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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 48 - ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (§§ 6-48-101 — 6-48-104) › Section 6-48-102 - Alternative learning environment required - Reporting

(a)
(1)
A school district shall provide one (1) or more alternative learning environments for all students who meet the minimum criteria established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2)
A school district complies with this section if the school district provides an alternative learning environment by one (1) or more of the following methods:
(A)
Establishes and operates an alternative learning environment;
(B)
Cooperates with one (1) or more other school districts to establish and operate an alternative learning environment;
(C)
Uses an alternative learning environment operated by an education service cooperative established under The Education Service Cooperative Act of 1985, §
6-13-1001
et seq.; or
(D)
Partners with a state-supported institution of higher education and technical institutes to provide concurrent courses or technical education options for academic learning to students in grades eight through twelve (8-12).
(b)
Annually, a school district shall submit to the division:
(1)
Information on race and gender of the students educated in the alternative learning environment;
(2)
Any other information regarding students educated in alternative learning environments that the division requires by rule; and
(3)
An assurance statement that the school district is in compliance with this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1846, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1845, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 994,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2011, No. 1118, § 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 48 - ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (§§ 6-48-101 — 6-48-104) › Section 6-48-103 - Assessment and intervention services

(a)
An alternative learning environment shall:
(1)
Assess a student either before or upon entry into the alternative learning environment; and
(2)
Provide intervention services designed to address a student's specific educational needs.
(b)
(1)
A student assigned to an alternative learning environment for behavioral reasons shall receive intervention services designed to address the student's behavioral needs.
(2)
The intervention services shall not be punitive in nature but shall be designed for long-term improvement of the student's ability to control his or her behavior.
Acts 2011, No. 1118, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-101 - Contracts with private organizations

The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with private organizations licensed by the State Board of Education in order to provide vocational-technical training to citizens of the State of Arkansas.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1848, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 127, § 27; 1999, No. 1323, § 28.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-102 - Training activities

(a)
(1)
The role and function of the Arkansas Industry Training Program of the Arkansas Economic Development Council and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission is expanded to authorize the program to provide training of workers in existing industries as well as in new and expanding businesses and industries.
(2)
Funds appropriated to the commission for the program may be used for personal services, operating expenses, grants and aid, capital acquisition, and other purposes that provide industry-specific training opportunities.
(b)
(1)
Permissible training under subsection (a) of this section includes without limitation:
(A)
Upgrading skills and abilities of workers to operate modern, more sophisticated equipment;
(B)
Providing workers with skills needed for initiating more modern processes and using more sophisticated materials; and
(C)
Other situations which create a technical-upgrade training need of employees.
(2)
The commission shall prepare a quarterly report detailing its training activities and submit that report to the Governor and the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(c)
The resources provided shall not be used to address worker training needs caused by turnover and normal attrition.
(d)
The commission shall cooperate with the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board in the operation of this program.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 605,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 282, § 1; 1985, No. 461, § 1; 1991, No. 1244, § 31; 1997, No. 540, §§ 4, 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-103 - Participation in vocational student organizations

(a)
(1)
The Division of Career and Technical Education may reimburse secondary vocational centers and other public schools in Arkansas for dues, membership fees, supplies, travel, lodging, and other expenses related to a student's participation in vocational student organizations.
(2)
The amount allowed pursuant to this section shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per student as documented by national and state membership records.
(3)
The division may disburse funds after the final cut-off date for membership enrollments.
(b)
The division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall be contingent on the appropriation and funding necessary to allow the division to carry out the duties assigned to it in this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1849, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1159, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-104 - Marketing and services provided outside of service areas

This title of the Arkansas Code and corresponding rules promulgated under this title shall not limit the ability of a state-supported two-year institution of higher education to market, offer courses, or provide services to any individual who resides in this state, regardless of the service area, as defined in §
6-53-103
, within which the individual resides.
Added by Act 2019, No. 944,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-105 - Workforce reporting and information - Requirements

(a)
No later than January 31, 2024, the Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of Commerce and the Division of Workforce Services, shall develop, publish, and maintain a strategic workforce dashboard and related resources that will provide, at a minimum, information to job seekers on:
(1)
State and regional labor market conditions;
(2)
Supply and demand of workers;
(3)
Workforce program outcomes; and
(4)
Projected employment growth and declines.
(b)
(1)
No later than January 2025, the Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of Commerce and the Division of Workforce Services, shall develop a single mobile-phone-friendly application for the state that enables every job seeker to view the following without limitation:
(A)
Available jobs in the job seeker's region;
(B)
Training required for all available jobs; and
(C)
Where job seekers can obtain required training or certifications that job seekers may not yet have.
(2)
The application under this subsection may also include the information reported under §
6-60-105
.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 53, eff. 3/8/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-106) › Section 6-50-106 - Vocational start-up funding

Funds appropriated for vocational start-ups shall be allocated in accordance with rules promulgated by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board.
Added by Act 2023, No. 867,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-201 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1850, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 336, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1851, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-204 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1852, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 565,§ 3, eff. 3/22/2017.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 4; 2003, No. 1160, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-205 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1853, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-206 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 337, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 6; 2003, No. 1160, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-207 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 339, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 338, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1854, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 7; 2005, No. 1232, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 2 - TECHNICAL CAREERS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-50-201 — 6-50-208) › Section 6-50-208 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 237,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 652, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 5 - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP/WORK-BASED LEARNING ACT (§§ 6-50-501 — 6-50-505) › Section 6-50-501 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Youth Apprenticeship/Work-Based Learning Act of 1991".
Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 5 - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP/WORK-BASED LEARNING ACT (§§ 6-50-501 — 6-50-505) › Section 6-50-502 - Legislative findings

Whereas workplace changes have profoundly altered and increased the skills required of workers and managers; and
Whereas schools are struggling to improve the basic skills of the school-age population drawn increasingly from "at risk" households where children tend to leave school early; and
Whereas many noncollege-bound youth, especially women and minorities, spend their first years after high school unemployed or job-hopping from one low-skills job to another, with a consequent loss in productivity and access to career-oriented learning; and
Whereas most new jobs that will be created in the 1990s will require some postsecondary education; and
Whereas the economic position of "The Forgotten Half" - noncollege-bound high school graduates - is deteriorating, with real earnings declining by twenty-eight percent (28%) from 1973 to 1986, while the earnings of college graduates have risen; and
Whereas most employers in the United States lack a tradition of strong employee training;
Now, therefore, the State of Arkansas has determined that the establishment of a youth apprenticeship program can contribute significantly to addressing these problems by providing Arkansas's noncollege-bound young people with additional opportunities to develop meaningful job skills.
Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 5 - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP/WORK-BASED LEARNING ACT (§§ 6-50-501 — 6-50-505) › Section 6-50-503 - Establishment of programs

(a)
The Division of Career and Technical Education is hereby authorized and directed to develop and implement work-based learning programs to provide additional educational and training opportunities for Arkansas high school students.
(b)
The programs established under this section shall be based on the following fundamental principles:
(1)
Providing strong employer commitment and involvement;
(2)
Guiding high school students through a three-year or four-year process that connects high school and the first one (1) or two (2) years of postsecondary learning;
(3)
Providing high-quality supervised learning opportunities for students at the work site;
(4)
Integrating academic and vocational teaching and learning in the classroom and at work;
(5)
Fostering interactive, team-based learning in the classroom;
(6)
Including curriculum on all aspects of the industry;
(7)
Using competency-based measures for evaluating student progress;
(8)
Providing both academic and occupational credentials;
(9)
Providing access and support to nontraditional groups; and
(10)
Explicitly addressing issues regarding diversity in society and the workplace.
(c)
(1)
The industries and occupations selected for the programs established under this section shall offer entry-level jobs with good opportunities for career advancement into high-skill, high-wage jobs.
(2)
The division, the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee, the Office of Skills Development, and local sites shall take joint responsibility for identifying the industries and occupations selected in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
(3)
The Office of Skills Development is responsible for identifying apprenticeship programs that are currently in place.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 369,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1855, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 5 - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP/WORK-BASED LEARNING ACT (§§ 6-50-501 — 6-50-505) › Section 6-50-504 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1856, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 369,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1; 1991, No. 1244, § 28; 1991, No. 1246, § 3; 1999, No. 1323, § 30.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 5 - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP/WORK-BASED LEARNING ACT (§§ 6-50-501 — 6-50-505) › Section 6-50-505 - Waiver of rules - Articulation agreements - Duties

(a)
The State Board of Education may provide waivers of rules adopted by the Division of Career and Technical Education when waivers are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter so long as the waivers will not weaken the quality of the educational opportunities provided.
(b)
(1)
The division also shall take the lead role in seeking the establishment of articulation agreements between high schools, technical institutes or vocational-technical schools, and institutions of higher education, with a goal of eliminating barriers to lifelong learning.
(2)
The resulting articulation agreements will need to be approved by the appropriate local and state boards of the participating school districts, postsecondary technical institutes or vocational-technical schools, and institutions of higher education.
(c)
The state board is authorized to promulgate rules for the implementation of the program established by this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 467,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 341, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 340, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 546, § 1; 1991, No. 553, § 1; 1999, No. 1323, § 31.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EXISTING WORKFORCE TRAINING ACT OF 1995 (§§ 6-50-701 — 6-50-705) › Section 6-50-701 - Title

This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the "Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Act of 1995".
Acts 1995, No. 791, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EXISTING WORKFORCE TRAINING ACT OF 1995 (§§ 6-50-701 — 6-50-705) › Section 6-50-703 - Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program - Creation - Purpose

(a)
There is created the Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program, to be administered by a governing council composed of equal representation from the Division of Higher Education, the Office of Skills Development, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
(b)
The primary purpose of the program shall be to provide financial assistance to Arkansas business and industry for upgrading the knowledge and skills of the existing workforce or a potential new workforce and to increase the capacity of state-supported educational institutions to supply the ongoing training needs of Arkansas companies.
(c)
(1)
(A)
When an eligible company uses a state-supported educational institution to provide its classroom training, financial support can be either in the form of a direct grant or in the form of an income tax credit.
(B)
Companies that elect to receive a grant cannot claim a tax credit for the same purpose.
(2)
When an eligible company is conducting internal training using company trainers or consultants, financial support can be only in the form of an income tax credit.
(3)
When an eligible consortium uses a state-supported educational institution to provide its classroom training, financial support can be only in the form of a grant.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 647,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 467,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1857, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 791, § 3; 1997, No. 540, § 8; 1999, No. 1134, § 2; 2007, No. 1003, §§ 2, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EXISTING WORKFORCE TRAINING ACT OF 1995 (§§ 6-50-701 — 6-50-705) › Section 6-50-705 - Uses for grant funds or tax credits

(a)
The Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program shall provide matching funds or approve income tax credits to eligible companies or consortia at a rate to be determined by the governing council.
(b)
Matching funds may be provided to state-supported educational institutions to upgrade the skills of regular or adjunct faculty if approved by the governing council. Matching funds to upgrade faculty skills will only be granted when there is a documented demand for training in the area served by the educational institution and when there is no faculty member who can provide the needed training.
Acts 1995, No. 791, § 5; 1999, No. 1134, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-801 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Workforce Development Center Authority Act".
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-802 - Purpose - Construction

(a)
It is the purpose of this subchapter to:
(1)
Enhance the availability, accessibility, responsiveness, and quality of vocational and technical education in this state;
(2)
Assist cities and counties in upgrading the knowledge and skills of their existing workforce or potential new workforce;
(3)
Encourage and facilitate cooperation between cities, counties, school districts, and vocational-technical schools; and
(4)
Develop new funding sources for vocational and technical education.
(b)
This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent and purposes and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of its purpose.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-803 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Area of operation" means, for a workforce development center authority, the area within the combined geographical boundaries of every school district, city, and county that is a sponsor of a workforce development center authority;
(2)
"Sponsor" means a school district, city, county, or vocational-technical school that is a sponsor of a workforce development center authority;
(3)
"Vocational-technical school" means:
(A)
A publicly supported vocational-technical school under §
6-51-202
;
(B)
A publicly supported technical institute under §
6-51-217
; or
(C)
A two-year or four-year state-supported institution of higher education that operates or has been approved to operate a secondary vocational center as of January 1, 2017;
(4)
"Workforce development center" means a public education facility established by a workforce development center authority for any purpose of this subchapter; and
(5)
"Workforce development center authority" means a public educational institution created under this subchapter to operate one (1) or more workforce development centers and to further the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-804 - Workforce development center authority - Creation - Public corporation - Immunity

(a)
(1)
Four (4) or more sponsors listed under subdivision (a)(2) of this section may create a workforce development center authority.
(2)
A workforce development center authority's four (4) or more sponsors:
(A)
Shall include:
(i)
One (1) or more school districts; and
(ii)
One (1) or more vocational-technical schools; and
(B)
May include one (1) or more cities or counties.
(b)
(1)
A county or city shall not sponsor a workforce development center authority unless the governing body of the county or city provides by ordinance to sponsor the workforce development center authority.
(2)
A school district or vocational-technical school shall not sponsor a workforce development center authority unless the governing body of the school district or vocational-technical school provides by resolution to sponsor the workforce development center authority.
(c)
(1)
The sponsors of a workforce development center authority shall enter into an agreement establishing the terms and conditions for operation of the workforce development center authority.
(2)
To the extent consistent with this subchapter, the agreement shall specify the information provided for in §
25-20-104(c)
of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, §
25-20-101
et seq.
(3)
The agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
(d)
By action of the board of directors of the workforce development center authority, a workforce development center authority established under this subchapter may add one (1) or more sponsors to the creating sponsors under subsection (a) of this section.
(e)
(1)
Each workforce development center authority and its sponsors:
(A)
Shall constitute a public corporation;
(B)
Shall have perpetual succession;
(C)
May contract and be contracted with;
(D)
May sue and be sued; and
(E)
May have and use a common seal.
(2)
The exercise of the powers and performance of duties provided for in this subchapter by each workforce development center authority and its officers, agents, and employees are declared to be public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose and matters of public necessity, conferring upon each workforce development center authority governmental immunity from suit in tort.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-805 - Board of directors

(a)
The management and control of each workforce development center authority and its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be lodged in a board of directors of not less than five (5) members.
(b)
(1)
The membership of the board of directors shall include:
(A)
The superintendent of each sponsoring school district, or his or her designee; and
(B)
The president or executive director of each sponsoring vocational-technical school, or his or her designee.
(2)
The membership of the board of directors may include, as determined by the agreement establishing the terms and conditions for the operation of the workforce development center authority, one (1) or more of the following:
(A)
The county judge of one (1) or more sponsoring counties, or his or her designee;
(B)
The mayor of one (1) or more sponsoring cities, or his or her designee; and
(C)
(i)
One (1) or more individuals appointed by the board of directors of one (1) or more sponsoring school districts.
(ii)
The agreement establishing the terms and conditions for the operation of the workforce development center authority may define the term lengths, qualifications, and process for filling vacancies for individuals appointed by a school district board of directors.
(c)
The board of directors shall elect a chair and other officers as determined by the board of directors.
(d)
The members of the board of directors shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-806 - Powers generally

The board of directors of a workforce development center authority created under this subchapter may:
(1)
Make and adopt all necessary bylaws for its organization and operation;
(2)
Elect officers and employ personnel necessary for its operation;
(3)
Delegate any authority given to it by law to any of its officers, committees, agents, or employees;
(4)
(A)
Enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to its powers and duties under this subchapter.
(B)
A workforce development center authority's power to contract includes without limitation the power to contract with one (1) or more of its sponsors for the provision of services or programs to advance any purpose of this subchapter;
(5)
Apply for, receive, and spend grants for any purpose of this subchapter;
(6)
Acquire lands and hold title to the lands acquired in its own name;
(7)
Acquire, own, lease, use, sell, encumber, and dispose of property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this subchapter;
(8)
Borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis, and in connection therewith issue bonds, promissory notes, or other evidence of indebtedness, and make and deliver indentures, mortgages, pledges, security agreements, financing statements, and other instruments encumbering assets of the workforce development center authority;
(9)
Acquire, equip, construct, maintain, and operate one (1) or more workforce development centers and appurtenant facilities or properties;
(10)
Promote, advertise, and publicize the workforce development center authority and its workforce development centers; and
(11)
Do all things necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers and duties expressly granted or imposed under this subchapter.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-808 - Bonds - Sale

(a)
A workforce development center authority may issue bonds for:
(1)
The cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating one (1) or more workforce development centers operated by the workforce development center authority within its area of operation;
(2)
The cost of issuing the bonds;
(3)
Any outstanding indebtedness of the workforce development center authority, including without limitation interest on the bonds; and
(4)
Refunding any obligations issued under this subchapter.
(b)
Bonds issued under this subchapter:
(1)
Including any income from the bonds, or any profit made on the sale or transfer of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state;
(2)
Shall be authorized by the board of directors of a workforce development center authority through a resolution containing any terms, covenants, and conditions that the board of directors of the workforce development center authority deems to be reasonable and desirable;
(3)
Shall have all of the qualities of and shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Arkansas; and
(4)
May be sold in such a manner, either at public or private sale, and upon such terms as the board of directors of a workforce development center authority shall determine to be reasonable and expedient for effectuating the purposes of this subchapter.
(c)
Bonds, promissory notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued under this subchapter:
(1)
Are not backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Arkansas or the sponsors of the workforce development center authority; and
(2)
Shall not in any event constitute an indebtedness of, nor pledge the faith and credit of, the State of Arkansas or a sponsor of the workforce development center authority within the meaning of any constitutional provisions or limitations.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-809 - Accounts - Report - Audit

(a)
(1)
The board of directors of a workforce development center authority:
(A)
Shall deposit the funds received by the workforce development center authority into bank accounts as determined by the board of directors; and
(B)
May withdraw funds from the bank accounts as determined by the board of directors.
(2)
(A)
Each workforce development center authority shall:
(i)
Keep strict account of all of its receipts and expenditures; and
(ii)
Make a report each quarter to the governing bodies of each sponsor.
(B)
The report shall contain an itemized account of the workforce development center authority's receipts and disbursements during the preceding quarter.
(C)
The report shall be made within sixty (60) days after the end of the quarter.
(b)
(1)
(A)
(i)
Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, each workforce development center authority shall cause an annual audit to be made by an independent certified public accountant.
(ii)
Each workforce development center authority shall file a copy of the resulting audit report with the governing bodies of each sponsor.
(B)
The audit shall contain an itemized statement of the workforce development center authority's receipts and disbursements for the preceding year.
(2)
The books, records, and accounts of each workforce development center authority shall be subject to audit and examination by any proper public official or body in the manner provided by law.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 50 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-50-810) › Subchapter 8 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 6-50-801 — 6-50-810) › Section 6-50-810 - Dissolution

(a)
If a workforce development center authority does not have any outstanding indebtedness, the board of directors of a workforce development center authority may adopt a resolution, which shall be entered in its minutes, declaring that the workforce development center authority shall be dissolved.
(b)
The resolution dissolving the workforce development center authority shall provide for allocation of the workforce development center authority's remaining assets among the sponsors as of the date of dissolution.
(c)
Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State, the workforce development center authority is dissolved.
Added by Act 2017, No. 509,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-105) › Section 6-51-101 - Vehicle registration - Tax and fee exemptions

(a)
All motor vehicles owned and operated by publicly financed vocational-technical schools, technical colleges, and community colleges in the state and used exclusively for training purposes shall be exempt from:
(1)
State, county, and municipal taxes; and
(2)
All vehicle registration fees.
(b)
(1)
Each publicly supported vocational-technical school, technical college, and community college in the state now owning or hereafter acquiring one (1) or more motor vehicles used exclusively for training purposes shall register vehicles in the same manner as is provided by law for other motor vehicles, but no charge shall be made for the registration of the vehicles.
(2)
All vocational-technical school, technical college, and community college buses registered under the provisions of this section shall be properly identified as vocational-technical school, technical college, and community college vehicles.
Acts 1973, No. 476, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2586, 80-2586.1; Acts 1995, No. 1297, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-105) › Section 6-51-102 - Eye protection - Definitions

(a)
Every student and teacher in the public schools, colleges, vocational schools, and universities of this state participating in any of the following courses is required to wear industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in the following courses or laboratories:
(1)
Vocational or industrial arts shops or laboratories involving experience with:
(A)
Hot molten metals;
(B)
Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;
(C)
Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
(D)
Gas or electric arc welding;
(E)
Any of the processes listed in this section which may be used for repairing a vehicle; or
(F)
Caustic or explosive materials; or
(2)
Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.
(b)
A board of education may in its discretion:
(1)
Purchase eye protective devices and furnish them free to students and teachers;
(2)
Purchase eye protective devices and sell or rent the devices to students and teachers; or
(3)
Require students and teachers to furnish their own eye protective devices without cost to the school, college, or university.
(c)
As used in this section:
(1)
A "board of education" shall be construed to include school district boards of directors of this state, county boards of education, or the trustees of the various state-supported institutions of higher education in this state; and
(2)
"Industrial-quality eye protective devices" means devices meeting the standards of the American standard safety code for head, eye, and respiratory protection, Z2. 1-1959, promulgated by the American National Standards Institute.
Acts 1965, No. 48, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1634 -- 80-1636.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-105) › Section 6-51-103 - Required admission for certain students

Any student who has met, or is in the process of meeting, the state requirements for graduation shall not be denied access to any program of vocational education if space is available within the program.
Acts 1981, No. 732, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2510.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-105) › Section 6-51-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 78, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1991, No. 1192, § 50.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-105) › Section 6-51-105 - Priorities - Vocational-technical institutions

A high priority of the vocational-technical institutions shall be to combat illiteracy and to provide industrial training in the workplace.
Acts 1997, No. 1347, § 34.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-218) › Section 6-51-201 - Receipt and administration of federal funds

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is designated as the agency of state government to receive and administer any and all federal funds made available to this state for the purpose of assisting the state or school districts in providing for the extension of vocational education of less than college grade in the field of vocational-technical and adult education for persons sixteen (16) years of age and over.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1957, No. 328, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2557.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-218) › Section 6-51-202 - Authority to establish schools

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is authorized to establish or designate one (1) or more area vocational-technical and adult education schools of less than college grade for the purpose of offering training in the various areas which may be prescribed by the United States Congress for persons sixteen (16) years of age or over.
(b)
The location of the school or schools shall be determined by the board by formal resolution which shall be made a part of the minutes of the board, and a copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
(c)
(1)
In the event more than one (1) school is established, the location of the school or schools shall be in different congressional districts until a school has been established in each congressional district.
(2)
The board may, without regard to the foregoing limitation, designate any area vocational-technical and adult education school for location on lands owned by any school district which, in its application made and filed with the board, proposes to construct and operate such a school.
(3)
However, this authority would be applicable only if state funds for construction of area vocational-technical and adult education schools are not available.
(4)
In the event the board designates an area school to be constructed and operated by a school district, the school district board of directors must provide operating funds from local sources, except that federal funds which are now available or which may hereafter be provided by the United States Government may be used as operating funds.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 11, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1957, No. 328, § 3; 1964 (Ex. Sess.), No. 8, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2559.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-218) › Section 6-51-204 - Public school or community branches - Special instruction

In addition to the authority of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish area vocational-technical and adult education schools as authorized in §§
6-51-201
-
6-51-203
, §
6-51-205
, §
6-51-207
, §
6-51-208(a)
-(c), §
6-51-209
, and §
6-51-210
, and laws amendatory thereto, the board is authorized, whenever funds are available, to establish branches of those area vocational-technical schools or to offer special vocational-technical instruction at public schools or in other facilities in communities in the area of the respective vocational-technical schools, as the board may determine is in the interest of the area and whenever sufficient demand may exist.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 12, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1967, No. 363, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2560.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 4 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (§§ 6-50-101 — 6-59-111) › Chapter 51 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 6-51-101 — 6-51-1106) › Subchapter 2 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-218) › Section 6-51-205 - Responsibility for school operation - Personnel and equipment

(a)
The State Board of Education shall be responsible for the operation of the schools and shall have authority to purchase, lease, or construct buildings, land, equipment, machinery, and supplies necessary for the teaching of trade, vocational, or other federally aided adult courses of less than college grade.
(b)
The state board is authorized to employ personnel, to set salaries which shall be comparable to those received by other similarly positioned personnel in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and to negotiate leases or purchases with any and all agencies of the United States Government for the lease or purchase of suitable facilities, equipment, machinery, and supplies to be used for the purposes authorized by this section and §§
6-51-201
-
6-51-203
, §
6-51-207
, §
6-51-208(a)
-(c), §
6-51-209
, and §
6-51-210
.
(c)
All laws governing the employment of personnel of the division, including such matters as leave rules and teacher retirement membership, shall apply to employees of all vocational-technical and adult education schools.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 344, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1858, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1957, No. 328, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2561.