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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-113 - Compensation limitation

(a)
No employee drawing a salary or other form of compensation from the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be paid an additional salary or receive additional compensation, other than reimbursement for actual expenses, from that agency, nor from any other agency or institution of higher education, except from the superintendent's written certification to and approval by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State that the work performed by the employee for the other position does not interfere with the proper and required performance of the employee's primary duties and that the combined salary payments from both positions will not exceed the maximum annual salary for whichever of the two (2) positions has the higher authorized maximum annual salary.
(b)
Any employee knowingly violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to immediate termination and shall be barred from employment by any agency or institution of the State of Arkansas for a period of not less than three (3) years or until the employee shall repay to the State of Arkansas any sums received by the employee in violation of this section, together with interest at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 76, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1993, No. 496, § 12; 1993, No. 497, § 14; 1995, No. 810, § 12; 1995, No. 957, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-114 - Applicability of section 21-8-304

Section
21-8-304
relating to nepotism, ethics, or conflicts of interest which are applicable to state agencies and state employees generally shall hereafter be applicable to the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and employees of those institutions.
Acts 1995, No. 1192, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-115 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 77, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 1005, § 12; 1997, No. 1086, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-116 - Special allowance

(a)
The Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may make special allowances available to any employee who performs one (1) of the following duties in addition to his or her normal duties:
(1)
Teaching adult education classes, parent training, or student tutorial services on weekends or evenings;
(2)
Coaching one (1) or more sports;
(3)
Sponsoring a club or organization that involves additional hours outside the normal working day; or
(4)
Interpretive services.
(b)
Compensation for additional duties may not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per school term for any one (1) employee during each fiscal year.
(c)
Compensation provided for under this section shall not be construed as exceeding the maximum salary authorized for the employee's position.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 869,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1999, No. 1012, § 11; 1999, No. 1013, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-117 - Dual position occupancy

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall employ and maintain a separate superintendent and secondary principal as authorized by law for each school. In no event shall any one (1) person employed as a superintendent or principal for either school occupy more than one (1) position at one (1) time.
Acts 1999, No. 1012, § 13; 1999, No. 1013, § 18.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-118 - Teacher salary increase

If public schools receive funds from the General Assembly to raise the salaries of teachers employed in public school districts, the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be included.
Added by Act 2023, No. 869,§ 18, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-201 - Board of trustees - Eligibility

The superintendent, general business manager, and teachers of the Arkansas School for the Blind shall not be eligible for the office of trustee for the school.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 7, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9456; Pope's Dig., § 12859; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2209; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-202 - Records of board's proceedings

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall keep a full and correct account of their proceedings in books to be provided for such purpose.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 20, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9473; Pope's Dig., § 12876; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-203 - Rules

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall make all rules necessary for the government of the Arkansas School for the Blind not otherwise provided by law, and it shall incorporate the rules in the next report it makes after the promulgation of the rules to the General Assembly.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 330, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 7, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9455; Pope's Dig., § 12858; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-204 - General control of property and institutional affairs

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf is invested with the general control and direction of the property and affairs of the school, with power to direct such purchases as, under the advice of the superintendent, may be deemed necessary for the comfort, health, and educational advancement of the blind.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 9, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9465; Pope's Dig., § 12868; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-205 - Real and personal property

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may take and hold in trust for the use of the school any lands conveyed or devised, and any money or other personal property given or bequeathed, to be applied to the benefit of the Arkansas School for the Blind.
(b)
(1)
All property that has been or may be acquired by appropriation from the state, or in any other manner, for the use and benefit of the school, shall be held and deemed to be the property of the state for such use and purposes.
(2)
All real estate purchased shall be deeded to the State of Arkansas, and, after recording the deed conveying the real estate in the proper recorder's office, the deed shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Acts 1868, No. 50, §§ 5, 6, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9453, 9454; Pope's Dig., §§ 12856, 12857; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2205, 80-2206.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-206 - Materials and supplies

No trustee shall be allowed to furnish material for building purposes; nor shall they be, either directly or indirectly, personally interested in the purchase of any article of merchandise or other supplies for the use of such institution.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 7, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9456; Pope's Dig., § 12859; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2209.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-207 - Approval of building expenditures

No expenditures for building purposes shall be made for the benefit of the Arkansas School for the Blind unless the expenditure shall be recommended by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 10, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9466; Pope's Dig., § 12869; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2216.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-208 - Superintendent

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall have the power to elect a Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind, who shall receive an annual compensation to be fixed by the board of trustees. This amount shall be reported to the General Assembly.
(b)
The superintendent shall be permitted to accept and use free transportation on any railroad in this state without incurring the penalty incurred in §
23-4-803
[repealed].
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 7, p. 154; 1917, No. 440, § 4, p. 1991; C. & M. Dig., § 9455; Pope's Dig., § 12858; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-209 - General business manager

(a)
The general business manager, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall give bond to the state in penalty and with surety, to be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her official duties. The bond is to be filed in the office of the Auditor of State.
(b)
The general business manager shall discharge his or her various duties under the direction of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind, who shall examine all statements prepared by the general business manager, whether for past or contemplated expenditures, and the board of trustees shall receive no statement of expenditures from the general business manager unless the approval of the superintendent is endorsed thereon.
Acts 1868, No. 50, §§ 12, 14, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9468, 9469; Pope's Dig., §§ 12871, 12872; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2218, 80-2219; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-210 - Performance of duties by employees

(a)
The teachers, officers, and employees shall perform such other duties as the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind may direct, and when their services are not needed, they shall be discharged.
(b)
However, if the teachers, officers, and employees are unjustly discharged, they shall be entitled to a fair and impartial hearing before the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
Acts 1907, No. 324, § 3, p. 785; C. & M. Dig., § 9461; Pope's Dig., § 12864; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2212.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-211 - Qualifications of teachers

No teacher shall be employed in the Arkansas School for the Blind unless the teacher holds a current teacher's license issued by the State Board of Education.
Acts 1909, No. 282, § 7, p. 864; C. & M. Dig., § 9459; Pope's Dig., § 12862; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2211; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-212 - Employment of operatives to make repairs and cultivate grounds

The Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind may employ such operatives as are necessary for the proper management of the school, the repair of buildings, and cultivation of adjacent grounds belonging thereto, and the superintendent shall report the same to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf at its next meeting.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 10, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9466; Pope's Dig., § 12869; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2216.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-213 - Salaries

(a)
(1)
The salary of any person connected with the Arkansas School for the Blind shall not be increased during the period for which he or she has been elected or employed.
(2)
When any increase of salary is granted by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf by this subsection, the increase shall take effect and be in force at the beginning of the next school term after the increase is granted.
(b)
Teachers for the sensory impaired shall be eligible for an additional step increase after being certified in teaching the vision impaired, Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing by the Department of Education.
(c)
The Arkansas School for the Blind is hereby authorized to pay employees hired in the position of teacher for the sensory impaired for the yearly school term the maximum annual salary rate established for each position.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1911, No. 434, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 9458; Pope's Dig., § 12861; Acts 1981, No. 446, §§ 10, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2210 -- 80-2210.2; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 263, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-214 - Admissions

(a)
All blind persons of suitable character and capacity between three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of age, residing in the state shall be entitled to the benefits of the Arkansas School for the Blind free of charge.
(b)
Pupils from outside the state may be admitted to the privileges of the institution upon the payment of such sums as the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may consider sufficient to defray expenses.
(c)
If, in the opinion of the board of trustees, any blind person over twenty-one (21) years of age may be benefited by being received into the institution for a limited time to learn a trade or receive instruction, they may, by unanimous vote, and with approval of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind, admit such person.
Acts 1868, No. 50, §§ 22, 24, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9476, 9477; Pope's Dig., §§ 12879, 12880; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2407, 80-2408; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-215 - Expulsions

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may expel from the Arkansas School for the Blind any pupil whose longer continuance in the school would be injurious to the school.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 24, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9477; Pope's Dig., § 12880; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2408.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-216 - Use of buildings during vacation period

(a)
No person, teacher, party, servant, or employee shall be boarded, lodged, or in any manner whatever provided for during the vacation of the Arkansas School for the Blind, neither shall any party or person at any time be lodged, boarded, or permitted to remain at the school at the expense of the state not specifically designated and provided for in this subchapter.
(b)
However, this section shall not apply to those employees and pupils who have no homes and are required to remain at the school during vacation.
Acts 1893, No. 159, § 8, p. 273; C. & M. Dig., § 9479; Pope's Dig., § 12882; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2222.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-217 - Sale of articles made by students

The funds arising from the sale of articles made at the Arkansas School for the Blind by student labor shall be used as a contingency fund by the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind, under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, for the purpose of paying for postage, freight, expressage, telegraph and telephone tolls, emergencies, medicines, and such other purposes as the board of trustees may direct, and the superintendent shall submit an itemized statement of receipts and expenditures from this fund to the board of trustees at its monthly meetings.
Acts 1915, No. 286, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 9480; Pope's Dig., § 12883; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2223.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-218 - Financial aid to graduates attending postsecondary educational institutions

(a)
(1)
Any graduate of the Arkansas School for the Blind who is a resident of this state and who is a regularly enrolled student in any university, college, conservatory of music, or technical institution may, under the direction of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind and subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, receive aid for the purpose of defraying his or her necessary expenses, including a reader, while in attendance at such university, college, conservatory of music, or technical institution.
(2)
However, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) shall be so expended on account of any one (1) such person during any fiscal year.
(b)
No person shall become a beneficiary under the provisions of this section until it shall appear to the satisfaction of the superintendent, after investigation, that the person has no sufficient separate estate to provide for his or her education and that the parents of the person, if living, are unable to provide for such higher education.
(c)
No person shall receive the benefits of this section for more than four (4) years.
Acts 1923, No. 682, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 12895, 12896; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2428, 80-2429.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-219 - Sacred Scriptures and copy of United States Constitution presented to blind pupils

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind are authorized to present to each pupil who shall have finished the course in the Arkansas School for the Blind and who shall be honorably discharged from the school, having learned to read by touch, a copy of the Sacred Scriptures and a copy of the United States Constitution in braille.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 15, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9471; Pope's Dig., § 12874; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2430.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-220 - Records of purchasing agent

(a)
(1)
The purchasing agent shall keep a full and complete record of all contracts made and entered into for all articles bought for the Arkansas School for the Blind and all bids accepted and rejected.
(2)
The record shall show all contracts in full, price paid for all items, quantity of each item, and from whom purchased.
(b)
The purchasing agent shall keep a copy and record of all building contracts of whatsoever nature and kind.
Acts 1911, No. 434, § 7; C. & M. Dig., § 9464; Pope's Dig., § 12867; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2214.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-221 - Report of school officers

The officers of the Arkansas School for the Blind shall make reports to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf as it may from time to time require.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 20, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9474; Pope's Dig., § 12877; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2221.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-222 - Record of allowances - Statement of expenditures

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall keep a book in which they shall record all allowances and make an entry of the proceedings had thereon.
(b)
(1)
The general business manager shall report to the board of trustees a detailed statement, under oath, of all the expenditures he or she may have made for the preceding three (3) months, to whom made, and for what purpose, to the truth of which he or she shall take and subscribe an oath.
(2)
The report shall be accompanied by proper vouchers.
Acts 1868, No. 50, § 14, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 9470; Pope's Dig., § 12873; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2220; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (§§ 6-43-201 — 6-43-223) › Section 6-43-223 - Reports - Publication

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind shall make a full and complete report, to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly, not later than January 15 of each year the General Assembly is in regular session.
(b)
These reports shall deal with improvements made during the previous two (2) fiscal years, together with the suggestions and recommendations covering the Arkansas School for the Blind for the next two-year period.
(c)
The report of the board of trustees shall cover the preceding school year.
(d)
(1)
The board of trustees and the superintendent shall each make detailed reports biennially to the General Assembly of their proceedings, the condition of the school, the number of pupils, and other facts connected with the institution, including the exact receipts and expenditures of the board of trustees.
(2)
The superintendent shall report to the board of trustees before each regular session of the General Assembly a detailed statement of the number of pupils admitted and discharged, their place of residence and supposed cause of blindness, the amount of money expended and for what purpose, and the probable sum necessary to defray the current expenses of the institution until the next regular session of the General Assembly, which report shall be embodied in that of the board of trustees.
(e)
(1)
The reports shall be made and printed together not later than January 15 of each year the General Assembly is in regular session.
(2)
There shall be, of each biennial report of the board of trustees to the General Assembly, one thousand five hundred (1,500) copies printed, one thousand (1,000) for the use of the General Assembly and five hundred (500) for the school.
Acts 1868, No. 50, §§ 11, 20, 27, p. 154; 1911, No. 434, § 7; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9464, 9467, 9475, 9478; Pope's Dig., §§ 12867, 12870, 12878, 12881; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2203, 80-2204, 80-2214, 80-2217; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-301 - Establishment

An institute of learning is established in the State of Arkansas for the education of Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing persons of the state, by and under the name and title of the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 1, p. 115; 1869 (Adj. Sess.), No. 66, § 1, p. 132; C. & M. Dig., § 9342; Pope's Dig., § 12807; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-302 - Real and personal property

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may take and hold in trust for the state to the use of the Arkansas School for the Deaf any lands conveyed or devised and any money or other personal property given or bequeathed, to be applied to the use and benefit of the school.
(b)
All property pertaining to the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be exempt from taxation.
Acts 1868, No. 36, §§ 4, 22, p. 115; 1869 (Adj. Sess.), No. 66, § 1, p. 132; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9344, 9358; Pope's Dig., §§ 12809, 12823; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2303, 80-2304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-303 - Rent, construction, or repair of facilities

The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall have power to make all contracts for the rent or construction and repair of any building and appurtenances belonging to or used by the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 5, p. 115; C. & M. Dig., § 9345; Pope's Dig., § 12810; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2308.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-304 - Action for trespass or other wrongs brought by state

For all damages for trespass and other wrongs upon the buildings or any other property, personal or real, belonging to the Arkansas School for the Deaf, actions may be maintained in the name of the state, and all damages received in such actions shall be appropriated to the repair of the injured property.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 12, p. 115; C. & M. Dig., § 9350; Pope's Dig., § 12815; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2305.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-305 - Teachers generally

(a)
The Arkansas School for the Deaf is hereby authorized to pay employees hired in the position of teacher for the sensory impaired or senior audiologist for the yearly school term the maximum annual salary rate established for each position.
(b)
Teachers for the sensory impaired shall be eligible for an additional step increase after being certified in teaching the vision impaired, Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1809, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1911, No. 442, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 9365; Pope's Dig., § 12830; Acts 1981, No. 356, §§ 7, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2314, 80-2315.1, 80-2315.2; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 248, § 12; 1993, No. 294, § 16; 1997, No. 1086, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-306 - Duties of teachers and employees

(a)
The teachers, officers, and employees shall perform such other duties as the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf may direct, and, when their services are not needed, they shall be discharged.
(b)
However, if the teachers, officers, and employees are unjustly discharged, they shall be entitled to a fair and impartial hearing before the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and to be represented by counsel if they desire.
Acts 1911, No. 442, § 3; C. & M. Dig., § 9363; Pope's Dig., § 12828; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2316.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-307 - Limitations on salary increases

The salary of any person connected with the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be as determined by law.
Acts 1907, No. 316, § 4; p. 751; C. & M. Dig., § 9366; Pope's Dig., § 12831; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2315; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-308 - Custodian of funds - Payment of bills, warrants, etc

(a)
The Treasurer of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Education, shall have the custody of all moneys, notes, securities, and other obligations belonging to the Arkansas School for the Deaf and shall be responsible for them under his or her bond and oath as the Treasurer of State.
(b)
The Treasurer of State, in consultation with the secretary, shall pay all the expenses of the school out of the funds appropriated for the use of the school, upon warrants drawn by the Auditor of State in favor of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, who shall issue his or her warrants upon orders signed by the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and at least two (2) members of the board of trustees, except as herein otherwise provided.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1810, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 6; C. & M. Dig., § 9346; Pope's Dig., § 12811; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-309 - Accounts and records - Reports

(a)
The accounts and records of the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be so kept by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the superintendent as to show the:
(1)
Kind, quality, cost, and of whom bought, of each article purchased for use thereof;
(2)
Condition of the school;
(3)
Specific amount of the receipts and expenditures;
(4)
Number, name, and date of admission of each pupil;
(5)
Age, cause of deafness, and length of time under instruction of each pupil, of beneficiaries of each pupil, and all other pupils received into the school; and
(6)
Number and salaries of officers and employees.
(b)
This information shall be embodied in a report made to the Governor on or before the convening of the General Assembly at each regular session, and shall be presented to that body by the Governor with his or her message.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 7, p. 115; C. & M. Dig., § 9347; Pope's Dig., § 12812; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-310 - Records of secretary and purchasing agent

(a)
(1)
The secretary and purchasing agent shall keep a full and complete record of all contracts made and entered into for the purchase of all articles bought for the Arkansas School for the Deaf and all bids accepted and rejected.
(2)
The record shall show all contracts in full, price paid per item, for all items and quantity of each item, and from whom purchased.
(b)
The secretary and purchasing agent shall keep a copy and a record copy of all building contracts of whatsoever nature or kind.
Acts 1911, No. 442, § 6, p. 452; C. & M. Dig., § 9347; Pope's Dig., § 12833; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-311 - Biennial reports

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall make a full and complete report to be submitted to the Governor, which shall be printed together and presented to the General Assembly not later than January 16 of each year the General Assembly is in regular session.
(b)
The report of the board of trustees shall cover the two (2) preceding calendar years, and the report of the superintendent shall cover the two (2) preceding school years.
(c)
These reports shall deal with the improvements made during the biennial period covered by them, together with the suggestions and recommendations concerning the Arkansas School for the Deaf for the next biennium.
Acts 1911, No. 442, § 6; C. & M. Dig., § 9368; Pope's Dig., § 12833; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2311; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-315 - List of applications in numerical order

The Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf is required to keep a list of all applications for admission in their numerical order.
Acts 1871, No. 23, § 1, p. 38; C. & M. Dig., § 9361; Pope's Dig., § 12826; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2413.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-316 - Length of time students may remain

(a)
Any Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing person who may be admitted into the school and supported as a beneficiary at the expense of the state shall be permitted to remain in the school for thirteen (13) years unless, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, he or she shall be sooner discharged.
(b)
(1)
The board is empowered to extend the term of such pupils as may be recommended by the superintendent from time to time beyond the original period of thirteen (13) years, either for further instruction with a view to entering college, or for perfecting themselves in their trades.
(2)
However, no more than twenty (20) pupils shall be so recommended in one (1) year, nor any one (1) for more than three (3) years' extension.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 16, p. 115; 1891, No. 155, § 1, p. 265; 1893, No. 31, § 1, p. 49; 1905, No. 276, § 1, p. 694; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9353, 9375; Pope's Dig., §§ 12818, 12840; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2425, 80-2426.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-317 - Boarding and lodging

(a)
(1)
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf to furnish, or cause to be furnished, suitable and proper boarding and lodging, as well as suitable instruction, for all Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing persons received as beneficiaries.
(2)
He or she shall receive into the school other Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing persons according to such rules as the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may prescribe.
(b)
(1)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may require the superintendent or other school official to reside at the institution.
(2)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf may provide other benefits to the superintendent out of the operation funds of the respective school.
(c)
No person shall lodge or board in the school who is not a pupil thereof, except its officers and their families.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 331, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1868, No. 36, §§ 5, 17, p. 115; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9345, 9354; Pope's Dig., §§ 12810, 12819; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2308, 80-2411; Acts 2001, No. 1143, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-318 - Aid to deaf students at college

When the county judge of any county has certified that a deaf pupil is indigent, the provisions of §
6-43-109
shall be extended to the pupil while the pupil is a student of a college.
Acts 1891, No. 155, § 2, p. 265; C. & M. Dig., § 9376; Pope's Dig., § 12841; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2427.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-319 - Cruel or severe punishment forbidden

There shall be no cruel or severe punishment inflicted upon the pupils of the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
Acts 1868, No. 36, § 23, p. 115; C. & M. Dig., § 9359; Pope's Dig., § 12824; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2318.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-320 - Shift differential

For the Arkansas School for the Deaf, shift work must begin not earlier than 2:30 p.m. and end no later than 8:00 a.m. the following day.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 869,§ 22, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1997, No. 1086, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-301 — 6-43-321) › Section 6-43-321 - Maintenance, transportation, and security for Arkansas School for the Blind

(a)
The Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be responsible for providing maintenance, transportation, and security for the Arkansas School for the Blind.
(b)
The Arkansas School for the Deaf is authorized to spend general revenue funds to provide for these services.
Acts 1997, No. 1086, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 44 - ADULT LITERACY (§§ 6-44-201 — 6-44-308) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-44-301 — 6-44-308) › Section 6-44-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Adult Diploma Program Act".
Added by Act 2023, No. 546,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 44 - ADULT LITERACY (§§ 6-44-201 — 6-44-308) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-44-301 — 6-44-308) › Section 6-44-303 - Arkansas Adult Diploma Program established - Purpose - Administration - Funding

(a)
There is established the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program within the Department of Education.
(b)
The purpose of the program is to assist adults twenty-one (21) years of age and older to:
(1)
Obtain a high school diploma; and
(2)
Develop employability and career technical skills.
(c)
The department shall develop and administer the program to provide for a modality that is campus-based, online, or blended.
(d)
The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Added by Act 2023, No. 546,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.