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AR Code § 6-51-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 9 - Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education|§ 6-51-901. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this subchapter to initiate a broad array of legislative authority whose purpose it is to:   (1) Upgrade the quality and quantity of postsecondary vocational and technical education;  (2) Permit the expansion of programs leading to associate of applied science degrees; and  (3) Augment the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board by increasing its membership that is representative of business and industry, including the service-oriented industries in Arkansas.
AR Code § 6-51-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 9 - Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education|§ 6-51-903. Local board of directors — Members

 (a) All postsecondary vocational-technical schools, including those which expand their services under § 6-51-217 or under § 6-51-906 shall be governed by a local board of directors.  (b)  (1) The Governor shall appoint a five-member local board of directors composed of residents of the local geographic service area in which the institution is located.  (A) Appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (B) No candidate for public office, holder of public office in the state, or his or her spouse, shall serve as a member of a local board.  (C) Members of the local board shall be qualified electors of the geographic service area in which the institution is located.  (D) Local board appointees shall have a high interest in vocational and technical education, a strong desire and commitment to serve the institution in the improvement of its offerings, and shall be representative of business, industry, labor, and agriculture, including service occupations.    (2) The term of office for local board members shall be five (5) years.  (A) The initial board appointees shall determine their terms by lot so that no more than one (1) term shall expire during any given year.  (B) A local board appointee shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms.    (3) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board, the president or director of the institution shall so notify the Governor who shall appoint a successor to the person who vacated membership, who shall serve the unexpired term of the person succeeded.
AR Code § 6-51-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 9 - Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education|§ 6-51-904. Duties of local board for technical institutes

 (a) The powers and duties of the local board shall be as follows:  (1) To acquire, hold, and transfer real and personal property, to enter into contracts, to institute and defend legal actions and suits, and to exercise such other rights and privileges as may be necessary for the management and administration of the technical institute;  (2) To determine a minimum level for student tuition and fees to be charged by the technical institute, including without limitation penalty fees;  (3) To appoint from the candidates certified by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and approved by the Governor, the president of the technical institute or director of the comprehensive lifelong learning center;  (4) To appoint, upon nomination of the president or director, the members of the administrative and teaching staffs;  (5) To determine, with the approval of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the educational program of the institution; and  (6) Other powers and duties as provided in this subchapter including without limitation those relating to accountability measures and performance indicators under § 6-51-902.    (b) All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the technical institutes and comprehensive lifelong learning centers shall be transferred from the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to the local boards of directors.  (c) The local board may make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter or inconsistent with the rules of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board as are necessary for the proper administration and operation of the institution.  (d) The local board may contract with a nonprofit organization or a local school district board of directors within its service area to offer secondary-level general academic and vocational and technical courses and programs, adult literacy courses, or both.
AR Code § 6-51-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 9 - Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education|§ 6-51-905. Technical institutes

 (a) A technical institute may offer programs which lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree.  (b) Each technical institute shall operate within a service area assigned by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  (c)  (1) The board of directors of the technical institute may contract with existing institutions of higher education for the operation of any associate degree programs offered at the institute.  (2) Such programs must be approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and may be offered either on-site at the institute or at a satellite location.    (d)  (1) Any degree at or above the associate degree level offered at a technical institute or any state-supported postsecondary institution must be approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  (2) Those degrees offered at a technical institute must be awarded by an Arkansas higher education institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.  (3) Any such degree program must be offered through the institute's Center for Collegiate Instruction.    (e)  (1)  (A) The technical institute shall be required to establish a policy that specifically outlines a plan to work with local business, industry, and agriculture to meet technological and training needs.  (B) The plan shall be submitted annually to the local board of directors and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board for approval.  (C) The plan shall incorporate a study of local needs, including interviews with local business, industry, and agriculture.    (2)  (A) The technical institute shall be required to offer courses to address business, industry, and agricultural needs, and when appropriate, teach the course at those sites.  (B) The technical institute may use adjunct faculty or professors under contract to meet this requirement.
AR Code § 6-51-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 9 - Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education|§ 6-51-907. Expanded associate degrees instruction — College transfer courses

 (a) Any Arkansas technical institute or comprehensive lifelong learning center desiring to offer college transfer courses or to increase the number of associate of applied science degrees being offered may initiate such college transfer courses or occupational degree programs under the provisions of this section upon approval of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  (b)  (1) The Center for Collegiate Instruction, hereinafter called “the center”, means a legally designated collegiate center on the campus of a technical institute or a comprehensive lifelong learning center.  (2) The center shall be authorized to coordinate and offer college-level courses at such location.  (3) It shall comply with the established accreditation standards of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for the umbrella college or university which acts as the sponsor for the center.    (c)  (1) Any technical institute or comprehensive lifelong learning center that desires to establish a collegiate center shall be required to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the sponsoring colleges or universities.  (2) The guidelines for establishing the memorandum of understanding shall be developed by the board.    (d)  (1) The associate degree programs to be offered at the center shall be developed by participating institutions and shall meet all the standards for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.  (2) Associate degree programs offered through a center must be approved for implementation by the board.    (e)  (1) Each university or college operating at least one (1) collegiate center shall designate a center director who shall manage the operation of the center and any subsequent satellite units which may be developed at other institutions.  (2) Each technical institute or comprehensive lifelong learning center shall designate a collegiate center coordinator who is to be responsible for the overall coordination of the center and its efficient operation.
AR Code § 6-51-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1101. Merger

 (a)  (1) This subchapter shall govern the merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College if:  (A) The Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute votes to merge with East Arkansas Community College;  (B) The Board of Directors of East Arkansas Community College votes to accept the merger; and  (C) The merger is approved under § 6-53-401.    (2)  (A)  (i) When voting to accept a merger under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, the Board of Directors of East Arkansas Community College shall designate a date for the merger to become effective.  (ii) The Board of Directors of East Arkansas Community College shall consult the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute in determining the date under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section.    (B) If a merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College is approved under § 6-53-401, the merger shall become effective on the date designated under subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i) of this section.      (b) On the effective date of a merger under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, all statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds, including the functions of budgeting or purchasing, of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall be transferred to East Arkansas Community College.
AR Code § 6-51-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1102. Board of directors

 On the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):   (1) The Board of Directors of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute shall be abolished; and  (2) The Board of Directors of East Arkansas Community College shall assume the powers and duties of the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute.
AR Code § 6-51-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1103. Purchasing

 (a) Upon the vote of the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to merge with East Arkansas Community College under § 6-51-1101(a)(1)(A) and before the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):  (1) Purchases by Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall be made under the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.; and  (2) Purchases by East Arkansas Community College may continue to be made under procedures that were applicable to East Arkansas Community College.    (b) This section shall not apply if a merger is not subsequently approved under § 6-51-1101(a).
AR Code § 6-51-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1104. Transfer of assets, obligations, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances, and legal authority

 Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):   (1) All property and other rights, claims, and assets of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute shall be transferred to East Arkansas Community College;  (2) All obligations of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute shall be obligations of East Arkansas Community College;  (3)  (A) Except as provided in subdivision (3)(B) of this section, all records, personnel, property, unexpended balances, and legal authority shall be transferred from Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College.  (B) If applicable, the personnel transferred from Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College shall comply with Acts 2017, No. 94, § 1, as amended by this subchapter; and    (4) All cash fund balances of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute transferred to East Arkansas Community College shall be used for the operation, support, and improvement of occupational, vocational, technical, and workforce development programs of East Arkansas Community College.
AR Code § 6-51-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1105. Funding from the Work Force 2000 Development Fund

 Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2), funding from the Work Force 2000 Development Fund, which would have been provided to Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute, shall be provided to East Arkansas Community College to fund workforce development, vocational, occupational, and training programs offered by East Arkansas Community College.
AR Code § 6-51-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools|Subchapter 11 - Procedures to Follow Upon Merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to East Arkansas Community College|§ 6-51-1106. Funding from the Federal Adult Basic Education Fund

 Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2), funding from the Federal Adult Basic Education Fund, which would have been provided to Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute, shall be provided to East Arkansas Community College.
AR Code § 6-52-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 6-52-101. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

 (a) There is created Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as an entity within the Division of Workforce Services.  (b) The policy and scope of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be to provide increased employment of individuals with disabilities through the provision of individualized training, independent living services, educational and support services, and meaningful opportunities for employment in integrated work settings to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion and integration into society.  (c) Pursuant to such policy, rehabilitation services shall be provided to citizens throughout the state, and the rehabilitation plan adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the state.
AR Code § 6-52-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 6-52-102. Transfer of authority, property, etc

 (a) All authorities and responsibilities defined in the Rehabilitation Act of Arkansas, § 20-79-201 et seq., shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services under the direction of the Division of Workforce Services, except those transferred to the Division of State Services for the Blind by § 25-10-201 et seq.  (b) Any and all statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, records, authorized positions, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds transferred from the Division of Rehabilitation Services to the Department of Human Services by § 25-10-102 et seq. are hereby transferred to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
AR Code § 6-52-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 6-52-103. Powers and duties

 The Arkansas Workforce Development Board, through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, shall provide the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter to eligible physically or mentally disabled individuals and those who can benefit from independent living services, determined by the agency to be eligible therefor, and, in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is authorized, among other things:   (1) To be the sole state agency to supervise and administer the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter except such part or parts as may be administered by a local agency in a political subdivision of the state, in which case Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be the sole agency to supervise such local agency in the administration of such part or parts; and  (2) To conduct research and compile statistics relative to the provision of services or the need of services of disabled individuals.
AR Code § 6-52-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 6-52-104. Eligibility for retirement systems

 All employees of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as of July 1, 1993, shall be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, or alternate retirement systems. Any such employee who desires to change retirement systems must do so within ninety (90) calendar days after July 1, 1993.
AR Code § 6-52-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 6-52-105. Office facilities

 Arkansas Building Authority shall ensure that all offices of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services are exemplary models of accessibility and conform to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
AR Code § 6-52-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 2 - Apprenticeship Training Programs|§ 6-52-201. Definitions

 In this subchapter:   (1) “Apprenticeship training program” means a training program that provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in a trade that has been certified as an apprenticeable occupation by the United States Office of Apprenticeship;  (2) “BAT” means the United States Office of Apprenticeship;  (3) “Coordination committee” means the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee;  (4) “Preparatory instruction” means a course of instruction lasting six (6) months or less that teaches the basic skills required for an individual to comply with the terms of his or her apprenticeship agreement as required by § 6-52-207;  (5) “Program sponsor” means any person, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is registered or is in the process of registration by the United States Office of Apprenticeship;  (6) “Related instruction” means organized off-the-job instruction in theoretical or technical subjects required for the completion of an apprenticeship program for a particular apprenticeable trade;  (7) “Supplementary instruction” means a course of instruction for persons employed as journeymen craftsmen in an apprenticeable trade that is designed to provide new skills or upgrade current skills; and  (8) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 6-52-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 2 - Apprenticeship Training Programs|§ 6-52-202. Applicability

 The provisions of this subchapter apply only to those apprenticeship training programs which receive state funds pursuant to the provisions of § 6-52-207.
AR Code § 6-52-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 2 - Apprenticeship Training Programs|§ 6-52-203. Rules

 The Office of Skills Development and the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-52-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 52 - Vocational and Technical Training|Subchapter 2 - Apprenticeship Training Programs|§ 6-52-204. State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee

 (a)  (1) The Governor shall appoint an apprenticeship and training advisory committee composed of members with the following qualifications:  (A) Two (2) members representing employers of members of apprenticeable trades;  (B) Two (2) members representing bargaining agents for members of apprenticeable trades;  (C) Two (2) members representing the minority and female workforce who have knowledge of apprenticeship and are familiar with the needs of vocational and technical education; and  (D) Two (2) members who teach or immediately supervise preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction courses.    (2) Members of the coordination committee shall serve terms of four (4) years.  (3) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of a term vacated.  (4) The Governor shall consult the Office of Skills Development before making an appointment under this subsection.  (5) Appointments made by the Governor under this subsection shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.    (b) Advisory members of the coordination committee shall include the following:  (1) One (1) person designated by and representing the Office of Skills Development;  (2) One (1) person designated by and representing the Division of Labor;  (3) One (1) person designated by and representing the United States Office of Apprenticeship;  (4) One (1) person designated by and representing the Career and Technical Education Program of the College of Education and Health Professions of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; and  (5) One (1) person representing the general public who is familiar with the goals and needs of apprenticeship in Arkansas and who is not otherwise eligible for service on the coordination committee.    (c)  (1) The member representing the general public shall be appointed by the Office of Skills Development for a term of four (4) years.  (2) All other nonvoting members of the coordination committee shall serve at the pleasure of the agency or institution each respective member represents.    (d) The apprenticeship coordination steering committee as outlined in this section will become the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.