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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-618 - Organization - Disbursing officer

(a)
At the first regular meeting following the later of the certification of the results of the annual school election or the certification of the results of a runoff election, the board of directors of each school district shall organize by electing:
(1)
One (1) of their number president;
(2)
One (1) of their number vice president; and
(3)
A secretary who may be, but need not be, a member of the board of directors.
(b)
(1)
By resolution adopted by majority vote, the board of directors shall designate one (1) of its members who shall serve as the primary board of directors disbursing officer of the school district.
(2)
In addition, the board of directors may designate one (1) or more board members as an alternate board of directors disbursing officer or officers in the absence of the designated primary board of directors disbursing officer.
(3)
Such a resolution must be filed with the county treasurer and the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(c)
No warrant or check other than food service or activity funds warrants or checks shall be valid in the absence of the following manual or facsimile signatures:
(1)
That of the designated board member serving as disbursing officer for the school district or the designated alternate; and
(2)
That of the superintendent of the school district.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3364, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 558,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1959, No. 78, § 1; 1967, No. 187, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-506; Acts 2003, No. 671, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-621 - Authority to convey section lands

The board of directors of each school district in this state shall hereafter have authority to convey any of the school district's sixteenth section lands in exchange for any other land which would be more beneficial to the school district.
Acts 1995, No. 393, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-622 - Publication of budget

(a)
The requirement of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 40, for publication of a public school district's budget shall be discharged by the board of directors of each school district by publication of the school district's budget one (1) time in a newspaper that is published in or has a bona fide circulation in the county or counties in which the school district is administered.
(b)
The publication shall be made not less than sixty (60) days before the school election at which the annual ad valorem property tax for the school district is decided by the electors.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 828,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1951, No. 403, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-538; Acts 2003, No. 1280, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-623 - Legal proceedings - Employment of counsel

(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of law, the governing authority of any school district in the State of Arkansas is authorized to employ legal counsel to defend it, any member thereof, or any school official in any legal proceeding to which the board of directors, any member thereof, or any school official may be a defendant, which such proceeding is instituted against it, or against any member thereof, by virtue of his or her actions in connection with his or her duties as such member.
(b)
All costs, expenses, and liabilities of proceedings so defended shall be a charge against the school district and paid out of funds provided by the governing body of the school district.
Acts 1957, No. 86, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-540, 80-541.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-624 - Oil, gas, and mineral leases

(a)
The directors of any common or special school district of this state shall have full and complete authority without any authorization by electors of the school district to execute and deliver oil, gas, and mineral leases upon the lands of the school district, which leases are to contain such terms and are to be given for such consideration as is acceptable to the directors.
(b)
Any and all oil, gas, and mineral leases covering lands of any such school district, hereafter executed by the directors of the school district, shall be valid and effectual and binding on the school district.
(c)
All oil, gas, and mineral leases covering the lands of any common or special school district of this state which have been made and executed by the directors of the school district are declared to be binding on the school district and effectual for all the purposes therein set out.
Acts 1925, No. 138, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 11770, 11771; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-513, 80-514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-625 - Liability insurance

(a)
The boards of directors of the respective school districts of this state may, upon approval of the majority of the members thereof, purchase liability insurance to protect the individual members of the board of directors from legal liability for activities arising out of duties as a director, including liability arising out of alleged malfeasance, errors, omissions, wrongful acts not related to bodily injury or property damage, and other actions taken in the performance of their duties as directors.
(b)
The board of directors may pay the premium on the liability insurance policy from funds belonging to the school district.
Acts 1973, No. 629, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-548.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-626 - Access of military recruiters to school facilities and records

If the board of directors of a school district permits access to the school grounds, facilities, and records by any person or group of persons whose purpose is to make students aware of occupational and educational options and opportunities, the board of directors shall also permit such access on the same basis to official recruiting representatives of the military forces of the state and the United States to enable those representatives to inform students of educational and career opportunities available in the military.
Acts 1981, No. 254, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-550.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-628 - Purchases in small communities without bids

Whenever any school in a school district in any county of this state having a population of less than six thousand (6,000), according to the most recent federal census, is located in a community in which there is only one (1) store selling school supplies or furnishings, the school district may purchase such supplies or furnishings from the store irrespective of any laws of this state regarding the taking of bids for school purchases.
Acts 1959, No. 80, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-539; Acts 2009, No. 285, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-630 - Election by zone and at large

(a)
(1)
The board of directors of any school district shall have the authority to provide by resolution adopted by a majority vote that a portion of the board members shall be elected by zone, at large, or a combination thereof.
(2)
A candidate for a position to be elected by zones shall reside in the zone.
(3)
The names of the candidates for at-large board positions shall appear upon the ballots throughout the school district.
(b)
The resolution adopted by the board of directors shall prescribe the procedure for implementing the reorganization within four (4) years after the date of the passage of the resolution.
(c)
Every such resolution adopted by the board of directors of such school district shall adopt a plan of election for members of the board of directors which will cause the selection procedures to be in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
52 U.S.C. § 10301
et seq.
(d)
The board of directors of the school district shall cause the resolution to be published at least ninety (90) days before the filing deadline for the next regular school election after the adoption of the resolution.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 511,§ 1, eff. 4/1/2021.
Acts 1989, No. 185, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-631 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 424,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 511,§ 3, eff. 4/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 511,§ 2, eff. 4/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 189, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1116, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 968,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1993, No. 786, § 1; 1993, No. 1169, § 1; 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 57, § 2; 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 58, § 2; 1999, No. 1078, § 39; 2001, No. 1716, § 1; 2009, No. 959, § 1; 2011, No. 981, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-632 - Adequate meeting facilities required

(a)
The board of directors of schools with an average daily membership of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) shall hereafter hold all school district board of director meetings and public hearings in facilities that will adequately accommodate individuals with disabilities and the number of patrons anticipated to attend.
(b)
If a single room is not large enough or adequate to accommodate individuals with disabilities and the number of patrons who attend, the board of directors shall utilize closed-circuit television or other means which will assure full participation by all in attendance.
Acts 1993, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-633 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 843,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1999, No. 898, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-634 - School district board of directors - Size

(a)
(1)
A school district shall have a board of directors with five (5) members or seven (7) members.
(2)
A school district may have a board of directors with nine (9) members if the school district has an average daily membership of twenty thousand (20,000) or more.
(b)
(1)
Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to those school districts that have a board of directors of seven (7) members, or in the case of a school district having an average daily membership of twenty thousand (20,000) or more, and having chosen to elect nine (9) members, if the school district is operating under a court order or a consolidation agreement that provides for a board of directors.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided by law, a school district that elects its directors from single-member zones is subject to the requirements of this section.
(c)
(1)
A school district board of directors shall not have an even number of directors.
(2)
No less than ninety (90) days before the next annual school election, a school district seeking to increase or decrease the number of its directors shall file a petition with the State Board of Education to establish the requisite odd number of directors.
(3)
The school district shall publish notice of the filing of the petition within ten (10) days thereafter for one (1) insertion in a newspaper having a general circulation in the school district.
(4)
Upon a showing that the increase or decrease will be for the benefit of the school district petitioning for it, the State Board of Education may enter an order to increase or decrease the number of directors for the school district to a number of directors provided under subsection (a) of this section.
(5)
The order directing an increase or decrease shall be entered not more than sixty (60) days after the publication of the notice under subdivision (c)(3) of this section.
(6)
If the number of members of a board of directors is decreased under this section, the board of directors in office on August 12 before the next regular school election shall draw lots to determine which board positions will be eliminated.
(d)
Any change in the number of directors serving on a school district board of directors under this section is effective upon the directors' taking office following the next regular annual school election.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 824,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 824,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 11, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 29; 2005, No. 2151, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-635 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 418,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 5, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1118, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1120,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-801 - Authorization

(a)
Any two (2) or more school districts in this state are authorized to enter into compacts, as authorized by this subchapter, to share or provide educational facilities, resources, and opportunities, including without limitation alternative educational programs, secondary area vocational centers, and community-based education programs that the boards of directors of the compacting school districts determine may be better and more efficiently provided by such compact agreements rather than by each school district acting in its individual capacity.
(b)
If all of the school districts that have entered into a compact are within the service area of the same education service cooperative, that education service cooperative is also authorized to enter into the compact.
(c)
The members of the compact may jointly enter into lease agreements for the purpose of renting facilities.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-439; Acts 1999, No. 1554, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-802 - Provisions

Compacts entered into under the provisions of this subchapter shall:
(1)
Be in writing and specify the effective date thereof, the duration thereof, and provisions for termination of the compact, if any, desired by the compacting school districts;
(2)
Include a description of the buildings, facilities, equipment, teachers, or other educational facilities or opportunities to be shared or provided under the compact agreement;
(3)
Prescribe the method of financing the compact agreement, including the charges or allowances of each participating school district, the method of apportioning such finances, and such other requirements as may be necessary to establish the financial rights and obligations of each participating school district under the compact;
(4)
Specify the rights and obligations of each school district upon termination of the compact agreement or upon withdrawal of any member school district from the compact agreement;
(5)
(A)
Provide for the administration of the compact agreement by a compact board consisting of the president and secretary of each member school district and such additional members as the compact agreement may provide.
(B)
All members of the compact board shall be members of the boards of directors of the participating compact school districts; and
(6)
Contain such other provisions or limitations not inconsistent with this subchapter as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of the compact agreement.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-440.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-803 - Approval by school district board of directors

(a)
Before any compact shall become binding upon any member school district, the board of directors of each school district shall approve, by majority action of the entire membership, a resolution approving the compact agreement and the participation of the school district therein as specified in the provisions of the compact agreement.
(b)
Before entering into any compact agreement under this subchapter, the board of directors of each member school district shall, by majority action of the members thereof, make a finding that the educational opportunities and services to be rendered or received by the school district and the cost thereof to the school district under the proposed compact are necessary, reasonable, and justified expenses of the school district.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-441.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-804 - Approval by State Board of Education

All compacts entered into under this subchapter shall be first submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education before the compacts shall become effective.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-442.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-805 - Amendments, alterations, and changes

Amendments, alterations, or changes in compact agreements may be made by the same methods and procedures as are provided in this subchapter for the establishment of compact agreements.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-443.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-806 - Indebtedness and pledge of millage

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any school district to incur bonded indebtedness and pledge millage rates for the acquisition of lands or the construction of buildings in any school district other than within the school district so incurring that indebtedness and pledging that millage.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-444.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 8 - EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-801 — 6-13-808) › Section 6-13-807 - Student residence unchanged

Children educated under compact agreements shall, for educational purposes, be considered as attending the school district of their residence.
Acts 1961, No. 22, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-445.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-901 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1981, No. 860, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-470.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-902 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 275,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1981, No. 860, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-471.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-903 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1131, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 860, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-472; Acts 1999, No. 391, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-904 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 191, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 860, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-473.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-905 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1132, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 860, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-474; Acts 1999, No. 398, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-901 — 6-13-906) › Section 6-13-906 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 192, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1133, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 860, §§ 5, 6; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-474, 80-475.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1001 - Title

The title of this subchapter shall be "The Education Service Cooperative Act of 1985".
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1002 - Education service cooperatives established - Functions

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a statewide system of not more than fifteen (15) multicounty education service cooperatives of school districts.
(2)
Such education service cooperatives shall be intermediate service units in the state's elementary and secondary education system and as such shall be eligible to receive and expend funds from state and federal governments, school districts, and other public or private sources.
(b)
Education service cooperatives established by this subchapter will provide to school districts which choose to use them assistance in:
(1)
Meeting or exceeding accreditation standards and equalizing educational opportunities;
(2)
Using educational resources more effectively through cooperation among school districts; and
(3)
Promoting coordination between school districts and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in order to provide services which are consistent with the needs identified by school districts and the educational priorities of the state as established by the General Assembly or the state board.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1134, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1003 - Boundaries - Adjustments

(a)
The State Board of Education shall establish tentative boundaries for the system of education service cooperatives authorized by this subchapter.
(b)
These education service cooperatives shall be established so that:
(1)
They include at least three (3) but no more than nine (9) counties;
(2)
They include at least ten (10) but no more than thirty-five (35) school districts;
(3)
They include at least twenty thousand (20,000) pupils in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) average daily membership;
(4)
They include at least one (1) postsecondary education institution; and
(5)
There is no more than fifty (50) miles distance or approximately one (1) hour driving time to the area's main offices for ninety percent (90%) of the school districts.
(c)
(1)
The state board may make adjustments in the boundaries when criteria such as minimum average daily membership and maximum driving distances conflict.
(2)
However, no more than four (4) of the areas formed may contain fewer than twenty thousand (20,000) students.
(3)
In no case shall any education service cooperative be established with fewer than twelve thousand (12,000) pupils.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.2; Acts 2011, No. 981, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1004 - Requests for establishment of education service cooperative - Requirements

(a)
Education service cooperatives shall be established when seventy-five percent (75%) of the school districts in a proposed education service cooperative area request such action by formal resolutions filed by the school district boards of directors with the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)
Each resolution shall, in addition to requesting establishment of an education service cooperative, indicate by name or position that school district's representative on the board of directors of the proposed education service cooperative.
(c)
Requests must be filed by seventy-five percent (75%) of the school district boards of directors by May 1 if an education service cooperative is to be established for the following school year.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1005 - Alteration of boundaries

(a)
The State Board of Education, upon the request of one (1) or more school district boards of directors, and consistent with the provisions of §
6-13-1003
, may alter the boundaries of a proposed or operational education service cooperative when it determines such alteration to be in the best interest of the school districts in the education service cooperatives involved.
(b)
Consistent with §
6-13-1003
, a member of an education service cooperative formed after January 1, 1984, under The Public School Educational Cooperative Act of 1981, §
6-13-901
et seq., may not be moved to another education service cooperative without that member's consent.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.4; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1007 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 802,§ 2A, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1008 - Teacher center - Teacher center committee

(a)
Each education service cooperative shall establish a teacher center which will provide, consistent with funds available, curriculum development assistance, educational materials, and staff development services to teachers within the school districts in the service area.
(b)
A teacher center committee, composed of at least one (1) representative from the staff of each school district, shall advise the director and the governing body on the staffing, programs, and operation of the teacher center.
(c)
The governing body of each cooperative shall determine the initial composition of the teacher center committee to achieve a balance of elementary, middle school or junior high, and high school personnel and assure that at least one-half (1/2), but not more than two-thirds (2/3), of the members are classroom teachers.
(d)
All positions on the committee shall be assigned to school districts by lot.
(e)
Each teacher must be elected by colleagues in his or her school district, and each administrator or support person shall be appointed by the superintendent.
(f)
Initial terms shall be determined by lot for equal or nearly equal periods of one (1), two (2), and three (3) years.
(g)
Thereafter, terms shall be for three (3) years.
(h)
The committee shall meet at least three (3) times per year.
(i)
In the last meeting each year, positions represented by expiring terms shall be reassigned by lot.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1009 - Cooperative committees generally

Each education service cooperative may establish other committees of local school personnel needed to keep its programs responsive to the schools it serves.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1010 - Director

(a)
Each education service cooperative shall be administered by a director who shall perform the following duties:
(1)
Administer the programs and services of the education service cooperative;
(2)
Recommend the employment of professional and nonprofessional personnel authorized by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(3)
Prepare the budget for adoption by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(4)
Direct expenditures of funds within the budget; and
(5)
Perform other duties as required by the education service cooperative's governing body and the policies and rules of the State Board of Education.
(b)
The director of each education service cooperative shall:
(1)
Hold an administrator's license and meet all requirements to serve as a superintendent of schools in the State of Arkansas; or
(2)
Have an equivalent level of education and administrative experience and obtain the approval of the state board.
(c)
The governing body of any education service cooperative may enter into a contract with a director for a period not to exceed three (3) years.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 193, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.15; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1011 - Personnel generally

(a)
(1)
Personnel of education service cooperatives shall be employed in accordance with laws, rules, and procedures applicable to the school districts of this state.
(2)
In lieu of a salary schedule, an education service cooperative annually may submit to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education a complete listing of all employees of the education service cooperative and each employee's position, salary, and benefits.
(b)
License requirements shall be the same as those expected of persons holding similar positions in local school districts.
(c)
Termination or contract nonrenewal of education service cooperative personnel shall be as provided by law for the school district personnel.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 194, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1135, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 8, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.16; Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1012 - Agency personnel

With the approval of an education service cooperative's governing body, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may assign state educational agency personnel to that education service cooperative.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1136, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1013 - Policies and rules

(a)
The State Board of Education shall develop such policies and rules as may be needed for the proper administration of this subchapter consistent with the need to support and assist education service cooperatives in the delivery of services to school districts and with prudent use of available human and financial resources.
(b)
The policies and rules shall include without limitation:
(1)
The rules governing the operation of an education service cooperative within appropriate state and federal laws;
(2)
Guidelines for settling possible disputes between school districts and in equity or jurisdictional matters relating to shared assets and services;
(3)
The obligation of an education service cooperative board of directors for overseeing administrative and program expenditures; and
(4)
The fiscal distress status of an education service cooperative under §§
6-13-1027
-
6-13-1031
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 195, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.13; Acts 2009, No. 1289, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1014 - Sharing and coordination of activities - Liaison

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall encourage sharing and coordination of activities among the education service cooperatives.
(b)
The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall name a person to serve as liaison between the division and the education service cooperatives.
(c)
This liaison shall provide information on resources and programs and be the general contact person in the division for the education service cooperatives.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1137, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1015 - Liaison with postsecondary institutions

(a)
Each education service cooperative, in carrying out its programs and services, shall cooperate with the various state-supported postsecondary educational institutions located within its area.
(b)
Each such postsecondary institution, within the availability of funds and personnel, shall establish liaison with the education service cooperatives in its service area and assist them in all practical ways.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1016 - Annual surveys and needs assessments

(a)
Each education service cooperative shall conduct annual surveys and needs assessments to assist the education service cooperative in its first priority of helping school districts improve their educational programs and practices.
(b)
Such activities may include written surveys, visits to schools to meet with local personnel, and other means to identify local needs throughout the service area.
(c)
Each education service cooperative shall work with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to conduct statewide surveys which complement, rather than duplicate, the work of the division.
(d)
The objective shall be to obtain statewide, area, and local data with as little duplication as possible.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1138, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1017 - Programs and services

(a)
The programs and services of each education service cooperative shall be based upon the needs of the school districts included in its service area and upon the educational priorities of the state.
(b)
Each education service cooperative shall provide a teacher center as its basic curriculum and staff development capability.
(c)
Education service cooperatives may provide shared educational programs and services such as needs assessment and school improvement planning, staff development, curriculum development, itinerant teachers, instructional materials, adult and vocational education, programs for gifted and talented, education for children with disabilities, alternative educational programs, secondary area vocational centers, community-based education programs, and other services which the State Board of Education may approve or which school districts may support with local funds.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.7; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 7; 1999, No. 1554, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1018 - Participation of local school districts - Contracts

(a)
Each school district within the service area of the education service cooperative shall be entitled to participate in those programs and services which are fully supported by state funds.
(b)
No school district shall be required to participate in any service.
(c)
School districts may enter into contracts with the education service cooperative for services supported partially or completely by local school funds.
(d)
School districts within one (1) education service cooperative may also contract for services with another education service cooperative.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 10 - EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT (§§ 6-13-1001 — 6-13-1031) › Section 6-13-1019 - Funding of education service cooperatives

(a)
The state shall provide funds to support the basic structure of the education service cooperatives established under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
This structure shall include:
(1)
Salaries and fringe benefits for a director, a teacher center coordinator, and support staff;
(2)
Costs such as travel, utilities, rent, equipment, and supplies;
(3)
Funds to support staff and curriculum development activities; and
(4)
Funds in an annual amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the travel expenses of itinerant personnel employed by the education service cooperative to serve the part-time needs of local school districts.
(c)
School districts may contract with their education service cooperative for services and part-time personnel to be supported in whole or in part by local funds, but no school district shall be assessed a membership fee.
(d)
Categorical state or federal funds may also be assigned to any education service cooperative upon approval of its governing body and under conditions set by the State Board of Education.
(e)
As a public agency, each education service cooperative shall be eligible to receive and expend public and private funds.
Acts 1985, No. 349, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-489.17.