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AR Code § 6-17-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-407. License revocation — Falsifying attendance records — Investigating allegations of employee criminal misconduct

 (a)  (1) The State Board of Education is directed to revoke the license of any person in this state who knowingly falsifies any attendance records kept by him or her that are used in computing the average daily attendance or average daily membership of the school district in which the person is employed, and the state board is directed to revoke the license of any superintendent of schools who knowingly permits or requires any person to falsify the attendance records.  (2) Any person or superintendent of schools whose license is revoked as provided in this subsection shall not thereafter be eligible to receive a license to teach in this state.    (b)  (1)  (A) The superintendent of schools shall be responsible for investigating and documenting allegations of criminal misconduct as delineated in §§ 6-17-410 and 6-17-414 by a school district employee and involving a student or students.  (B) The investigation may be conducted by the superintendent's designee.    (2) If the superintendent finds no basis for allegations of criminal misconduct, he or she shall not be required to place any documents relative to such allegations or the subsequent investigation in the employee's personnel file.  (3) Results of any such investigation shall not be available for examination except by the employee or his or her duly authorized representative or the office of the prosecuting attorney.  (4) Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 6-17-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-412. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section and § 6-17-413:  (1) “Classroom teacher” means an individual who is required to hold a teaching license from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and who is engaged directly in instruction with students in a classroom setting for more than seventy percent (70%) of the individual's contracted time;  (2) “National board” means the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards;  (3) “Starting bonus” means a one-time bonus given during the school year in which an individual first obtains national board certification; and  (4) “Yearly bonus” means a bonus that is given once every school year following the year of initial certification.    (b)  (1) The national board was established in 1987 as an independent nonprofit organization to establish high and rigorous standards for teachers, to develop and operate a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards, and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in the United States.  (2) In order to apply for the national board certification process, the national board requires teachers to have three (3) years or more of teaching experience, to have graduated from an accredited college or university, and to possess a valid state teaching license.  (3) A teacher may become national board certified by successfully completing a year-long certification process in which the teacher must develop a portfolio of student work and videotapes of teaching and learning activities for national board review, participate in the national board assessment center simulation exercises, and successfully pass an examination testing content knowledge.    (c)  (1) The State Board of Education may issue a standard Arkansas teaching license to any teacher, building-level principal, or building-level assistant principal trained in and licensed by a state other than Arkansas who seeks Arkansas licensure and who has received national board certification from the national board while teaching in a state other than Arkansas.  (2) Any applicant under subdivision (c)(1) of this section who seeks employment as an Arkansas teacher, building-level principal, or building-level assistant principal shall not have to comply with § 6-17-402 or § 6-17-403 but shall comply with § 6-17-410.
AR Code § 6-17-415 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-415. Criminal records check and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check for existing nonlicensed employees

 (a) It is the clear intent of the General Assembly to authorize each public school district at its discretion to require criminal background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks of existing nonlicensed employees in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as set forth in this section, and §§ 6-17-414 and 6-17-416 for newly hired nonlicensed applicants.  (b)  (1) Any school district that, by a vote of its local school district board of directors, requires criminal records background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks for existing nonlicensed employees shall pay the full cost of the criminal records background checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks.  (2)  (A) Upon completion of the statewide and nationwide criminal records background checks and the Child Maltreatment Central Registry check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police or the Department of Human Services shall forward all releasable information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.  (B) Within thirty (30) days of receiving all releasable information that has been forwarded by the Identification Bureau and the Department of Human Services under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall inform the board of directors of the educational entity whether or not the affected applicant is eligible for employment as provided under § 6-17-414.    (3) A public school district under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall require that an existing nonlicensed employee complete a criminal records background check and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check at least one (1) time every five (5) years.
AR Code § 6-17-416 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-416. Criminal records check and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check of employees of more than one school district

 Employees, whether new or existing, who have a contract with or work for more than one (1) school district in one (1) year shall be required to have only one (1) criminal background check and one (1) Child Maltreatment Central Registry check to satisfy the requirements of all employing school districts for that year.
AR Code § 6-17-417 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-417. Fingerprint or name check — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “applicant” means a person who must apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for a statewide and nationwide criminal records check as a condition for a license issued by the State Board of Education or as a condition for employment by an educational entity.  (b) An educational entity that is initiating a criminal records check under § 6-17-410, § 6-17-411, § 6-17-414, or § 6-17-421 shall subscribe to and initiate both the state and federal criminal records check on the Department of Arkansas State Police online system.  (c) An individual who initiates the criminal records check shall use the online system approved by the Department of Education.  (d) Fingerprints shall be taken by any fingerprinting method approved by the Department of Arkansas State Police.  (e) In any instance where a legible set of fingerprints, as determined by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police, cannot be obtained from an applicant after a minimum of two (2) attempts, the Department of Education or the educational entity shall determine eligibility for licensure or employment based on the criteria established by rules promulgated by the state board.  (f)  (1) The state may participate at the state and federal level in programs that provide notification of an arrest subsequent to an initial background check that is conducted through available governmental systems.  (2) The state may submit an applicant's fingerprints to the federal Next Generation Identification system.  (3) The fingerprints may be searched by future submissions to the Next Generation Identification system, including latent fingerprint searches.  (4) An applicant enrolled in the Next Generation Identification system is not required to re-fingerprint when a subsequent request for a state or federal criminal history background check is required if:  (A) A legible set of the applicant's fingerprints are obtained when the applicant enrolls in the Next Generation Identification system; and  (B) The applicant is subject to the Rap Back service of the Next Generation Identification system.      (g) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation may maintain fingerprints in the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System.
AR Code § 6-17-418 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-418. Teacher licensure — Arkansas history requirement

 (a) A person shall not be licensed as a social studies teacher or as an elementary school teacher unless the person has successfully completed:  (1) For a person seeking a traditional first-time license, at least three (3) college-credit hours in Arkansas history at an accredited institution of higher education; or  (2) For a person seeking licensure through a nontraditional program, by reciprocity, or by adding an endorsement, documentation of the successful completion of:  (A) Three (3) college credit hours in Arkansas history at an accredited institution of higher education; or  (B) An approved learning pathway in Arkansas history offered through ArkansasIDEAS for professional development hours or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.      (b) However, social studies teachers and elementary school teachers entering Arkansas from another state shall receive a one-year nonrenewable provisional license to teach in Arkansas schools as authorized by § 6-17-403, during which time the person shall complete the Arkansas history requirement under this section.  (c) The provisions of this section are not applicable to the renewal of a license for a teacher who was licensed before March 24, 1997.
AR Code § 6-17-419 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-419. Expired license renewal requirements

 (a)  (1) A person who holds an Arkansas teaching license that is expired for more than one (1) year, who obtained the license before state-mandated licensure assessments were required by law and by rule for licensure, and who has less than three (3) years of teaching experience shall be allowed to renew that teaching license by:  (A) Passing the content-area assessment for the requested license;  (B) Providing evidence of the completion of the annual professional development requirement for licensure, including the professional development required under § 6-17-409; and  (C) Completing the general renewal requirements that are applicable to renewal for all other license holders.    (2) A person seeking renewal of an expired license under this section shall be entitled to a provisional license by meeting the general requirements that are applicable to all other persons seeking a provisional license.    (b) This section does not allow a person whose license was revoked under § 6-17-410 to renew his or her license.
AR Code § 6-17-423 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-423. Professional development after retirement

 (a) In order to maintain a valid teacher's license under § 6-17-401, a person who retires while possessing a valid teacher's license under § 6-17-401 shall not be required to complete approved professional development required by rule of the State Board of Education.  (b)  (1) A person who retires while possessing a valid teacher's license under § 6-17-401 and returns to a licensed employment position with a public school district shall complete within the school year of the return to employment the professional development required for the year in which the person returns to licensed employment.  (2) The person shall complete all professional development required during his or her licensed employment.    (c) A retired teacher whose license has expired may renew his or her license upon completion of the professional development required for the year in which the person applies for license renewal.
AR Code § 6-17-424 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-424. Administrator licensure for counselors — Eligibility

 (a) A school counselor is an eligible candidate for an initial administrator license if the school counselor:  (1) Holds a current standard teaching license;  (2) Has a minimum of four (4) years' experience as a school counselor;  (3) Holds a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; and  (4) Completes the appropriate program of study for an initial administrator license.    (b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate the rules necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 6-17-426 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-426. Repeat audit findings — Review by the Professional Licensure Standards Board

 (a)  (1) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may refer an audit report of a school district to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education if:  (A) The audit report of the school district identifies a substantial issue of noncompliance with state or federal financial reporting requirements or other state or federal law or regulation; and  (B) The same issue is identified in two (2) consecutive audit reports.    (2) The division shall submit the audit report referred in subdivision (a)(1) of this section to the Professional Licensure Standards Board in forms approved by the division.    (b) The board shall investigate any referrals made by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee under its investigative procedures.  (c) No later than July 1 of each year, the board shall report on the disposition of all referrals made to the board by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
AR Code § 6-17-427 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 4 - Licensure Generally|§ 6-17-427. Superintendent license — Superintendent mentoring program required

 (a)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and sponsor a superintendent mentoring program for first-year superintendents that includes without limitation:  (A) Curriculum and instruction;  (B) Ethics;  (C) Facilities;  (D) Human resources;  (E) Leadership;  (F) School funding; and  (G) Technology.    (2) The division shall incorporate all training that is currently required for first-year superintendents into the superintendent mentoring program.  (3) The State Board of Education shall establish rules to implement the superintendent mentoring program.    (b) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a first-year Arkansas superintendent shall complete the superintendent mentoring program within twelve (12) months of obtaining or maintaining employment as a superintendent to maintain his or her superintendent's license.  (c) This section is subject to the appropriation and availability of funding.
AR Code § 6-17-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 6 - Licensed Personnel Testing Program|§ 6-17-601. Board authority and directive

 The State Board of Education shall establish and implement a licensed personnel testing program.
AR Code § 6-17-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 6 - Licensed Personnel Testing Program|§ 6-17-602. Application for new licensure

 Any teacher, administrator, or other licensed person who is not eligible for renewal of the license due to failure to comply with this subchapter is eligible to apply for new licensure under initial licensure rules or other rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
AR Code § 6-17-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 6 - Licensed Personnel Testing Program|§ 6-17-603. Reporting of test scores — Confidentiality

 (a)  (1) Scores from the tests required under this subchapter and § 6-17-402 shall not be disclosed but shall be retained by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as confidential records not subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., or any other act that would require the disclosure thereof.  (2) However, the division shall provide each licensee with that person's test score and the grader's analysis of the writing portion of the test.    (b) The division shall transmit to the Governor and the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education a composite report indicating by county the number of persons who failed the tests and the number of persons who passed the tests.
AR Code § 6-17-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 7 - Professional Development|§ 6-17-701. Program to improve reading skills

 (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized and directed to develop and implement an inclusive statewide program to improve the reading skills of students in the public schools of this state.  (b) The program shall include an in-service training program to assist elementary teachers who desire or are designated as requiring special assistance in improving their skills in teaching reading and to assist elementary principals in improving their skills in the supervision and support of reading programs.  (c) The intensive in-service training in the teaching of reading provided for in this section shall be developed and implemented under the direction of reading specialists of the division and selected in-service teachers who have been identified as having been particularly successful in the teaching of reading.  (d) This training shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:  (1) Classroom observation;  (2) The use of student inventories for diagnosing reading problems;  (3) Planning instruction based on test results and classroom inventories;  (4) Reading activities to improve reading skills;  (5) Ideas for parental involvement in reading instruction; and  (6) The effective use of the teacher's time in planning for instruction in reading.    (e) Records shall be kept of the activities authorized by this section, and studies shall be conducted to determine the impact of this program on the achievement test scores of the students of teachers receiving special in-service training.  (f) Participating schools shall be required to allow the use of their teachers and principals who have received training to assist in the training of other teachers and principals.
AR Code § 6-17-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 7 - Professional Development|§ 6-17-702. Staff development sessions

 (a)  (1)  (A) A school district shall not deny licensed personnel the opportunity to attend certified instructional staff development sessions conducted by bona fide professional organizations within the state.  (B) Licensed personnel may count up to two (2) days of six (6) hours each of attendance at instructional professional development sessions conducted by bona fide professional organizations toward fulfillment of the ten (10) days of staff development required by the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, provided the sessions have been certified by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.    (2) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement the certification process for instructional staff development sessions.    (b) This section does not authorize a school district employee to refrain from attending meetings and workshops designed to implement restructuring mandated by the Arkansas Public Education Act of 1997, § 6-15-1001 et seq.
AR Code § 6-17-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 7 - Professional Development|§ 6-17-703. Arkansas history professional development

 (a) A school district shall provide two (2) hours, or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, of substantive and meaningful professional development in Arkansas history for its teachers who provide instruction in Arkansas history according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.  (b) The school district may provide the professional development:  (1) By contracting with an education service cooperative; or  (2) By using the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative under § 6-17-707.    (c) The professional development under this section shall count toward satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.