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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 52 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING (§§ 6-52-101 — 6-52-208) › Subchapter 2 - APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 6-52-201 — 6-52-208) › Section 6-52-208 - Duties of apprenticeship program sponsors

(a)
The apprenticeship program sponsor of each apprenticeship training program shall:
(1)
Establish standards and goals for supplementary instruction and related instruction for apprentices in the program;
(2)
Establish rules governing the on-the-job training and other instruction for apprentices in the program;
(3)
Plan and organize instructional materials designed to provide technical and theoretical knowledge and basic skills required by apprentices in the program;
(4)
Recommend qualified instructors for the program;
(5)
Monitor and evaluate the performance and progress of each apprentice in the program and the program as a whole; and
(6)
Interview applicants and select those most qualified for entrance into the program.
(b)
A program must provide for the keeping of records of the on-the-job training and progress of each apprentice.
(c)
A program must require instructors to maintain recommended qualifications.
(d)
A program must perform any other duties which promote the goals of individual apprentices and of the program as a whole.
(e)
(1)
An apprenticeship program sponsor shall provide the names of the employers who enroll apprentices into the program to the Office of Skills Development on or before September 1 of each fiscal year.
(2)
The office shall not publish the names of the employers who have enrolled apprentices, nor use the employer names for a purpose other than program administration and research, unless approved by the employer.
(3)
The names of employers provided by apprenticeship program sponsors under this subsection shall be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1989, No. 684, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Two-Year Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act of 1991".
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-102 - Purpose

(a)
The purpose of this chapter is to serve as a legislative charter under the authority granted by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 52, for the establishment, organization, and administration of a system of educational institutions throughout the state offering courses of instruction in:
(1)
Technical programs;
(2)
Vocational programs;
(3)
Adult education programs;
(4)
Industry training; and
(5)
Two-year college transfer programs.
(b)
The system established under this chapter shall provide educational programs which are:
(1)
Easily accessible by all segments of the population so that they may benefit from training, retraining, or upgraded training for employment; and
(2)
Highly responsive to individuals needing to achieve basic, general, and specialized education to meet the needs of the workplace.
(c)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall serve as the coordinating body of the system in order to assure the orderly and effective development of the publicly supported institutions within the system.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 2; 1997, No. 1114, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-104 - Effect of chapter on existing law

(a)
The procedures and deadlines established in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be in lieu of and supersede those set forth in existing laws of this state with respect to the establishment, organization, and administration of vocational-technical postsecondary institutions and community colleges.
(b)
Existing laws of this state shall for the purposes of this chapter 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.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 37.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-105 - Withdrawal or withholding of state funding

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may approve the withdrawal or withholding of state financial and administrative support of any institution in the system under the following conditions:
(1)
If an institution fails or refuses to maintain prescribed standards of administration or instruction; or
(2)
If an institution fails to achieve accreditation within the time limits prescribed by this chapter.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 25; 1995, No. 854, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-106 - Licensed blind vendors

(a)
Section
22-3-1301
et seq. grants preference to trained blind individuals in the operation of vending facilities on certain state-owned or leased property. Further, such vending facilities provide productive employment to qualified blind persons resulting in earned income which returns tax dollars to the state. Therefore, it is the specific intent of this section to continue such vending preferences allowed under §
22-3-1301
et seq. with all rights and responsibilities required therein at all vocational-technical schools where they now operate.
(b)
Any institutional consolidation resulting from this chapter shall include plans for continuation of vending facilities at the preceding locations subject to §
22-3-1301
et seq.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 38.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-107) › Section 6-53-107 - Effect of conversion on employees and directors

(a)
All employees who are employed by state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools converting to an institution under the technical and community college system or those employees of a two-year branch campus of a four-year institution converting to a technical or community college shall become employees of the technical or community college, branch campus of the community college, or satellite campus of the community college under this chapter and shall continue their terms of employment and shall have all rights and benefits of employment, including retirement benefits, that they had when employed by the state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools or by the two-year branch campus of the four-year institution.
(b)
All directors of state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools shall continue their terms of employment and shall have all rights and benefits of employment, including retirement benefits, under this chapter and shall remain directors of the institutions resulting from the merger, consolidation, or expansion under this chapter.
(c)
Any abolishment of a position in an institution operated as a former state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical school by an institution within the system shall require prior approval of the state board during the five (5) years following the effective date of the merger, consolidation, or expansion.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to provide any employee described herein with any employment rights or benefits greater than those employment rights or benefits to which all state employees are entitled.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 32.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-201 - System name

All two-year institutions and their courses and programs within the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be identified and administered as the Arkansas Technical and Community College System.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 8; 1997, No. 1114, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-205 - College transfer program approval

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop a plan to maximize transfer credits of students from institutions within the Arkansas Technical and Community College system, including the development of a core transfer program for students desiring to obtain a baccalaureate degree after transferring from an institution within the two-year system to the four-year system.
(b)
All programs and curricula in the college transfer program shall be subject to the approval or disapproval of the board.
(c)
The board shall develop, with the assistance of institutional advisory committees, policies for transfer students from technical and community colleges to four-year institutions.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-206 - Equipment pool

The Division of Higher Education, in coordination with the institutions, shall develop an effective means of pooling surplus equipment for redistribution to other institutions. Such equipment pool arrangement may include the crediting of equipment values to the institution for equipment acquired from a source other than the state.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1928, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-207 - Capital outlays

(a)
Unless exempted under the provisions of §
19-4-522
, any expenditure of State Treasury funds for capital outlay expenses or construction costs, as set forth in §
19-4-524
, of an institution within the Arkansas Technical and Community College system shall be subject to the prior approval of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)
Except those funds allocated under the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, §
6-62-701
et seq., or provided during the 1991-1993 biennium, prior to the withdrawal of state funds from the State Treasury for use in approved capital outlays, the board shall obtain and transmit to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a certificate from the chair of the local board of the technical or community college stating that a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of each project cost has been provided by local funds.
(c)
No state moneys appropriated for general operating expenses of an institution shall be used for capital outlay expenses.
(d)
Capital outlay expenses shall be paid from gifts, grants, profits from auxiliary enterprises, tuition, fees, local millages, and other local funds and may be paid from state funds appropriated for such purposes.
(e)
Revenues derived from any local sales and use tax levied under §
26-74-201
et seq., §
26-74-301
et seq., §
26-75-201
et seq., or §
26-75-301
et seq., may be used to finance capital outlay expenses for institutions of higher education.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 12; 1993, No. 423, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-209 - Interim accreditation and governance

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may act as the legal entity, governing board, and receiver of all property for any institution not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and seeking merger or consolidation with an existing institution of higher education during the interim period when approval of institutional change from an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education is being sought.
(b)
Upon approval by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, all records, personnel, property, unexpended balances, and all legal authority shall pass from the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to the legal entity governing the newly merged or consolidated institution.
(c)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may provide accreditation for a period of up to six (6) years to an institution governed by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(d)
(1)
Until the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves associate of applied science degrees for the institutions identified in §
6-53-301(a)
, no change in the educational mission of those institutions is intended or authorized by this chapter.
(2)
The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall show cause why accreditation of an institution should not be continued and provide twelve (12) months' notice of any action to withdraw accreditation of an institution.
(e)
A postsecondary vocational-technical school other than those listed in §§
6-53-301
and
6-53-404
that receives approval from the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the General Assembly to begin the process of consolidation or merger with an existing institution of higher education shall be governed by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under this section and §
6-53-302(f), (h), and (i)
pending approval of the merger or consolidation from an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(f)
If a consolidation plan is not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, §
6-53-301(f)
shall apply to the postsecondary vocational-technical school or technical college seeking merger or consolidation with an institution of higher education.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 865,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 18.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (§§ 6-53-201 — 6-53-210) › Section 6-53-210 - Transfers to system after July 1, 1991

(a)
Following July 1, 1991, any existing postsecondary vocational-technical school transferring to the Arkansas Technical and Community College System shall do so only upon approval by the General Assembly and the recommendation of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)
Upon completion of the transfer to the system, the institution shall be subject to the same laws, procedures, and rules as all other institutions under the jurisdiction of the board.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 353, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 35.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-301 - Arkansas Technical and Community College System

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall designate the following institutions as technical colleges which shall become part of the Arkansas Technical and Community College System under the coordination of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board:
(A)
Black River Technical College, Pocahontas;
(B)
Arkansas State University Mid-South, West Memphis;
(C)
North Arkansas College, Harrison;
(D)
Ozarka College, Melbourne;
(E)
South Arkansas College, El Dorado;
(F)
Southeast Arkansas College, Pine Bluff;
(G)
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas, De Queen;
(H)
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock;
(I)
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, Batesville;
(J)
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, Hope; and
(K)
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, Morrilton.
(2)
None of these institutions shall have the authority to request the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board's approval for associate degree programs before July 1, 1993.
(b)
A technical college may be expanded 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.
(c)
Until the institution elects to become a community college, the institution shall be known as a technical college.
(d)
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 institutions shall be transferred to the local board.
(e)
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 of the institution.
(f)
(1)
Any technical college which fails to achieve higher education institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission within eight (8) years following the date of transfer under subsection (d) of this section shall be abolished by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)
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.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 245,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1929, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 19; 1993, No. 423, § 4; 1995, No. 603, § 2; 1997, No. 1114, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-303 - Institution presidents

(a)
The president of the technical or community college shall serve at the pleasure of the local board.
(b)
A person currently appointed and serving as a president of existing community colleges or a chancellor of a two-year branch of a four-year institution which might transfer to the Arkansas Technical and Community College System shall continue his or her terms of employment and shall have all rights and benefits of employment.
(c)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of president of a technical or community college in the system, the local board shall select the new president.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 27; 1999, No. 478, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-304 - Student tuition - Fees

(a)
The intent of this chapter is to make technical and community college programs available to as many citizens of Arkansas as possible. To this end, tuition and fees should be maintained at a reasonable level so as not to exclude citizens because of cost.
(b)
The local board shall determine the minimum student tuition and fees to be charged by institutions within the Arkansas Technical and Community College system.
(c)
The local board shall set both in-district and out-of-district student tuition and fees for each institution within its service area. Students residing outside a community college district may be subject to extra tuition and fees.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 26; 1999, No. 1107, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-305 - Transportation

A technical or community college may establish and operate a transportation system for students within the service area of the institution assigned by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-306 - Coordination with secondary vocational-technical education and literacy programs

Upon the approval of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the local board may contract with the Division of Career and Technical Education, a nonprofit organization, or a local school district board of directors within its service area to offer secondary-level vocational and technical courses and programs, adult literacy courses, and industry training.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1931, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-307 - County support of technical colleges

(a)
(1)
Any county quorum court may designate all or any portion of any undedicated county sales or use tax to be used for capital improvements to or the maintenance and operation of any technical college, two-year college, community college, or satellite campus of a community college.
(2)
(A)
In the alternative, the quorum court may refer to a vote of the people at any general or special election the issue of dedicating all or a portion of any undedicated county sales or use tax to any technical college, community college, two-year college, or satellite campus of a community college to be used for capital improvements to or the maintenance and operation of the technical college, community college, two-year college, or satellite campus of a community college.
(B)
If the voters dedicate all or a portion of the tax, it shall remain so dedicated until the voters decide otherwise.
(b)
When the quorum court calls an election on the issue of the levy of any county sales or use tax, it may also cause to be placed on the ballot the issue of dedicating all or a portion of the tax for capital improvements to or the maintenance and operation of any technical college, community college, two-year college, or satellite campus of a community college.
(c)
If a technical college, community college, two-year college, or satellite campus of a community college for which a tax is dedicated or levied under this section thereafter becomes a branch of an existing institution of higher education, the tax dedicated or levied under this section shall continue to be dedicated and levied for the use and benefit of the branch unless reduced or repealed as authorized under this section.
(d)
A county sales or use tax dedicated or levied under this section may also be dedicated or levied in part for capital improvements to or the maintenance and operation of any public institution of higher education located in the county.
(e)
Any election called by the quorum court pursuant to this section shall be called pursuant to the proclamation issued by the quorum court and held in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq.
Acts 1993, No. 867, §§ 1-4; 1995, No. 576, § 2; 1997, No. 918, § 1; 1999, No. 818, § 1; 2005, No. 2145, § 6; 2007, No. 1049, § 8; 2009, No. 1480, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6-53-301 — 6-53-308) › Section 6-53-308 - Municipal contracts

(a)
The local board of a community college may contract with a municipality for:
(1)
The transfer of real property, including any buildings or structures thereon from the college to the municipality;
(2)
Any or all of the following:
(A)
The construction, repair, and renovation of buildings or structures;
(B)
The construction of additions to buildings or structures; and
(C)
The provision of equipment, apparatus, library materials, and fixtures for the buildings or structures by the municipality; and
(3)
(A)
The long-term lease of at least fifty (50) years of the buildings or structures by the municipality to the college for nominal monetary and other valuable consideration.
(B)
The leased building or structure shall be utilized by the college for educational purposes.
(b)
The college may expend funds under the Arkansas College Savings Bond Act of 1989, §
6-62-701
et seq., and the college and the municipality may expend any other funds available pursuant to applicable law for the purposes set out in this section and for the operation of the facility or structure if the college receives a long-term lease of at least fifty (50) years.
(c)
If, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the college receives a long-term lease of at least fifty (50) years, the college and the municipality are authorized jointly to do any or all of the following:
(1)
Construct, repair, and renovate buildings or structures;
(2)
Construct additions to buildings or structures; and
(3)
Provide equipment, apparatus, library materials, and fixtures for the buildings or structures.
Acts 1997, No. 481, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 4 - CONVERSIONS AND CONSOLIDATIONS (§§ 6-53-401 — 6-53-405) › Section 6-53-401 - Coordination with institutional boards of trustees

A merger or consolidation of a state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical institution with an existing community college, with a branch campus of a four-year institution, or with a four-year institution, is subject to the approval of the:
(1)
Board of directors or board of trustees of the existing community college or four-year institution; and
(2)
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 636,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 865,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 4 - CONVERSIONS AND CONSOLIDATIONS (§§ 6-53-401 — 6-53-405) › Section 6-53-404 - Technical colleges - Acceptance as branch campus of community college

(a)
A board of trustees of a community college may, by resolution or when requested, petition the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to accept a technical college located in the same service area to be a branch campus of the community college.
(b)
All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the above-listed state-supported institutions within the service area of the community college shall be transferred to the local board.
(c)
The local board of the community college shall be responsible for the administration and operation of all state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical institutions located within its service area and consolidated by this chapter.
(d)
(1)
Until such time as territory containing the vocational-technical institution is joined to the community college district, the institution shall be operated as and known as a satellite campus of the community college.
(2)
In cases where the vocational-technical institution is located within the community college district, upon consolidation, such institution shall be known as a branch campus of the community college, or if situated in close proximity to an existing community college campus no name distinction need be made for such institution.
(e)
No millage tax of the community college district shall be used for capital outlay expense or operating expense of a satellite campus.
(f)
The procedures for reconstituting districts under §
6-61-518
shall be followed to join additional territory containing the satellite campus to the existing community college district.
(g)
Following the passage of the question to join territory containing the satellite campus to the existing community college district or to impose an additional millage for the community college district, the institution shall be known as a branch campus of the community college.
(h)
(1)
Any satellite campus of a community college which fails to become a branch campus of the community college or which fails to achieve higher education institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission within eight (8) years following the date of transfer under subsection (b) of this section shall be abolished by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)
All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the satellite campus shall be transferred to the Division of Higher Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1934, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 20; 1995, No. 603, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 4 - CONVERSIONS AND CONSOLIDATIONS (§§ 6-53-401 — 6-53-405) › Section 6-53-405 - Consolidations

(a)
(1)
As provided in this chapter or upon approval of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, the board of trustees of the receiving institution, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may consolidate a state-supported vocational-technical institution with a four-year institution or a two-year branch campus of a four-year institution.
(2)
Following approval by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, upon approval of the board of trustees of the receiving institution, shall consolidate the following state-supported vocational-technical institutions and four-year institutions or two-year branch campuses of a four-year institution: White River Vocational-Technical School with Arkansas State University-Beebe.
(b)
The board of trustees of the four-year institution which receives a state-supported institution shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the state-supported institution.
(c)
All records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the state-supported institution shall be transferred to the board of trustees.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 275,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 865,§ 9, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 23.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 5 - GRANTS FOR TECH-PREP EDUCATION (§§ 6-53-501 — 6-53-505) › Section 6-53-501 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Articulation agreement" means a commitment to a program designed to provide students with a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to competencies in a tech-prep education program or in college transfer programs; and
(2)
"Tech-prep education program" means a combined secondary and postsecondary program which:
(A)
Leads to an associate of applied science or other occupational degree or two-year certificate;
(B)
Provides technical preparation in at least one (1) field of engineering technology, applied science, mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, or agriculture, health, or business;
(C)
Builds student competence in mathematics, science, and communications, including through applied academics, through a sequential course of study; and
(D)
Leads to placement in employment.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 5 - GRANTS FOR TECH-PREP EDUCATION (§§ 6-53-501 — 6-53-505) › Section 6-53-502 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 23, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 5 - GRANTS FOR TECH-PREP EDUCATION (§§ 6-53-501 — 6-53-505) › Section 6-53-503 - Applications for grants

(a)
Each consortium that desires to receive a grant under this subchapter shall submit an application to the director or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as appropriate, at such time and in such manner as the board shall prescribe through rule.
(b)
Each application submitted under this subchapter shall contain a three-year plan for the development and implementation of activities under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 355, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 5 - GRANTS FOR TECH-PREP EDUCATION (§§ 6-53-501 — 6-53-505) › Section 6-53-504 - Approval of applications - Factors considered

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall approve applications based on their potential to create an effective tech-prep education program as provided in this subchapter.
(b)
The two (2) boards shall give special consideration to applications which:
(1)
Provide for effective employment placement activities or transfer of students to four-year baccalaureate degree programs;
(2)
Are developed in consultation with business, industry, and labor unions; and
(3)
Address effectively the issues of dropout prevention and reentry and the needs of minority youths, youths of limited English proficiency, youths with disabilities, and disadvantaged youths.
(c)
In making grants under this subchapter, the two (2) boards shall ensure an equitable distribution of assistance throughout the state, and shall ensure an equitable distribution of assistance between urban and rural consortium participants.
(d)
In the case of grants made by the two (2) boards, each grant recipient shall, with respect to assistance received under this subchapter, submit to the secretary such reports as may be required by the secretary to ensure that such grant recipient is complying with the requirements of this subchapter.
(e)
After grant recipients who receive grants in the first year in which grants are made under this subchapter complete their eligibility under the program, the directors shall submit to the General Assembly a report evaluating the effectiveness of the program under this subchapter.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 5 - GRANTS FOR TECH-PREP EDUCATION (§§ 6-53-501 — 6-53-505) › Section 6-53-505 - Designation of agency to receive federal funds

The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is hereby designated as the agency to receive the funds allocated to the state pursuant to the provisions of
20 U.S.C. § 2351
et seq.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 6 - TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICTS (§§ 6-53-601 — 6-53-605) › Section 6-53-601 - Legislative findings and intent

It is the intent and purpose of this subchapter to authorize the formation of technical college districts and the levy of ad valorem taxes in such districts not to exceed ten (10) mills on each dollar of assessed value of the taxable real and personal property of a district, with the revenues therefrom to be used for site acquisition, construction, equipping, and operation of technical colleges, as authorized in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 52.
Acts 1993, No. 945, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 6 - TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICTS (§§ 6-53-601 — 6-53-605) › Section 6-53-603 - Tax levy

(a)
(1)
A tax levied under this subchapter shall be a continuing levy unless otherwise provided by law.
(2)
A tax levy may be reduced or repealed, with the exception of the amount of tax required to service an outstanding bond, or the tax may be increased upon approval thereof by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the issue at the next election called by the local board or acting local board under §
7-11-205
.
(b)
The tax shall be collected in the manner now provided by law for the collection of county general taxes and promptly remitted by the county treasurer to the district.
(c)
Revenues derived from a tax levied pursuant to this subchapter may be used for site acquisition, construction, equipping, or operation of a technical college or for any of such purposes.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 610,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2022.
Acts 1993, No. 945, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 6 - TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICTS (§§ 6-53-601 — 6-53-605) › Section 6-53-604 - Dissolution of district - Reduction of millage tax

(a)
A technical college district may be dissolved or the millage tax voted reduced or repealed, with the exception of the amount of tax required to service any outstanding bonds, upon approval by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the issue at an election called for such purpose by the county boards of election commissioners upon submission of petitions signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the district based upon the total number of votes as cast therein for all candidates for the Office of Governor in the last general election.
(b)
The Secretary of State, within ten (10) days of the receipt and verification of the sufficiency of the petition, shall notify the county board of election commissioners in each county in the district that an election is to be held on the next special election date under §
7-11-205
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 610,§ 7, eff. 1/1/2022.
Acts 1993, No. 945, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 53 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-53-101 — 6-53-605) › Subchapter 6 - TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICTS (§§ 6-53-601 — 6-53-605) › Section 6-53-605 - Continuation of tax

If a technical college for which a tax is levied thereafter becomes a branch of an existing institution of higher education, the tax levied under this subchapter shall continue to be levied and collected for the use and benefit of the branch unless reduced or repealed as authorized in §
6-53-603
.
Acts 1993, No. 945, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 54 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS (§§ 6-54-101 — 6-54-105) › Section 6-54-101 - Arkansas State University Three Rivers established

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall designate Arkansas State University Three Rivers as a technical college, which shall become part of the Arkansas Technical and Community College System under the coordination of the board.
(b)
Arkansas State University Three Rivers 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 Arkansas State University Three Rivers into a community college.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 19,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 617, § 1; 2011, No. 208, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 54 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS (§§ 6-54-101 — 6-54-105) › Section 6-54-102 - Effect on other laws

The procedures and deadlines established in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be in lieu of and supersede the procedures and deadlines under the existing laws of this state with respect to the establishment, organization, and administration of Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Existing laws of this state, for the purposes of this chapter, shall apply only in those situations that 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.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 19,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 617, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 54 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS (§§ 6-54-101 — 6-54-105) › Section 6-54-103 - Rights and privileges

(a)
Arkansas State University Three Rivers established under this chapter 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, §
6-53-201
et seq.
(b)
The Chancellor of Arkansas State University Three Rivers 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 system under the subchapter establishing the system, §
6-53-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 109,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 19,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 617, § 2; 2011, No. 208, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 54 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS (§§ 6-54-101 — 6-54-105) › Section 6-54-104 - Administration

(a)
Unless Arkansas State University Three Rivers elects to become a community college, Arkansas State University Three Rivers shall be known as a technical college.
(b)
Arkansas State University Three Rivers shall maintain higher education institutional accreditation from an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(c)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State University system shall be responsible for the administration and operation of Arkansas State University Three Rivers and shall be further responsible for the provision of services to meet the two-year postsecondary educational needs of the citizens located within the service area assigned to Arkansas State University Three Rivers by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 19,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 865,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 617, § 1; 1997, No. 1114, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 54 - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THREE RIVERS (§§ 6-54-101 — 6-54-105) › Section 6-54-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 19,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1935, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 617, § 1; 1995, No. 603, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 55 - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT TRAINING (§§ 6-55-101 — 6-55-108) › Section 6-55-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Act".
Acts 1999, No. 474, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 55 - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT TRAINING (§§ 6-55-101 — 6-55-108) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 474, § 2.