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AR Code § 6-80-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 80 - General Provisions|§ 6-80-105. Student financial aid — Scholarship stacking — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Cost of attendance” means the recognized cost of attendance of an institution of higher education calculated under rules established by the Division of Higher Education;  (2) “Federal aid” means scholarships or grants awarded to a student as a result of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, excluding the Pell Grant;  (3) “Other aid” means a scholarship, grant, waiver, or reimbursement for tuition, fees, books, or other cost of attendance, other than federal aid or state aid, provided to a student from a postsecondary institution or a private source;  (4) “State aid” means scholarships or grants awarded to a student from public funds, including without limitation the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under § 6-85-201 et seq., the Division of Higher Education scholarship and grant programs, state general revenues, tuition, and local tax revenue; and  (5)  (A) “Student aid package” means federal aid, state aid, and other aid a student receives for postsecondary education expenses.  (B) “Student aid package” does not include federal aid, state aid, or other aid received by a student who is:  (i) An active member of the United States Armed Forces;  (ii) An active member of the National Guard;  (iii) A member of the reserve components of the armed forces; or  (iv) The spouse of a person under subdivision (a)(5)(B)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section.        (b)  (1) A postsecondary institution shall not award state aid in a student aid package in excess of the cost of attendance at the institution where the student enrolls.  (2) For the purpose of stacking scholarships in a student's student aid package, the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under § 6-85-201 et seq. shall be reduced or returned first.    (c) A postsecondary institution shall report to the division the total amount of federal aid, state aid, and other aid a student receives if the student receives an award from a division scholarship or grant program, including the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under § 6-85-201 et seq.  (d)  (1) When a student receives a student aid package that includes state aid and the student aid package exceeds the cost of attendance, the postsecondary institution shall repay state aid in the amount exceeding the cost of attendance, starting with state aid received under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship under § 6-85-201 et seq.  (2) The division shall credit the excess state aid funds to the appropriate division fund or trust account.    (e) A student awarded state aid shall disclose all state aid, federal aid, and other aid to:  (1) The division if the division awards state aid to the student; and  (2) A postsecondary institution that awards state aid or other aid to the student.
AR Code § 6-80-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 80 - General Provisions|§ 6-80-106. Definitions and limitations on expenditures for academic and performance scholarships

 (a) For the purpose of this section:  (1)  (A) “Academic scholarships” means scholarships awarded:  (i) On a basis of criteria, including entrance exam scores, high school grade point averages, and rank in high school graduating class; or  (ii) For merit or academic performance.    (B) “Academic scholarships” does not include:  (i) Graduate assistantships or fellowships;  (ii) Tuition waivers based on age, military service, or occupation and out-of-state tuition waivers for graduate students or students from contiguous states in close proximity to a college or university;  (iii) Scholarships for transfers from two-year institutions; and  (iv) Scholarships made to a student who qualifies for a Pell Grant; and      (2)  (A) “Performance scholarships” means scholarships for band, musical performing groups, arts, theater, forensics, and similar activities that are not awarded on the basis of entrance exam scores or high school academic achievement.  (B) “Performance scholarships” does not include scholarships made to a student who qualifies for a Pell Grant.      (b)  (1) A state-supported institution of higher education shall not exceed its unrestricted educational and general tuition and mandatory fee income spending for academic and performance scholarships by more than:  (A) Thirty percent (30%);  (B) Twenty-five percent (25%) beginning in the 2012-2013 fiscal year; and  (C) Twenty percent (20%) beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year.    (2) All scholarship expenditures or tuition discounts not specifically excluded in subsection (a) of this section shall be counted toward the percentage of expenditures for academic and performance scholarships.    (c) Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year all expenditures for academic and performance scholarships exceeding twenty percent (20%) of unrestricted educational and general tuition and mandatory fee income in a fiscal year shall be deducted from the state funding recommendations as determined by the appropriate funding formula model for the fiscal year in the following biennium.  (d) A state-supported institution of higher education shall report the percentage of unrestricted educational and general tuition and mandatory fee income spent on academic and performance scholarships during the previous fiscal year to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board no later than June 1 each year.
AR Code § 6-80-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 80 - General Provisions|§ 6-80-107. Transcripts — Definition

 (a)  (1) As used in this section, “electronic transcript” means a student transcript that is formatted and transmitted electronically in the uniform method prescribed by the Division of Higher Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for use by public schools and institutions of higher education in this state.  (2) An Arkansas public school shall use an electronic transcript in lieu of a paper transcript to:  (A) Provide to the Division of Higher Education as necessary to process state financial aid applications for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12);  (B) Transmit a transcript between public high schools to correctly enroll and place students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) transferring between public high schools and school districts; and  (C) Transmit a transcript to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.    (3) An institution of higher education in this state shall use an electronic transcript in lieu of a paper transcript:  (A) As the only method of accepting a transcript from an Arkansas public school;  (B) As the only method of accepting a transcript from or sending a transcript to another institution of higher education in this state;  (C) To provide to the Division of Higher Education as necessary to process state financial aid applications for higher education students; and  (D) To transmit a transcript to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.      (b)  (1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, an institution of higher education that does not comply with this section shall not receive state financial aid on behalf of students.  (2) An institution of higher education with less than ten (10) students who receive financial aid from a program administered by the Division of Higher Education is exempt from the requirements under subsection (a) of this section and the penalty under this subsection.    (c)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall prescribe a uniform method of formatting and electronically transmitting transcripts, which shall be used by all kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) public elementary or middle schools in this state.  (2) A public elementary or middle school shall use an electronic transcript in lieu of a paper transcript to transmit a transcript:  (A) Between public schools as necessary to correctly enroll and place students transferring between schools and school districts; and  (B) To the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
AR Code § 6-80-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 80 - General Provisions|§ 6-80-108. Essays for institutional scholarships

 (a) If a state-supported institution of higher education requires the completion of an essay for an institutional scholarship application, the state-supported institution of higher education shall retain the essay for at least one (1) year after it is submitted by the student.  (b) During the period of time the essay is retained by the state-supported institution of education, only the student or the parent or guardian of the student may access the essay.
AR Code § 6-84-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program Act”.
AR Code § 6-84-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-102. Purpose

 It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to create and establish the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018, to be administered by the Section 529 Plan Review Committee through the adoption of rules for the administration of the program.
AR Code § 6-84-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-104. Creation of the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program Trust

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program Trust.  (b) The cotrustees of the trust shall be the Director of the Division of Higher Education, the Executive Director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, and the Treasurer of State.
AR Code § 6-84-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-105. Administration — Authority — Powers

 (a) This chapter shall be administered by the Section 529 Plan Review Committee, which shall be composed of:  (1) The Director of the Division of Higher Education;  (2) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and  (3) The Treasurer of State.    (b) The committee shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary and proper to administer this chapter and to ensure the compliance of the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program with 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018.  (c) The committee shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:  (1) To establish, develop, implement, and maintain the program in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter and 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018, and to obtain the benefits provided by 26 U.S.C. § 529 for the program, account owners, and designated beneficiaries;  (2) To adopt rules for the general administration of the program;  (3) To maintain, invest, and reinvest the funds contributed into the program consistent with the investment restrictions established by the committee and the standard of care described in the prudent investor rule under § 24-2-610; and  (4)  (A) To make and enter into any and all contracts, agreements, or arrangements and to retain, employ, and contract for the services of financial institutions, depositories, consultants, broker dealers, investment advisors or managers, third-party plan administrators, and research, technical, and other services necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.  (B) Contracts entered into by the committee may be for a term of from one (1) to ten (10) years.      (d) The Treasurer of State shall provide office space, staff, and materials for the committee.  (e) A member of the committee may expend funds appropriated for the member of the committee to provide the following for the benefit of the program:  (1) Office space;  (2) Staffing;  (3) Materials;  (4) Marketing;  (5) Education;  (6) Financial literacy programs; and  (7) Outreach measures.
AR Code § 6-84-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-106. Investment direction

 Except as permitted in 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018, no person shall have the right to direct the investment of any contributions to or earnings from the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program.
AR Code § 6-84-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-107. Accounts

 (a)  (1) An account owner or contributor may establish an account by making an initial contribution to the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program, signing an application form approved by the Section 529 Plan Review Committee and naming the account owner and the designated beneficiary.  (2) If the contributor is not the account owner, the account owner shall also sign the application form.  (3) Any person may make contributions to an account after the account is opened.  (4)  (A) An Arkansas employer of an employee with an account established under this chapter may make a matching contribution to the account of the employee offered as an employee fringe benefit.  (B) The maximum contribution amount allowed under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section is five hundred dollars ($500) per contributing employee per year.      (b) Contributions to an account shall be made only in cash.  (c) Total contributions to all accounts shall not exceed those reasonably necessary to provide for the qualified higher education expenses of the beneficiary, and the committee shall establish maximum contribution limits applicable to program accounts.  (d) Separate records and accounting shall be required by the program for each account, and reports shall be made no less frequently than annually to the account owner.  (e)  (1) The program shall be permitted to collect application, account, or administrative fees to defray the costs of the program.  (2) The application, account, or administrative fees must be approved by the committee.
AR Code § 6-84-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-108. Naming of designated beneficiary and transfers of accounts

 (a) An account owner shall have the right to name the designated beneficiary of an account and at any time to change the designated beneficiary of an account to another individual who is a member of the family of the former designated beneficiary.  (b) At the direction of an account owner, all or a portion of an account may be transferred to another account of which the designated beneficiary is a member of the family of the designated beneficiary of the transferee account if the transferee account was created by this chapter or under another qualified tuition program maintained in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018.
AR Code § 6-84-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-109. Account withdrawals

 (a) Withdrawal from an account may be made on thirty (30) days' written notice by the account owner to the Section 529 Plan Review Committee or on shorter notice as the committee may by rule provide.  (b)  (1) An account withdrawal paid to or for the benefit of any person during any calendar year shall be reported to the person and to the Internal Revenue Service.  (2) The report shall be made at the time required by the rules of the Internal Revenue Service as in effect on January 1, 2018, and contain such information as is required by law.
AR Code § 6-84-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-110. Prohibitions

 (a)  (1) Total contributions to all accounts established on behalf of a particular designated beneficiary in excess of those reasonably necessary to meet the designated beneficiary's qualified higher education expenses are prohibited.  (2) An employer matching contribution to the account of an employee with an account established under this chapter shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per contributing employee per year.    (b)  (1) No account or any legal or beneficial interest in an account shall be assignable or pledged or otherwise used to secure or obtain a loan or other advancement.  (2) An account or any legal or beneficial interest in an account shall not be subject to attachment, levy, or execution by any creditor of an account owner or designated beneficiary.
AR Code § 6-84-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-112. Limitation on liability

 Neither the Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program, the Section 529 Plan Review Committee and each of its members, nor the state shall insure any account or guarantee any rate of return or any interest rate on any contribution, nor shall they or any one of them be liable for any loss incurred by any person as a result of participating in the program.
AR Code § 6-84-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-113. Liberal construction

 This chapter shall be liberally construed to comply with the requirements of 26 U.S.C. § 529, as in effect on January 1, 2018.
AR Code § 6-84-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs|Chapter 84 - Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program|§ 6-84-114. Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program

 (a) The Section 529 Plan Review Committee shall develop and implement a pilot program to be known as the “Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program” that uses available administrative funds to match a contribution made into an account for a designated beneficiary under this subchapter.  (b)  (1) An advisory committee shall advise the Section 529 Plan Review Committee on the development and implementation of the Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program.  (2) The advisory committee shall consist of three (3) members as follows:  (A) One (1) member appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education;  (B) One (1) member appointed by the Chair of the House Committee on Education; and  (C) One (1) member appointed by the Governor.      (c) An Arkansas Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program account shall be exempt for purposes of determining eligibility for transitional employment assistance, Medicaid, and food stamps, provided that the federal rules for these programs permit such an exemption.
AR Code § 7-4-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 4 - Boards of Election Commissioners and Other Election Officers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-4-102. County boards of election commissioners — Election of members — Oath

 (a)  (1)  (A) In January of each odd-numbered year following the election of county committee officers, members of the county board of election commissioners shall be elected by their respective county committees.  (B) A chair or secretary of a county political party shall not serve as a member of the county board of election commissioners.    (2) The membership of the county board of election commissioners shall be as follows:  (A) Two (2) members elected by the county committee of the majority party; and  (B) One (1) member elected by the county committee of the minority party.      (b)  (1) Within ten (10) days of the date of selection to the county board of election commissioners, the chair or secretary of each county committee shall notify the county clerk in writing of the names and addresses of those selected to serve on the county board of election commissioners.  (2) Upon receipt of the notice, the county clerk shall send to each of the county election commissioners, by registered mail, notice to appear before the clerk within thirty (30) days of selection as a county election commissioner to take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by the Arkansas Constitution.  (3) The oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and a duplicate forwarded to the Secretary of State.    (c) As soon as practicable following the election of members to the county board of election commissioners, the chair of the majority party of the county shall file with the county clerk and the Secretary of State a notice setting forth the names of the majority party's designated members of the county board of election commissioners, and the chair of the minority party shall file with the county clerk and the Secretary of State a notice setting forth the name of the minority party's member of the county board of election commissioners.  (d) The county board of election commissioners is deemed to consist of county officials, and its members shall be immune from tort liability pursuant to § 21-9-301.  (e) A member of the county board of election commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of his or her respective county committee, and a county committee may remove a member of the county board of election commissioners representing the county committee by majority vote of the county committee.  (f)  (1) A vacancy on the county board of election commissioners shall be filled by the election of a new member by the county committee of the appropriate party.  (2)  (A) The county committee shall elect a new member within forty-five (45) days of a vacancy.  (B) If the county committee fails to elect a new member within forty-five (45) days of a vacancy, the state chair of the appropriate party shall appoint a new member to the county board of election commissioners.
AR Code § 7-4-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 4 - Boards of Election Commissioners and Other Election Officers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-4-103. Vacancy or disqualification of state or county chair

 In the event of a vacancy or disqualification on the part of any state or county chair for either the majority party or a minority party, the state vice chair or county vice chair of the party in which the vacancy occurs shall act as county chair or state chair, as the case may be, for all of the purposes set out in § 7-4-101 and this section until a new county chair or state chair is selected by the parties.
AR Code § 7-4-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 4 - Boards of Election Commissioners and Other Election Officers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-4-104. Lists of county chairs — Notification of vacancies

 (a)  (1) It shall be the duty of the majority and minority parties to keep on file with their respective state chair a complete list of all of their respective county chairs.  (2) It shall be the duty of the respective county chairs of both the majority and minority parties to keep on file with the Secretary of State a letter stating the name of the county chairs and to notify promptly the Secretary of State of the death, resignation, disqualification, or vacancy in the office of any county chair and of the election of a new chair to fill the vacancy thus created.    (b) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to keep the letters containing the names of the county chairs of the majority and minority parties as public records open at all times to public inspection.