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AR Code § 6-21-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-21-116. Tornado shelter construction

 (a) All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds.  (b)  (1) School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.  (2) School districts may apply for grant funds to assist in the construction of a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area in new public school facilities.  (3) In calculating the amount of state financial participation in a facilities project that includes a tornado shelter or designated reinforced area, the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall deduct from the project cost the total amount of grant funds received by the school district for the shelter or area.    (c) Facilities constructed under this section will be subject to review under § 6-20-1407.
AR Code § 6-21-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-21-117. Leased academic facilities

 An academic facility leased by a school district shall:   (1) Not be entitled to facilities program funding under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, § 6-20-2501 et seq.;  (2) Conform to the school facility standards defined in the Arkansas School Facility Manual;  (3) Be inspected by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to ensure that the facility complies with required academic facility standards before the execution of a lease or a renewal of an existing lease;  (4) Be eligible for a waiver commensurate with the Arkansas School Facility Manual granted by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation; and  (5) Be exempt from the academic facility standards for the duration of the replacement of an academic facility that is lost due to a catastrophic event if the leased academic facility is used solely for the purpose of providing an academic facility.
AR Code § 6-21-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-21-118. Taxation of public school buildings — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “public school buildings” includes:  (1) School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and  (2) Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.    (b) A public school building is exempt from taxation under Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5, whether the public school building is:  (1) Owned by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school;  (2)  (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement.  (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder.  (C) If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or    (3)  (A) Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value.  (B) In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that:  (i) The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and  (ii) The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section.    (C)  (i) If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under § 14-14-1105.  (ii) An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.        (c) The lessor shall notify the county assessor if the public school building no longer meets the requirements under subdivision (b)(2) or subdivision (b)(3) of this section.
AR Code § 6-21-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-201. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Equal Access Act”.
AR Code § 6-21-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-202. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Meeting” includes those activities of student groups that are permitted under a school's limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum, including, but not limited to, student-planned graduation ceremonies and student-planned pregame activities at sports events;  (2) “Noninstructional time” means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends;  (3) “School endorsement” means that a school official or employee approves or selects a speaker or approves, selects, or writes any content of the speech. Student-initiated meetings limited to student speech with content-neutral guidelines shall not constitute school endorsement;  (4) “Secondary school” means a public school that provides secondary education as determined by law; and  (5) “Sponsorship” includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting. The assignment of a teacher, administrator, or other school employee to a meeting for custodial purposes does not constitute sponsorship of the meeting.
AR Code § 6-21-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-203. Construction

 (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the State of Arkansas or a political subdivision thereof:  (1) To influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity;  (2) To require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity;  (3) To expend public funds beyond the incidental cost of providing the space for student-initiated meetings;  (4) To compel any school agent or employee to attend a school meeting if the content of the speech at the meeting is contrary to the beliefs of the agent or employee;  (5) To sanction meetings that are otherwise unlawful;  (6) To limit the rights of groups of students which are not of a specified numerical size; or  (7) To abridge the constitutional rights of any person.    (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the school, its agents, or its employees to maintain order and discipline on school premises, to protect the well-being of students and faculty, and to assure that attendance of students at meetings is voluntary.
AR Code § 6-21-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-204. Prohibition of denial of equal access

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any public secondary school that receives state financial assistance and that has a limited open forum to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or to discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at the meeting.  (b) Each school district may develop a procedure to notify, in writing, all students and their parents of the provisions of this subchapter and to document the receipt of that notice.
AR Code § 6-21-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-205. Limited open forum

 A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one (1) or more noncurriculum-related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time.
AR Code § 6-21-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 2 - Equal Access Act|§ 6-21-206. Fair opportunity

 Schools shall be deemed to offer a fair opportunity to students who wish to conduct a meeting within its limited open forum if such school uniformly provides that:   (1) The meeting is voluntary and student-initiated;  (2) There is no sponsorship of the meeting by the school, the government, or its agents or its employees;  (3) Employees or agents of the school or government are present at religious meetings only in a nonparticipatory capacity;  (4) The meeting does not materially and substantially interfere with the orderly conduct of educational activities within the school; and  (5) Non-school persons may not direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend activities of student groups.
AR Code § 6-21-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-301. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commodities” means all supplies, goods, material, equipment, machinery, facilities, personal property, and services, other than personal and professional services, purchased for or on behalf of the school district;  (2) “Open market purchases” means those purchases of commodities by any purchasing official in which competitive bidding is not required;  (3) “Purchase” means and includes not only the outright purchase of a commodity but also the acquisition of commodities under rental-purchase agreements, lease-purchase agreements, or any other type of agreements whereby the school district has an option to buy the commodity and to apply the rental payments on the purchase price thereof;  (4) “Purchase price” means the full sale or bid price of any commodity without any allowance for trade-in; and  (5) “Purchasing official” means the board of directors of any school district or a lawfully designated agent of the school district with authority to contract or make purchases on behalf of the school district.
AR Code § 6-21-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-302. Penalty

 A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 6-21-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-303. Rules

 (a) The board of directors of each school district shall prescribe the method of soliciting bids and may adopt other rules governing the procurement of commodities.  (b)  (1)  (A) Each school district, according to its established reimbursement policy, shall provide to each prekindergarten through sixth grade (preK-6) teacher in each fiscal year for use by that teacher in his or her classroom or for class activities the greater of:  (i) Twenty dollars ($20.00) per student enrolled in the teacher's class for more than fifty percent (50%) of the school day at the end of the first three (3) months of the school year; or  (ii) Five hundred dollars ($500) for the teacher to apply toward the purchase of related commodities.    (B) The teacher shall provide to the school district a receipt documenting any purchase.    (2) The board of directors of each school district shall adopt reasonable procedures for teachers to draw from or be reimbursed from the discretionary fund pursuant to this subsection.    (c) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may grant a waiver of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if a school district requests a waiver and the school district is in fiscal distress.
AR Code § 6-21-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-305. Exemptions from bidding requirements

 (a) The following commodities may be purchased without soliciting bids:  (1)  (A) Commodities in instances of an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency.  (B) Provided, no emergency purchase shall be approved by the superintendent unless a statement in writing shall be attached to the purchase order describing the emergency necessitating the purchase of the commodity without competitive bidding;    (2) Commodities available only from the United States government;  (3) Utility services, the rates for which are subject to regulation by a state agency or a federal regulatory agency;  (4) With the exception of used school buses, used equipment and machinery; and  (5) Commodities available only from a single source.    (b) However, the purchasing official must determine in writing that it is not practicable to use other than the required or designated commodity or service, and a copy of this statement shall be attached to the purchase order.
AR Code § 6-21-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-306. Used school bus — Defined — Purchase

 (a)  (1) For the purposes of this section, a school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin.  (2) If the body of the school bus is installed by an entity other than the manufacturer of the chassis, the school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin issued by the entity that installed the body on the chassis.    (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, used school buses purchased by public school districts in this state shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director nor any competitive bidding procedures prescribed by law.
AR Code § 6-21-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 3 - Acquisition of Commodities Generally|§ 6-21-307. Motor vehicles

 A school district may purchase a new motor vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act, § 23-112-101 et seq., if the purchase price of the motor vehicle does not exceed the fleet price awarded by the Office of State Procurement and in effect at the time the school district submits the purchase order for the same make and model motor vehicle.
AR Code § 6-21-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-401. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Free Textbook Act of 1975”.
AR Code § 6-21-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-402. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “instructional materials” means:   (1) Traditional books, textbooks, and trade books in printed and bound form;  (2) Activity-oriented programs that may include:  (A) Manipulatives;  (B) Hand-held calculators; or  (C) Other hands-on material; and    (3) Technology-based materials that require the use of electronic equipment in order to be used in the learning process.
AR Code § 6-21-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-403. Requirements generally — Definition

 (a) Public school districts shall provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials, for all pupils attending the public schools of this state in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), inclusive, in all subjects taught in those grades, without cost to the pupils.  (b) School districts may select their own instructional materials, including the equipment needed to access the instructional materials.  (c) Materials purchased with state funds shall be consistent with the Arkansas Academic Content Standards and educational goals established by the State Board of Education.  (d)  (1)  (A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor to ensure that all school districts in Arkansas comply with this section.  (B) The division shall report in the annual school performance report a school district that fails to provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials.    (2) The state board, through the division, may promulgate rules as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.    (e)  (1) As used in this subsection, “person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a company, or an association.  (2) A person who operates in this state shall not charge a school district a price for instructional materials that exceeds the lowest contracted price currently bid in another state on the same product.  (3) A person shall sell instructional materials at the same price to all school districts in the state and must guarantee the price for the remainder of the school year.
AR Code § 6-21-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-404. Duties of the State Board of Education generally

 (a) The State Board of Education may:  (1) Make rules to implement this subchapter;  (2) Require reports from school districts on the use and distribution of these items; and  (3) Do whatever else may be necessary for the general welfare of the public school instructional materials system in order to acquire the items at the lowest possible cost.    (b) The powers enumerated in this section are cumulative and not restrictive.
AR Code § 6-21-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-406. School textbook depositories

 All publishers doing business in Arkansas shall maintain one (1) or more book depositories at the publisher's expense in this state.
AR Code § 6-21-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-409. Assessment of damages for publisher's failure to comply

 (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to assess any publisher any amount of damages to the State of Arkansas for failure to comply with the terms of this subchapter or any published rule of the state board, provided that the publisher has been given a hearing before the state board regarding the assessment of damages.  (b) If a publisher fails to reimburse the state within six (6) months after notice of assessment has been served on the publisher, the state board may prohibit the publisher from selling instructional materials in Arkansas for a maximum period of five (5) years from the date that damages are assessed under this section.
AR Code § 6-21-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-410. Illegal acts involving school officials

 (a)  (1) It shall be illegal for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or any other employee connected with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, any member of any selecting committee, or any member of any school district board of directors to accept or receive any money, gift, property, or favor whatsoever from any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent thereof offering for sale any item pursuant to this subchapter or from any person in any way interested in such sale.  (2) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  (3) Any fines collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Public School Fund.    (b)  (1)  (A) It shall be illegal for any teacher in the public schools of Arkansas or any person connected with the public school system of Arkansas in any capacity to have any interest in the profits, proceeds, or sale of any instructional materials used in the schools of Arkansas under his or her charge or with which he or she is connected in any official capacity.  (B) However, this provision shall not apply nor have any reference to royalties or fees received by a person from the sale of instructional materials of which he or she is the author.    (2) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of no less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).  (3) Any fines collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund.    (c)  (1) It shall be illegal for any person directly or indirectly to promise or offer to give or cause to be promised, offered, or given any money, good, bribe, present, reward, or any valuable thing whatsoever to the commissioner, his or her assistants, or any other employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, his or her assistants or any other employee of the Division of Career and Technical Education, any school district board members, teachers, or other persons with the intent of influencing their decisions on any questions, matters, causes, or proceedings in the selection of instructional materials.  (2) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  (3) Any fines collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund.
AR Code § 6-21-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 21 - School Property and Supplies|Subchapter 4 - Free Textbook Act of 1975|§ 6-21-413. Instructional materials selection committee

 (a) Each school district shall select an instructional materials selection committee.  (b) A majority of its members shall be licensed personnel, which shall include classroom teachers.