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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 20 - FINANCES (§§ 6-20-101 — 6-20-2704) › Subchapter 27 - TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-20-2701 — 6-20-2704) › Section 6-20-2703 - Department of Education - Duties - Reports

(a)
The Department of Education shall:
(1)
Develop a modernization grant application and application procedures for the Transportation Modernization Grant Program, including defining which public school districts are rural and remote, that require a grant applicant to explain how the grant applicant would use grant moneys to:
(A)
Improve access to transportation for students attending a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or a licensed childcare center serving publicly funded students; and
(B)
Support transportation innovations and efficiency solutions;
(2)
Make final grant determinations and awards; and
(3)
Submit an interim report by December 15, 2023, and a final report by June 30, 2024, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State.
(b)
The reports required under subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall provide and describe:
(1)
The best practices used by grant recipients to transport students to public school districts, open-enrollment public charter schools, or licensed childcare centers serving publicly funded students who are located outside of traditional attendance boundaries;
(2)
A list of the grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of the grants; and
(3)
The number of children impacted per grant recipient.
(c)
The department may retain up to five percent (5%) of appropriated moneys to administer the program.
(d)
The department shall distribute the modernization grant moneys based on:
(1)
Demand;
(2)
The most innovative solutions proposed; and
(3)
Other relevant criteria as determined by the department.
(e)
(1)
At least twenty-five percent (25%) of grants under this subchapter shall be awarded to support rural and remote public school districts.
(2)
Subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall not apply if an insufficient number of proposals from qualified rural and remote public school districts is submitted.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 44, eff. 3/8/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 20 - FINANCES (§§ 6-20-101 — 6-20-2704) › Subchapter 27 - TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-20-2701 — 6-20-2704) › Section 6-20-2704 - Transportation Modernization Grant Program grants

The Transportation Modernization Grant Program grants shall be used for the following purposes without limitation:
(1)
Transportation resource sharing with neighboring public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools;
(2)
Developing or contracting with rideshare programs or engaging neighborhood carpool strategies;
(3)
Developing options for reducing costs and improving efficiencies, including without limitation exploring the use of fleet vehicles or using technology to lead to more efficient routing;
(4)
Developing options to address personnel shortages or challenges;
(5)
(A)
Funding in lieu of grants given to parents.
(B)
(i)
A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school that uses funding in lieu of grants given to parents under subdivision (5)(A) of this section shall give priority to enrolled students who:
(a)
Meet the economic eligibility requirements established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
42 U.S.C. § 1771
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2023, and National School Lunch Act,
42 U.S.C. § 1751
, as in effect on January 1, 2023, for free or reduced-price lunches; and
(b)
Are attending a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school through open enrollment, if such information is available.
(ii)
A student who attends a school participating in a community eligibility program is eligible under subdivision (5)(A) of this section;
(6)
Partnering with school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools and licensed childcare facilities that accept publicly funded students to reevaluate bus routes to decrease ride time for students, with a priority on routes serving elementary and middle school grades;
(7)
Developing collaborations with public schools, early childhood care and education programs, and community partners to identify solutions to ensure students' safe and effective passage to school and early childhood care and education programs; and
(8)
Other relevant grant activities as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 44, eff. 3/8/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-101 - Authority to permit use of public school buildings for community purposes

(a)
The General Assembly finds that the use of a public school facility under this section:
(1)
Promotes the education, health, and well-being of the communities where schools are located; and
(2)
Is an intended purpose for the use of school property under Arkansas Constitution, Article 14, § 2.
(b)
(1)
The board of directors of a school district may permit members of the community to use land or public school facilities owned or operated by the school district for a community purpose, including without limitation:
(A)
A social event;
(B)
A civic event;
(C)
Recreation;
(D)
Health and wellness activities; and
(E)
A lawful meeting of the citizens of the community.
(2)
Community activities permitted at school facilities or on school land shall not interfere with an instructional day at the school where the community activities are held.
(c)
To offset the cost of community use of school land or a public school facility, a school district may:
(1)
Charge a fee;
(2)
Accept gifts, grants, and donations from private sources, from municipal and county governments, from the state, and from the United States Government; or
(3)
Enter into a joint use agreement with a public agency, public entity, private entity, or nonprofit organization for shared use and responsibility of the school land or public school facility.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1507,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 174; Pope's Dig., § 11616; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-102 - Donation of laboratory equipment seized under drug paraphernalia law

Any triple-beam balance or analytical balance or other laboratory equipment seized under Arkansas's drug paraphernalia law, or any other law, may be donated by the seizing authority to any public school in this state.
Acts 1991, No. 272, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-103 - Authority to contract for military training equipment - Costs

(a)
Each school district board of directors in the State of Arkansas shall have authority:
(1)
To enter into contracts for the use of property and equipment for military training purposes;
(2)
To enter into any mutually agreeable contract incidental thereto as may be required by federal law or regulations of the United States Secretary of the Army, the United States Secretary of the Navy, or the United States Secretary of the Air Force, or other federal officer or agency, for the care and safekeeping of the property and equipment, or for similar purposes; and
(3)
To make reimbursement for the property and equipment.
(b)
(1)
The cost of any bonds or security and reimbursements shall be paid from funds available for the operation of the school district.
(2)
This includes, but is not limited to, the authority to obligate any funds available, whether by appropriation or otherwise, for the purpose of executing bonds to secure the safekeeping and return of United States Government property issued in connection with military training purposes.
Acts 1955, No. 176, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3317.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-104 - Distribution of surplus commodities in school lunch program

Upon the request of the State Board of Education and with the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Finance and Administration may administer the program of distribution of surplus commodities in the school lunch program under such arrangements with respect to the employment of personnel and the payment of the salaries of personnel, and maintenance, as may be mutually agreeable with the agencies above mentioned.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3368, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 542, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-131.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-105 - Braille and large print textbooks

(a)
It is declared to be the duty of the Arkansas School for the Blind to provide braille and large print textbooks for blind and visually impaired students attending public schools in this state.
(b)
The superintendents of school districts shall make application to the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind for textbooks of braille and large print when students in school districts qualify for such books and the requested textbooks are required for other students in the district.
(c)
(1)
The Arkansas School for the Blind may use funds from the School for the Blind Fund Account for costs associated with providing braille and large print textbooks as authorized under this section.
(2)
If funding allows and a need is present, the Arkansas School for the Blind may use funds from the School for the Blind Fund Account to purchase electronic textbooks, adaptive technology, and library media.
(d)
(1)
The State Board of Education shall make reasonable rules regarding moneys appropriated for the purchase of braille and large print textbooks.
(2)
The state board may negotiate directly with publishers of braille and large print textbooks for the purchase of braille and large print textbooks.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 869,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 249, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1768, 80-1769.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-107 - Official computer use policy - Definitions

(a)
(1)
The board of directors of each school district in this state shall develop and adopt a written policy concerning student and staff use of computers owned by the school district.
(2)
The written policy shall state that a system to prevent computer users from accessing material harmful to minors shall be established and maintained for all public access computers in the school district. The policy shall be implemented by August 1, 2001.
(b)
The written policy shall include provisions for administration of punishment of students for violations of the policy with stiffer penalties for repeat offenders, and the same shall be incorporated into the school district's written student discipline policy.
(c)
Students shall sign a computer-use agreement form outlining proper and improper use of public access computers before being allowed to access the computer equipment.
(d)
For purposes of this section:
(1)
"Harmful to minors" has the same meaning as prescribed in §
5-68-501
; and
(2)
"Public access computer" means a computer that:
(A)
Is located in a public school or public library;
(B)
Is accessible by a minor; and
(C)
Is connected to any computer communication system such as, but not limited to, what is commonly known as the internet.
Acts 1997, No. 801, § 1; 2001, No. 912, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-109 - Rules governing public works projects - Definition

(a)
The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, after consulting with the Building Authority Division and any other entities, shall establish rules applicable to public educational entities for all public works projects when the public educational entity uses its own employees or acts as a general contractor.
(b)
(1)
As used in this section, "public educational entities" means Arkansas public school districts, public charter schools, education service cooperatives, or any publicly supported entity having supervision over public educational entities.
(2)
"Public educational entities" does not include institutions of higher education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6054, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1204, § 1; 2007, No. 186, § 1; 2007, No. 617, § 25; 2009, No. 1472, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-110 - Rules governing disposition of school property - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Immediate family member" means an individual's spouse, children of the individual or spouse, a child's spouse, parents of the individual or the spouse, brothers and sisters of the individual, anyone living or residing in the same residence or household with the individual or the spouse, and anyone acting or serving as an agent of the individual; and
(2)
(A)
"Public educational entities" means Arkansas public school districts, public charter schools, education service cooperatives, or any publicly supported entity having supervision over public educational entities.
(B)
"Public educational entities" does not include institutions of higher education.
(b)
It is hereby declared against public policy and prohibited for any public educational entity to give, donate, or transfer without adequate market value consideration any public property to administrators, board members, or employees of the public educational entity, or immediate family members of any of these individuals.
(c)
Public educational entities are prohibited from giving public property having a value of over one hundred dollars ($100) to leaving or retiring board members, administrators, employees, or members of their immediate family.
(d)
Unless specifically mandated by law or court order, public educational entities are prohibited from retroactively raising the salary, granting stipends, or providing other compensation for an administrator beyond the current fiscal year.
(e)
The State Board of Education shall establish rules consistent with the provisions of this section regarding the disposition of public property by public educational entities.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 301, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1224, § 1; 2007, No. 617, § 26.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-111 - Appropriate computer usage for minors - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Harmful to minors" means that quality of any description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse when the material or performance, taken as a whole, has the following characteristics:
(A)
The average person eighteen (18) years of age or older applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex to minors;
(B)
The average person eighteen (18) years of age or older applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance depicts or describes nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse in a manner that is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable for minors; and
(C)
The material or performance lacks serious literary, scientific, medical, artistic, or political value for minors; and
(2)
"Public access computer" means a computer that:
(A)
Is located in a public school;
(B)
Is frequently or regularly used directly by a minor; and
(C)
Is connected to any computer communication system.
(b)
A public school that provides a public access computer shall equip the computer with technology that seeks to prevent minors from gaining access to material that is harmful to minors or obtain internet connectivity from an internet service provider that provides filter services to limit access to material that is harmful to minors. Standards and rules for the enforcement of this subsection shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education.
(c)
A school district board of directors by a majority vote and after an opportunity for a notice and comment period of at least thirty (30) calendar days may vote to exclude the public schools under its authority from the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
Acts 2001, No. 1533, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-115 - Name of division - Operation - Director

(a)
The division established under §
6-21-112
within the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be known as the "Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation".
(b)
(1)
The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall operate under the direction, control, and supervision of the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.
(2)
The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall not operate under the direction, control, and supervision of the State Board of Education.
(c)
The Director of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall be selected by the commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1726, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1672, § 5; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 32, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 33, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-116 - Tornado shelter construction

(a)
All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds.
(b)
(1)
School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(2)
School districts may apply for grant funds to assist in the construction of a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area in new public school facilities.
(3)
In calculating the amount of state financial participation in a facilities project that includes a tornado shelter or designated reinforced area, the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall deduct from the project cost the total amount of grant funds received by the school district for the shelter or area.
(c)
Facilities constructed under this section will be subject to review under §
6-20-1407
.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 420,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2007, No. 1584, § 1; 2009, No. 1473, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-117 - Leased academic facilities

An academic facility leased by a school district shall:
(1)
Not be entitled to facilities program funding under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, §
6-20-2501
et seq.;
(2)
Conform to the school facility standards defined in the Arkansas School Facility Manual;
(3)
Be inspected by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to ensure that the facility complies with required academic facility standards before the execution of a lease or a renewal of an existing lease;
(4)
Be eligible for a waiver commensurate with the Arkansas School Facility Manual granted by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation; and
(5)
Be exempt from the academic facility standards for the duration of the replacement of an academic facility that is lost due to a catastrophic event if the leased academic facility is used solely for the purpose of providing an academic facility.
Acts 2009, No. 1473, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-118 - Taxation of public school buildings - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "public school buildings" includes:
(1)
School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and
(2)
Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school.
(b)
A public school building is exempt from taxation under Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5, whether the public school building is:
(1)
Owned by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school;
(2)
(A)
Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on a lease-purchase agreement.
(B)
In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, a lessor shall file the lease-purchase agreement with the county recorder.
(C)
If the lease-purchase agreement that is required to be filed with the county recorder under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section is terminated, the lessor shall pay the last three (3) years of property tax due on the public school building; or
(3)
(A)
Leased by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school on any other lease agreement for an amount below fair market value.
(B)
In order to be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, a lessor shall present evidence to the county assessor that:
(i)
The lease agreement is for an amount below fair market value; and
(ii)
The difference between the amount of the lease agreement and fair market value is equal to or greater than the amount that would have been collected in taxes on the public school building if the public school building had not been exempt from taxation under this section.
(C)
(i)
If the county assessor determines that the lease agreement does not meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section, the lessor may appeal the determination to the county court under §
14-14-1105
.
(ii)
An appeal from a decision of the county court may be made to the circuit court.
(c)
The lessor shall notify the county assessor if the public school building no longer meets the requirements under subdivision (b)(2) or subdivision (b)(3) of this section.
Added by Act 2017, No. 943,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-121) › Section 6-21-121 - Exterior school doors to be closed and locked

All public and private schools and all educational institutions shall keep all exterior doors closed and locked during school hours with the exception of transition times.
Added by Act 2023, No. 787,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-201 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Equal Access Act".
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1918.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Meeting" includes those activities of student groups that are permitted under a school's limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum, including, but not limited to, student-planned graduation ceremonies and student-planned pregame activities at sports events;
(2)
"Noninstructional time" means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends;
(3)
"School endorsement" means that a school official or employee approves or selects a speaker or approves, selects, or writes any content of the speech. Student-initiated meetings limited to student speech with content-neutral guidelines shall not constitute school endorsement;
(4)
"Secondary school" means a public school that provides secondary education as determined by law; and
(5)
"Sponsorship" includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting. The assignment of a teacher, administrator, or other school employee to a meeting for custodial purposes does not constitute sponsorship of the meeting.
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1920; Acts 1993, No. 988, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-203 - Construction

(a)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the State of Arkansas or a political subdivision thereof:
(1)
To influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity;
(2)
To require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity;
(3)
To expend public funds beyond the incidental cost of providing the space for student-initiated meetings;
(4)
To compel any school agent or employee to attend a school meeting if the content of the speech at the meeting is contrary to the beliefs of the agent or employee;
(5)
To sanction meetings that are otherwise unlawful;
(6)
To limit the rights of groups of students which are not of a specified numerical size; or
(7)
To abridge the constitutional rights of any person.
(b)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the school, its agents, or its employees to maintain order and discipline on school premises, to protect the well-being of students and faculty, and to assure that attendance of students at meetings is voluntary.
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-204 - Prohibition of denial of equal access

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any public secondary school that receives state financial assistance and that has a limited open forum to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or to discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at the meeting.
(b)
Each school district may develop a procedure to notify, in writing, all students and their parents of the provisions of this subchapter and to document the receipt of that notice.
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1919; Acts 1993, No. 988, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-205 - Limited open forum

A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one (1) or more noncurriculum-related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time.
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 2 - EQUAL ACCESS ACT (§§ 6-21-201 — 6-21-206) › Section 6-21-206 - Fair opportunity

Schools shall be deemed to offer a fair opportunity to students who wish to conduct a meeting within its limited open forum if such school uniformly provides that:
(1)
The meeting is voluntary and student-initiated;
(2)
There is no sponsorship of the meeting by the school, the government, or its agents or its employees;
(3)
Employees or agents of the school or government are present at religious meetings only in a nonparticipatory capacity;
(4)
The meeting does not materially and substantially interfere with the orderly conduct of educational activities within the school; and
(5)
Non-school persons may not direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend activities of student groups.
Acts 1985, No. 792, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Commodities" means all supplies, goods, material, equipment, machinery, facilities, personal property, and services, other than personal and professional services, purchased for or on behalf of the school district;
(2)
"Open market purchases" means those purchases of commodities by any purchasing official in which competitive bidding is not required;
(3)
"Purchase" means and includes not only the outright purchase of a commodity but also the acquisition of commodities under rental-purchase agreements, lease-purchase agreements, or any other type of agreements whereby the school district has an option to buy the commodity and to apply the rental payments on the purchase price thereof;
(4)
"Purchase price" means the full sale or bid price of any commodity without any allowance for trade-in; and
(5)
"Purchasing official" means the board of directors of any school district or a lawfully designated agent of the school district with authority to contract or make purchases on behalf of the school district.
Acts 1983, No. 639, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-551; Acts 1993, No. 896, § 1; 1997, No. 820, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-302 - Penalty

A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1983, No. 639, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-555.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-303 - Rules

(a)
The board of directors of each school district shall prescribe the method of soliciting bids and may adopt other rules governing the procurement of commodities.
(b)
(1)
(A)
Each school district, according to its established reimbursement policy, shall provide to each prekindergarten through sixth grade (preK-6) teacher in each fiscal year for use by that teacher in his or her classroom or for class activities the greater of:
(i)
Twenty dollars ($20.00) per student enrolled in the teacher's class for more than fifty percent (50%) of the school day at the end of the first three (3) months of the school year; or
(ii)
Five hundred dollars ($500) for the teacher to apply toward the purchase of related commodities.
(B)
The teacher shall provide to the school district a receipt documenting any purchase.
(2)
The board of directors of each school district shall adopt reasonable procedures for teachers to draw from or be reimbursed from the discretionary fund pursuant to this subsection.
(c)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may grant a waiver of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if a school district requests a waiver and the school district is in fiscal distress.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1727, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 639, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-554; Acts 2001, No. 1687, § 1; 2003, No. 756, § 1; 2005, No. 1192, § 1; 2007, No. 1573, § 61.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-305 - Exemptions from bidding requirements

(a)
The following commodities may be purchased without soliciting bids:
(1)
(A)
Commodities in instances of an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency.
(B)
Provided, no emergency purchase shall be approved by the superintendent unless a statement in writing shall be attached to the purchase order describing the emergency necessitating the purchase of the commodity without competitive bidding;
(2)
Commodities available only from the United States Government;
(3)
Utility services, the rates for which are subject to regulation by a state agency or a federal regulatory agency;
(4)
With the exception of used school buses, used equipment and machinery; and
(5)
Commodities available only from a single source.
(b)
However, the purchasing official must determine in writing that it is not practicable to use other than the required or designated commodity or service, and a copy of this statement shall be attached to the purchase order.
Acts 1983, No. 639, § 3; 1985, No. 1030, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-553; Acts 1993, No. 896, § 3; 1997, No. 820, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-306 - Used school bus - Defined - Purchase

(a)
(1)
For the purposes of this section, a school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin.
(2)
If the body of the school bus is installed by an entity other than the manufacturer of the chassis, the school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin issued by the entity that installed the body on the chassis.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, used school buses purchased by public school districts in this state shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director nor any competitive bidding procedures prescribed by law.
Acts 1997, No. 1344, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 3 - ACQUISITION OF COMMODITIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-21-301 — 6-21-307) › Section 6-21-307 - Motor vehicles

A school district may purchase a new motor vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act, §
23-112-101
et seq., if the purchase price of the motor vehicle does not exceed the fleet price awarded by the Office of State Procurement and in effect at the time the school district submits the purchase order for the same make and model motor vehicle.
Added by Act 2017, No. 442,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Free Textbook Act of 1975".
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1701.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-402 - Definition

As used in this subchapter, "instructional materials" means:
(1)
Traditional books, textbooks, and trade books in printed and bound form;
(2)
Activity-oriented programs that may include:
(A)
Manipulatives;
(B)
Hand-held calculators; or
(C)
Other hands-on material; and
(3)
Technology-based materials that require the use of electronic equipment in order to be used in the learning process.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1702; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 1; 1995, No. 605, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-403 - Requirements generally - Definition

(a)
Public school districts shall provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials, for all pupils attending the public schools of this state in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), inclusive, in all subjects taught in those grades, without cost to the pupils.
(b)
School districts may select their own instructional materials, including the equipment needed to access the instructional materials.
(c)
Materials purchased with state funds shall be consistent with the Arkansas Academic Content Standards and educational goals established by the State Board of Education.
(d)
(1)
(A)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor to ensure that all school districts in Arkansas comply with this section.
(B)
The division shall report in the annual school performance report a school district that fails to provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials.
(2)
The state board, through the division, may promulgate rules as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
(e)
(1)
As used in this subsection, "person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a company, or an association.
(2)
A person who operates in this state shall not charge a school district a price for instructional materials that exceeds the lowest contracted price currently bid in another state on the same product.
(3)
A person shall sell instructional materials at the same price to all school districts in the state and must guarantee the price for the remainder of the school year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 53, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 52, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1729, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, §§ 2, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1702, 80-1703; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 2; 1995, No. 605, § 2; 2007, No. 1199, § 1; 2007, No. 1577, § 1; 2011, No. 288, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-404 - Duties of the State Board of Education generally

(a)
The State Board of Education may:
(1)
Make rules to implement this subchapter;
(2)
Require reports from school districts on the use and distribution of these items; and
(3)
Do whatever else may be necessary for the general welfare of the public school instructional materials system in order to acquire the items at the lowest possible cost.
(b)
The powers enumerated in this section are cumulative and not restrictive.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 302, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1717; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 3; 1995, No. 605, § 3; 1997, No. 333, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 4; 1983, No. 426, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1704; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 4; 1995, No. 605, § 4; 1997, No. 333, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-406 - School textbook depositories

All publishers doing business in Arkansas shall maintain one (1) or more book depositories at the publisher's expense in this state.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 929,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 5; 1983, No. 426, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1705; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 5; 1995, No. 605, § 5; 1999, No. 1323, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1715; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 6; 1995, No. 605, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1706; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 7; 1995, No. 605, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-409 - Assessment of damages for publisher's failure to comply

(a)
The State Board of Education is authorized to assess any publisher any amount of damages to the State of Arkansas for failure to comply with the terms of this subchapter or any published rule of the state board, provided that the publisher has been given a hearing before the state board regarding the assessment of damages.
(b)
If a publisher fails to reimburse the state within six (6) months after notice of assessment has been served on the publisher, the state board may prohibit the publisher from selling instructional materials in Arkansas for a maximum period of five (5) years from the date that damages are assessed under this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 303, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 8, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, §§ 7, 8; 1983, No. 426, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1707, 80-1708; Acts 1989, No. 847, § 1; 1995, No. 280, § 8; 1995, No. 605, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-412 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 11, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1710; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 11; 1995, No. 605, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 4 - FREE TEXTBOOK ACT (§§ 6-21-401 — 6-21-414) › Section 6-21-413 - Instructional materials selection committee

(a)
Each school district shall select an instructional materials selection committee.
(b)
A majority of its members shall be licensed personnel, which shall include classroom teachers.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 57, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 511,§ 12, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 302, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1711; Acts 1995, No. 280, § 12; 1995, No. 605, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 21 - SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES (§§ 6-21-101 — 6-21-817) › Subchapter 5 - PUBLIC RECREATION AND PLAYGROUNDS (§§ 6-21-501 — 6-21-505) › Section 6-21-501 - Authority to operate

(a)
Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:
(1)
Operate a program of public recreation and playgrounds;
(2)
Acquire, equip, and maintain land, buildings, or other recreational facilities; and
(3)
Expend funds for the operation of the program pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
However, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to §
17-22-201
et seq.
Acts 1941, No. 291, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3601.