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AR Code § 6-48-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs|Chapter 48 - Alternative Learning Environments|§ 6-48-104. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education responsibilities

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter, including without limitation rules that establish:  (1)  (A) The criteria for distributing state funding for alternative learning environment programs.  (B) The criteria shall identify the characteristics of students who may be counted for the purpose of funding an alternative learning environment program including without limitation that a student is educated in the alternative learning environment for a minimum of twenty (20) consecutive days.  (C) If a student is educated in the alternative learning environment for fewer than twenty (20) days, the division may provide funding to a school district based on the actual number of days the student is educated in the alternative learning environment if the student:  (i) Leaves the school district to transfer to another alternative learning environment; or  (ii) Is placed in a residential treatment program;      (2)  (A) The criteria for teacher training for teachers in alternative learning environments, including without limitation:  (i) In-service training in classroom management; and  (ii) Training in additional areas related to the specific needs and characteristics of students who are educated in alternative learning environments.    (B) The division shall award professional development credit for the training under this subdivision (a)(2); and    (3) Measures of effectiveness for alternative learning environments that measure:  (A) For the students educated in the alternative learning environment the effect on the students':  (i) School performance;  (ii) Need for intervention; and  (iii) School attendance and dropout rate; and    (B) Any other characteristic of alternative learning environments deemed necessary by the division.      (b)  (1) As part of the division's accreditation review of a school district under § 6-15-202, the division shall evaluate each alternative learning environment to ensure that the alternative learning environment is:  (A) Established and operated in compliance with this chapter; and  (B) Effective under the measurements established by the division under this section.    (2) The division shall identify a school district's noncompliance with this chapter on the school district's annual report card.    (c) The division shall identify information concerning best practices for educating students in alternative learning environments and disseminate that information to teachers and administrators working in alternative learning environments.  (d) Annually by September 15, the division shall provide to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education a report on:  (1) The information reported to it under § 6-48-102; and  (2) The effectiveness of alternative learning environments evaluated under this chapter.
AR Code § 6-54-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 54 - College of the Ouachitas|§ 6-54-101. College of The Ouachitas established

 (a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall designate the College of The Ouachitas, Malvern, as a technical college which shall become part of the Arkansas Technical and Community College System under the coordination of the board.  (b) This institution shall not have any authority to request the board's approval for associate degree programs before July 1, 1993.  (c) This institution may expand to offer courses of instruction in technical, vocational, and adult education programs and college transfer programs and may, upon a vote of the electorate, create a community college district and, if necessary, impose a millage to convert to a community college.
AR Code § 6-54-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 54 - College of the Ouachitas|§ 6-54-102. Effect on other laws

 The procedures and deadlines established in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, shall be in lieu of and supersede those set forth in existing laws of this state with respect to the establishment, organization, and administration of this vocational-technical postsecondary institution. Existing laws of this state, for the purposes of this chapter, shall apply only in those situations which are not specifically provided for in this chapter and when applied shall be consistent, insofar as possible, with the purpose, procedures, and deadlines contained in this chapter.
AR Code § 6-54-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 54 - College of the Ouachitas|§ 6-54-103. Rights and privileges

 (a) The technical college established herein shall be subject to the same restrictions and enjoy the same privileges as any other technical college created under the chapter establishing the Arkansas Technical and Community College System.  (b) The President of the College of The Ouachitas and all other personnel employed by the school shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as personnel employed by state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools transferred to the Arkansas Technical and Community College System under the act establishing such system.
AR Code § 6-54-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 54 - College of the Ouachitas|§ 6-54-104. Administration

 (a) Until the institution elects to become a community college, the institution shall be known as a technical college.  (b) The technical college shall work to achieve higher education institutional accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.  (c) Upon the appointment of the local board, all records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical institution shall be transferred to the local board.  (d) The local board shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the institution and shall be further responsible for the provision of services to meet the two-year postsecondary educational needs of those citizens located within the service area assigned the institution by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
AR Code § 6-54-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 54 - College of the Ouachitas|§ 6-54-105. Accreditation — Abolishment

 If the technical college fails to achieve such accreditation within eight (8) years following the date of transfer under § 6-54-104(d), the technical college shall be abolished by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the technical college shall be transferred to the Division of Higher Education.
AR Code § 6-55-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act”.
AR Code § 6-55-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-102. Purpose

 (a) The General Assembly recognizes that at any given time the level of activity in our national construction industry is the primary yardstick for measuring the overall economic health of this country and that the success and stability of the building business of this state are dependent upon a sufficient supply of skilled artisans and craftspersons who can produce quality projects that inspire public confidence.  (b) It is the intent of this chapter to promote a coordinated effort between the construction industry and the vocational and technical schools and colleges to enhance the availability and the competence of the work force supporting the industry by instituting a craft training program.
AR Code § 6-55-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-103. Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program — Created

 There is created the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program, which shall be incorporated into the curricula of existing state vocational schools, technical institutions, and two-year colleges. The program shall not cause the creation of any new schools or facilities solely to accommodate or fulfill the requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 6-55-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-104. Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program — Purpose — Administration

 (a) In order to provide for an efficient, competent, and resourceful construction industry training program that will enhance the development of a quality labor pool to support the building industry of this state, there is established the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program.  (b) The program will be administered by the Office of Skills Development in collaboration with the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee created by § 6-52-204.
AR Code § 6-55-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-105. Program plan

 In addition to the duties of the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee contained in § 6-52-205, the committee is authorized to develop a plan for the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:   (1) Formulas and administrative procedures to be used in requesting appropriations of state funds for the program;  (2) Forms, formulas, and administrative procedures to be used in distributing funds to construction craft training programs; and  (3) Other administrative procedures or rules as may be necessary for the equitable and efficient operation of the program.
AR Code § 6-55-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-106. Permit surcharge to fund programs

 (a)  (1) A surcharge in the amount of fifty cents (50¢) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of construction authorized on any nonresidential construction permit issued by any political subdivision of this state is imposed to financially support the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Program.  (2) The maximum surcharge for any construction project permitted shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000).    (b) The office of the political subdivision issuing the permit shall be responsible for collecting the surcharge and remitting it monthly to the Department of Finance and Administration under such rules as the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may prescribe for the collection, enforcement, and administration of the proceeds of the surcharge and shall retain five percent (5%) of each permit surcharge collected for the cost of administration.
AR Code § 6-55-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-107. Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Trust Fund — Apprenticeship program requirements

 (a) The net proceeds received pursuant to § 6-55-106 shall be deposited into a special trust account in the State Treasury known as the “Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Trust Fund”.  (b) Programs established or funded by the fund shall be consistent with the eight (8) criteria recommended by the United States Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. The eight (8) essential components of an approved apprenticeship program shall include all of the following:  (1) A training strategy that combines supervised, structural on-the-job training with related theoretical instruction and is sponsored by employers or labor or management groups that have the ability to hire and train in a work environment;  (2) A training strategy that prepares an individual for skilled employment by conducting training in bona fide and documented employment settings;  (3) A training strategy with requirements that are clearly delineated in federal laws and regulations, and state laws and rules;  (4) A training strategy that by virtue of a legal contract, indenture, leads to a certificate of completion and official journeyman status;  (5) A training strategy that involves a tangible and generally sizable investment on the part of the employer or labor or management program sponsor;  (6) A training strategy that pays wages to its participants at least during the on-the-job training phase of their apprenticeship and that increases these wages throughout the training program in accordance with a predefined wage progression scale;  (7) A training strategy in which participants learn by working directly under the supervision and tutelage of a master in the craft, trade, or relevant occupational area; and  (8) A training strategy that involves a written agreement and an implicit social obligation between the program sponsor and the apprentice.    (c) Upon the recommendation of the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee, the Office of Skills Development shall expend the moneys in the fund from time to time to support the training program prescribed in this chapter.
AR Code § 6-55-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 55 - The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act|§ 6-55-108. Rules

 The Office of Skills Development and the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 6-56-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Adult education program” means any classes designed to assist students in preparing for a high school equivalency test and any class designed to improve performance in general basic skills, parenting, English proficiency, or other areas funded by the Adult Education Section; and  (2) “Applied general education courses” means courses from mathematics, communications, social sciences, and similar fields specifically addressing the employment needs of students in one (1) or more occupational programs.
AR Code § 6-56-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-102. Name change and merger

 (a) Effective July 1, 2003, Foothills Technical Institute is merged with Arkansas State University-Beebe under the Arkansas State University System.  (b) Effective July 1, 2003, Foothills Technical Institute shall be known as Arkansas State University-Searcy, a technical campus of Arkansas State University-Beebe.
AR Code § 6-56-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-103. Board of advisors

 (a) The Foothills Technical Institute Board of Directors shall become the Board of Advisors to Arkansas State University-Searcy, a technical campus of Arkansas State University-Beebe. The directors on June 30, 2003, shall continue their terms as members of the advisory board.  (b)  (1) The Arkansas State University-Searcy local board of advisors will be appointed or reappointed by the President of the Arkansas State University System upon recommendations presented by the Chancellor for Arkansas State University-Beebe and the Vice Chancellor of Arkansas State University-Searcy.  (2) Appointment shall be for a term of five (5) years and for no more than two (2) consecutive terms.
AR Code § 6-56-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-104. Effect of merger on employees

 (a) All full-time employees of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become employees of Arkansas State University-Beebe on July 1, 2003. Upon the merger, Foothills Technical Institute employees shall become Arkansas State University-Beebe employees and therefore have the same rights and opportunities as other Arkansas State University-Beebe employees.  (b) A person employed by Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be employed by Arkansas State University-Searcy effective July 1, 2003, if:  (1) Job performance is satisfactory; and  (2) Student enrollment in the program is satisfactory.    (c) On July 1, 2003, a vice chancellor position of Arkansas State University-Searcy shall be established. The Vice Chancellor of Arkansas State University-Searcy will be a member of the senior management team at Arkansas State University-Beebe. The President of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, shall be the Vice Chancellor of the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus.  (d) The vice presidents of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become directors for the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus.  (e) The employees of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, who were the president and vice presidents shall retain and continue to receive:  (1) All options, rights, and benefits of employment granted in this section; and  (2) Any transportation benefits that accompanied the position of the President of Foothills Technical Institute.    (f) An employee who was a member of the faculty of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be deemed qualified to teach in the same level program if:  (1) The faculty member's job performance is satisfactory; and  (2) Student enrollment is satisfactory.
AR Code § 6-56-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-105. Employee benefits

 (a) As a result of the merger on June 30, 2003, all Foothills Technical Institute employees will retain and transfer all annual leave balances, sick leave balances, and retirement benefits, including a retirement match of twelve percent (12%) for employees enrolled in the alternate retirement plans.  (b) Employees who have fifty (50) or more days of accumulated sick leave as of June 30, 2003, shall continue to be eligible to receive a lump sum payment for unused sick leave at the time of retirement.
AR Code § 6-56-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-106. Catastrophic leave program

 (a) Arkansas State University-Beebe shall establish a catastrophic leave program for all full-time employees of Arkansas State University-Beebe.  (b) The program shall be similar to that authorized under § 21-4-214.
AR Code § 6-56-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-107. Effect of merger on curriculum

 (a) Arkansas State University-Beebe shall offer the option of applied general education courses in occupational certificate programs offered by Foothills Technical Institute in 2002-2003.  (b) Students in the programs involved may also be offered the option of college transfer general education courses in addition to the option of applied general education courses.  (c) Without regard to the higher average cost of occupational programs, all current Foothills Technical Institute programs shall continue to be offered by Arkansas State University-Beebe for as long as they meet industry needs and are fiscally effective.  (d) All adult basic education, high school equivalency tests, and high school area center programs currently provided by Foothills Technical Institute in 2002-2003 shall continue to be administered by Arkansas State University-Searcy, provided funding is available.  (e) Existing certificate and diploma programs offered at Foothills Technical Institute in 2002-2003 shall become certificate and technical certificate programs as authorized by Arkansas State University-Beebe.
AR Code § 6-56-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-108. Purchasing

 Purchases by Arkansas State University-Searcy will conform to established procedures at Arkansas State University-Beebe and the Arkansas State University System.
AR Code § 6-56-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-109. Transfer of assets, obligations, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances, and legal authority

 (a) On July 1, 2003, all property and other rights, claims, and assets of Foothills Technical Institute are transferred to Arkansas State University-Beebe.  (b) On July 1, 2003, all obligations of Foothills Technical Institute become obligations of Arkansas State University-Beebe.  (c) On July 1, 2003, all records, personnel, property, unexpended balances, and all legal authority are transferred from Foothills Technical Institute to Arkansas State University-Beebe.  (d) All cash fund balances of Foothills Technical Institute on July 1, 2003, shall be used for the operation, support, and improvement of occupational, vocational, technical, and workforce development programs of Arkansas State University-Searcy.
AR Code § 6-56-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 56 - Arkansas State University-Beebe|§ 6-56-110. Work Force 2000 funding

 Funding from the Work Force 2000 Development Fund will be provided to Arkansas State University-Beebe to fund workforce development and vocational, occupational, and training programs offered by Arkansas State University-Searcy.
AR Code § 6-57-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education|Chapter 57 - Arkansas Valley Technical Institute|§ 6-57-101. Name change and merger

 (a) Effective July 1, 2003, Arkansas Valley Technical Institute is merged with and into Arkansas Tech University and shall be governed by the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Tech University.  (b) Effective July 1, 2003, all powers, duties, responsibility, control, and supervisory authority heretofore vested in the Board of Directors of Arkansas Valley Technical Institute are transferred to the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Tech University, and upon transfer of the assets, books of accounts, and files of the Board of Directors of Arkansas Valley Technical Institute to the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Tech University, the Board of Directors of Arkansas Valley Technical Institute shall be divested of all obligations and duties.  (c) Effective July 1, 2003, the Arkansas Valley Technical Institute campus shall be known as Arkansas Valley Technical Institute of Arkansas Tech University.  (d) Effective July 1, 2007, the Arkansas Valley Technical Institute of Arkansas Tech University shall be known as Arkansas Tech University — Ozark Campus.