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AR Code § 6-23-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 8 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program|§ 6-23-802. Purposes of grants

 An open-enrollment public charter school may apply for and the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation may grant moneys from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program Fund for one (1) or more of the following purposes:   (1) The maintenance, repair, renovation, and new construction of academic facilities;  (2) The cost of acquiring a site and constructing and equipping an academic facility on that site;  (3) The purchase of instructional materials, technology systems, and other academic equipment; and  (4) The repayment of debt incurred by an open-enrollment public charter school for one (1) or more of the purposes identified in subdivisions (1)-(3) of this section.
AR Code § 6-23-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 8 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program|§ 6-23-803. Application for grant

 (a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter school may request a grant from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program under this subchapter by filing a formal application with the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation using the form and in the manner required by rules of the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.  (b) The application shall contain the following information without limitation:  (1) The open-enrollment public charter school's:  (A) Name;  (B) Local education agency number; and  (C) Location;    (2) A certified copy of the written resolution of the board that includes without limitation:  (A) The board's authorization for filing the application; and  (B) The date and place of the meeting of the board at which the action was taken;    (3) The proposed use for the proceeds of the grant;  (4) The amount of the grant requested and supporting evidence upon which the amount is based; and  (5) Additional information required by the division.    (c) The open-enrollment public charter school shall:  (1) Execute the application in duplicate;  (2) File the original with the division; and  (3) Retain one (1) copy in the files of the open-enrollment public charter school.    (d) Within a reasonable time after its receipt of an application for a grant from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program under this subchapter, the division shall review the accuracy and merits of the application and either:  (1) Approve the application for the full amount of the grant request;  (2) Approve the application for a grant of a lesser amount than the amount requested; or  (3) Reject the application.
AR Code § 6-23-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 8 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program|§ 6-23-804. Administration — Rules

 (a)  (1) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall administer the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program in a manner that awards a grant and monitors the use of a grant according to the stated purpose of the grant.  (2) This section is not intended to subject a grant applicant to rules similar to those applicable to school districts under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, § 6-20-2501 et seq., and the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act, § 6-21-801 et seq.    (b) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 6-23-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-901. Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund — Established

 Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund is established under § 19-5-1251 to provide funding for safe and secure facilities in which to conduct educational services and administrative activities for open-enrollment public charter schools.
AR Code § 6-23-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-902. Funding source — Procedures

 (a) The Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund shall be administered and operated by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for the sole purpose of facility assistance for eligible open-enrollment public charter schools.  (b) The fund may be funded by:  (1) General revenues received by the division for the purpose of starting, augmenting, or replenishing the fund;  (2) Grants received by the division for the express purpose of providing open-enrollment public charter school facilities assistance, including grants from the United States Department of Education; and  (3) Donations or bequests from organizations or individuals received by the division that are designated for the fund.    (c) The division shall:  (1) Use rules and forms adopted by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for the administration and operation of the loan program, including without limitation a loan application form that addresses:  (A) A specific description of the project or facility for which funding is needed;  (B) A description of the project or facility for which funding is needed, including the physical location of the project or facility;  (C) The anticipated cost of acquisition, construction, lease, operation, addition, improvement, or repair of the open-enrollment public charter school facility;  (D) An explanation for the open-enrollment public charter school's inability to provide sufficient funding for the project or facility through other resources;  (E) A description of the funds that the open-enrollment public charter school intends to use to collateralize and pledge to secure the loan;  (F) A repayment period of not to exceed ten (10) years from the date the loan is approved;  (G) A resolution from the open-enrollment public charter school's governing board stating the necessity of the requested assistance; and  (H) The repayment terms and conditions of the loan with the repayment interest rate not to exceed one percent (1%) of the interest rate earned by money in the fund; and    (2) Develop a prioritization system to fund projects and facilities if sufficient funding is not available to fully fund all eligible requests.    (d) The division shall dedicate sufficient personnel and resources to administer the loan program in a timely and responsive manner.  (e) All earnings received on the investment of assets held in the fund shall be used in the following order of priority for the following purposes:  (1) To pay the operating expenses of the fund administered by the division; and  (2) To fund loans under § 6-23-703 or as permitted by law.
AR Code § 6-23-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-903. Purpose of loan

 An open-enrollment public charter school may borrow and the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation may lend money from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund for:   (1) The construction, lease, or purchase of an academic facility;  (2) The repair, improvement, or addition to an academic facility; or  (3) Credit enhancement for financing academic facility projects under subdivision (1) or (2) of this section.
AR Code § 6-23-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-904. Loan application

 (a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter school wanting to borrow money from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, acting through its chair or president and secretary, after approval of such action by full majority approval of the board of directors, shall file a loan application with the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.  (b) The loan application shall be on a form promulgated by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation and include without limitation:  (1) The name, location, and local education agency number of the open-enrollment public charter school;  (2) The date and location of the board of directors meeting at which action was taken to make a formal application for a loan;  (3) The purpose for which the loan will be used;  (4) The estimated amount of the proposed loan, including any supporting documentation on cost estimates;  (5) Complete financial information, including all current debt obligations;  (6) The method proposed to repay the loan; and  (7) Any additional information requested by the division.    (c) An application shall be executed in duplicate with the original to be filed with the division and the copy to be retained in the files of the open-enrollment public charter school.
AR Code § 6-23-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-905. Loan decision

 (a) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall review and assess the accuracy of the information provided in each loan application within a reasonable time after receiving a loan application.  (b)  (1) After reviewing and considering the merits of the application, the division may:  (A) Approve the loan requested for the full amount;  (B) Approve the loan requested for an amount less than requested; or  (C) Deny the loan.    (2) The division shall notify the open-enrollment public charter school in writing of the decision.    (c) An open-enrollment public charter school may apply for and accept a loan from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund without prior approval from the Commissioner of Education under § 6-23-401(a)(5).
AR Code § 6-23-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-906. Rules

 (a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, which shall include without limitation a provision for the prioritization of loan applications.  (b) This section is not intended to subject a loan applicant to rules similar to those applicable to school districts under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, § 6-20-2501 et seq., and the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act, § 6-21-801 et seq.
AR Code § 6-23-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund|§ 6-23-907. Failure to remit payment

 (a) If an open-enrollment public charter school fails to remit payment for an outstanding loan under the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, upon certification of the amount of delinquent funds by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, the amount of delinquent funds including penalties and interest may be deducted from the operating funds designated to the open-enrollment public charter school through the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and remitted directly by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund if requested by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.  (b) The operating funds from which delinquent funds may be deducted for an open-enrollment public charter school are limited to:  (1) State funding distributed under § 6-20-2305, including without limitation state foundation funding and state categorical funding;  (2) Federal funding to the extent allowed under federal law; and  (3) The net assets of an open-enrollment public charter school deemed property of the state upon revocation or nonrenewal of the charter.    (c) The state shall hold a preferred security interest in the amount of the outstanding loan.
AR Code § 6-23-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1002. Authorization for adult education public charter

 The authorizer shall review an application for an adult education public charter school and may approve an application that:   (1) Provides an acceptable plan for meeting the industry needs for a sufficiently trained workforce in the state;  (2) Includes a set of performance criteria objectives for the terms of the charter and the means for measuring the performance criteria objectives on a yearly basis;  (3) Includes a comprehensive strategy for engaging the community, including without limitation business leaders, in the process of meeting the goals and objectives of the adult education public charter;  (4) Includes an agreement to provide an annual report to the community that indicates the progress made by the adult education public charter school in meeting the performance criteria objectives during the previous year; and  (5) Includes an appropriate budget and governance plan.
AR Code § 6-23-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1003. Resubmission of applications

 (a) The authorizer may allow an applicant to resubmit an application for an adult education public charter school if the original application was, in the opinion of the authorizer, deficient in one (1) or more respects.  (b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide technical assistance to an adult education public charter school applicant in the creation or modification of its application.
AR Code § 6-23-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1004. Enrollment in an adult education charter school

 (a) An approved adult education charter school shall have an enrollment cap of no more than three hundred fifty (350) students.  (b) A person who is at least nineteen (19) years of age may enroll in an adult education charter school if the person has:  (1) Not earned a high school diploma; and  (2) Failed to complete the requirements for high school graduation.
AR Code § 6-23-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1005. Funding

 (a) Funding for an adult education charter school shall not be provided through the Public School Fund.  (b) Funding for an adult education charter school may come from public or private sources, including from the eligible entity that operates an adult education charter school.
AR Code § 6-23-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1006. Charter renewal

 The authorizer may renew the charter of an adult education charter school on a one-year or multiyear basis.
AR Code § 6-23-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1007. Reporting

 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall report to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education by December 1 each year concerning:   (1) Evaluations of any adult education charter schools operating under this subchapter in the state, including the impact on meeting industry needs and addressing the workforce needs in the state; and  (2) Recommendations regarding the abolition, expansion, or modifications of the subchapter.
AR Code § 6-23-1008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 23 - Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013|Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School|§ 6-23-1008. Rules

 (a) The State Board of Education may adopt rules for adult education public charter schools, including without limitation rules that address:  (1) Industry needs in the state;  (2) Standardized secondary exit-level assessment instruments appropriate for assessing adult education charter school program participants who successfully complete high school curriculum requirements, including the level of satisfactory performance;  (3) Reporting requirements for adult education charter schools; and  (4) Eligibility requirements and procedures.    (b) The state board shall adopt a rule establishing the minimum graduation requirements for an adult education charter school to issue a high school diploma that substantially meets or exceeds the basic graduation competencies in core subjects expected by the state board for public school students.
AR Code § 6-41-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-41-101. Services to children with disabilities in nonpublic schools

 (a) Before expending any funding for new programs for children with disabilities that include funding for evaluation, counseling, assessment, personnel, equipment, or other capital outlay in other than public schools, the Division of Career and Technical Education shall publish a public notice of the intent to provide additional special services to children with disabilities, specifying the services in the public notice, and inviting organizations that are recognized by the state to provide education, assessment, jobs skills training, or vocational education to children with disabilities to submit proposals to provide the additional special services.  (b) The division may award one (1) or more contracts to any organization that can fulfill the goals and objectives of the program, or the division may assume responsibility for implementing the program.
AR Code § 6-41-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-41-102. Extended year program

 School districts shall establish and implement extended year programs for school-age children with disabilities for periods beyond the normal school year in accordance with each student's individualized education program.
AR Code § 6-41-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-41-103. Identification of children with disabilities

 (a) Each local educational agency in the state shall:  (1) Ensure that all children with disabilities within its jurisdiction and in need of special education and related services are identified, located, and evaluated, regardless of the severity of their disability, including without limitation:  (A) Children with disabilities attending private schools;  (B) Highly mobile children with disabilities, including migrant children;  (C) Children who are suspected of having a disability and need special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade; and  (D) Children with disabilities who are homeless or wards of the state; and    (2) Develop and maintain a written child-find plan outlining the systematic and continuous efforts it will undertake to meet its responsibilities as described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section.    (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-41-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-41-104. Services for children determined in another state to be eligible for services due to behavioral disability

 (a) This section applies to a child who:  (1) Enrolls for the first time in special education services at an Arkansas public school; and  (2) Has been previously determined by a school district in another state to be eligible for special education services due to a behavioral disability.    (b) The Arkansas public school district shall conduct an evaluation of the child consistent with federal and state rules to determine the appropriate special education disability category recognized in this state, if any.  (c)  (1) If a child with a disability who had an individualized education program that was in effect in a previous public agency in another state transfers to a public agency in this state and enrolls in a new school within the same school year, the new public agency in consultation with the parents must provide the child with free appropriate public education including services comparable to those described in the child's individualized education program from the previous public agency until such time as the new public agency:  (A) Conducts an evaluation pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 300.304 through 34 C.F.R. § 300.306, if determined to be necessary by the new public agency; and  (B) Develops, adopts, and implements a new individualized education program, if appropriate, that meets the applicable requirements in 34 C.F.R. § 300.320 through 34 C.F.R. § 300.324.    (2) If the child's behavior results in an out-of-school suspension of ten (10) or more consecutive or nonconsecutive days or an expulsion during the period of time the child receives special education services under the disability category of behavioral disability, the child's individualized education program team shall meet to review the child's individualized education program, including the behavioral needs of the child and the current placement of the child, consistent with federal and state rules dealing with special education and related services.    (d) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall have the authority to promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
AR Code § 6-41-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 41 - Children with Disabilities|Subchapter 2 - Children with Disabilities Act of 1973|§ 6-41-201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Children With Disabilities Act of 1973”.