanism shall not:  (1) Result in placements that violate the requirements of subsection (a) of this section; or  (2) Distribute funds on the basis of the type of setting in which a child is served in a manner that results in the failure to provide a child with a disability free appropriate public education according to the unique needs of the child with a disability, as described in the child's individualized education program.
AR Code § 6-41-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-205. Provision for education

 (a) The state shall make available a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability from three (3) years of age until the end of the school year in which the child turns twenty-one (21) years of age.  (b) The State Board of Education shall provide or cause to be provided by school districts, or in some cases by other departments of state government, by institutions, or by private facilities, all regular and special education, corrective, and supporting services required by children with disabilities to the end that they shall receive the benefits of a free and appropriate public education.
AR Code § 6-41-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-206. Responsibilities of state and school districts

 (a)  (1) The responsibility of school districts and the state to provide free public education for children with disabilities is not diminished by the availability of private schools and services.  (2) Whenever private schools and services are utilized, it continues to be the responsibility of the appropriate local school district and the State Board of Education to assure an appropriate quantity and quality of instructional and related services, to assure the protection of all other rights, and to ascertain that all children with disabilities receive the educational and related services and rights to which the law of this state entitles them.    (b) It shall be the responsibility of the local school district and the state to provide a free and appropriate public education based upon the individualized education program developed for the child.
AR Code § 6-41-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-207. Duties of the State Board of Education

 (a) The State Board of Education is empowered to initiate, inspect, approve, and supervise a program of education for children with disabilities as defined in this subchapter.  (b) It is also designated as the agency for cooperation with the state and United States governments, the approved treatment centers, the institutions, and the local schools in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.  (c) The state board shall make the necessary rules in keeping with the provisions of this subchapter and shall employ the necessary personnel for the proper administration of this subchapter if funds are made available for this purpose.  (d) The state board shall have authority to require such reports as it deems advisable so long as the requirements are in keeping with this subchapter.  (e) The state board, in keeping with federal requirements, is designated as the agency having general educational supervision over public agencies which provide educational services to children with disabilities as defined in this subchapter to ensure that each public agency complies with state rules and federal regulations pursuant to the education of children with disabilities.  (f)  (1) The state board, in compliance with federal enforcement requirements, is authorized to disallow the generation of all state aid to children with disabilities to any local school district or education service cooperative that fails to comply with state rules and federal regulations, as determined by independent hearing officers, agency hearing decisions, agency complaint investigation decisions, agency compliance monitoring reports, or agency jurisdictional decisions.  (2) The state board is authorized to set aside funds disallowed under this subsection and to utilize such funds for the provision of a free and appropriate public education to appropriate children with disabilities.
AR Code § 6-41-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-208. Contracts for services

 (a) The State Board of Education is granted authorization to contract primarily for appraisal and support services with the Department of Human Services, physicians, or other individuals or organizations that, in the opinion of the board, possess the necessary expertise to warrant a contract.  (b) In the event of contract, fees paid by the board may not exceed the amounts that would be paid by a private individual for those services.
AR Code § 6-41-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-209. Cooperation among state agencies

 The State Board of Education is granted authority to and is directed to cooperate with the Department of Human Services and with available treatment institutions and qualified individuals in order to provide diagnostic services to children with disabilities in need of such services.
AR Code § 6-41-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-210. Special Education Unit for children with disabilities

 (a) There is established in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a Special Education Unit.  (b) The unit shall be headed by a director, who shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to take responsibility for, and give direction to, the programs of the division relating to children with disabilities.  (c) Implementation of this section shall be dependent upon funds being made available to the division for this purpose.
AR Code § 6-41-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-212. Facilities

 (a) Physical aspects and specifications for buildings, classrooms, and other facilities for, or likely to be used by, children with disabilities shall be approved by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation or a designee.  (b) The division or a designee of the division is required to review plans for public school construction or remodeling that are designed for children with disabilities to ensure accessibility and usefulness for that purpose.
AR Code § 6-41-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-214. Eligibility

 Specific eligibility requirements for admission to these special services shall be the responsibility of the State Board of Education.
AR Code § 6-41-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-215. Tests and examinations — Evaluation of child

 (a) Every school district shall test and examine, or cause to be tested and examined, each child it believes has disabilities.  (b) The tests and examinations shall be administered in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.  (c) The evaluation shall be made by a multidisciplinary team or group of persons, including at least one (1) teacher or other specialist with knowledge in the area of suspected disability.  (d) The child shall be assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, when appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities.  (e) No single procedure shall be used as the sole criterion for determining an appropriate educational program for a child.
AR Code § 6-41-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-218. Tests and evaluations — Records

 (a) Every public school district shall make and keep current a list of all children with disabilities tested and examined.  (b) The results of tests and examinations shall be confidential except that the parent or guardian and the child age eighteen (18) or over shall have access to the results, and physicians and other specialists may be given the results with the permission of the parent or guardian or child age eighteen (18) or over.
AR Code § 6-41-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-220. Equality in expenditure

 (a)  (1) It is the responsibility of school districts to expend effort on behalf of the education of each child with disabilities equal to the effort expended on account of the education of each child who does not have a disability.  (2) Any additional effort necessary to provide supplemental aids and services shall be the ultimate responsibility of the state but shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be the responsibility of the local school districts.    (b)  (1) Two (2) or more school districts may join together to establish special classes for children with disabilities.  (2) In such event, one (1) school district shall be designated as the controlling agent, and all reimbursement for the education of children with disabilities from the State Board of Education shall be made to this school district.  (3) Local revenues or tuition from other districts participating in the cooperative will be paid to the controlling school district on an accepted prorated formula per child.
AR Code § 6-41-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-221. Receipt and disbursement of federal funds

 (a)  (1) The State Board of Education is designated as the state agency to receive and disburse federal funds designed to improve educational opportunities provided for children with disabilities as defined in this subchapter.  (2) The funds shall not include moneys appropriated by the United States Congress that are designated specifically for use by other agencies, institutions, or treatment facilities for children with disabilities.    (b) The specific intention of this section is to provide that the board is designated as the state agency to receive and disburse federal and state funds made available to this state for education of children with disabilities, except as specifically provided for otherwise by the United States Congress or the General Assembly, and no other interpretation shall be given to it.  (c)  (1) It is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that, of the state funds allocated and appropriated to the board for children with disabilities, the board is authorized to spend no more than two percent (2%) of the funds or appropriations, or both, for program costs necessary at the state level to implement the intent of this subchapter.  (2) The costs may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the programs or services benefitting children with disabilities such as consultative services, workshop expenses, institutional materials, council expenses, in-service programs, scholarships for teachers of children with disabilities, and testing programs.    (d) The board shall develop such plans and procedures as may be required in order to receive and disburse federal funds for children with disabilities.
AR Code § 6-41-223 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-223. Reports

 Each school district shall report annually to the State Board of Education at a prescribed due date the extent to which it is at that time providing for the special education for children with disabilities, as necessary to implement the policy of this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-41-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 3 - Special Education Programs Generally|§ 6-41-312. Reports

 (a) Public school districts and entities receiving state or federal funds to provide special education programming shall keep an accurate account, in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, of all moneys expended for special education programs and shall report those expenditures to the division.  (b) A report of the average daily attendance of all students enrolled, including students receiving instruction in the homebound setting, will be made to the division.
AR Code § 6-41-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 3 - Special Education Programs Generally|§ 6-41-313. Contracts for services pursuant to federal law

 (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to contract with a school district and with the boards of other institutions under the control of a public board or commission for services to be provided for exceptional children as provided for in Title VI, Part B of Pub. L. No. 91-230 of 1965, as amended.  (b) School district boards of directors are authorized to contract for services for exceptional children residing in respective school districts or for services rendered in more than one (1) school district in a county if mutual agreements have been signed by the districts affected authorizing one (1) district to contract for two (2) or more school districts in a county.
AR Code § 6-41-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 4 - Improvement of Educational Services for Visually Impaired Students|§ 6-41-401. Legislative findings

 The General Assembly finds that proficiency in braille reading and writing is essential for the satisfactory educational progress of visually impaired students and that braille instruction must be used in combination with other special education services that are appropriate to the educational needs of visually impaired students; therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to provide, and to require school districts to provide, all visually impaired students who are enrolled in Arkansas public schools and whose education is adversely affected by their visual disability with an equal opportunity for appropriate instruction. Appropriate instruction shall be designed to enable each visually impaired student to communicate with the same level of proficiency as other students of comparable ability at the same grade level.
AR Code § 6-41-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 4 - Improvement of Educational Services for Visually Impaired Students|§ 6-41-402. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Compliance citation” means a citation issued by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that documents a school's failure to comply with state education laws; and  (2) “Individualized education program” means the evaluation of the educational needs of a child with disabilities conducted pursuant to § 6-41-217.
AR Code § 6-41-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 4 - Improvement of Educational Services for Visually Impaired Students|§ 6-41-403. Assessment of student progress

 (a) Each school district shall ensure that at least one (1) time per year a licensed teacher of the visually impaired, or other qualified person as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, conducts an assessment of the educational progress of each visually impaired student enrolled in that school district identified as having or suspected of having a disability pursuant to the Children with Disabilities Act of 1973, § 6-41-201 et seq. The assessment shall:  (1) Address the student's need for braille instruction, using procedures developed by the division, and specify the learning medium most appropriate for the student's educational progress;  (2) Identify the student's strengths and weaknesses in braille skills when that medium is used for instruction; and  (3) Identify appropriate and necessary related services and technologies for use in combination with braille instruction.    (b) The results of the assessment shall be used to develop the student's individualized education program.
AR Code § 6-41-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 4 - Improvement of Educational Services for Visually Impaired Students|§ 6-41-404. Braille instruction

 Each student who needs braille reading and writing instruction shall receive instruction from either a licensed teacher of the visually impaired or a person who is qualified in braille instruction as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.