AR Code § 6-15-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally|Subchapter 5 - Home Schools|§ 6-15-504. Enrollment or re-enrollment in local schools

 (a) A local public school district:  (1) Shall afford a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a public school the same rights and privileges enjoyed by other public school students; and  (2) Shall not deny a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a public school any of the following solely on the basis of having attended a home school:  (A) Award of course credits earned in the home school;  (B) Placement in the proper grade level and promotion to the next grade level;  (C) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, a diploma or graduation;  (D) Participation in any academic or extracurricular activity;  (E) Membership in school-sponsored clubs, associations, or organizations; or  (F) Scholarships.      (b) To enroll or re-enroll in a public school, a home-schooled student shall submit to the public school:  (1) A transcript listing all courses taken and semester grades from the home school; and  (2) A portfolio of indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress, including without limitation:  (A) Curricula used in the home school;  (B) Tests taken and lessons completed by the home-schooled student; and  (C) Other indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress.      (c) A public school shall place a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in the public school at a grade level and academic course level equivalent to or higher than the home-schooled student's grade level and academic course level in the home school:  (1) As indicated by the home-schooled student's:  (A) Transcript listing all courses taken and semester grades from the home school;  (B) Score of at least the thirtieth percentile on a nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment taken in the past year; and  (C) Portfolio of indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress, including without limitation:  (i) Curricula used in the home school;  (ii) Tests taken and lessons completed by the home-schooled student; and  (iii) Other indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress; or      (2) By mutual agreement between the public school and the home-schooled student's parent or legal guardian.    (d) If the student is unable to provide a nationally recognized norm-referenced test score, the school shall:  (1) Assess the student using a nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment; or  (2) Waive the nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment requirement.    (e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, if the home-schooled student does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, the public school shall have sole authority to determine the home-schooled student's grade placement and course credits based on the same methods used when a student who attended another public or private school enrolls or re-enrolls in the public school.  (f) A public school may waive all requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and enroll the student by mutual agreement with the parent or guardian.  (g) A home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a local public school shall attend classes for at least nine (9) months immediately before graduation before the student can become eligible to graduate from the public school with a diploma.