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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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-116 - Standards for priority of projects

(a)
The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation is granted authority to prescribe principles, standards, and criteria to be followed in setting up priority of projects, provided that such principles, standards, and criteria are not in conflict with federal statutes.
(b)
Such principles, standards, and criteria shall include the following factors which shall be given priority over other considerations so long as they are not in conflict with the federal statutes:
(1)
The relative condition of facilities within a school district, taking into consideration the age and condition of school buildings and facilities and the need for replacement or repair thereof to properly accommodate the school population of the school district and to protect the health and safety of the school children;
(2)
The relative financial ability of school districts to provide facilities with local taxes;
(3)
The adequacy of satisfactory facilities within feasible transportation distances of children within a school district or county; and
(4)
The relative debt service obligations of districts in proportion to the statutory limitations on bonded indebtedness of school districts.
Acts 1955, No. 88, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-142; Acts 2009, No. 1473, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-117 - Copies of documents as evidence

Copies of any papers or documents on file in the office of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education authenticated by him or her with the seal of the State Board of Education shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the original.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1101, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 26; Pope's Dig., § 11465; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-121; Acts 1987, No. 771, § 10; 1999, No. 1323, § 15.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-119 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 565,§ 2, eff. 3/22/2017.
Acts 1963, No. 516, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-143 -- 80-145; Acts 1999, No. 1124, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 60.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-120 - Educational programs for children in institutions

(a)
The State Board of Education is authorized to provide supervision, accreditation, and other services essential to the development of desirable educational programs for children at the elementary and secondary levels who are residents in institutions under the control of a public board or commission.
(b)
The State Board of Education at its discretion may enter into formal contracts or other agreements with publicly controlled institutions or with local school district boards for the purpose of serving the educational needs of children resident in such institutions or local school districts.
(c)
The State Board of Education is authorized to take any and all action necessary to qualify children resident in such institutions or school districts for all benefits available under the provisions of Pub. L. No. 89-10, as amended by Pub. L. No. 89-313 and Pub. L. No. 89-750.
(d)
Authorizations contained in this section shall include any subsequent amendments which may be enacted by the United States Congress, provided the amendments are not in conflict with the Arkansas Constitution or statutes of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 67, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-146 -- 80-149.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-124 - Statewide computer network

(a)
(1)
Acts 1991, No. 1034, authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System to provide a loan to the Department of Education, now known as the "Division of Elementary and Secondary Education", for a statewide computer system capable of linking all public school systems and the division.
(2)
In order to provide alternatives to accomplish the purposes of Acts 1991, No. 1034, the department, now division, is hereby authorized to enter into a contractual agreement with IMPAC Learning Systems, Inc., for the development of a statewide computer system capable of linking all public school systems and the department, now division, from funds provided by a loan from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(b)
The State Board of Education shall maintain oversight authority over the approval of all standards, procedures, and specifications determined by the department, now division, regarding the purchase or lease of the statewide computer network in addition to maintaining oversight authority over the operational aspects of the system.
(c)
The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may request from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a transfer of appropriation authorized for school district management and statewide data collection by the General Assembly to any other line item appropriation authorized for the department, now division, for the same purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1102, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, §§ 1-4; 1999, No. 98, § 1; 2005, No. 1936, § 3; 2009, No. 376, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-125 - Legislative intent regarding information technology

The General Assembly finds that the State of Arkansas has provided the encouragement and the financial means to build a foundation for an information technology network linking local school districts and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The General Assembly further finds that the amount of information that local school districts and their personnel are required to furnish the division, while essential, has become increasingly burdensome. The General Assembly therefore expresses its intent and commitment to ensuring that the division utilizes and continually upgrades to the fullest extent possible the information technology network linking the various school districts and the division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 185, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1103, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 249, §§ 1, 2; 1999, No. 1323, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-126 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1104, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 1362, § 26; 1999, No. 1429, § 23.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-127 - School district boundaries

The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office shall keep for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education a map showing the school districts with their boundaries.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-129 - Data to be accessible on website

(a)
(1)
Each school district shall make the following information and data easily identified on its website or the website of the school district's education service cooperative, if the education service cooperative maintains the school district's website:
(A)
Current comprehensive financial data reports for school districts, including:
(i)
Local and state revenue sources;
(ii)
Administrator and teacher salary and benefit expenditure data;
(iii)
School district balances, including legal balances and building fund balances;
(iv)
Minutes of regular and special meetings of the school district board of directors;
(v)
The school district budget for the ensuing year, which shall be posted on the website within thirty (30) days following the date required to be submitted to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(vi)
A financial breakdown of monthly expenses of the school district;
(vii)
Salary schedules for all employees, including extended contract and supplementary pay amounts;
(viii)
Current contract information with all school district employees, except that Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, personal addresses, or signatures shall not be published;
(ix)
The annual budget of the school district; and
(x)
The annual school district statistical report; and
(B)
Each school district's personnel policies required under §
6-17-201
et seq. and §
6-17-2301
et seq.
(2)
Information and data required to be made available and easily accessible on the school district's website under this section shall:
(A)
Be easily accessible through the homepage of the website under a link titled "State-Required Information" to a page on the website where the information may be found; and
(B)
Consist of the actual data for the two (2) previous school years and the projected budgeted information for the current school year.
(3)
(A)
A direct link to the information required in this section shall be easily identifiable on the homepage of the website under a link titled "State-Required Information" to a page on the website where the information may be found.
(B)
Under the State-Required Information link, the school district shall subdivide the information by the categories of the information.
(b)
The division shall make the information and data required by this section available and easily accessible on the division's website by including direct links to the websites of all Arkansas school districts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1112, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1111, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 228,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 228,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003, No. 1802, § 1; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 1; 2005, No. 2121, § 2; 2007, No. 54, § 1; 2007, No. 617, § 4; 2007, No. 1573, §§ 1, 48; 2009, No. 1180, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-131 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 1672, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 32, § 1; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 33, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 1 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-132) › Section 6-11-132 - Financial impact statements for administrative rules

(a)
The State Board of Education and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall promulgate their rules as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
(b)
The scope of the financial impact statement shall be as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., and shall include without limitation a public school district's estimated cost to comply with and implement the rule.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 759,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 38, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 113.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-201 - Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education

(a)
(1)
The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, or a disbursing agent designated by him or her and approved by the State Board of Education, shall give bond to the State of Arkansas as provided by law for other disbursing agents conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties and the faithful accounting for all the school money of the state, of any county, or of any school district that may come into his or her hands.
(2)
The bond shall be in a solvent surety company having a right to do business in the State of Arkansas and shall be approved by the state board.
(3)
The premium on the bond shall be paid by the state board as one of the expenses of the state board.
(b)
The state shall furnish the director with suitable offices.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1113, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-202 - Records of proceedings

The State Board of Education shall keep in the office of the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education a complete record of the minutes of its meetings and other proceedings.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 136, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-203 - Vocational education

The State Board of Education shall have general supervision of vocational education in the state and shall administer and apportion any funds that come to the state for that purpose.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-204 - Official seal - Copies of documents as evidence

(a)
The State Board of Education shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be used by the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education to authenticate documents or copies of documents as the state board or director considers advisable.
(b)
Copies of any papers or documents on file in the offices of the director authenticated by him or her with the seal of the state board shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the original.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 137, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-205 - Federal aid - Acceptance and distribution generally

(a)
(1)
The General Assembly accepts all federal aid to education that may be provided by the United States Congress.
(2)
The Division of Career and Technical Education is designated as the state educational authority to represent the state in the administration of funds provided by the United States Congress.
(3)
The State Board of Education may promulgate rules as are necessary on the part of the state to meet any requirement of the United States Government in the distribution of federal aid.
(4)
The state board shall provide for the proper auditing and accounting of all federal funds and for making all necessary reports regarding the expenditures of the federal funds.
(5)
The state board shall perform other functions as may be prescribed by the act providing aid.
(b)
The Treasurer of State is designated to serve as trustee for such funds as may be apportioned to the State of Arkansas in this connection.
(c)
The funds shall be disbursed according to the federal act allocating them.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 186, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-206 - Federal aid - Receipt and administration for school facilities

The Division of Career and Technical Education is designated to receive and administer any federal funds made available to this state to assist local school districts in providing elementary and secondary school facilities for vocational and adult education programs.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-207 - Power to make plans coordinating state and federal laws

The State Board of Education may make plans and rules as are necessary in order for this state to meet the requirements of any law enacted by the United States Congress for vocational-technical education or any supplementary federal regulations pertaining to that legislation.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 187, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 17; 2011, No. 981, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-208 - Regional Educational Career Alternative School System for Adjudicated Youth - Multiagency task force - Formation

(a)
(1)
A multiagency task force, staffed and supported by the Division of Career and Technical Education, is established and shall consist of five (5) members, including:
(A)
The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee;
(B)
The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education or his or her designee;
(C)
The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education or his or her designee;
(D)
The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee; and
(E)
The Director of the Division of Workforce Services or his or her designee.
(2)
Funding for the multiagency task force shall be provided by:
(A)
The Division of Career and Technical Education; or
(B)
Each agency that serves on the multiagency task force, in an equal amount from available, eligible funding.
(3)
The multiagency task force shall:
(A)
Establish criteria and standards for a career-based curriculum to be offered in the Regional Educational Career Alternative School System for Adjudicated Youth;
(B)
Formulate and recommend how to operate a Regional Educational Career Alternative School System for Adjudicated Youth; and
(C)
Strive to open at least one (1) Regional Educational Career Alternative School for Adjudicated Youth in the 2013-2014 school year, upon the availability of funding.
(4)
Beginning on October 1, 2011, the multiagency task force shall provide status reports to the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs and the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth one (1) time each quarter.
(b)
The Regional Educational Career Alternative School System for Adjudicated Youth may consist of at least one (1) but not more than five (5) Regional Educational Career Alternative Schools for Adjudicated Youth.
(c)
A Regional Educational Career Alternative School for Adjudicated Youth shall offer without limitation:
(1)
At least the minimum twenty-two-credit curriculum required to obtain a diploma;
(2)
Vocational education and certificates;
(3)
Career education services, including a high school equivalency test;
(4)
Special education services; and
(5)
Support services.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 4, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1114, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1115,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2011, No. 1202, § 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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-209 - Additional truancy officers - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "school district with a high dropout rate" means an Arkansas school district:
(1)
That has the most statistically significant rate of dropouts;
(2)
From which students may enroll in a regional community alternative learning environment center; and
(3)
That is contiguous to other school districts that meet the criteria under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(b)
An education service cooperative may receive funding from a local law enforcement agency, a state agency, or a federal agency, or from private donations, to employ one (1) or more truancy officers for a school district with a high dropout rate.
(c)
An education service cooperative may employ under this section:
(1)
One (1) truancy officer for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that has a student population of one thousand (1,000) or fewer students; and
(2)
Two (2) truancy officers for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that:
(A)
Is a countywide school district; or
(B)
Has a student population of more than one thousand (1,000) students.
(d)
A truancy officer hired under this section shall complete:
(1)
The training requirements for juvenile intake and probation officer certification through the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
(2)
Twelve (12) hours of continuing education annually as approved by the judge for the juvenile division of the circuit court for the county the truancy officer serves.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1481,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
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 11 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-101 — 6-11-210) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATION (§§ 6-11-201 — 6-11-210) › Section 6-11-210 - Transportation funding for students attending regional community alternative learning environment center

(a)
(1)
As funding is available, the Department of Education may provide transportation funding aid to school districts that transport students to a regional community alternative learning environment center that serves three (3) or more contiguous counties in which the most recent census indicates:
(A)
High rates of poverty; or
(B)
Declining population.
(2)
The school may also receive funding for transportation under this section from other state agencies, federal agencies, or from private donations.
(b)
A school district may use the state categorical funding it receives under §
6-20-2305(b)(4)
to provide transportation for students who reside in the school district to attend a regional community alternative learning environment center.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1482,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 1 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-116) › Section 6-12-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1941, No. 327, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-215; Acts 2005, No. 2190, § 3; 2009, No. 376, § 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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 1 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-116) › Section 6-12-114 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 90; 2001, No. 1036, § 2; 2005, No. 2190, § 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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 1 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-116) › Section 6-12-115 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 91.
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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 1 - [Repealed] (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-116) › Section 6-12-116 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2001, No. 1036, § 4; 2005, No. 2190, § 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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES (§§ 6-12-301 — 6-12-317) › Section 6-12-315 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 1276,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 958,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2005, No. 1159, § 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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES (§§ 6-12-301 — 6-12-317) › Section 6-12-316 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 196,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 1159, § 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 12 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 6-12-101 — 6-12-317) › Subchapter 3 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES (§§ 6-12-301 — 6-12-317) › Section 6-12-317 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 692,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 2190, § 20.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-101 - Only one kind of school district

(a)
There shall be only one (1) kind of school district in this state, and each shall have the same prerogatives, powers, duties, and privileges as herein set forth.
(b)
All school districts which may be hereafter created shall be the same kind, with the same prerogatives, powers, duties, and privileges as provided by law.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 43; Pope's Dig., § 11476; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-401; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-102 - Body corporate - Name

(a)
Each school district in the state shall be a body corporate, may contract and be contracted with, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name, which shall be the name it currently has unless changed by the State Board of Education.
(b)
A school district may acquire and hold real estate and other classes of property.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 57; Pope's Dig., § 11490; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-402; Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 25.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-103 - Power of eminent domain - Repurchase by former owner

(a)
All school districts in the state are granted the power of eminent domain and may take and use private property for the use of the school district for school purposes, and school purposes shall include a site for a schoolhouse, necessary playground and athletic fields, stadiums, libraries, and other necessary uses incidental to the maintenance of schools and the welfare of teachers and pupils.
(b)
If the owners of property desired to be acquired by the board of directors of any school district shall not agree on the price, the board of directors of the school district may exercise the right of eminent domain, after the same procedure as is provided by law for municipal corporations and counties, and no advance deposit of money shall be required unless the school district desires immediate possession of the property to be condemned, before a hearing can be held fixing the value thereof; and after the verdict of the jury finding the damage to the owner of the property in such proceedings, the school district shall have the right to take the property at the value found or abandon the proceedings to condemn it for one (1) year.
(c)
(1)
(A)
When any public school is closed and any of the real property acquired for or used by the school was acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the person who owned the property at the time it was taken by eminent domain, or his or her successor in interest, shall be entitled to repurchase that portion of the property on which no capital improvements are located from the school district for the amount or proportional amount the school district paid for the property if the school district acquired the property by the power of eminent domain within the last fifteen (15) years.
(B)
If the property was acquired by the school district more than fifteen (15) years before the closing of the school, the previous owner shall be entitled to repurchase the property from the school district at fair market value.
(2)
Any person who has the option to repurchase property from a school district under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall notify the school district of its desire to repurchase the property and exercise the option within one (1) year after the school is closed, and not thereafter.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 58; Pope's Dig., § 11491; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-403; Acts 1991, No. 363, §§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-104 - Uncertain boundaries

(a)
When there is a doubt as to the boundaries of a school district because of lost records or other uncertainty, the State Board of Education shall:
(1)
Issue an order fixing the boundaries; and
(2)
File the order with the:
(A)
County clerk of each county where the school district lies;
(B)
Secretary of State; and
(C)
Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office.
(b)
The county clerk shall make a permanent record of the order.
(c)
The school district boundaries fixed under this section shall be the boundaries of the school district until changes are made according to the provisions of law.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 103,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 76; Pope's Dig., § 11512; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-425; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 6; 1999, No. 1078, § 26; 2011, No. 989, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-105 - School district sale of state-donated lands

(a)
Any school district in the State of Arkansas having lands donated and given to it by the State of Arkansas through action of the General Assembly, to be used for sites of schoolhouses, shall:
(1)
Have the power of sale of the lands; and
(2)
Be enabled to give good and lawful title to the lands.
(b)
The proceeds of a sale shall be used entirely and exclusively for school purposes.
(c)
The benefits accruing from the sale shall remain within and be applied to the same school district either alone or combined with other school districts of a contiguous nature where the original school district may have been consolidated with other adjoining school districts.
Acts 1929, No. 139, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 11728; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-512.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-107 - Membership in state association of school board of directors officials

School districts in this state may voluntarily, at the discretion of the majority vote of the members of the school district board of directors, belong to and pay dues to a nonprofit state association of school board officials established for the purpose of compiling and disseminating information and conducting seminars, workshops, and similar programs designed to inform school district board members of school problems and to enable school district boards of directors to more efficiently perform their respective duties.
Acts 1969, No. 83, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-458.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-108 - Sixteenth section school lands

(a)
All lands in this state which are known as sixteenth section school lands and which are the property of the State of Arkansas shall belong to and the title thereto shall vest in the local school districts where the lands are located.
(b)
(1)
Upon presentation of proof to the Commissioner of State Lands that sixteenth section school land owned by the state is located in a local school district, the school district shall be entitled to a general warranty deed from the Commissioner of State Lands conveying all the right, title, and interest of the State of Arkansas to such land.
(2)
In executing the deed, the Commissioner of State Lands shall be governed only by the provisions of this section.
(c)
(1)
Any local school district having sixteenth section school land conveyed to it by the State of Arkansas through this section shall have authority to sell the land.
(2)
The proceeds of such sale shall be used for school purposes.
Acts 1997, No. 231, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-109 - School superintendent - Definition

(a)
The public school districts in the state shall each employ a superintendent of schools, whose qualifications and duties shall be prescribed by the General Assembly and the State Board of Education.
(b)
"Superintendent of schools" is defined as the executive officer of a school district board of directors directing the affairs of the school district and teaching not more than one-half (1/2) of the time in the school day.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 27.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-110 - Purchase of government property

(a)
(1)
Each local school district board of directors is authorized to make purchases of surplus real and personal property of the government.
(2)
Such action may be taken by the local school district board of directors after publication of the intent to make such purchase at least fifteen (15) days before action by the local school district board of directors in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the local school district is domiciled.
(b)
(1)
A local school district may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more other local school districts for the joint purchase of surplus real or personal property of the government.
(2)
If such an agreement is reached, each local school district board of directors, having entered such an agreement, must follow the publication requirements in subsection (a) of this section.
Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 28.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-113) › Section 6-13-113 - School district desegregation orders - Orders

(a)
By January 1, 2016, a school district that is subject to a desegregation order or desegregation-related order shall notify the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in writing.
(b)
A school district that is subject to a desegregation order or a desegregation-related order shall include in the written notice to the division:
(1)
A copy of the desegregation order or desegregation-related order;
(2)
The case heading and case number of each court case in which the order was entered;
(3)
The name and location of each court that maintains jurisdiction over the order; and
(4)
A description of the school choice student transfer desegregation obligations, if any, that the school district is subject to, related to the order.
(c)
A school district that is released from court supervision related to a desegregation order or desegregation-related order shall promptly notify the division.
(d)
A school district that fails to meet the requirements of this section is in violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
(e)
The division shall post on the division's website all written notifications received as required by this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1115, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 560,§ 1, eff. 3/20/2015.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-604 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 8, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1949, No. 214, § 1; 1979, No. 152, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-502.1; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 7; 1999, No. 1078, §§ 30, 31; 2005, No. 2151, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-606 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1967, No. 232, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-502.9; Acts 1999, No. 1078, §§ 32, 33; 2005, No. 2151, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-608 - Length of directors' terms

(a)
All members of a school district board of directors shall be elected to a term of office of not less than three (3) years nor more than five (5) years in length and with the expiration of such terms so arranged that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of positions are filled each year.
(b)
Unless otherwise provided by law, members of a school district board of directors shall have terms of office of equal length.
(c)
(1)
A member of a school district board of directors shall not serve more than one (1) full term as a holdover.
(2)
If at the expiration of the holdover term a person is not elected to fill the position at the annual school election or the person elected fails to subscribe to the director's oath of office within the time provided under §
6-13-617(a)(1)
, the position is vacant and the school district board of directors shall fill the vacancy as provided under §
6-13-611
.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 379,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 558,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1981, No. 50, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-549; Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 35.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-612 - Vacancy - Conviction of felony

(a)
When a member of the board of directors of any school district in this state is convicted of a felony, a vacancy shall exist on that board of directors from the date of the final judgment of conviction.
(b)
The prosecuting attorney who successfully prosecutes a school district board member for a felony shall immediately notify the remaining members of that board of directors of the fact of the conviction and of the existence of a vacancy on the board of directors of the school district.
(c)
A vacancy on a school district board of directors due to the conviction of a felony shall be filled as required under §
6-13-611
.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 846,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 843,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1981, No. 13, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-504.2.
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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-613 - Temporary vacancies - Vacancies created by failure to participate

(a)
In cases where directors have entered the services of the United States Armed Forces or its allies, temporary vacancies on such boards are declared to exist until the end of the terms of the members or until their return to civilian life in the school district if their return occurs before the expiration of their elected terms.
(b)
These vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law, except that appointments of the successors shall be conditional upon the return of the members to resume their normal civilian activities in the school district. Upon return, they may resume their duties as directors for their unexpired terms by written notice to the secretaries of their respective school district boards of directors.
(c)
Directors appointed under the provisions of this section shall take the required oath of office and conform in all respects to legal provisions regarding directors.
(d)
Directors serving in the United States Armed Forces shall be eligible for reelection in the usual manner prescribed by law. If reelected, the procedure for filling the temporary vacancies provided herein shall be again followed in the appointment of the successors to the absentees, and all other provisions of this section shall prevail.
(e)
If there is a majority of the directors left after the absences mentioned in this section, such majority may act without notice to those so absent as fully and as effectively as if all directors were present.
(f)
If there is more than a majority remaining after such absences, notice must be given for a reasonable length of time before the meeting to directors not so absent of the time, place, and purpose of a meeting of the school district board of directors, unless the meeting is a regular and not a special or called meeting.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 843,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1943, No. 120, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-206 -- 80-208; Acts 1991, No. 201, § 2; 1993, No. 294, § 7; 1999, No. 1078, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY (§§ 6-13-601 — 6-13-636) › Section 6-13-616 - Qualifications of directors

(a)
No person shall be eligible to be a member of any school district board of directors in this state unless he or she is a qualified elector of the school district which he or she serves.
(b)
No person who is elected to a school district board of directors shall be eligible for employment in that same school district.
Acts 1935, No. 30, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 11524; Acts 1957, No. 131, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-504, 80-504.1; Acts 1989, No. 242, § 1; 1993, No. 294, § 7; 1993, No. 346, § 1; 1999, No. 1390, § 1.