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AR Code § 6-61-532 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-532. Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy — Operation

 (a)  (1)  (A) The Director of the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy shall follow hiring procedures consistent with the policies of the University of Arkansas at Monticello in recommending academy personnel for hire.  (B) The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello shall exercise final approval over the hiring of academy personnel.    (2) Persons employed by the academy as of July 1, 2003, shall be retained unless:  (A) They fail to fulfill their assigned duties; or  (B) Lack of enrollment in or funding of the academy necessitates staff reduction.    (3) The salaries of persons who are employed by the academy as of July 1, 2003, shall not be reduced as a result of this section and §§ 6-61-531 and 6-61-533.  (4) Persons who are nonclassified employees and faculty of the academy as of July 1, 2003, will remain under the academy's pay schedule.  (5) Persons employed by the academy as of July 1, 2003, may join the university's fringe benefits package, which includes the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.  (6) The university will accept any leave balance for academy personnel that has accrued as of July 1, 2003, if the leave balance does not exceed the maximum leave allowed under Arkansas law.    (b)  (1) The director will report directly to the chancellor regarding the operation of the academy.  (2) The director shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello or his or her designee.    (c) The university shall continue to offer the technical certificates previously approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the training of heavy equipment operators.  (d) The Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy Advisory Committee shall continue to make recommendations regarding the operation of the academy and its curriculum.
AR Code § 6-61-533 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-533. Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy — Funding

 (a)  (1) All legislatively appropriated funds, tuitions, grant moneys, and donations designated for the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy shall be specifically used for the operation of the academy.  (2) If the General Assembly does not provide funding for the academy, the University of Arkansas at Monticello may choose not to fund the academy.  (3) The Director of the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy will develop, recommend, and monitor the academy's annual budget.  (4) The chief fiscal officer of the university or his or her designee shall regularly monitor academy books, banking records, accounts, and expenditures.    (b) The academy shall remain under the supervision of the director, who shall be assisted by the academy coordinator.
AR Code § 6-61-534 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 5 - Community Colleges Generally|§ 6-61-534. Southeast Arkansas College — Priorities

 A high priority of the Southeast Arkansas College is to provide:   (1) University transfer courses;  (2) Industrial training in the work place; and  (3) Encouragement for degree acquisition.
AR Code § 6-61-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 6 - Community Colleges — Finances|§ 6-61-601. General operations — State funds

 (a) Funds for the general operation of an adequate comprehensive educational program shall be provided by the state.  (b)  (1) Prior to the beginning of each biennium, the local board of each community college shall develop an estimate of budget requirements for the operation of the community college for each year of the biennium and shall submit it to the State Community College Board for review.  (2) The estimate of budget requirements shall include both expected expenditures and incomes.    (c)  (1) Based on the estimates submitted by the community colleges and estimates of funds required for additional institutions that may be created during the ensuing biennium, the board shall recommend to the General Assembly and the Governor its estimate of funds necessary to support existing community colleges and ones that may be established.  (2) The amount of state revenues to be recommended for the general operation of each community college shall be the difference between the recommended budget and the total of income for general operation, including student fees and any other income except local taxes. The recommended budget for general operation shall be sufficient to provide an adequate comprehensive educational program which serves the needs of the state and the community college's service area as determined by the board.    (d) Replacement of initial equipment shall be considered as an operating cost.
AR Code § 6-61-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 6 - Community Colleges — Finances|§ 6-61-603. Capital outlays generally

 Capital outlay expenses shall be paid from gifts, grants, profits from auxiliary enterprises, tuition, fees, local millages, and other local funds and may be paid from state funds appropriated for such purposes.
AR Code § 6-61-613 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 6 - Community Colleges — Finances|§ 6-61-613. Purchases from board members and employees

 (a)  (1) The board of directors of each community college may adopt written policies authorizing the community college to purchase commodities and services from members of the board and employees of the community college.  (2) The board may restrict the purchases to competitive bids or negotiated purchases, or both.  (3) When any board member would derive financial gain from a sale to the community college, and if the board is required to vote on the purchase, that board member shall not vote on that issue.    (b)  (1) The president of each community college shall maintain a file of all documents pertaining to sales to the community college by members of its board or its employees.  (2) Such documents shall be:  (A) Maintained for five (5) years;  (B) Open to public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and  (C) Audited by the Division of Legislative Audit.      (c) No member of a community college board of directors and no employee of a community college shall, in an effort to influence the college to purchase commodities or services from him or her:  (1) Coerce, bribe, or threaten economic sanctions against any board member or employee of the college in an effort to influence the decision on the purchase; or  (2) Purposely omit, conceal, or falsify material facts to a board member or employee regarding the transaction.
AR Code § 6-61-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-701. Legislative findings and purpose

 (a) In the passage of this subchapter, the General Assembly is cognizant of the fact that the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, acting under the authority 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] and under criteria and standards promulgated thereunder for the establishment of community college districts, has, at the request of interested citizens of Polk County, Arkansas, made a study and has given its approval for the establishment of a community college in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, if the electors of Polk County vote to establish the district in the manner provided by law and approve a levy of tax deemed by the board to be necessary for providing buildings and other facilities necessary for the operation of the community college.  (b) In order to meet the postsecondary educational needs of the area to be served by a Polk County community college, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, acting in its capacity as the State Community College Board, has determined that the establishment of a community college district in Polk County should be conditioned upon the assumption by the community college of the off-campus branch instruction now being provided citizens of the area through the Mena Off-Campus Branch of Henderson State University and that the funds now allocated to the operation of the Henderson State University, Mena Off-Campus Branch, be allocated to and made available for the operation of the community college established in Polk County, and has further provided that the Rich Mountain Vocational-Technical School operated by the Department of Career Education be taken over and operated by the Polk County community college, with all properties, furniture, equipment, personnel, and funds now provided for the operation of the Rich Mountain Vocational-Technical School to be turned over to the community college district established in Polk County, to be used in the operation of a vocational-technical program by the community college.  (c) The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize the appropriate officials of the State of Arkansas to take the necessary steps to implement the aforementioned recommendations of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which are conditions for the establishment of a community college district in the event a majority of the electors of Polk County voting on the issue vote “for” the establishment of a community college district in Polk County.
AR Code § 6-61-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-702. Definition — Name of district and college

 (a) Whenever the term “Polk County community college district”, “the Polk County community college”, or “the Polk County community college district board” is used in this subchapter, the term is used solely for the purpose of referring to a community college district to be established in Polk County in the manner provided by law and is not intended to establish the legal name of the community college district or of the community college itself.  (b) The community college district shall bear such name as proposed therefor in the petition filed by the electors of Polk County calling for an election on the question of creating the community college district, and the name of the institution operated by the community college district shall be selected by the board of trustees of the district subject to approval thereof by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
AR Code § 6-61-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-703. Subchapter cumulative

 The provisions of this subchapter shall be cumulative to the laws of this state governing the creation and operation of community colleges and vocational-technical school programs operated by community colleges.
AR Code § 6-61-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-704. Transfer of title to certain land

 Title to the following-described lands in Polk County, State of Arkansas, belonging to the State Board of Career Education and Career Opportunities and used for the operation of the Rich Mountain Vocational-Technical School, is transferred to and shall become the property of the board of trustees of the community college district established in Polk County, to be used in connection with the vocational-technical programs and educational programs of such community college: “The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW ¼ of SE ¼) of Section Eight (8), Township Two (2) South, of Range Thirty (30) West, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, in Polk County, Arkansas, subject to the reservation of a twenty-five foot (25') strip of land off of the north side of the tract, for roadway purposes.”
AR Code § 6-61-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-705. Operation as a comprehensive institution

 The community college in Polk County shall be operated as a comprehensive institution providing community college and vocational-technical instruction and programs in the same manner as provided by law as other community colleges of this state under the jurisdiction of the State Community College Board.
AR Code § 6-61-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-706. Employees

 (a)  (1) If the presidents and the boards of trustees of the community college in Polk County and Henderson State University determine that it would be in the best interest of the educational programs of the community college that employees of Henderson State University assigned to the Mena Off-Campus Branch of the university continue to provide educational services until the community college can employ sufficient staff to take over the operation of the educational program of the community college, the boards of trustees may enter into necessary contracts and agreements to provide for the orderly transition of the taking-over of the educational programs of the community college by its board of trustees.  (2) The contracts and agreements may also include the necessary financial agreements for payments to be made by the community college to Henderson State University for services rendered to the community college during the transition period.  (3) The agreements may include the employment by the community college in Polk County of staff persons of Henderson State University engaged in teaching and instructional duties at the Mena Off-Campus Branch of Henderson State University at the time of the implementation of the operation of the community college or may include agreements for the community college to contract with Henderson State University for the providing of the educational and training services of such instructors under such financial agreements as may be mutually agreed to by the respective institutions.    (b)  (1) Employees of Henderson State University whose services are contracted to the community college in Polk County for teaching duties during the transition period shall continue to participate in the retirement systems, as authorized by law, for Henderson State University during the period of the contract services, but in the event any such employee terminates service with Henderson State University and is employed by the community college district, the employee shall be eligible to become a member of, and participate in, a retirement plan, as authorized by law, for the community college district.  (2) Other employees of the vocational-technical program of the community college established in Polk County who were not employees of the Rich Mountain Vocational-Technical School at the time of the transfer of the school to the community college shall be eligible to participate in such retirement plans as are operated by the community college, as authorized by law.
AR Code § 6-61-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 7 - Rich Mountain Community College|§ 6-61-708. Building trades construction program

 Rich Mountain Community College is hereby authorized to participate in a building trades construction program as may be authorized, and under the same restriction provided, by laws for the area vocational and technical schools. Funding for such programs shall be only from revenues received by Rich Mountain Community College that are not required by law to be deposited in the State Treasury.
AR Code § 6-61-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Research Development Act|§ 6-61-801. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Research Development Act”.
AR Code § 6-61-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Research Development Act|§ 6-61-802. Intent

 It is the intent of this subchapter to provide a source of funding to established research groups in publicly supported universities in this state in order to secure long-term benefits for such groups so that they may become recognized as leaders in their fields of endeavor and thereby attract outstanding scientists to this state as well as industries which rely upon scientific support.
AR Code § 6-61-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Research Development Act|§ 6-61-803. Arkansas Research Development Program created — Administration

 There is created a program to be known as the “Arkansas Research Development Program”, which shall be administered by the Director of the Division of Higher Education.
AR Code § 6-61-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Research Development Act|§ 6-61-807. Funds — Uses

 Funds may be made available for administration of the Arkansas Research Development Program, for purchasing state-of-the-art equipment, for minor renovation of laboratory space, for publication of findings, for employing scientists or research assistants, and for providing any other assistance to scientists in order to develop a continuing research capacity in this state which is recognized by other scientists as exemplary.
AR Code § 6-61-808 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 8 - Arkansas Research Development Act|§ 6-61-808. Applications for funds

 (a) Application for the funds provided for the Arkansas Research Development Program may be made by any publicly supported university in the State of Arkansas.  (b)  (1) The Director of the Division of Higher Education shall review the applications and shall approve applications in the amount he or she determines appropriate, after seeking the advice of the Legislative Council.  (2) The director shall prepare a voucher in the name of the successful applicant in the amount approved by the director.    (c) In determining the successful applicant, the director shall ensure that the funds will be used to:  (1) Assist the state in its competition with other states and communities in attracting technology-based industry or in strengthening such industries currently in the state;  (2) Develop a continuous research and development program such that high quality research capability is available to high-technology industries; and  (3) Assist established and relatively successful research programs to gain national or regional recognition.
AR Code § 6-61-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 9 - Office of Accountability|§ 6-61-901. Purpose

 In order to enhance the public's access to performance indicators and to better measure the dividends paid on the increasing public investment in Arkansas's institutions of higher education, the General Assembly finds that a separate office of accountability should be established within the Division of Higher Education.
AR Code § 6-61-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 9 - Office of Accountability|§ 6-61-902. Office of Accountability within Division of Higher Education

 (a) There is created the Office of Accountability within the Division of Higher Education.  (b) The office is authorized and directed to collect and analyze information that may be required to meet any state or federal requirement.  (c) Under the direction of the Director of the Division of Higher Education, the staff of the office shall work cooperatively with and provide any necessary assistance to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education.
AR Code § 6-61-1001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1001. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993”.
AR Code § 6-61-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 10 - Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act of 1993|§ 6-61-1003. Issuance of bonds

 The board of trustees is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds with a specific pledge for the payment of debt service and costs of issuance thereof from all or any part of the following:   (1) The gross tolls, fees, rents, and other charges to be derived as income from the project;  (2) Any surplus not pledged of the gross tolls, fees, rents, and other charges to be derived from other projects financed in whole or in part by bonds issued by the board;  (3) All or any part of revenues derived from any auxiliary enterprise authorized by law;  (4) Tuition and fees collected from students;  (5) All or any part of the proceeds of any tax or special millage now or hereafter approved by the General Assembly for the accomplishment of the purposes of this subchapter;  (6) All or any part of the revenues described in § 6-53-207(d) and (e) and § 6-61-603(b); and  (7)  (A) Any funds received from the United States, or any department or agency thereof, pursuant to any act of the United States Congress, providing for grants or payments to educational institutions in connection with, or in any way pertaining to, the financing of acquiring lands and constructing and equipping buildings and improvements thereon.  (B) In regard to the funds referred to in subdivision (7)(A) of this section, the board of trustees is authorized to take such action, comply with such terms and conditions, and execute such agreements as may be necessary to apply for, receive, pledge, or use such funds for the purposes specified in this subchapter or any other lawful purpose.