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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-101 - Acceptance of land grants

(a)
The State of Arkansas signifies and declares her assent to the grant of land and land scrip as authorized and contained in the Act of Congress entitled, "An act donating public lands to the several states and territories, which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts", approved July 2, 1862, and altogether on the terms and conditions provided in the act, and also to the Act of Congress entitled, "An act to amend the fifth section of an act entitled, 'An act donating public lands to the several states and territories, which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts', approved July 2, 1862, so as to extend the time, within which the provisions of said act shall be accepted, and such colleges established", approved July 23, 1866.
(b)
The State of Arkansas shall observe and perform the conditions contained and provided in the enactment, that is to say:
(1)
The State of Arkansas will replace any portion of the fund provided by section four (4) of the act, or any portion of the interest thereon, which shall by any action or contingency be diminished or lost, so that the capital fund shall remain forever undiminished, and will apply the annual interest thereon regularly, without diminution, to the purposes mentioned in the fourth section
7 U.S.C. § 304
, subject only to the exception contained in section five (5) of the Act of Congress approved July 23, 1866;
(2)
The State of Arkansas, further assenting, agrees that no portion of the fund, nor the interest thereon, shall be applied directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any buildings;
(3)
The State of Arkansas further agrees to provide at least one (1) college, as described in section four (4) of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and in accordance with the act amendatory of that act; and also to pay the United States the amount received of any lands previously sold to which the title of purchasers was valid; and
(4)
The State of Arkansas further agrees that an annual report shall be made regarding the progress of each college in accordance with paragraph four (4) of section five (5) of the Act of Congress.
Acts 1867, No. 28, §§ 1, 2, p. 84; C. & M. Dig., § 9504; Pope's Dig., § 13123; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2849, 80-2850.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-102 - Consolidations and mergers

(a)
The purpose of this section is to create incentives for more efficient management of the public higher education resources of the State of Arkansas by allowing public higher education institutions and their boards of trustees to merge or consolidate on a voluntary basis and to consolidate administrative functions by transferring them to another institution.
(b)
(1)
A fund account is hereby established called the Higher Education Consolidation Matching Fund.
(2)
Moneys deposited into this account shall be made available to match documented savings at public institutions of higher education that consolidate or merge.
(3)
The amount of matching funds to be made available from the fund shall be determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(4)
Upon review and approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the funds shall be transferred to the newly constituted or merged institution from the fund.
(c)
The institutional consolidations and mergers eligible for matching funds under the terms of this section include:
(1)
Two (2) or more public universities;
(2)
Two (2) or more public two-year colleges;
(3)
Community colleges and technical institutes located in the same city or the same county;
(4)
New systems of public higher education institutions composed of two-year and four-year institutions under the control of a single board of trustees;
(5)
Existing systems of public higher education institutions that add two-year and/or four-year institutions to the system; and
(6)
Administrative function consolidation with similar services or operations at another institution.
(d)
(1)
Consolidations or mergers involving community colleges shall be subject to the provisions of §
6-61-519
, where applicable, when the result of a consolidation or a merger requires dissolution of the community college district.
(2)
Any agreements made by community colleges with other public colleges or universities to consolidate or merge are declared to be consistent with the provisions of §
6-61-524
, which permits the sharing of facilities, personnel, and services by community colleges.
(e)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the public colleges and universities, is authorized to develop policies and rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 360, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 287, §§ 1-5; 1995, No. 388, §§ 1-5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 19, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 1400, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-106 - Unplanned pregnancies action plan

(a)
On and after November 3, 2015, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop an action plan to address the prevention of unplanned pregnancies among older teens who are unmarried.
(b)
The action plan shall:
(1)
Incorporate unplanned pregnancy prevention information for students through advising and student orientation;
(2)
Integrate information that is recognized as medically accurate by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists about the prevention of unplanned pregnancy into academic courses if and when appropriate, including without limitation abstinence education;
(3)
Identify opportunities to raise awareness of and provide resources for the prevention of unplanned pregnancies across the entire student population;
(4)
Identify opportunities for current students to reach out to younger teens to serve as mentors or role models, or both, of successful behaviors and healthy choices, including opportunities for outreach during summer vacation or during traditional after-school hours for grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12);
(5)
Identify private or federal grants available to address the prevention of unplanned pregnancy and to promote student success, including any partnerships necessary to successfully compete for grants;
(6)
Collaborate with the Department of Health or federally qualified health centers, or both, to promote access to care;
(7)
Identify child care, transportation, financial aid, and other challenges specific to existing single parents; and
(8)
Identify other topics or issues relating to the prevention and reduction of unplanned pregnancies among older teens.
(c)
(1)
The board shall present the action plan to the Legislative Council upon its completion but no later than November 3, 2015.
(2)
The board shall report on the status of the action plan annually to:
(A)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor;
(B)
The Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor;
(C)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education; and
(D)
The Chair of the House Committee on Education.
(d)
This section shall take effect on July 1, 2015.
Added by Act 2015, No. 943,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-108 - Audit records - Definition

(a)
(1)
After an audit report is presented to the governing board of the institution of higher education, the audit report and copies of any documents contained in the working papers related to the audit report are open to public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., except:
(A)
Documents specifically exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.; and
(B)
Documents that disclose auditing procedures and techniques, including the following:
(i)
Internal control questionnaires consisting of the checklist of accounting and administrative procedures employed by auditors in the course of performing an audit; and
(ii)
The instructions and guidelines provided by or to the auditors about the examination procedures to be followed in the course of examining records and accounts to verify their accuracy, including verifications that the examination procedures have been followed.
(2)
The documents described in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
(b)
(1)
Until an audit report has been presented to the governing board of the institution of higher education, all working papers, including without limitation communications, notes, memoranda, preliminary drafts of audit reports, and other data gathered in the preparation of audit reports by auditors employed by or on behalf of a governing board of an institution of higher education, are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
(2)
The exemption provided under this section applies to all working papers in the custody or possession of any person before presentation of the audit report to the governing board of the institution of higher education regardless of the actual physical location of the report.
(c)
As used in this section, "audit" means a financial audit, performance audit, technology audit, review, report of agreed-upon procedures, compilation, examination, investigation, or other report or procedure approved by the governing board of an institution of higher education.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1137,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 470,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1194,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-110 - Flags

A state-supported institution of higher education shall fly the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of Arkansas on campus on all national and state holidays and at other times determined by the state-supported institution of higher education.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1257,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-111 - Sexual assault action plan

(a)
On and after November 3, 2017, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop an action plan to address the prevention of sexual assault.
(b)
The action plan shall:
(1)
Incorporate sexual assault prevention information for students through advising and student orientation;
(2)
Integrate information about the prevention of sexual assault into academic courses if and when appropriate;
(3)
Identify opportunities to raise awareness of and provide resources for the prevention of sexual assault across the entire student population;
(4)
Identify private or federal grants available to address the prevention of sexual assault and to promote student success, including any partnerships necessary to successfully compete for grants;
(5)
Collaborate with the Department of Health or federally qualified health centers, or both, to promote access to care; and
(6)
Identify other topics or issues relating to the prevention and reduction of sexual assault.
(c)
If an institution of higher education has already implemented any portion of the action plan as described in subsection (b) of this section, the institution of higher education may submit a report to the board detailing the portion that the institution of higher education has fulfilled.
(d)
(1)
The board shall present the action plan to the Legislative Council upon its completion but no later than November 3, 2017.
(2)
The board shall report on the status of the action plan annually to:
(A)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor;
(B)
The Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor;
(C)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education; and
(D)
The Chair of the House Committee on Education.
(e)
This section shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
Added by Act 2017, No. 563,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-112 - Information on mental health and suicide prevention services - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education that is a:
(1)
State-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or
(2)
Private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university with its primary headquarters located in Arkansas that is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid funds.
(b)
An institution of higher education shall provide to each entering full-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional student, including transfer students to the institution of higher education, information about:
(1)
Available mental health and suicide prevention services offered by the institution of higher education or by any associated organization or program; and
(2)
Early warning signs that are often present in and appropriate intervention for a person who may be considering suicide.
(c)
The information required under subsection (b) of this section may:
(1)
Be provided through:
(A)
A live presentation; or
(B)
A format that allows for student interaction, including an online program or video; and
(2)
Not be provided in a paper format only.
Added by Act 2017, No. 1007,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-113 - Enhancement of accountability and transparency at state-supported institutions of higher education

(a)
The Division of Higher Education shall maintain a link to the website of each state-supported institution of higher education on the division's website.
(b)
To further enhance accountability and transparency at each state-supported institution of higher education, the following information shall be maintained on the website of each state-supported institution of higher education:
(1)
The name and email address of each member of the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education;
(2)
The date and location of each meeting of the governing board;
(3)
The agenda and minutes of each meeting of the governing board;
(4)
The annual audit report presented to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee; and
(5)
The conflict of interest and commitment policy of the governing board.
Added by Act 2021, No. 69,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-114 - President and chancellor contracts - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Chancellor" means a chief executive officer of a state-supported institution of higher education; and
(2)
"President" means an individual who is appointed or elected as the president of a state-supported institution of higher education.
(b)
A contract for employment or an amendment to a contract for employment entered into on or after July 28, 2021, by a president or a chancellor of a state-supported institution of higher education shall:
(1)
Include without limitation standards for which a president or chancellor may be terminated for cause; and
(2)
Specify that a contract buyout agreement shall not use more than twelve (12) months' worth of state funds to compensate an outgoing president or chancellor of a state-supported institution of higher education.
(c)
(1)
This section does not prohibit a state-supported institution of higher education from authorizing an outgoing president or chancellor to obtain employment as either a tenured faculty member or other agreed-upon employment position other than the position of president or chancellor within the state-supported institution of higher education.
(2)
A state-supported institution of higher education is not in violation of this section if it compensates an outgoing president or chancellor with state funds while the outgoing president or chancellor serves in either a tenured faculty position or other agreed-upon employment position within the state-supported institution of higher education.
Added by Act 2021, No. 352,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-115 - Homeless and foster student liaison - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means a college or university that is a:
(1)
State-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or
(2)
Private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university that is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid funds with its primary headquarters located in Arkansas.
(b)
An institution of higher education may designate a current member of the staff of the institution of higher education to serve as the liaison for students who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older if the institution of higher education determines that there is a need for a liaison for students who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(c)
A liaison for students who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older under subsection (b) of this section shall:
(1)
Inform prospective and current students of the institution of higher education who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older about:
(A)
Financial aid; and
(B)
Other means of financial assistance available to the students of the institution of higher education who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(2)
Assist students of the institution of higher education who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older in applying for and receiving:
(A)
Federal and state financial aid; and
(B)
Other available services designed to assist students who are homeless, in foster care, or who left foster care at eighteen (18) years of age or older with navigating and successfully managing coursework and student life.
Added by Act 2021, No. 355,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-116 - Star-Spangled Banner Act

(a)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Star-Spangled Banner Act".
(b)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
It is of the utmost importance that Arkansas youth learn the importance of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner";
(2)
The regular playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" will foster patriotism and celebrate the common American experience; and
(3)
"The Star-Spangled Banner" should be played in solemn observance and recognition for the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in defense of the American Experiment.
(c)
Each state-supported institution of higher education shall:
(1)
(A)
Adopt a policy requiring the broadcast of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the commencement of each school-sanctioned sporting event.
(B)
However, if any part of two (2) or more school-sanctioned sporting events occur on the same day at the same school, a state-supported institution of higher education may choose to broadcast "The Star-Spangled Banner" at only one (1) of the events; and
(2)
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, select for broadcast from any recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner" that adheres to rules promulgated by the Division of Higher Education.
(d)
A state-supported institution of higher education may adopt a policy that allows any of the following to be played at school-sanctioned sporting events:
(1)
The performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from original sheet music that adheres to division rules and is performed by a school-sanctioned band program;
(2)
The performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from original sheet music that adheres to division rules and is performed by a school-sanctioned choral program, vocal group, or vocalist; or
(3)
The performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the attendees of a school-sanctioned event led by a vocalist selected by the state-supported institution of higher education hosting the school-sanctioned event.
(e)
The division shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
Added by Act 2021, No. 958,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-117 - Personal finance and macroeconomics action plan

(a)
By August 1, 2022, the Division of Higher Education, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop an asynchronous module on the concepts of personal finance and macroeconomics.
(b)
The module shall:
(1)
Be taken by all students in accordance with the rules developed by the division;
(2)
Incorporate personal finance and macroeconomics information for students through advising and student orientation;
(3)
Integrate information about personal finance and macroeconomics into academic courses if and when appropriate;
(4)
Identify opportunities to increase awareness and knowledge of and provide resources for personal finance and macroeconomics across the entire student population; and
(5)
Identify other topics or issues relating to personal finance and macroeconomics.
(c)
If an institution of higher education has already implemented any portion of this module as described in subsection (b) of this section, the institution of higher education may submit a report to the division detailing the portion of this module that the institution of higher education has fulfilled.
(d)
The division shall:
(1)
Present the module to the Legislative Council upon its completion but no later than August 1, 2022; and
(2)
Report on the status of the module annually to:
(A)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education; and
(B)
The Chair of the House Committee on Education.
(e)
The division may:
(1)
Promulgate rules to implement this section; and
(2)
Work with other organizations to develop the module required under this section.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1038,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-118 - Student identification badges - Required information

(a)
Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, if a state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education issues identification cards or identification badges to enrolled students, the identification card or identification badge shall, in addition to basic student information included by the state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education, contain only the following information:
(1)
A national domestic violence hotline;
(2)
A national sexual assault hotline;
(3)
A national suicide prevention hotline; and
(4)
Campus-related contact information.
(b)
The information required under subsection (a) of this section shall be printed on an identification card or identification badge that is:
(1)
Newly issued; or
(2)
A replacement for a previously issued identification card or identification badge.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1069,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-119 - [Multiple Versions] High school course credit - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Advanced Placement examination" means an examination administered through the Advanced Placement Program;
(2)
"CLEP examination" means an examination administered through the College-Level Examination Program; and
(3)
"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme" means the curriculum and examinations leading to an International Baccalaureate Diploma awarded by the International Baccalaureate.
(b)
The Division of Higher Education:
(1)
Shall establish uniform postsecondary criteria for awarding credit to students who have successfully completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or achieved required scores on one (1) or more CLEP examinations; and
(2)
May establish uniform postsecondary criteria for awarding credit to students who attain other nationally recognized college-level credentials, including without limitation those attained through:
(A)
The Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education; and
(B)
Industry-based credentials.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 54, eff. 3/8/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-120 - Implicit bias training - Definitions

(a)
An institution shall not:
(1)
Require an institutional employee to complete or participate in implicit bias training; or
(2)
Take adverse employment action against an institutional employee for the institutional employee's failure or refusal to complete or participate in implicit bias training.
(b)
(1)
An institutional employee may leave a training that the institutional employee is attending if the institutional employee determines that the training addresses implicit biases.
(2)
An institutional employee who leaves a training under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall have no recourse due to the institutional employee's exposure to training that the institutional employee determines addresses implicit biases.
(c)
For purposes of this section, an institution is not prohibited from requiring implicit bias training if at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the implicit bias training is required by an accreditor, grantor, or licensor.
(d)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Implicit bias training" means a training or educational program designed to expose an individual to biases that the training's or educational program's developer or designer presumes the individual to unconsciously or unintentionally possess that predispose the individual to be unfairly prejudiced in favor of or against a thing, person, or group to adjust the individual's pattern of thinking in order to eliminate the individual's unconscious or unintentional bias or prejudice; and
(2)
"Institution" means a state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education.
Added by Act 2023, No. 511,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-122) › Section 6-60-121 - Automated external defibrillators required - Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all public university and community college presidents and chancellors or their designees, shall develop and adopt rules to require that:
(1)
An automated external defibrillator be placed in appropriate locations across each institution of higher education campus as determined by rule;
(2)
Appropriate personnel be adequately trained on an ongoing basis; and
(3)
Each institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event have an automated external defibrillator at the institution of higher education-sponsored sporting event.
(b)
The board, after consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop rules based on guidelines for automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that incorporates at least the following:
(1)
Healthcare provider oversight, including planning and review of the selection, placement, and maintenance of automated external defibrillators;
(2)
Appropriate training of anticipated rescuers in the use of the automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(3)
Testing of psychomotor skills based on the American Heart Association scientific guidelines, standards, and recommendations for the use of the automated external defibrillator, as they existed on January 1, 2023, and for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as published by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, as they existed on January 1, 2023, or equivalent course materials;
(4)
Coordination with the emergency medical services system; and
(5)
An ongoing quality improvement program to monitor training and evaluate the response with each use of the automated external defibrillator.
(c)
Automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall count fully toward the existing professional development requirements for personnel.
Added by Act 2023, No. 737,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-201 - Regulation of admission and enrollment - Out-of-state students

(a)
The board of trustees of each educational institution of higher education supported, in whole or in part, by the State of Arkansas, shall have the right to adopt rules for the admission and enrollment of students in the respective institutions of higher education under the control of such board, expressly including the right to refuse admission and enrollment to any person who comes to the State of Arkansas solely for the purpose of securing admission, enrollment, and educational advantages at the expense of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
Each board may conduct hearings for the purpose of determining whether or not any applicant for admission and enrollment has come to the State of Arkansas for such wrongful purpose, and the findings of any such board of trustees in the State of Arkansas, after the hearing, if based on any evidence, shall be conclusive.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 362, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1939, No. 88, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-202 - Enrollment of qualified high school students as part-time students - Definition

(a)
It is declared to be the policy of this state that qualified students enrolled in a public or private high school in this state shall upon request be accepted for enrollment in a public institution of higher education as part-time students.
(b)
For purposes of this section, "qualified student" shall mean a student who is recommended for enrollment in the institution by the principal of the high school in which the student is enrolled and who meets the minimum criteria for advanced placement.
Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 57, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3393.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-203 - Off-campus enrollments

In order to provide needed off-campus services to Arkansas citizens who do not happen to reside in the location of the main campus of a college or university, the Division of Higher Education is instructed to count and otherwise treat off-campus class enrollments consistent with the enrollments for those same classes on the main campus of the institution.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1938, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 885, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-204 - Waiver of general student fee charges for senior citizens

(a)
When any person sixty (60) years of age or older is admitted to and enrolls as a student in any state-supported institution of higher education in this state, the board of trustees of the institution or other appropriate institutional officials shall waive all the general student fee charges for each student on a space-available basis in existing classes.
(b)
Fees will be waived only for courses organized to grant credit and recognized by the Division of Higher Education for credit.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1939, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 678, § 1; 1977, No. 525, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3367.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-205 - In-state tuition for veterans and military personnel and dependents

Regardless of residence, a state-supported institution of higher education, trade school, or vocational school shall classify a student as in-state, in-county, in-district, local, or resident for the purpose of tuition and fees applicable for all programs of study, including distance learning programs, if the student is a:
(1)
Veteran who received an honorable discharge from a period of not less than ninety (90) days of active duty in the United States Armed Forces within three (3) years before the date of enrollment in a program of study;
(2)
Dependent of a veteran under subdivision (1) of this section;
(3)
Member of the United States Armed Forces;
(4)
Spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces; or
(5)
Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet who has an executed United States Armed Forces service contract.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 947,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1266,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1975, No. 145, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3366.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-206 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 844,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1923, No. 638, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 13173; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-207 - Purpose

(a)
(1)
The General Assembly hereby acknowledges that too often, persons enrolled in institutions of higher education do not appreciate the value of their postsecondary educational experience and, following a brief history of poor and failing grades, such persons decide to pursue other worldly pursuits outside the academic world. The General Assembly further finds that following a considerable passage of time, the appreciation for postsecondary educational opportunities increases in such persons to the point that they seek to return to the institution only to find that the grades they acquired during their earlier experience act as a barrier and hindrance to their academic progress.
(2)
The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism for institutions of higher education to disregard the records of such persons which prevent or impede their academic success.
(b)
A student enrolled in an institution of higher education on April 8, 1991, shall be eligible for academic clemency.
Acts 1991, No. 1000, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-209 - Enrollment data

(a)
(1)
The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall provide for the verification of student enrollment data of each state-supported institution of higher education.
(2)
Verification of such enrollment data shall be performed during the regularly scheduled annual audit of each institution and shall be included in the final audit report for each institution.
(3)
Such reports shall be made available to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Legislative Council.
(b)
Criteria to be used by Arkansas Legislative Audit in making the verifications of enrollment data shall be established by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
Acts 1995, No. 1185, § 33.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-210 - Minor child as legal resident - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "minor child" means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b)
Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:
(1)
Admission and enrollment in a public institution of higher education; and
(2)
Eligibility for a postsecondary scholarship offered by the State of Arkansas or by a public institution of higher education.
(c)
In determining admission or scholarship eligibility, a public institution of higher education shall give the same consideration to an official high school transcript issued by an out-of-state school or school district on behalf of any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas as a high school transcript issued by a school or school district in Arkansas.
Acts 1997, No. 692, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-211 - Tuition waiver for Arkansas National Guard soldiers and airmen - Tuition assistance for soldiers

(a)
Colleges, universities, community colleges, technical schools, and other postsecondary institutions of higher education located in the State of Arkansas that directly receive funds appropriated by the General Assembly may waive up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tuition at the institution for soldiers and airmen of the Arkansas National Guard.
(b)
(1)
The Adjutant General of Arkansas shall establish and publish rules for the eligibility and implementation of tuition assistance programs sponsored by the armed services.
(2)
The Adjutant General's rules shall conform to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
(3)
The Adjutant General shall provide each postsecondary institution of higher education located in the State of Arkansas a copy of the rules within thirty (30) days after publication.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 363, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1011,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003, No. 1045, § 1; 2005, No. 82, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-212 - Admissions - Applicants from medically underserved areas

(a)
In an effort to address health disparities and the current shortage of nursing professionals in the state, each board of trustees of a publicly supported institution of higher education may establish a program under which additional consideration in admission to the institution and to the nursing or health career program is given to an applicant from a rural, medically underserved area of the state who is interested in pursuing a nursing or other healthcare career in a rural, medically underserved area of the state.
(b)
The program for additional consideration under subsection (a) of this section may include, without limitation, the following measures:
(1)
Early targeting of potential candidates from rural, medically underserved areas of the state who are interested in nursing and other healthcare professions, including junior high school, high school, two-year college, and four-year college students;
(2)
Recruiting and guiding individuals from rural, medically underserved areas of the state who are interested in pursuing nursing and other healthcare professions in rural, medically underserved areas;
(3)
Offering programs to prepare identified nursing and other health career candidates from rural, medically underserved areas of the state for meeting admission requirements to a postsecondary nursing program, including, without limitation, preparatory programs offered with the aid of video and distance learning tools; and
(4)
Providing that individuals from a rural, medically underserved area of the state who are interested in nursing or other healthcare professions receive an equal opportunity for success.
(c)
Upon request, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide assistance to publicly supported institutions of higher education in implementing programs offered under this section.
(d)
The coordinating board shall report annually to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor regarding implementation of this section.
Acts 2005, No. 1256, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 60 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-60-1505) › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT AND TUITION (§§ 6-60-201 — 6-60-215) › Section 6-60-215 - Nontraditional documented immigration status

(a)
(1)
A state-supported institution of higher education may classify a student as in-state, limited to the terms and purpose of tuition and fees applicable to all programs of study at the state-supported institution of higher education, if the student satisfies one (1) of the following requirements:
(A)
The student personally holds or is the child of a person who holds a federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit";
(B)
The student has verified that he or she is a resident legally present in Arkansas and has immigrated from the Republic of the Marshall Islands; or
(C)
(i)
The student's request for an exemption under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has been approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(ii)
The student's exemption shall not be expired, or shall have been renewed.
(2)
A student who satisfies one (1) of the requirements under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall have:
(A)
Resided in this state for at least three (3) years at the time the student applies for admission to a state-supported institution of higher education; and
(B)
Either:
(i)
Graduated from a public or private high school in this state; or
(ii)
Received a high school equivalency diploma in this state.
(b)
(1)
The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
(2)
(A)
When adopting the initial rules to implement this section, the final rule shall be filed with the Secretary of State for adoption under §
25-15-204(f)
:
(i)
On or before January 1, 2020; or
(ii)
If approval under §
10-3-309
has not occurred by January 1, 2020, as soon as practicable after approval under §
10-3-309
.
(B)
The division shall file the proposed rule with the Legislative Council under §
10-3-309(c)
sufficiently in advance of January 1, 2020, so that the Legislative Council may consider the rule for approval before January 1, 2020.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 844,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.