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AR Code § 6-16-139 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-139. Technology curriculum

 (a) In order to prepare public school students in the State of Arkansas for successful participation in a growing knowledge-based economy and technology-rich world and to improve student achievement, the public school curriculum must integrate technology into the educational process.  (b)  (1)  (A) In order to further the intent of this section, the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, with the advice of the Board of Directors of the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, shall develop a knowledge-based technology curriculum for use in grades seven through twelve (7-12).  (B) The curriculum shall be organized into a scope and sequence that constitutes a plan for achieving the educational objectives necessary for an adequate education as described in § 6-20-2302 and shall include the following components for each course in the curriculum:  (i) A collection of the substantive material used to teach a particular subject matter;  (ii) Lesson plans; and  (iii) Recommendations for activities and other learning processes.      (2) The curriculum shall be developed in sufficient time to allow for implementation in the 2007-2008 school year.
AR Code § 6-16-140 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-140. Vocational or technical course awards

 (a) A student who successfully completes an approved vocational or technical career pathway or program of study at a public high school shall be awarded a certificate of attainment that shall be:  (1) Aligned in the appropriate career pathway or program of study; and  (2) Used for consideration of acceptance and advanced placement into an apprenticeship training program.    (b) The Division of Career and Technical Education in cooperation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall determine and issue the appropriate award to a student upon successful completion of the vocational or technical career pathway or program of study.  (c) The Division of Career and Technical Education is authorized to promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this section.
AR Code § 6-16-141 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-141. Credit for participating in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

 A student who completes two (2) semesters of a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program shall receive credit for both of the following requirements for graduation from high school under the rules of the State Board of Education:   (1) One-half (½) unit of physical education; and  (2) One-half (½) unit of health and safety education.
AR Code § 6-16-142 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-142. American Sign Language as modern language or foreign language — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “American Sign Language” means the visual natural language recognized globally that is linguistically complete with unique rules for language structure and use, including without limitation phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse.  (b)  (1) American Sign Language may be taught in the public schools of the state as a modern language or foreign language.  (2) An American Sign Language course shall:  (A) Adhere to standards of rigor and proficiency consistent with content standards and curriculum frameworks for foreign language courses developed by the State Board of Education; and  (B) Receive academic credit equal to other foreign language courses.      (c) The state board shall promulgate rules for the licensure and curriculum requirements necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-16-143 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-143. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction

 (a) Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a public school student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) shall be trained in quality psychomotor skill bases in cardiopulmonary resuscitation before the student graduates from high school.  (b) The course shall not be a certification process but shall follow the standards established by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized organization that uses current, evidence-based emergency cardiac care guidelines and incorporates psychomotor skill development in the instruction and the use of automated external defibrillators.
AR Code § 6-16-145 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-145. Academic study of the Bible course

 (a)  (1) The State Board of Education shall allow for an elective academic study of the Bible course or courses that consist of a nonsectarian, nonreligious academic study of the Bible and its influence on literature, art, music, culture, and politics to be offered to students in public schools or school districts if the academic study of the Bible course meets the standards listed in this section.  (2) The curriculum standards submitted by a public school or school district for approval of an academic study of the Bible course shall meet the:  (A) Academic rigor and curriculum standards of other elective courses approved by the state board; and  (B) Requirements of the Arkansas Constitution and the United States Constitution.      (b)  (1) A public school or school district that elects to offer an academic study of the Bible course shall implement the course in accordance with the Arkansas Constitution and the United States Constitution, including the manner in which the course is taught in the classroom and the assignment of public school or school district personnel teaching the course.  (2) Personnel assigned to teach the course shall be licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas.  (3) Personnel shall not be assigned to teach the course based on any:  (A) Religious test;  (B) Profession of faith or lack of faith;  (C) Prior or present religious affiliation or lack of affiliation; or  (D) Criteria involving particular beliefs or lack of beliefs about the Bible.      (c) An academic study of the Bible course offered by a public school or school district shall:  (1) Be taught in an objective and nondevotional manner with no attempt made to indoctrinate students as to either the truth or falsity of the biblical materials or texts from other religious or cultural traditions;  (2) Not include teaching of religious doctrine or sectarian interpretation of the Bible or of texts from other religious or cultural traditions; and  (3) Not disparage or encourage a commitment to a set of religious beliefs.    (d) A public school or school district that elects to offer an academic study of the Bible course shall use only the standards in this section to:  (1) Evaluate textbooks for an academic study of the Bible course; and  (2) Teach an academic study of the Bible course.    (e) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by the 2019-2020 school year, identify, develop, and approve a Bible course for high school credit that meets the requirements in subsections (a)-(c) of this section.
AR Code § 6-16-146 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-146. Cursive writing

 (a) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, every public elementary school shall teach cursive writing as a component of English language arts by the end of grade three (3).  (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section that shall address the required curriculum components and appropriate grade levels to teach cursive writing.
AR Code § 6-16-147 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-147. Computer science — Required course offering

 (a) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, a public high school or public charter high school shall offer at least one (1) computer science course at the high school level.  (b) A computer science course offered by a public high school or public charter high school shall:  (1) Be of high quality;  (2) Meet or exceed the curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education; and  (3) Be made available in a traditional classroom setting, blended learning environment, online-based, or other technology-based format that is tailored to meet the needs of each participating student.
AR Code § 6-16-148 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-148. Foundation of certain social studies or history courses offered in grades seven through twelve

 (a) The following social studies or history courses offered in grades seven through twelve (7-12) include a relevant review of United States history from the period of colonization through 1890, specifically including the colonial period, the American Revolution, the foundations of the United States Government, and the American Civil War:  (1) A social studies or history course conditioned upon knowledge of historical events from the colonial period to modern times of United States history for which graduation credit is or may be received, except for advanced placement courses;  (2) Civics;  (3) United States after 1890;  (4) United States Government; and  (5) A current or future social studies or history course that could benefit from a study of the period of history identified in this section.    (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-16-149 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-149. United States citizenship civics test

 (a)  (1) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, in order to receive a high school diploma from a public school or a high school equivalency diploma from a state entity, a student shall:  (A) Take a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and  (B) Correctly answer at least sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) test questions.    (2) A student may retake the test as many times as necessary to achieve a passing score.    (b) The State Board of Education shall determine the method and manner by which to administer a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.  (c) The requirement under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a student who:  (1) Is exempted in accordance with the student's individualized education program;  (2) Attends school in the Corrections School System under § 12-29-301 et seq.; or  (3) Is over eighteen (18) years of age and seeking a high school equivalency diploma.
AR Code § 6-16-150 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-150. Credit for completing military basic training

 A student in high school who enlists in a branch of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard through the military delayed entry program, the National Guard Split Training Option, or other similar early entry program and completes basic training before graduating from high school shall receive two (2) units of the career focus graduation requirements under the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts adopted by the State Board of Education.
AR Code § 6-16-151 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-16-151. Activities — Payments prohibited — Definitions

 (a) As used throughout Title 6, unless otherwise provided:  (1) “Extracurricular activity” means an intraschool activity not included in a regular curriculum, including without limitation sports and special interest clubs or groups;  (2) “Interscholastic activity” means an interschool activity not included in a regular curriculum, including without limitation sports and special interest clubs or groups that are subject to regulations of the Arkansas Activities Association; and  (3) “Organized physical activity course” means a school course that:  (A) Is taught by an instructor who is licensed or qualified in physical education under State Board of Education rules; and  (B) Involves body movement produced by skeletal muscles resulting in energy expenditures through organized group or class activities.      (b) A public school student who participates in an extracurricular activity, interscholastic activity, or organized physical activity shall not be required to pay for individual or group instruction in order to participate in the extracurricular activity, interscholastic activity, or organized physical activity.
AR Code § 6-16-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 2 - Kindergarten Generally|§ 6-16-201. Kindergarten — Availability in each school district

 All school districts in the State of Arkansas shall offer a kindergarten program and make it available to all eligible children within the boundary of each school district.
AR Code § 6-16-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 2 - Kindergarten Generally|§ 6-16-203. Readiness testing

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop guidelines for school districts to perform readiness testing for children who are entering kindergarten.  (b)  (1) After the division develops guidelines under subsection (a) of this section, each school district in the state shall conduct individual readiness testing on each child entering kindergarten and provide the results of the testing to the child's parents in a timely manner before the child's first day of school.  (2) The results of the testing that are provided to parents shall indicate in clear, understandable terminology the child's readiness for entering kindergarten.
AR Code § 6-16-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Early Childhood and Adult Education Act of 1969”.
AR Code § 6-16-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-302. Administration of federal funds

 (a) The State Board of Education or the Career Education and Workforce Development Board is designated as the state agency or authority to receive and administer all available federal funds or those funds which may hereafter become available for early childhood education or adult education of less than college grade.  (b) This provision shall be applicable except in instances in which the United States Congress specifically provides for some other state agency, institution, or state official to receive and administer specific federal grants in these areas.  (c) The state agency or authority shall disburse any and all federal funds in accordance with federal and state statutes and any implementing federal regulations or state rules pertaining thereto.
AR Code § 6-16-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-303. Acceptance of gifts, grants, donations, etc

 The State Board of Education or school district boards of directors may accept gifts, grants, donations, equipment and materials, and bequests of money and real and personal property for the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-16-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-304. Limits on expenditure

 The expenditure of moneys by either the State Board of Education or school district boards of directors shall be limited to projects, programs, research, or demonstrations in early childhood education and in adult education which are under the control and management of public boards or commissions.
AR Code § 6-16-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-305. Funds for research and demonstration centers — Consultative services

 (a) Irrespective of any language in this subchapter, nothing prohibits the General Assembly from providing funds to establish centers for research or demonstration purposes in order to provide state-level leadership in early childhood education.  (b) In such instances, however, the funds shall be appropriated for the use of the State Board of Education and shall be subject to cooperative agreements in writing between the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the sponsoring teacher training institutions or school districts.  (c) Available funds may be used by the division for the purpose of securing consultative services.  (d)  (1) In that eventuality, the division shall certify that the expenditures are reasonable and are within customary amounts paid for the services.  (2) An annual report of the expenditures shall be filed with the Department of Finance and Administration, the Legislative Council, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.    (e) Moreover, full-time state employees shall not be reimbursed for consultative services but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in participating in these programs in instances where their services have been authorized by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education.
AR Code § 6-16-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-306. Vocational-technical high schools

 (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as prohibiting a school district from operating a designated, approved area vocational-technical high school in keeping with federal or state legislation and Career Education and Workforce Development Board rules pertaining thereto.  (b) Enrollments in area vocational-technical high schools include domiciliary residents and residents from outside the school district.  (c) Enrollments in such institutions may include students twenty-one (21) years of age or younger and students twenty-one (21) years of age or older.  (d) The provision found in § 6-16-308 prohibiting students who have attained the age of twenty-one (21) from attending the public schools from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) shall not be applicable with reference to the area vocational-technical high school.
AR Code § 6-16-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-307. Rules and regulations for orderly school operation

 (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit a school district's power to adopt reasonable rules, regulations, and policies not inconsistent with the purposes of this subchapter to ensure continued orderly operation of schools, including adult education and area vocational-technical high schools.  (b) Such powers include the right of expulsion for student participation in any activity which tends, in the opinion of the school district's board of trustees, to disrupt, obstruct, or interfere with orderly education processes.
AR Code § 6-16-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-308. Maximum age of persons admitted to public schools — Exceptions

 Domiciliary residents of a school district who have attained twenty-one (21) years of age may enroll in the school district's adult education programs; but no person over twenty-one (21) years of age shall be permitted to enroll in the public schools of any school district from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), except in school districts where no courses are offered for which adults can obtain high school credit and except as provided in § 6-16-306.
AR Code § 6-16-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-309. Authorization for adult education expenditures

 The State of Arkansas and school districts are authorized to spend available tax funds for adult education below college level.
AR Code § 6-16-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-310. Early childhood and kindergarten programs — Approval and funding generally

 (a) The expenditure of state or local tax funds, except as provided in § 6-16-305, shall be limited to program applications approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for children five (5) years of age as defined elsewhere in this subchapter.  (b) Programs in early childhood education sponsored as a leadership function, including expenditures in keeping with § 6-16-305, shall be approved by the division.  (c) All kindergarten programs financed from tax sources must be approved by the division.
AR Code § 6-16-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-311. Early childhood education — Approval of private programs

 In the event a privately controlled and operated program for children of less than six (6) years of age is conducted in the state, the program shall be licensed as set forth in the Child Care Facility Licensing Act, § 20-78-201 et seq.
AR Code § 6-16-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 16 - Curriculum|Subchapter 3 - Early Childhood and Adult Education Act|§ 6-16-312. Early childhood and kindergarten programs — Tuition, etc., prohibited

 (a) The State Board of Education and school district boards of directors are prohibited from initiating new or additional programs, studies, research, or demonstrations with revenue derived from fees, tuition, or other contributions charged or received from students participating in public school kindergarten programs.  (b) The specific intention of this section is to prohibit the charging of fees or tuition in order to pay for the operation of public school kindergarten programs, and no other interpretation shall be given to it.