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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-129 - Establishment of centers of excellence - Definition

(a)
For purposes of this section, "center of excellence" means a consortium of two (2) or more institutions of higher education working in collaboration with regional economic developers.
(b)
The purpose of the centers of excellence shall be to address the workforce education and training needs for existing, expanding, or attracting new business and industry in each of the economic development regions of the state.
(c)
(1)
In order to improve the state's ability to compete in the knowledge-based economy, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may create acknowledged centers of excellence.
(2)
(A)
Institutions of higher education may submit proposals to the Division of Higher Education to become centers of excellence.
(B)
In each proposal for creation of a center of excellence, institutions shall identify the center's:
(i)
Technical alignment or academic alignment, or both, to existing or future businesses and industries in the state; and
(ii)
Collaboration plan to serve a particular occupation.
(d)
(1)
Two (2) representatives of the division as designated by the Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education, and one (1) representative of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall meet as needed to review applications jointly.
(2)
The division and the commission shall jointly make a recommendation to the board regarding which institutions shall be acknowledged as centers of excellence in a particular program or field of study based on factors, including, but not limited to:
(A)
Number, type, and demand for related jobs;
(B)
Quality of related instructional or research programs, or both;
(C)
Availability of faculty;
(D)
Student accessibility;
(E)
Feasibility of expected program cost; and
(F)
Research capability.
(e)
Final approval of centers of excellence shall be made by the board.
(f)
The designation of centers of excellence shall be fully reviewed at least one (1) time every five (5) years.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 17, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1961, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1960, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1959, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 72, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 72, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 265, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-130 - Institutional advice for university coursework and degree completion

(a)
The purpose of this section is to ensure that faculty advisors at universities provide students with course selection advice that will enable a full-time student to obtain most bachelor's degrees within eight (8) semesters.
(b)
Any person assigned by a university to provide course selection advice to incoming freshman students shall provide any student who has declared a major with a written, eight-semester course of study signed by either the institution's chief operating officer, president, or dean that provides a recommended sequence for all course requirements for completion of most bachelor's degrees within eight (8) semesters.
(c)
(1)
(A)
Any student who chooses a bachelor's degree designed to be completed within eight (8) semesters may commit to completion of the degree requirements within eight (8) semesters by signing and returning a copy of the written, eight-semester course of study to the university's advising center or the student's assigned academic advisor.
(B)
If a student does not choose to commit to completion of the degree requirements within eight (8) semesters, the institution shall obtain a signed, written waiver from the student that clearly outlines the student's rights under this section and verifies that the student chooses not to enter into the commitment. If no waiver is obtained, the institution will be deemed to have guaranteed a bachelor's degree as provided by this section.
(2)
A student shall be guaranteed a bachelor's degree at the end of the eight (8) semesters if the student:
(A)
Commits to completion of his or her bachelor's degree requirements within eight (8) semesters as set forth under subdivision (c)(1) of this section;
(B)
Makes satisfactory academic progress;
(C)
Fulfills all of the course requirements set forth in the signed, written, eight-semester course of study in the recommended sequence; and
(D)
Does not change his or her declared major.
(d)
(1)
Each university shall publish a recommended course sequence and recommended schedule by semester for each degree offered by the university.
(2)
The recommended course sequence schedule shall be included in the university's course catalog and departmental publications and on the university's website.
(3)
Each university shall offer and make available courses in a time, sequence, and manner that will enable students to complete requirements for a degree within the time frame set out in the recommended course sequence schedule.
(e)
Only universities that implement procedures in compliance with this section shall be approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to receive funding from the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program or the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program.
Acts 2005, No. 1014, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-131 - Student accounts receivable policies at state-supported institutions of higher education

(a)
A state-supported institution of higher education shall:
(1)
Develop and adopt policies concerning:
(A)
(i)
Student accounts receivable.
(ii)
A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education;
(B)
The collection of delinquent accounts; and
(C)
The prevention of students with long-standing delinquent account balances from registering for courses or completing courses; and
(2)
(A)
Review its policies and practices to ensure its compliance with census reporting guidelines promulgated by the Division of Higher Education.
(B)
A review under this subdivision (a)(2) shall occur at the beginning of each fall semester.
(b)
A policy developed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be published in the student handbook of the state-supported institution of higher education and on the website of the state-supported institution of higher education.
(c)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop rules to implement this section.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 69,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1963, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1962, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2007, No. 50, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-132 - Academic advising on transferability of coursework

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Academic advising is an important service provided to students;
(2)
The Arkansas Course Transfer System is an important tool for the advising process that is to be used by professors and advising staff to improve graduation rates; and
(3)
Freshmen should be advised of the importance of academic advising, the availability of the Arkansas Course Transfer System, and how to use the Arkansas Course Transfer System.
(b)
Each public institution of higher education shall inform each student at registration as to how the Arkansas Course Transfer System can be used to assist the student to understand which course will transfer to another public institution of higher education.
(c)
The information provided to the student under this section shall help the student use the Arkansas Course Transfer System to determine which public institutions of higher education accept various courses for transfer.
Acts 2007, No. 472, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-134 - Associate of applied science degree - Mathematics requirement

(a)
An applicable and appropriate nonremedial mathematics course is:
(1)
An Arkansas Course Transfer System mathematics course with the "MATH" prefix;
(2)
Applied mathematics; or
(3)
A nonremedial mathematics course that satisfies the mathematics component of the associate of applied science degree and has been approved by the:
(A)
State-supported institution of higher education offering the associate of applied science degree through the academic review process; and
(B)
Division of Higher Education.
(b)
Beginning July 2011, state-supported institutions of higher education shall require a college-level nonremedial mathematics course for an associate of applied science degree.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1965, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 1197, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-135 - False academic credential - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "false academic credential" means a document that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of an academic or professional course of study at the postsecondary level that results in the awarding of a certificate, degree, or rank that is issued by an individual or institution that is not:
(1)
Certified under §
6-61-301
; or
(2)
Exempt from certification under §
6-61-301
.
(b)
A person shall not knowingly use a false academic credential for the purpose of:
(1)
Obtaining:
(A)
Employment;
(B)
A license or certificate to practice a trade, profession, or occupation;
(C)
A promotion, compensation, or other benefit from an employer;
(D)
Admission to an institution of higher education; or
(E)
A position in government with authority over another person; or
(2)
Promoting or introducing oneself to others in any oral or written communication as having attained an academic title or a level of academic achievement.
(c)
A person who violates this section may be convicted of a Class B misdemeanor and fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 2011, No. 205, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-136 - Establishment of an accrediting agency

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual shall not establish or operate an accrediting agency for institutions of higher education in this state without recognition by the United States Department of Education.
(b)
This section does not apply to an accrediting agency that:
(1)
Accredits only schools operated solely to provide programs of study that prepare students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in the categories of ministry, counseling, theology, education administration, music, fine arts, or media communications;
(2)
Accredits only institutions whose names include a religious modifier or the name of a religious patriarch, saint, religious person, or symbol of the church;
(3)
Accredits only institutions whose degree titles include a religious modifier that:
(A)
Immediately precedes or is included within any of the following degrees:
(i)
Associate of Arts;
(ii)
Associate of Science;
(iii)
Bachelor of Arts;
(iv)
Bachelor of Science;
(v)
Master of Arts;
(vi)
Master of Science;
(vii)
Doctor of Philosophy; or
(viii)
Doctor of Education; and
(B)
Is placed on the title line of the degree, on the transcript, and whenever the title of the degree appears in official school documents or publications; and
(4)
Does not accredit any institution that receives federal funding.
(c)
An institution accredited under subsection (b) of this section shall:
(1)
Notify students in writing that courses completed and a degree obtained at the institution are not transferable to an institution of higher education accredited through the United States Department of Education; and
(2)
(A)
Obtain the student's signature acknowledging that the student has been informed and understands the notification.
(B)
The institution shall maintain the acknowledgment signed by the student as part of the student's record.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 971,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2011, No. 205, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-137 - Presentation of expenditure data by state-supported institutions of higher education - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "expenditure data" means information regarding the spending of public funds that adequately identifies the purpose, amount, payor, and vendor, if such disclosure is permissible under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., and federal laws or regulations.
(2)
"Expenditure data" does not include expenses of pending litigation.
(b)
A state-supported institution of higher education shall present expenditure data on a website operated by the state-supported institution of higher education.
(c)
The website shall:
(1)
Be updated on a regular basis to present expenditure data for the current fiscal year and prior year's annual expenditures, starting with the 2013 fiscal year; and
(2)
Retain expenditure data for each state fiscal year, starting with the 2013 fiscal year, until ten (10) years of expenditure data are available, after which the website shall retain at least ten (10) years of expenditure data.
(d)
(1)
The Division of Higher Education:
(A)
May promulgate rules necessary to implement this section; and
(B)
Shall develop internal guidelines necessary to implement this section.
(2)
The division shall consult with the state-supported institutions of higher education in developing rules and internal guidelines necessary to implement this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1966, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 1163, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-138 - Posthumous degrees

(a)
Each institution of higher education is encouraged to establish a process for awarding a posthumous degree to a student who has died while enrolled in a degree program at the institution of higher education.
(b)
A process established by an institution of higher education may include without limitation consideration of the student's:
(1)
Level of completion in his or her degree program;
(2)
Academic status; and
(3)
Personal factors, such as circumstances of death.
(c)
The institution of higher education or the parent of a student who died while enrolled in a degree program at an institution of higher education may initiate the process by requesting that a posthumous degree be awarded on the student's behalf.
Acts 2011, No. 1239, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-139 - Emergency or security records or information - Disclosure exempted

The following records or other information is confidential and not subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.:
(1)
Records or other information of a state-supported institution of higher education that upon disclosure could reasonably be expected to be detrimental to the public safety, including records or other information concerning emergency or security plans, procedures, risk assessments, studies, measures, or systems; and
(2)
Records or other information relating to the number of licensed security officers, certified law enforcement officers, or other security personnel employed by or contracting with a state-supported institution of higher education, as well as any personal information about those individuals.
Added by Act 2017, No. 541,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-140 - Panic button alert systems

(a)
Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, a state-supported institution of higher education may offer to its students, employees, and other personnel a panic button alert system that:
(1)
Connects the user in real time with designated individuals, with the ability of contacting a live 911 operator;
(2)
(A)
Directly integrates into the existing statewide Smart911 system.
(B)
The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a state-supported institution of higher education to geo-fence the campus and provide the Global Positioning System (GPS) location to assist emergency responders by automatically displaying during a 911 call;
(3)
Is available for use on and off campus as a smartphone application and has a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers or automatic alert features in the event the user is unable to respond; and
(4)
Has geo-tracking capability that can determine the location and movements of the person who engaged the panic button alert system.
(b)
A state-supported institution of higher education may provide information to its students, employees, and other personnel to educate the students, employees, and other personnel on:
(1)
The use of the panic button alert system; and
(2)
How and where to obtain the panic button alert system.
Added by Act 2017, No. 984,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-141 - Duplication of services

An institution of higher education that has its main campus, satellite campus, or center located within a twenty-five-mile radius of another main campus of an institution of higher education shall enter into a written agreement with that institution of higher education that shall address duplication of services between the institutions of higher education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 873,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-142 - Transcripts

A public college or university shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a paper transcript or an electronic transcript as defined under §
6-80-107
to a youth in foster care or a certified unaccompanied homeless youth under §
9-25-106
if he or she is not in financial debt to the public college or university.
Added by Act 2023, No. 506,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-143) › Section 6-61-143 - Discrimination based on natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle in higher education prohibited - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle" includes without limitation afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrow braids, Bantu knots, curls, and hair styled to protect hair texture or for cultural significance.
(b)
A state-supported two-year or four-year institution of higher education shall not discriminate against a student based upon the student's natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.
Added by Act 2023, No. 514,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Act 2023, No. 514provides that this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act".
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-203 - Director and staff - Funds - Central office

(a)
(1)
(A)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall appoint a director through a search and selection process that includes substantial input, review, and recommendation from the Presidents Council, subject to confirmation by the Governor.
(B)
The Director of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(C)
The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Education.
(2)
(A)
The director and other staff employed by the board shall demonstrate competence in the field of institutional management or agency management, institutional finance, financial aid, or institutional research.
(B)
The director shall exhibit advanced coordination and communication skills.
(C)
The duties of staff employed by the board shall include without limitation:
(i)
Working with institutions of higher education to identify, develop, and maintain best practice strategies for human resource management;
(ii)
Providing labor market salary surveys as needed; and
(iii)
Establishing and maintaining the position pools authorized in §
6-63-319
.
(b)
The salary of the director and other members of the staff employed by the board or the Department of Education shall be comparable to the positions requiring similar qualifications and experience.
(c)
The staff of the board shall be under the direction and supervision of the director.
(d)
The board shall be provided sufficient operating funds to enable it to carry out adequately the programs and functions assigned to the Division of Higher Education.
(e)
The central office of the division shall be maintained in Little Rock.
(f)
(1)
The board shall evaluate the director annually.
(2)
The council shall provide an evaluation report of the division and the director to the board at least annually.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 778,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1967, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 533,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4923; Acts 1997, No. 1114, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-204 - Advisory committees and councils

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Presidents Council are authorized to establish advisory committees and councils as may be deemed necessary for the effective development and coordination of higher education in this state.
(b)
(1)
The Presidents Council shall be composed of all presidents and chancellors of public two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
(2)
The Presidents Council shall meet at least quarterly.
(3)
The Presidents Council shall serve in a strong advisory capacity to the Director of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the board.
(4)
All board items must be reviewed by the Presidents Council prior to being placed on the board's agenda.
(c)
(1)
(A)
There is created the Executive Council, which shall be selected by the Presidents Council from its membership.
(B)
The Executive Council shall consist of four (4) members from two-year campuses and four (4) members from four-year campuses.
(2)
Executive Council members shall serve for staggered terms of two (2) years.
(3)
The Executive Council shall elect officers as it deems necessary.
(4)
The Executive Council shall meet at least monthly, or more frequently as needed, with the director and senior staff.
(5)
(A)
All items to be considered as board agenda items must be reviewed by the Executive Council before being placed on any board agenda.
(B)
In the event that the director and staff shall not be in agreement with the Executive Council on a matter to be considered by the board, the Executive Council's recommendation will be placed on the board agenda automatically for a presentation and explanation of the Executive Council's position. The board will then make a decision based on both positions.
(d)
(1)
(A)
A working committee structure shall be established involving the Presidents Council or its designees.
(B)
Examples of possible committees include but are not limited to accountability, graduate studies, undergraduate studies, workforce development, continuing education, and finance and funding.
(2)
The committees shall make recommendations to the Presidents Council and the director when policy or funding issues are to be decided.
(3)
The Division of Higher Education employees shall staff each committee.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1968, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 24; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4924; Acts 1997, No. 1114, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-205 - Master plan

(a)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to accept responsibility for continuous master planning.
(b)
The board shall involve a broadly representative advisory committee in the development of a comprehensive master plan for all of postsecondary education and shall continually use the committee to keep the master plan updated.
(c)
This plan shall include all senior colleges and universities which are state supported, community colleges, branches of state-supported institutions, independent or private colleges and universities, proprietary institutions, and postsecondary efforts of area vocational-technical schools.
(d)
Broad citizen participation shall be sought by the board in the development of this plan.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-206 - Studies, surveys, evaluations, etc

In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty:
(1)
To conduct or cause to be made such studies, surveys, and evaluations of postsecondary education as the board believes necessary to carry out its duties, to include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Studies of:
(i)
Space utilization and development of guidelines for space utilization;
(ii)
Manpower needs and their implications for program development; and
(iii)
Programs for purposes of identifying and reducing unnecessary program duplication and identifying needs for new programs;
(B)
Analysis of:
(i)
Class size, faculty loads, and cost of instruction, sabbatical leave, and other fringe benefits; and
(ii)
Enrollments, extension programs, sources of students, and retention of students; and
(C)
Advise institutions of plans and needed improvements; and
(2)
To conduct continuing studies as to public universities and colleges in all matters affecting these institutions and from time to time submit recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and each institution of higher education based upon its findings, together with recommended plans for implementing such recommendations.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1979, No. 820; § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-207 - Role and scope designations

(a)
(1)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to establish, in consultation with college and university personnel, appropriate role and scope designations within which boards of trustees must operate the institution or institutions under their jurisdiction.
(2)
The board shall establish such role and scope designations by January 1, 1990. The designations may be changed at any time as determined by the board. They shall be fully reviewed at least one (1) time every five (5) years.
(3)
Prior to their establishment of or making a change in role and scope designations, the board shall carefully study the change in consultation with institutional personnel, announce the intent to consider a change, and publicly reveal the change that is being proposed at a regular quarterly meeting, with the vote to come no sooner than the next regular quarterly meeting.
(b)
To assist the board and the Division of Higher Education in their effort to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas that addresses and responds to the changing economic needs of the state and the new economy, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall provide the division a list of the state's overall and regional economic development goals within ten (10) days of August 12, 2005, and by September 1 of each year thereafter.
(c)
(1)
The division may retain the services of consultants or other experts as may be necessary to carry out the review, and the division staff shall work directly with the consultants to handle the logistics of needed discussion groups, meeting minutes, and recommendation dissemination.
(2)
The review process shall include an opportunity for institutions to provide input, as well as a time for public and business comment.
(3)
Upon completion of the review, the division shall provide a report regarding its findings to the board, the Governor, the cochairs of the Legislative Council, and the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research.
(4)
The requirements for a review under this section shall be contingent upon the appropriation and availability of funding for that purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1969, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904; Acts 1989, No. 397, § 1; 2005, No. 502, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-208 - New units of instruction, research, and public service - Definition

(a)
(1)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to request, receive, evaluate, and approve proposals for all new units of instruction, research, and public service, consistent with established role and scope designations which have been approved by the board of trustees and the president of an institution, and to determine, based upon established policies, whether new units of instruction, research, or public service are justified.
(2)
(A)
"Established policies" as used in this subsection means a written statement developed by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board in consultation with and upon the advice of representatives of each of the state's institutions of higher education which shall set forth the relevant criteria which a proposal for a new unit of instruction must meet before its establishment by an institution is justified.
(B)
(i)
The term "new unit of instruction, research, or public service" used in this subsection includes establishment of a college, school, division, institute, center, department, new curricula, majors leading to a new degree program, or an extension service not presently included in the program of the institution.
(ii)
The term does not include reasonable and moderate extensions, as defined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, of existing curricular research or public service programs which have a direct relationship to existing programs at the several public institutions of higher education.
(b)
General revenues appropriated by the General Assembly shall not be expended for new programs that have not been recommended by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904; Acts 1989, No. 397, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-209 - Budgets

In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)
(A)
To review, evaluate, and coordinate budget requests for the state-supported universities and colleges and present to the General Assembly and to the Governor prior to each regular session of the General Assembly a single budget report containing the recommendations for separate appropriations to each of the respective institutions.
(B)
The recommendations will be consistent with a comprehensive master plan of postsecondary education in Arkansas as developed by the board.
(C)
The recommendations, insofar as possible, will be based upon standard techniques of objective measurement of need and unit cost figures arrived at through comparative data secured from the several institutions.
(D)
Specific needs of institutions based upon existing programs and deficiencies will be given consideration; and
(2)
(A)
To develop, in conjunction with the institutions of higher education, the Governor, and the Legislative Council, a single set of budget forms which will be utilized by all parties in making requests and recommendations for the funding of state-supported colleges and universities.
(B)
The forms and process will require that the total income and expenditures of each institution must be considered in the request process.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1979, No. 820, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-210 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 697, § 1; 2009, No. 962, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-212 - State agency for federal programs

In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to serve as the state agency of this state for such federal programs which can most appropriately be administered by it.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-213 - Administration of trusts, endowments, etc

(a)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to provide administrative assistance in accordance with terms agreed upon by both the Division of Higher Education and parties establishing trusts, endowments, or otherwise providing funds in support of scholarships, research, or other educational activities at Arkansas institutions of higher education.
(b)
The division is not authorized to be the custodian of, or to in any way participate in, the financial management of trusts, endowments, or other funds established for purposes of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §
6-61-212
, §§
6-61-214
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
(c)
(1)
The assistance of the division is limited to administrative support in the allocation or awarding of funds to be disbursed by the donor or a properly authorized trustee.
(2)
The division is authorized to supplement administrative costs for such assistance by charging a minimal administrative fee acceptable to the division and the parties establishing the endowments or providing the funds.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; 1985, No. 565, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-214 - Review of existing degree programs - Minimum standards

(a)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to establish minimum standards of quality and cost effectiveness and review each existing academic degree program in the state institutions of higher education at least every ten (10) years but no more frequently than every seven (7) years.
(b)
(1)
Such programs shall either be certified as having met established standards or placed on two-year probationary status.
(2)
During the probationary period, at the request of the institution, the board shall provide guidance to the institutions in an attempt to qualify the programs to meet the minimum standards for quality and cost effectiveness.
(c)
At the end of the two-year period, the board shall make recommendations to the institutions, the Governor, and the General Assembly concerning the continuation, termination, or extended probation of the program.
(d)
General revenues shall not be expended for operation of degree programs beyond the deadline set by the board without the specific approval of the General Assembly. The deadline shall coincide with the end of the biennium.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904; Acts 1989, No. 397, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-215 - Student tuition and fees - Reporting

Annually, by July 1, the Division of Higher Education shall report the tuition and mandatory fees charged to students, including all changes to tuition and mandatory fees, for each state-supported institution of higher education to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1970, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 700,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-216 - Transfer students

(a)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to develop, with the assistance of institutional advisory committees, policies for transfer students from community colleges to senior institutions, for transfer of students among institutions of the same type, and for transfer of students from vocational and technical schools to other institutions.
(b)
These policies should be a part of the comprehensive master plan and should receive review from appropriate citizens throughout the state prior to adoption by the board for their recommendation to the boards of trustees of institutions.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-217 - Minimum core courses for college and career prep

(a)
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to ensure an orderly and effective development of each state-supported institution of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, after consultation with the State Board of Education, shall identify a minimum core of high school courses recommended for preparation for college.
(b)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall deem a career-ready pathway to a diploma to be equivalent to a standard high school diploma.
(c)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall communicate this information at least annually to public school superintendents, who shall make copies available each year to public school students enrolled in grades seven through twelve (7-12).
(d)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may revise the list of high school courses from time to time, as needed.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 55, eff. 3/8/2023.
Acts 1989, No. 98, § 1; 2011, No. 981, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-218 - Minimum college core - Transferability

To promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the state-supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish in consultation with state-supported institutions of higher education a minimum core of courses which shall apply toward the general education core curriculum requirements for associate and baccalaureate degrees at state-supported institutions of higher education and which shall be fully transferable among all state-supported institutions of higher education.
Acts 1989, No. 98, § 2; 2011, No. 747, § 1.