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AR Code § 6-61-509 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-509. Formation of district — Limitation on number

 (a)  (1) No certificate of feasibility for the formation of a community college district in excess of eight (8) locations in Arkansas as authorized by Acts 1973, No. 103, § 5(b) [repealed], shall be issued by the State Community College Board.  (2) It is the specific intent of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] to provide that the authority of the board to create an unlimited number of community colleges under Acts 1973, No. 103, is repealed, and no other interpretation shall be given to §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed].    (b) In computing the maximum of eight (8) community college districts permitted under §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], auxiliary locations which may or may not establish additional taxing units but are included as a part of a community college district previously established shall be counted as a separate community college district.  (c) The General Assembly shall be the sole authority for creating community college districts subsequent to the creation of a maximum of eight (8), as stated elsewhere in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], by the board.
AR Code § 6-61-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-510. Formation of district — Election — Petition

 (a) Upon certification of the State Community College Board that the formation of the proposed district is feasible and would conform to the requirements of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], qualified electors of the proposed district may, by petition, have an election called to determine whether the district shall be formed.  (b)  (1) The petition calling for such an election shall be signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the district, based upon the total number of votes cast therein for all candidates for the office of Governor in the last general election.  (2) Where there is more than one (1) county or city in a proposed district, the petitions shall include signatures of not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of each county or city, and the aggregate of the signatures shall represent not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the entire proposed district as determined by the total votes cast for all candidates for the office of Governor at the last general election in each such county or city.  (3) Signatures shall be separately required from a particular city only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.    (c) The petitions calling for the special election shall describe the area of the proposed district, the proposed maximum rate of millage to be levied for the support of the district, if any, and the millage that may be pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes of the district.  (d) The petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
AR Code § 6-61-511 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-511. Formation of district — Election — Notification to county board of election commissioners

 Within ten (10) days of the receipt and verification by the Secretary of State of the sufficiency of the petitions, he or she shall notify the county board of election commissioners of each county of which any portion is in the proposed community college district that an election shall be held in the area described in the petition, as certified by the Secretary of State, to determine whether the district shall be formed.
AR Code § 6-61-512 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-512. Formation of district — Election — Date

 The date of the election shall be set by the Secretary of State in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq.
AR Code § 6-61-513 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-513. Formation of district — Election — Ballot

 (a) The State Community College Board shall specify the wording of the ballot to be used for each election to create a community college district utilizing appropriate language similar to that provided in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.  (b)  (1) The ballot for the election shall state the purpose of the election, giving the names of the counties or cities in the proposed district, the proposed rate of ad valorem tax to be voted upon, if any, and the purposes for which such tax shall be used, including the amount thereof which may be pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes.  (2) A city shall be listed separately only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.    (c)  (1) The form of the ballot may be as follows:  (2) The material enclosed in parentheses is inserted if a local tax is to be voted on and deleted if no local tax is to be voted on.      Vote FOR or AGAINST the establishment of a community college district to be composed of , (This includes authorizing the levy of a tax not to exceed mills on the dollar of the assessed value of the taxable property of the district (to be used for the support of such community college) and authorizing the pledging of mills of the aforementioned tax for the issuance of bonds to provide all or part of the funds for the construction and furnishing of buildings and facilities for such college.) FOR the establishment of a community college district. AGAINST the establishment of a community college district.   Click to view form.
AR Code § 6-61-514 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-514. Formation of district — Election — Conduct

 The election shall be conducted by the county board of election commissioners in the manner provided by law for special elections, and the ballots shall be marked by each elector, and the returns thereof shall be tabulated, certified, and reported as provided by law.
AR Code § 6-61-515 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-515. Formation of district — Election — Results

 (a)  (1) If a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed district voting thereon at such election shall vote for the establishment of the district, the district shall be established in the manner provided in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed].  (2) If a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed district voting thereon at the election vote against the establishment of the district, the district shall not be established, and no new election for the establishment thereof shall be held for a period of one (1) year thereafter.  (3) However, if the proposed district includes more than one (1) county or city, the majority required for the purposes of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] shall include not only a majority of the electors of the proposed district voting on the issue at the election but shall also include a majority of the electors voting on the issue in each county or city of the proposed district, or if the proposed district consists of described contiguous territory in one (1) or more counties or cities, the majority required for the purposes of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] shall include not only a majority of the electors of the proposed district voting on such issue but shall also include a majority of the electors voting on the issue in the portion of any county or city of the proposed described district.    (b) The vote in a particular city shall be considered separately only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.
AR Code § 6-61-516 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-516. Formation of district — Election — Reconstituted district

 If the election fails because of an adverse vote in one (1) or more counties or cities in a proposed district of multiple counties or cities, a proposed reconstituted district eliminating the counties or cities which cast the adverse vote in an election may be called within ninety (90) days, provided the State Community College Board certifies that the proposed new district meets all of the criteria for such an election.
AR Code § 6-61-517 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-517. Formation of district — Ad valorem taxes

 (a) The ad valorem tax levied by a district, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be a continuing levy until reduced in the manner provided in this subchapter.  (b) The tax shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of county general taxes and promptly remitted to the district.
AR Code § 6-61-518 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-518. Reconstituted districts

 (a) When it is proposed that a county or city join an existing community college district, an election may be held in the proposed city or county to be added to determine whether the proposed reconstituted district shall be established after a petition requesting that the county or city be permitted to join the district has been signed by a committee broadly representative of the county or city to be added and approved by the local board of the existing district.  (b) The procedures for an election to be held in the petitioning county or city to determine whether the proposed reconstituted district shall be formed, including the adoption of the millage tax for support of the community college in effect in the existing district, shall be the same as required in establishing an original community college district.
AR Code § 6-61-519 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-519. Dissolution of district — Reduction or repeal of tax

 (a) A community college district may be dissolved or the millage tax voted reduced or repealed, with the exception of the millage required to service any outstanding bonds, upon approval thereof by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the issue at an election called for such purpose.  (b) The question of dissolving the district or reducing or repealing the millage tax shall be submitted to the electors of the district at a special or general election upon petitions therefor if the initiation of petitions calling for the election and the procedures calling for the election shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in §§ 6-61-510(b)-(d), 6-61-511, and 6-61-512 for the formation of the district.
AR Code § 6-61-522 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-522. Limitations on operations

 (a) [Repealed.]  (b)  (1) Participation of community colleges in intercollegiate athletic programs shall be limited to basketball, volleyball, and spring sports, except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.  (2) Community colleges may participate in an intercollegiate football program provided that state funds, either directly or indirectly, or funds derived from property taxes or student fees are not expended to support the program.
AR Code § 6-61-523 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-523. Student fees

 (a) Tuition.  (1) The intent of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603 is to make community college programs available to as many citizens of Arkansas as possible. To this end, tuition and fees should be maintained at a reasonable level so as not to exclude citizens because of cost.  (2) The local board shall determine the minimum student tuition and fees to be charged.  (3) The student fees or tuition authorized in §§ 6-61-215 and 6-53-304 shall be used for educational purposes only.    (b) Out-of-District Tuition.  (1)  (A) Students who come from within the state but without the district may be charged a fee in addition to the fee charged students who are residents of the district.  (B) The out-of-district fee is to be determined by the local board but is not to exceed the pro rata share of the per student cost annually paid for buildings and operations from local tax revenues.  (C) However, when one (1) or more residents of a county not in a community college district attend a community college, the county of residence of these students may, when funds are appropriated therefor by the quorum court of the county, pay the tuition of these students which exceeds the tuition charged in-district students.    (2) Out-of-state students may be charged a fee in addition to the fee charged students who are residents of the district in the amount determined by the local board.    (c) Activity Fees. To provide for a student activity program at the college, the local board may levy a student activity fee.  (d) Special Fees. The local board of each community college may levy special fees for special programs, short courses, seminars, or like activities at a level to defray the cost of special activities.
AR Code § 6-61-524 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-524. Agreements for sharing of facilities, personnel, and services

 (a) Community colleges established under the authority of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 52 and the laws enacted pursuant thereto, are authorized, upon application, review, and approval thereof by the State Community College Board, to enter into agreements with any postsecondary educational institution, or with agencies or institutions of this state, of any city or county, or of the federal government for the sharing of facilities, personnel, or services or the providing and furnishing of services for such duration and under such conditions and financial arrangements therefor as are not inconsistent with the purposes for which the community colleges are established.  (b) In addition to the powers enumerated in this subchapter, it is the specific intention of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] to authorize community colleges, upon application, review, and approval by the State Community College Board, to enter into agreements with the State Board of Career Education for the sharing of facilities, personnel, and services of vocational and technical schools of this state whereby, at a single location, community college instruction, including vocational and technical training, may be offered. The agreements shall include means of financing the sharing of such facilities, personnel, or services, provided, that the community college and the vocational and technical school shall each receive financial support in the manner provided by law.
AR Code § 6-61-525 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-525. Housing allowance

 Upon approval by the appropriate community college or technical college board of trustees, the president or the chancellor of each community college or technical college may receive a housing allowance in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month in lieu of college housing.
AR Code § 6-61-528 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-528. University Center of Arkansas Northeastern College

 (a) In order to provide the residents of northeastern Arkansas with greater access to higher education opportunities beyond those which can be provided by the Arkansas Northeastern College, there is hereby created the university center at the Arkansas Northeastern College. The primary purpose of the General Assembly in creating this center is to meet the needs of persons who cannot, because of family or work responsibilities, leave the area to become students at universities in other communities. It is the intent of the General Assembly, in creating this center, to avoid the establishment of an additional institution of higher education or branch of such institution and to avoid the duplication of administrative personnel and services.  (b) The university center at the Arkansas Northeastern College shall be managed and administered by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Northeastern College utilizing the administrative staff and support services of the college.  (c) The Arkansas Northeastern College shall determine, in cooperation with the public universities and with the approval of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the need for various upper-level and graduate programs and courses and shall encourage such institutions to offer the needed programs and courses.  (d) It is the responsibility of the Arkansas Northeastern College District to provide facilities for approved courses and programs at the university center at the Arkansas Northeastern College.  (e) This section does not authorize the Arkansas Northeastern College to assume the status of a four-year institution.  (f) For the purposes of this section:  (1) “Graduate course” means a university course intended for students who have completed a baccalaureate degree;  (2) “Graduate program” means a prescribed series of graduate courses which lead to a post-baccalaureate degree;  (3) “Upper-level course” means a university course which is considered junior or senior level at the institution offering the course and is not offered at the freshman or sophomore level at the Arkansas Northeastern College; and  (4) “Upper-level program” means a prescribed series of university courses offered at the junior and senior level which, when combined with a prescribed series of freshman and sophomore courses, qualify successful students for the baccalaureate degree.
AR Code § 6-61-530 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-530. Local boards — School district representation

 (a) If the members of the local board of a community college are elected at large and if the community college district is composed of more than one (1) school district, but not all the school districts in the county, the board may apportion a certain number of positions on the board for each school district according to the most recent census information.  (b) The board shall reapportion the positions on the board for each school district following each decennial census thereafter.  (c) If at the time of either the initial apportionment or the decennial reapportionment, a board member's position is apportioned to a school district in which he or she does not reside at that time, he or she shall nevertheless continue to hold office until the end of his or her term.  (d) After such apportionment, the qualified electors of each school district shall vote at large only for the board positions apportioned to their school district.  (e) Following apportionment, all board members and all candidates for board positions shall be residents and qualified electors of the school district to which their positions are apportioned, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.  (f) If any board member shall cease to reside in the school district to which his or her position is apportioned, then that board member shall be disqualified to hold office, and a vacancy shall exist which shall be filled as prescribed by law.  (g) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to or in any way affect the qualifications or current term of any person serving on a community college board on March 1, 1999.
AR Code § 6-61-531 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-531. Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy — Establishment

 (a) The Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy is established as a satellite center of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.  (b) The academy shall be the Arkansas single-source academy offering statewide services and satellite training for the operation of heavy equipment.  (c) The academy may operate programs in cooperation with the University of Arkansas at Monticello colleges of technology located in Crossett and McGehee and the Southeast Arkansas Community Based Education Center located in Warren.