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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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH (§§ 6-18-701 — 6-18-723) › Section 6-18-716 - Distribution of excess food - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "excess food" means any food that remains after a school has served breakfast and lunch to students during a school day.
(2)
"Excess food" does not include any food that has expired, been opened, or been consumed.
(b)
(1)
A public school or an open-enrollment public charter school may distribute excess food to students enrolled in the public school or open-enrollment public charter school.
(2)
A public school or an open-enrollment public charter school may distribute excess food to students for consumption on the school campus or at home.
(c)
(1)
The method by which a public school or open-enrollment public charter school distributes excess food shall be established by the public school or open-enrollment public charter school in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Food and Drug Administration requirements and guidelines for the distribution of excess food and in consultation with the Department of Health guidelines.
(2)
A public school or open-enrollment public charter school may develop a policy describing the process for distributing excess food under this section, saving excess food for later consumption, or donating excess food.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 141,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 602,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH (§§ 6-18-701 — 6-18-723) › Section 6-18-717 - Feminine hygiene products - Required to be provided - Definition

(a)
A public school or open-enrollment public charter school serving students in grades six through twelve (6-12) shall inform public school students of the availability of feminine hygiene products at no charge from the public school or open-enrollment public charter school in a specified location in the public school or open-enrollment public charter school.
(b)
As used in this section, "feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
Added by Act 2021, No. 933,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH (§§ 6-18-701 — 6-18-723) › Section 6-18-723 - [Effective] Opioid overdose rescue kit - Required

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall consult and collaborate with the Criminal Justice Institute and the office of the Arkansas Drug Director to ensure that, no later than January 1, 2024, each public high school campus in the State of Arkansas has an opioid overdose rescue kit that is clearly visible and labeled with the words "Overdose Rescue Kit - Naloxone Nasal Spray" or other language approved by the division.
(b)
The location of each opioid overdose rescue kit required under subsection (a) of this section shall be registered with the school nurse and school resource officer.
(c)
A school nurse and a school resource officer shall carry on their person at all times:
(1)
Narcan;
(2)
Naloxone; or
(3)
Another medication approved by the Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration that, when administered, negates or neutralizes, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body.
(d)
An opioid overdose rescue kit required under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1)
Be:
(A)
Located where it is readily available for public use; and
(B)
Placed within all storage locations that currently contain an automated external defibrillator for public use;
(2)
Be visually free of advertisement; and
(3)
Include without limitation:
(A)
Narcan;
(B)
Naloxone; or
(C)
Another medication approved by the Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration that, when administered, negates or neutralizes, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body.
(e)
A school resource officer or school nurse, as appropriate, shall report through the Criminal Justice Institute to the office of the Arkansas Drug Director within the Department of Human Services immediately following the use of an opioid overdose rescue kit required under this section.
Added by Act 2023, No. 811,§ 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 8 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS (§§ 6-18-801 — 6-18-804) › Section 6-18-801 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 13, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4401.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 8 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS (§§ 6-18-801 — 6-18-804) › Section 6-18-802 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 13, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4404; Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 74.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 8 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS (§§ 6-18-801 — 6-18-804) › Section 6-18-803 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 13, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4402.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 8 - SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS (§§ 6-18-801 — 6-18-804) › Section 6-18-804 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 13, §§ 3, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-4403, 80-4405; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 186.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 9 - STUDENT RECORDS (§ 6-18-901) › Section 6-18-901 - Maintenance of permanent student records

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, at the direction of the State Board of Education and in cooperation with any other appropriate state agencies, shall develop and publish an itemized listing of all information to be maintained in a student's permanent record during enrollment in a school district in this state.
(b)
The permanent student record shall include all information concerning educational programming including statewide student assessments required under the Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act, §
6-15-2901
et seq.
(c)
Each school district shall maintain a permanent student record for each student.
(d)
(1)
(A)
A copy of the permanent student record shall be provided to the receiving school district upon the transfer of a student to another district.
(B)
The school district shall provide the copy of the student's permanent student record to the receiving school district within ten (10) school days after the date a request from the receiving school district is received.
(C)
The school district shall not fail or refuse to provide a copy of the student's permanent student record to the receiving school district because the student owes money to the school district for school-related charges, including without limitation charges for:
(i)
Food services;
(ii)
Unreturned library books; or
(iii)
Fees.
(2)
Upon request by the Division of Youth Services, a copy of the education record, as defined by rules promulgated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall be transmitted to the Division of Youth Services within ten (10) school days.
(e)
The permanent student record shall be maintained by each school district until the student receives a high school diploma or its equivalent or is beyond the age for compulsory attendance under §
6-18-201
.
(f)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the maintenance of a permanent student record by electronic database provided that a copy of the record can be produced for transmittal to another district upon the transfer of the student.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 261, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1563, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1562, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 50, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1991, No. 355, § 1; 2005, No. 1998, § 1; 2007, No. 1573, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1001 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 908, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1002 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 908, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1003 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 908, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1004 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1564, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 908, §§ 4, 5; 1997, No. 1275, § 1; 2005, No. 1949, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1005 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, without reference to the amendment by Act 2019, No. 1091, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1115,§ 6, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 908, §§ 3, 6; 1997, No. 1275, § 2; 1999, No. 1565, § 1; 2003, No. 681, § 2; 2005, No. 1757, § 2; 2005, No. 1949, § 2; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 27, 28; 2011, No. 1172, § 1; 2011, No. 1204, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1006 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 908, §§ 4, 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1007 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1565, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1313, § 38; 1995, No. 1196, § 29; 1997, No. 112, § 12; 1997, No. 1275, § 3; 1999, No. 391, § 14.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1008 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1566, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 1362, § 30.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 10 - PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SERVICES ACT (§§ 6-18-1001 — 6-18-1009) › Section 6-18-1009 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1949, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 11 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND-RAISING (§§ 6-18-1101 — 6-18-1105) › Section 6-18-1101 - Legislative findings and declarations

The General Assembly hereby finds that the door-to-door selling of fund-raising merchandise by elementary school children should be conducted with adult supervision. Accordingly, it is the intent of the General Assembly by this subchapter to further ensure the well-being of public school students throughout the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1993, No. 525, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 11 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND-RAISING (§§ 6-18-1101 — 6-18-1105) › Section 6-18-1102 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Adult" means a person age sixteen (16) years of age or older and approved by the parent;
(2)
"Door-to-door sales" means the selling of merchandise outside of the child's home and off the school grounds;
(3)
"Elementary school student" means a child in kindergarten through grade six (K-6);
(4)
"Fund-raising companies" means businesses, including mail order companies, that assist schools in raising funds in return for a share of all money taken in;
(5)
"Parent" means a parent or legal guardian; and
(6)
"School" means a school or school-sponsored organization such as a parent-teacher association (PTA) or booster club.
Acts 1993, No. 525, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 11 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND-RAISING (§§ 6-18-1101 — 6-18-1105) › Section 6-18-1103 - Penalty

(a)
Failure by a district school to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall result in a ban on all fund-raising activities by the school for one (1) school year.
(b)
Failure by a fund-raising company to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall result in a ban on conducting fund-raising programs with the participating schools for one (1) school year.
Acts 1993, No. 525, § 5.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 11 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND-RAISING (§§ 6-18-1101 — 6-18-1105) › Section 6-18-1104 - Procedure for participation

(a)
Schools must provide written notification of the following to parents of all elementary school students who participate in fundraising programs:
(1)
Student participation in fundraising programs is voluntary;
(2)
Students who do not participate will not forfeit any school privileges;
(3)
Students may not participate in fundraising programs without written parental permission returned to school authorities;
(4)
An elementary school student who sells fundraising merchandise door to door must be accompanied by a parent or an adult; and
(5)
Unless the school provides supervision, parents must accept responsibility for appropriate adult supervision.
(b)
A one-page form for parental notification and permission shall be developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in cooperation with school administrators and the Arkansas Parent Teacher Association.
(c)
(1)
Fundraising companies shall incorporate a safety instructional component as part of all fundraising programs used by schools.
(2)
A fundraising company shall have discretion in selecting the methods used to communicate safety.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1567, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 525, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 12 - ARKANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ACT (§§ 6-18-1201 — 6-18-1205) › Section 6-18-1201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "Arkansas Student Publications Act".
Acts 1995, No. 1109, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 12 - ARKANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ACT (§§ 6-18-1201 — 6-18-1205) › Section 6-18-1202 - Written policy

Each school district board of directors shall adopt rules in the form of a written student media policy developed in conjunction with the student media advisors and the appropriate school administrators, consistent with the other provisions of this subchapter, which shall include reasonable provisions for the time, place, and manner of distributing school-sponsored media.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 912,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1109, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 12 - ARKANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ACT (§§ 6-18-1201 — 6-18-1205) › Section 6-18-1203 - Students' right of expression

(a)
Student media policies shall recognize that students may exercise their right of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(b)
(1)
This right includes expression in school-sponsored media, whether such student media are supported financially by the school or by use of school facilities, or are produced in conjunction with a class, except as provided in §
6-18-1204
.
(2)
(A)
Expression made by a student journalist in student media is not the expression of a school district's policy.
(B)
The following individuals shall not be held responsible in any civil or criminal action for any expression made or published by a student journalist in student media unless the individual interfered with, altered, or made substantial decisions with respect to the content of the student expression:
(i)
A public school district official; and
(ii)
A member of a public school district board of directors.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 912,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1109, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 12 - ARKANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ACT (§§ 6-18-1201 — 6-18-1205) › Section 6-18-1204 - Prohibited publications

Student publications policies shall recognize that truth, fairness, accuracy, and responsibility are essential to the practice of journalism, and that the following types of student media by student journalists are not authorized:
(1)
Student media that are obscene as to minors, as defined by state law;
(2)
Student media that are libelous or slanderous, as defined by state law;
(3)
Student media that constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, as defined by state law;
(4)
Student media that so incite students as to create:
(A)
A clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on school premises;
(B)
The violation of lawful school rules; or
(C)
The material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school; and
(5)
Student media that harass, threaten, or intimidate a student.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 912,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 1109, § 4.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 12 - ARKANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ACT (§§ 6-18-1201 — 6-18-1205) › Section 6-18-1205 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Student journalist" means a student who gathers, writes, edits, photographs, records, videotapes, or prepares information for dissemination in student media;
(2)
(A)
"Student media" means any means of communication that are:
(i)
Prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcasted by a student;
(ii)
Distributed or generally made available, either free of charge or for a fee, to members of the student body; and
(iii)
Prepared under the direction of a student media advisor.
(B)
"Student media" does not include media that is intended for distribution or transmission solely in the classroom in which it is produced; and
(3)
"Student media advisor" means an individual who is employed, appointed, or designated by a public school district to supervise or provide instruction with respect to student media.
Added by Act 2019, No. 912,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 13 - PARENTAL AUTHORIZATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES ACT (§§ 6-18-1301 — 6-18-1303) › Section 6-18-1301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Parental Authorization of Questionnaires Act".
Acts 2003, No. 1100, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 13 - PARENTAL AUTHORIZATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES ACT (§§ 6-18-1301 — 6-18-1303) › Section 6-18-1302 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Personal identifying information" means:
(A)
A student's name;
(B)
The name of a student's parent or a member of the student's family;
(C)
The address, telephone number, or email address of a student or a member of the student's family;
(D)
A personal identification number such as a Social Security number, driver's license number, or student identification number of a student or a member of the student's family; or
(E)
Any information, the disclosure of which is regulated or prohibited by any other state law, state rule, federal law, or federal regulation;
(2)
"Public school" means any school operated by a public school district or any open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in §
6-23-103
;
(3)
"Public school district" means a local school district, as defined in §
6-20-303
[repealed]; and
(4)
(A)
"Questionnaire or survey" means a list or group of questions, responses to which are provided to a person or an entity other than a public school, a public school district, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, or any branch of the United States Government.
(B)
"Questionnaire or survey" does not include:
(i)
Tests mandated by state law, state rule, federal law, or federal regulation; or
(ii)
Standardized scholastic achievement tests.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 263, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 262, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1568, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1100, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 13 - PARENTAL AUTHORIZATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES ACT (§§ 6-18-1301 — 6-18-1303) › Section 6-18-1303 - Questionnaires or surveys administered in public schools

(a)
A public school or public school district shall not administer or permit to be administered a questionnaire or survey that requests or requires a student to supply any personal identifying information unless written permission is obtained from the student's parent or legal guardian before the administration of the questionnaire or survey.
(b)
To obtain written permission to administer a questionnaire or survey that requests or requires a student to supply any personal identifying information, the public school or public school district must give the student's parent or legal guardian an opportunity to review the questionnaire or survey and must give the parent or guardian written notice specifying:
(1)
How the questionnaire or survey will be administered to the student;
(2)
How the results of the questionnaire or survey will be utilized; and
(3)
The persons or entities that will have access to the results of the completed questionnaire or survey.
(c)
A student's parent or legal guardian may refuse to allow the student to participate in any specified questionnaire or survey.
Acts 2003, No. 1100, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1401 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1402 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1403 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1404 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1406 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 1; 2009, No. 376, § 37.
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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 14 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-18-1401 — 6-18-1409) › Section 6-18-1409 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 68, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 15 - MANDATED EYE AND VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR CHILDREN (§§ 6-18-1501 — 6-18-1506) › Section 6-18-1501 - Vision screenings

(a)
(1)
(A)
(i)
All children in prekindergarten (preK), kindergarten (K), grades one (1), two (2), four (4), six (6), and eight (8) and all transfer students shall receive an eye and vision screening.
(ii)
This requirement applies to public schools and public charter schools.
(B)
(i)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall ensure the provision of all general revenues necessary to access federal funds for eye and vision screenings for all qualified federal healthcare program recipients.
(ii)
The school district shall be responsible for all remaining costs associated with eye and vision screenings.
(C)
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude voluntary screening of any educational grade or preclude the referral of any child regardless of grade who the teacher or school nurse feels should be screened or examined.
(2)
The responsibility for the enforcement of this section rests equally with each school district or public charter school and the parent or guardian of the child.
(b)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may coordinate with the Arkansas Optometric Association, Inc., and shall adopt rules to establish the tests, procedures, equipment, and instruments that shall be used to perform eye and vision screenings.
(c)
A child who fails an eye and vision screening shall be rescreened within one (1) month of the initial screening by the school nurse or a school vision care consultant.
(d)
(1)
An eye and vision screening report shall be sent or given to each parent or guardian of each child who has failed the vision screening test.
(2)
The report shall identify whether the child passed or failed the screening and the need for a comprehensive eye and vision examination.
(3)
The report shall be mailed or given directly to the parent or guardian by the appropriate school personnel and shall comply with all applicable privacy laws.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 320,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 320,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1570, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1569, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1438, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 15 - MANDATED EYE AND VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR CHILDREN (§§ 6-18-1501 — 6-18-1506) › Section 6-18-1502 - Eye exams

(a)
(1)
A child who does not pass the eye and vision screening tests, except for the color perception test, shall be required to have a comprehensive eye and vision examination conducted by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within sixty (60) days of receipt of the vision screening report identifying the need for the examination.
(2)
The parent or guardian of the child shall be responsible for ensuring that the child receives the appropriate eye and vision examination.
(b)
(1)
If a child does not receive an appropriate examination, as evidenced by a certificate signed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist acknowledging the examination, then the public school or public charter school where the child is registered shall report the child to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2)
The local school district shall take such action as necessary to encourage that the child receive an appropriate examination.
(c)
A child who has had a comprehensive eye and vision examination conducted by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within six (6) months of an eye and vision screening is not required to have another examination if the parent or guardian of the child presents evidence of a comprehensive eye and vision examination in the form of a certificate signed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist acknowledging the examination.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1571, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1438, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 15 - MANDATED EYE AND VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR CHILDREN (§§ 6-18-1501 — 6-18-1506) › Section 6-18-1503 - Forms

(a)
(1)
Standardized forms for eye and vision screening reports shall be developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and adopted by the division in rules promulgated under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
(2)
The division may coordinate with the Arkansas Optometric Association, Inc., to develop the reports under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(b)
The standardized forms shall include:
(1)
A screening form;
(2)
A parent notification form;
(3)
A doctor report form;
(4)
A form to report the results of screening and examination; and
(5)
Any other forms deemed necessary by the division.
(c)
Every public school and public charter school shall use the standardized forms for eye and vision screening reports.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 264, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1572, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1438, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 15 - MANDATED EYE AND VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR CHILDREN (§§ 6-18-1501 — 6-18-1506) › Section 6-18-1504 - Training

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may coordinate with the Arkansas Optometric Association, Inc., and shall adopt rules that establish standards for training school nurses to perform eye and vision screenings.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 365,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 265, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1573, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1438, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 15 - MANDATED EYE AND VISION SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TESTS FOR CHILDREN (§§ 6-18-1501 — 6-18-1506) › Section 6-18-1506 - Consultant

Each school district is encouraged to select one (1) or more optometrists or ophthalmologists to serve as nonpaid eye and vision care consultants to provide advice and assistance with eye and vision screenings and examinations.
Acts 2005, No. 1438, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Universal ACT Assessment Program Act".
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1602 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"ACT Assessment" means a test of student educational development that measures student readiness for future learning and that may be used by institutions of higher education as part of their admissions, placement, and scholarship processes and by high schools to improve college and workforce readiness; and
(2)
"Smart Core" means:
(A)
The college and career readiness curriculum by that name under the rules of the State Board of Education; or
(B)
A college and career readiness curriculum that is:
(i)
Established by rules of the state board in coordination with the Division of Higher Education; and
(ii)
Substituted for the curriculum named "Smart Core".
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1574, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 1; 2009, No. 1469, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1603 - Creation

There is created in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education the Universal ACT Assessment Program to be developed, implemented, and administered by the division as provided in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1575, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1604 - Purpose

The purpose of the Universal ACT Assessment Program is to:
(1)
Improve the college readiness of all students in grade eleven (11);
(2)
Prevent or minimize the continued remediation of nearly fifty percent (50%) of all students entering Arkansas institutions of higher education in one (1) or more subjects because they do not meet the college readiness score of nineteen (19) or higher on the ACT Assessment;
(3)
Advance the number of students, including students of low income, English-language learners, and minority students, taking the ACT Assessment while in grade eleven (11) to increase the number of first-generation college students;
(4)
Increase the college participation rates among all racial and ethnic groups;
(5)
Improve preparation for college and the workforce;
(6)
Improve the course selection patterns of high school students;
(7)
Increase the early identification of college-ready students;
(8)
Support students participating in the Smart Core by providing a baseline for their college and workforce readiness and an opportunity to benefit from earlier remediation or course selection review; and
(9)
Provide a link between what students have learned, what they need to learn, and what is necessary in order to be college or workforce ready, or both, by providing expectations and measuring their progress.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 692,§ 9, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1605 - Smart Core and ACT Assessment

(a)
The General Assembly finds that students who take the recommended Smart Core courses or students who take additional courses after completing the Smart Core continue to perform better on the ACT Assessment than students who take less than the recommended core.
(b)
The recommended core courses according to ACT Assessment officials include:
(1)
Four (4) years or more of English;
(2)
Three (3) years or more of mathematics;
(3)
Three (3) years or more of social studies; and
(4)
Three (3) years or more of natural sciences.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1606 - Implementation

(a)
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the Universal ACT Assessment Program may provide each student in grades nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), or twelve (12) with the opportunity to take the ACT Assessment while in grades nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), or twelve (12) without any charge by using school district funding, including National School Lunch Act funds,
42 U.S.C. § 1751
et seq., to pay for the exams as approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)
A public school district shall allow a student to choose to take the ACT Assessment under subsection (a) of this section in grade ten (10) or grade eleven (11).
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1576, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1607 - Rules

The Division of Higher Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop rules for the administration of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1577, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 16 - VOLUNTARY UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT (§§ 6-18-1601 — 6-18-1608) › Section 6-18-1608 - Reporting

The Division of Higher Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall submit a combined annual report to the Legislative Council by December 1 of each year that establishes compliance with this subchapter, provides data on the number of participants in the Universal ACT Assessment Program, and outlines the impact of this program on the college readiness of high school seniors and the remediation rates at institutions of higher education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1578, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1462,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2007, No. 881, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 17 - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT (§§ 6-18-1701 — 6-18-1708) › Section 6-18-1701 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act".
Acts 2009, No. 966, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 17 - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT (§§ 6-18-1701 — 6-18-1708) › Section 6-18-1702 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Many international student exchange visitor placement organizations have been established to provide students from other countries the opportunity to share their histories, languages, and cultures with their counterparts in this state;
(2)
International exchange programs give the state's students and school faculty the opportunity to share their histories, languages, and cultures with foreign students;
(3)
Arkansas's own former United States Senator James William Fulbright championed efforts to establish international exchange programs, the most famous of which bears his name, the "Fulbright Fellowships"; and
(4)
This subchapter is necessary to provide a registration procedure and process for these organizations in order to make information concerning these organizations accessible to the people of Arkansas.
Acts 2009, No. 966, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 17 - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT (§§ 6-18-1701 — 6-18-1708) › Section 6-18-1703 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"International student exchange visitor placement organization" or "organization" means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that regularly arranges the placement of international student exchange visitors for the purpose, in whole or in part, of allowing the student an opportunity to attend school in the United States; and
(2)
"Representative" means a natural person who is responsible on behalf of an international student exchange visitor placement organization for:
(A)
The selection of a suitable host family for the placement of a foreign exchange student;
(B)
The enrollment of a foreign exchange student in a local public or private school; and
(C)
The periodic monitoring of the foreign exchange student and his or her living conditions and educational progress.
Acts 2009, No. 966, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 17 - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT (§§ 6-18-1701 — 6-18-1708) › Section 6-18-1704 - Compliance required

An international student exchange visitor placement organization shall not place a foreign exchange student with a host family or in a public or private school in this state without complying with this subchapter.
Acts 2009, No. 966, § 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 18 - STUDENTS (§§ 6-18-101 — 6-18-2608) › Subchapter 17 - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR PLACEMENT ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT (§§ 6-18-1701 — 6-18-1708) › Section 6-18-1705 - Rules

The Secretary of State shall adopt necessary rules concerning the registration of international student exchange visitor placement organizations for the implementation of this subchapter.
Acts 2009, No. 966, § 1; 2011, No. 981, § 9.