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AR Code § 6-61-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1004. Authorization of bond issue — Terms of authorizing resolution

 (a) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board of trustees of the technical college or the community college.  (b) The authorizing resolution may contain terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the board of trustees, including, without limitation, provisions:  (1) Authorizing the issuance of bonds in series from time to time;  (2) Pertaining to the custody and application of bond proceeds;  (3) Pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves;  (4) Pertaining to the collection, depositing, securing, and disbursing of tax proceeds and other revenues;  (5) Pertaining to the nature and extent of the security; and  (6) Pertaining to the rights, duties, and obligations of the board and the holders and registered owners of the bonds.
AR Code § 6-61-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1005. Additional terms of authorizing resolution

 (a) The authorizing resolution may provide for the execution by the board of trustees of the technical college or the community college with a bank or trust company within or without the State of Arkansas of a trust indenture.  (b) The trust indenture may contain terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable by the board of trustees, including, without limitation, provisions:  (1) Authorizing the issuance of bonds in series from time to time;  (2) Pertaining to the custody and application of bond proceeds;  (3) Pertaining to the maintenance of various funds and reserves;  (4) Pertaining to the collection, depositing, securing, and disbursing of tax proceeds and other revenues;  (5) Pertaining to the nature and extent of the security; and  (6) Pertaining to the rights, duties, and obligations of the local board, the trustees, and the holders and registered owners of the bonds.
AR Code § 6-61-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1006. Signature on bonds

 Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the chair and secretary of the board of trustees of a technical college or a community college. In case an officer whose signature appears on the bonds shall cease to be an officer before the delivery date of the bonds, his or her signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes.
AR Code § 6-61-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1007. Interest on bonds

 The bonds shall be registrable as to principal and interest, and the bonds may be in such form and denominations, may have such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty (30) years from their date of issuance, may bear interest payable on such dates and at such rate or rates not exceeding the maximum rate allowed by law, may be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Arkansas, may be subject to such terms of redemption in advance of maturity at such prices, including such premiums, and may contain such terms and provisions, all as the board of trustees of the technical college or the community college shall specify in the authorizing resolution or in the trust indenture authorized by § 6-61-1005.
AR Code § 6-61-1008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1008. Sale of bonds

 (a) Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter may be sold by negotiation or at public sale, as shall be determined by the board of trustees.  (b) If the bonds are sold by negotiation, the board of trustees is authorized to enter a bond purchase agreement upon such terms regarding discount and underwriting fees and at such interest rates as the board shall determine in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.  (c) If the bonds are sold at public sale, notice of such public sale shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the state at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of sale, and the sale of the bonds shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid results in the lowest net interest cost, taking into account any premium or discount contained in such bid.
AR Code § 6-61-1009 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1009. Liability

 (a) The bonds shall be revenue bonds secured solely by the revenues pledged thereto, and in no event shall they be considered a debt for which the faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or any of its revenues are pledged.  (b) No member of any board shall be personally liable for the notes or bonds or for any damages sustained by anyone in connection with contracts for loans or the construction of the buildings, unless it shall be made to appear that he or she has acted with a corrupt intent.
AR Code § 6-61-1010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1010. Authority of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

 (a) The board of trustees shall not issue any bonds under the provisions of this subchapter unless, prior to the issuance of such notes or bonds, the board shall have obtained the advice of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board as to the economic feasibility of the particular project to be financed, in whole or in part, by those bonds.  (b) The board of trustees shall submit to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board information pertaining to the proposed project and other information deemed pertinent to, and requested by, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  (c) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall notify the board of trustees within thirty (30) days from the date the information is submitted to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board of its advice with respect to the economic feasibility of the particular project.  (d) The advice of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under this section shall not be binding on the board of trustees.  (e) The authority conferred upon the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board by this section shall not extend to the feasibility of the bonds proposed to be issued by the board of trustees or to any of the terms, conditions, and provisions thereof, and this section shall not be construed to impair in any way the validity of any bonds issued by the board of trustees under this subchapter or to impair or affect in any way the obligations of the board of trustees or the rights of any holder or registered owner of the bonds.
AR Code § 6-61-1011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1011. Authority of board of trustees — Issuance of bonds

 (a) For the purpose of and in connection with the issuance of bonds, the board of trustees may execute such documents and enter into such agreements as it may deem necessary or proper in connection therewith.  (b)  (1) Any agreement entered into by the board of trustees shall be binding in all respects upon the board of trustees and their successors from time to time in accordance with the terms and all of the provisions of the agreement.  (2) The terms and provisions shall be enforceable by appropriate proceedings at law or in equity, or otherwise, provided no mortgage or other lien shall be executed on any of the lands or buildings belonging to the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 6-61-1012 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1012. Authority of board of trustees — Financing a project

 The board of trustees is authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of all or any part of the funds that the board may determine will be required in connection with the financing of a project.
AR Code § 6-61-1013 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1013. Authority of board of trustees — Refunding bonds

 (a) The board of trustees has the power to and is authorized to refinance, in whole or in part, from time to time, its valid outstanding obligations issued under this subchapter and any amendments hereto.  (b)  (1) To that end, the board of trustees may issue refunding bonds.  (2) This power may be exercised successively, and any obligations which have once been refunded may thereafter from time to time be refunded.  (3) Refunding bonds shall be issued in the same manner as provided in this subchapter for original obligations.
AR Code § 6-61-1014 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1014. Authority of board of trustees — Use of available funds

 The board of trustees is authorized to utilize any funds available to finance temporarily all or any part of the project and to make reimbursement of the funds from the proceeds of the sale of any bonds issued to finance a project permanently.
AR Code § 6-61-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 11 - University of Arkansas at Fort Smith|§ 6-61-1105. Model programs

 (a) The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith shall seek a systemic change in the current higher education model by realigning its programs to a model that meets the needs of an information-driven and technology-driven era.  (b)  (1) Each educational program offered by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, whether certificate, associate, or bachelor's degree, will have clearly defined expectations of learners in terms of knowledge, skills, competencies, and capacities for further learning.  (2) Certification of mastery, competency, and demonstrated capacities for individual graduates to customer standards will be required, as opposed to outcomes measured solely by the number of courses taken, seat time, and grade point average.  (3) Students will be actively involved in the learning process, with curricula designed around fewer lectures and with more responsibility placed on the learner and groups of learners.
AR Code § 6-61-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 11 - University of Arkansas at Fort Smith|§ 6-61-1106. Employment models

 In order to accommodate the development and delivery of curricula, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is hereby authorized to experiment with and to utilize employment models other than tenure such as the employment of new faculty on a twelve-month, forty-hour-week basis, with rewards for administrative staff and faculty based upon results.
AR Code § 6-61-1108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 11 - University of Arkansas at Fort Smith|§ 6-61-1108. Sports programs

 (a) The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's participation in intercollegiate athletic programs shall continue to be limited to basketball, volleyball, and spring sports, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.  (b) The university may participate in an intercollegiate football program provided that state funds, either directly or indirectly, or funds derived from property taxes or student fees are not expended to support the program.
AR Code § 6-61-1401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1401. Purpose

 The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all state-supported institutions of higher education, shall implement a statewide common course numbering system that:   (1) Provides improved program planning;  (2) Increases communication among all delivery systems;  (3) Facilitates the transfer of students and credits between state-supported institutions of higher education; and  (4) Promotes consistency in course designation and identification.
AR Code § 6-61-1402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1402. Courses included in the common course numbering system

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all state-supported institutions of higher education, shall develop and approve a statewide common course numbering system for lower-division general education courses found within the Arkansas Course Transfer System.  (2) A state-supported institution of higher education that is not in full compliance with this subchapter shall not be eligible to accept state aid from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account on behalf of a student.    (b)  (1) A course designated as an upper-division course level may be offered by any four-year state-supported institution of higher education and shall be characterized by a need for advanced academic preparation and skills that a student would be unlikely to achieve without significant prior coursework.  (2) Upper-division courses are not required to be included in the common course numbering system.    (c) A course designated as a lower-division course level may be offered by any state-supported institution of higher education.  (d) The common course numbering system shall include the thirty-five-hour general education core and major program prerequisites that are included in the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
AR Code § 6-61-1403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1403. Additions or alterations

 (a) The Director of the Division of Higher Education shall recommend to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board any additions or alterations to the common course numbering system.  (b) The board, with input from the Presidents Council, shall consider the recommended additions and alterations to the common course numbering system.  (c) The board may adopt or refuse to adopt suggested additions or alterations to the common course numbering system.
AR Code § 6-61-1404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1404. Course listings

 Each state-supported institution of higher education shall include the common course numbers approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board in all:   (1) Course listings;  (2) Course documents;  (3) Catalogs;  (4) Websites; and  (5) Other published materials that designate course listings.
AR Code § 6-61-1405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1405. Participation by institutions of higher education that are not state-supported

 An institution of higher education that is not state-supported may participate in the common course numbering system if the institution has approved courses listed in the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
AR Code § 6-61-1406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1406. Courses review

 The Division of Higher Education shall:   (1) Regularly schedule reviews of courses that are listed in the common course numbering system;  (2) Establish review procedures; and  (3) Adopt policies to carry out this section.
AR Code § 6-61-1407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 14 - Common Course Numbering System|§ 6-61-1407. Data collection

 (a) The Division of Higher Education shall adopt policies for the collection of data to ensure that all institutions of higher education that participate in the common course numbering system comply with this subchapter.  (b) The division shall determine the data to be collected and annually notify each participating institution of higher education in a timely manner.
AR Code § 6-61-1501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 15 - Electrical Energy Advancement Program|§ 6-61-1501. Arkansas Statewide Energy Consortium

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Statewide Energy Consortium consisting of the:  (1) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;  (2) University of Arkansas, Little Rock; and  (3) Arkansas State University, Jonesboro.    (b)  (1) The consortium shall be headquartered at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission.  (2) The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, shall administer the Electrical Energy Advancement Program Fund.
AR Code § 6-61-1503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 15 - Electrical Energy Advancement Program|§ 6-61-1503. Duties

 (a)  (1) The Electrical Energy Advancement Program Fund Board shall make recommendations to the Arkansas Statewide Energy Consortium concerning the funding, funding ratios, and maximum amounts to be made available among the proposals and programs for:  (A) Competitive undergraduate scholarships for Arkansas residents in the field of electrical and electronic engineering at the member universities of the consortium, to be given in accordance with institutional guidelines; and  (B) Competitive graduate fellowships for master's and doctoral students in electrical and electronic engineering at member universities of the consortium, to be given in accordance with institutional guidelines with preference given to Arkansas residents.    (2) One-time project costs may include without limitation the cost of:  (A) Facilitating the hiring of new tenure-track faculty at each of the consortium member institutions to increase the capacity and expertise of each university to:  (i) Perform research; and  (ii) Successfully return that research to the classroom for the benefit of the entire consortium;    (B) Expediting economic development through research by providing startup funds for successful applicants;  (C) Continuing education programs to serve practicing engineers in the energy sector whose professional licensure or registration requires at least fifteen (15) hours of continuing education annually; and  (D) Collaborative research projects between and among the consortium member institutions.      (b) The board may base its recommendations for use of the funds on a proposal's:  (1) Technical merit;  (2) Potential impact on the state's economic growth; and  (3) Potential for strengthening the state's electrical energy education programs.    (c)  (1) Annually by June 30, the board shall:  (A) Report its actions to the Governor; and  (B) Provide a copy of the report to the agencies included in the report's recommendations.    (2) The board may provide the report required under this subsection by electronic means or by a printed copy.    (d) The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-61-1601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 16 - Arkansas Energy Summary and Report|§ 6-61-1601. Findings

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) There is a need to create and promote a comprehensive energy summary and report for the state.  (2) The collaboration of all state-supported institutions of higher education that participate in energy research activities is vital to ensure an orderly and effective set of data and other research necessary to promote energy conservation and develop alternative energy sources on a statewide level.
AR Code § 6-61-1602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 16 - Arkansas Energy Summary and Report|§ 6-61-1602. Institutional Energy Research Committee — Creation — Purpose

 (a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall coordinate the efforts of all state-supported institutions that participate in energy research activities in the development of the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report.  (b) The Division of Higher Education, in collaboration with state-supported institutions of higher education that participate in energy research activities, shall appoint at least one (1) member of the research faculty at each state-supported institution of higher education that participates in energy research activities to serve on the Institutional Energy Research Committee.  (c)  (1) The purpose of the committee is to coordinate ongoing energy research efforts taking place at each state-supported institution of higher education and create the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report.  (2) The committee shall modify the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report as necessary to ensure it is updated with the latest energy research available.