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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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1607 - Retention of historical records and documents

Following the annexations or consolidations under §§
6-13-1601
-
6-13-1603
effective before December 1, 2004, and before any consolidation, annexation, detachment, approval of a conversion charter, or any other type of reclassification or reorganization of a school district after December 31, 2004, a receiving or resulting school district shall obtain and retain all student and historical records and documents from the affected school district, specifically including, but not limited to:
(1)
Student transcripts;
(2)
Graduation records;
(3)
Minutes and other legal documents of the local board of directors;
(4)
Maps or boundary documents;
(5)
Sports records, trophies, and awards;
(6)
Employee records; and
(7)
Financial records.
Acts 2005, No. 2146, § 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 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1608 - Audit required

(a)
Arkansas Legislative Audit shall conduct a comprehensive financial review of all the school district's financial matters for any school that is involved in administrative consolidation or administrative annexation or is otherwise reorganized by the State Board of Education.
(b)
The comprehensive financial review shall begin no less than ten (10) days after the earliest of:
(1)
The filing of a petition for voluntary administrative consolidation or administrative annexation; or
(2)
The adoption of a motion by the state board to consolidate, annex, or otherwise reorganize a school district designated as being in academic or fiscal distress.
(c)
(1)
By January 1 of each year, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:
(A)
Have authority to oversee all fiscal and accounting-related matters of all school districts with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year; and
(B)
Require school districts with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year to have accurate records necessary to close all books within sixty (60) days after the end of the fiscal year.
(2)
No contract or other debt obligation incurred by a school district for which the division has oversight authority under this section shall be valid or enforceable against a resulting school district unless the contract or other debt obligation is preapproved in writing by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee.
(d)
Any school that is involved in an administrative consolidation or administrative annexation shall have an audit started within thirty (30) days of the completion of the closing of the books by the school district.
(e)
The division and Arkansas Legislative Audit shall jointly develop the scope and details of the comprehensive fiscal review consistent with the requirements of this section.
(f)
A school district may not incur debt without the prior written approval of the division if the school district is identified by the division as having fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 461,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 461,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1172, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1236, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 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 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1609 - Preservation of historical school artifacts

Following the administrative consolidations or administrative annexations under §§
6-13-1601
-
6-13-1603
,
6-13-1604
[repealed], and
6-13-1605
[repealed] effective before December 1, 2004, and before any consolidation, annexation, detachment, approval of a conversion charter, or any other type of reclassification or reorganization of a school district after December 31, 2004, a receiving district or resulting district shall obtain, retain, preserve, and, as appropriate, display historical artifacts of the affected district in the same manner as if the historical artifacts were those of the receiving district or resulting district.
Acts 2005, No. 2229, § 1; 2007, No. 1594, § 1; 2009, No. 376, § 13.
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 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1611 - Reports

(a)
By October 1 of each year, the resulting district or receiving district of any school district that was administratively consolidated or administratively annexed under §§
6-13-1601
-
6-13-1603
shall file a written report with the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education indicating:
(1)
What efforts were made and the results of those efforts for inclusion of parents from the affected district in the receiving district's or the resulting district's activities, including without limitation:
(A)
Parent-teacher associations;
(B)
Booster clubs; and
(C)
Parent involvement committees;
(2)
The number and percentage of students from the affected districts participating in an extracurricular activity, itemized by each extracurricular activity offered by the school district and, for each activity, which school district the student attended before reorganization; and
(3)
The employment status of each administrator by name, gender, and race before the administrative annexation or administrative consolidation, which school employed the administrator before administrative consolidation, and his or her employment status in the receiving district or the resulting district.
(b)
The division shall develop or approve a survey to be used by the resulting districts or receiving districts to capture perceptual data from parents and students regarding their opinions on:
(1)
Opportunities for inclusion or participation in the resulting district or receiving district; and
(2)
The efforts, if any, that were made to include parents from the affected district in the receiving district's or resulting district's activities, including, but not limited to, parent-teacher associations, booster clubs, and parent involvement committees.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1178, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1177, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 2321, § 1; 2009, No. 376, § 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1612 - Academic support centers

(a)
The purpose of this section is to:
(1)
Prevent students who attend administratively consolidated or administratively annexed schools from returning home to communities with little or no opportunities for supplemental academic support;
(2)
Increase opportunities for access to library materials, academic resource materials, and educational technology for these students within their local communities; and
(3)
Help advance academic performance for these students by providing opportunities for homework and tutorial assistance based on the Arkansas curriculum frameworks.
(b)
An academic support center may be established in communities whose schools have been closed by administrative consolidation or administrative annexation under this subchapter to fulfill the objectives identified in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:
(1)
Establish rules to implement this section; and
(2)
Report annually to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education regarding the establishment of academic support centers and their effectiveness.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1179, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2007, No. 1575, § 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 16 - PUBLIC EDUCATION REORGANIZATION ACT (§§ 6-13-1601 — 6-13-1613) › Section 6-13-1613 - Minimum school district size waiver

(a)
(1)
A school district with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year may annually request a waiver from the average daily membership requirement of three hundred fifty (350) students from the State Board of Education.
(2)
A school district shall submit a petition for a waiver to the state board by February 1.
(3)
The petition for a waiver shall include:
(A)
The average daily membership of the school district in the current school year;
(B)
A statement that the school district is not in probationary status for any violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts;
(C)
A copy of the school district's current year budget and any fiscal audit conducted within the previous two (2) years; and
(D)
A statement of assurance that the school district is not currently classified in Level 5 - Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress.
(b)
(1)
The state board shall render a decision to either grant or reject a petition for a waiver that is received from a school district within forty-five (45) days of receipt.
(2)
The state board shall grant a petition for a waiver if it is demonstrated by the school district that:
(A)
The school district is not currently classified in Level 5 - Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress;
(B)
The school district is not in probationary status for a violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts;
(C)
The academic facilities owned and operated by the school district are adequate as evidenced by the school district's facilities master plan; and
(D)
It is in the best interest of the students in the school district to keep the school district open due to the length of potential time spent on the bus by a student traveling to and from school should the school district be administratively reorganized, as assured by the school board of directors of the school district requesting the waiver.
(3)
The state board may revoke a waiver that has been granted to a school district at any time if it is found that the conditions under subdivision (b)(2) of this section change.
(c)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 461,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 461,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1180, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 12, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 377,§ 2, eff. 3/11/2015.
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 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1701 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Executive head" means a superintendent of a public school district or the head of an open-enrollment public charter school;
(2)
"Institution" means property that is owned and operated by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school;
(3)
"Institutional law enforcement officer" means an individual who is appointed under this subchapter by an executive head to exercise law enforcement authority on the property of an institution;
(4)
"Primary jurisdiction" means the property over which an institutional law enforcement officer may exercise authority; and
(5)
"Property" means both real and personal property that is owned by or under the control of an institution, and includes without limitation all highways, streets, alleys, and rights-of-way that are contiguous or adjacent to real and personal property that is owned or controlled by an institution.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1702 - Applicability

(a)
(1)
This subchapter applies to all property that is owned or under the control of an institution.
(2)
However, this subchapter shall not interfere with the ownership or control that is vested in the board of directors of each institution regarding its property.
(b)
This subchapter shall be in addition to any rights that an institution has with respect to enforcing its rules, including without limitation an institution's right to:
(1)
Impose sanctions through fees and charges;
(2)
Discipline an individual;
(3)
Deny service to an individual; and
(4)
Expel an individual.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1703 - Appointment and removal of institutional law enforcement officers

(a)
(1)
An executive head of an institution may designate and appoint at least one (1) of the employees of the institution as an institutional law enforcement officer.
(2)
An employee appointed as an institutional law enforcement officer under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall exercise the authority of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state.
(b)
Before an executive head appoints an institutional law enforcement officer under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the institution shall appear before the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training to request the creation of a new law enforcement agency as required under §
12-9-118
.
(c)
An institutional law enforcement officer under this section shall:
(1)
Have all powers provided by law to law enforcement officers, which shall be exercised as required for the protection of the institution that appointed the institutional law enforcement officer; and
(2)
Meet the standards and qualifications for certification required by the commission.
(d)
The appointment of an institutional law enforcement officer under this section shall not supersede the authority of the:
(1)
City police and county sheriffs with jurisdiction over the property or individuals of an institution; and
(2)
Division of Arkansas State Police.
(e)
An institutional law enforcement officer appointed under this section shall:
(1)
Be identified by a shield or a badge bearing the name of the institution for which the institutional law enforcement officer is employed; and
(2)
(A)
Have an identification card bearing his or her photograph.
(B)
An identification card under subdivision (e)(2)(A) of this section shall be carried on the institutional law enforcement officer's person at all times while he or she is on duty and shall be displayed upon request.
(f)
(1)
An institutional law enforcement officer's authorization to exercise powers provided by law for law enforcement officers shall be evidenced by a letter of appointment issued under the seal of an institution.
(2)
An executive head or his or her designee shall maintain a file that contains:
(A)
Each institutional law enforcement officer's authorization certificate as required under subdivision (f)(1) of this section; and
(B)
Certificates and information as required by the commission.
(g)
(1)
An executive head may revoke, in writing, an institutional law enforcement officer's authority granted under this subchapter.
(2)
A copy of a revocation issued under subdivision (g)(1) of this section shall be included in the file required under subdivision (f)(2) of this section.
(3)
The commission shall be notified by the institution of any change in the status of an institutional law enforcement officer.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1705 - Institutional law enforcement officers - Personal liability

An institutional law enforcement officer appointed under this subchapter is not personally liable for injuries to individuals or damages to property while the institutional law enforcement officer is acting within the scope of his or her authority as authorized by this subchapter.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1706 - Prosecution and fines

(a)
A prosecuting attorney or city attorney with jurisdiction shall appear and prosecute all actions that arise in a court under this subchapter.
(b)
All fines collected by a court under this subchapter shall be paid into the same fund as are fines levied for the same or similar violations by the court hearing the matter.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 13 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 6-13-101 — 6-13-1707) › Subchapter 17 - INSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 6-13-1701 — 6-13-1707) › Section 6-13-1707 - Motor vehicles on institutional property - Rules

(a)
An institution may promulgate rules for the operation and parking of motor vehicles on the property of the institution, including without limitation rules regarding the:
(1)
(A)
Rate of speed.
(B)
Speed limits shall be posted at reasonable intervals;
(2)
(A)
Assignment and designation of parking spaces and the collection of charges or fees as rent for those parking spaces.
(B)
Charges or fees collected under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section, other than charges and fees collected for parking or parking passes for athletic events or other special events at the institution, are not considered payment for the providing of any service of any nature to the individual required to pay the charges or fees as rent and shall be exempt from the tax levied by §
26-52-301(3)
;
(3)
(A)
Prohibition of parking.
(B)
For purposes of appearance, a notice left on a motor vehicle is sufficient to constitute a summons;
(4)
Removal of vehicles, at the expense of the violator, that are parked in violation of institutional rules or city ordinances;
(5)
Establishment of a system of motor vehicle registration for the identification and regulation of motor vehicles that regularly use property of the institution, including without limitation a reasonable charge to defray costs associated with the identification and regulation of the motor vehicles; and
(6)
(A)
Collection, under an established system, of administrative charges for violations of institutional rules under this section that govern motor vehicles, the operation of motor vehicles, and the parking of motor vehicles.
(B)
An administrative finding of a violation under subdivision (a)(6)(A) of this section may be appealed to the district court with jurisdiction, where the matter shall be heard de novo.
(b)
Rules promulgated under this section shall be:
(1)
Recorded in the official minutes of the board of directors that has supervision of the institution;
(2)
Filed as required under state law; and
(3)
Printed, with copies available at convenient locations throughout the institution.
(c)
Traffic and parking directions and prohibitions under this section shall be indicated by signs at regular intervals throughout the institution.
(d)
(1)
An individual who violates institutional rules promulgated under this subchapter shall be subjected to reasonable administrative charges under this section.
(2)
An administrative determination under this section may be appealed to the district court with jurisdiction, where the matter shall be heard de novo.
Added by Act 2019, No. 629,§ 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-101 - Applicability of general election laws

The general election laws shall apply to school elections insofar as they are not in conflict with the school election laws.
Acts 1991, No. 496, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-108 - Voter qualifications

All persons who have registered to vote in the manner prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, at least thirty (30) calendar days immediately before the school election shall be deemed qualified electors of the school district in which they reside and shall have the privilege of voting in all school elections.
Acts 1937, No. 319, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 11666; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-305; Acts 1987, No. 248, § 11; Acts 1995, No. 930, § 1; 1995, No. 941, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-109 - Notice of elections

(a)
The county board of election commissioners shall give notice of all school elections under §
7-5-202
.
(b)
If a school election for a school district that includes more than one (1) county is conducted by the county board of election commissioners for the domicile county and no county board of election commissioners for a nondomicile county, the notice of election shall be published in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation in each of the counties in which the district has territory.
(c)
The county board of election commissioners shall publish notice of an issue to be placed on the ballot in the manner provided under §
7-5-206
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 473,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 15,§ 3, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 14,§ 3, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1951, No. 403, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-319; Acts 1999, No. 1490, § 1; 2005, No. 1174, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-110 - Secret ballot

All elections shall be by secret ballot, and none of the electors shall be required to sign his or her ballot.
Acts 1935, No. 30, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 11528; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-309.
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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-113 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1181, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 71, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-332 -- 80-334; Acts 1997, No. 443, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-114 - Counting of votes

When the polls of each election are closed, the election officials shall immediately proceed to count the results and make returns of the votes under §
6-14-115
, showing:
(1)
The number of votes cast for each person for school district director;
(2)
The number of votes cast for the school tax;
(3)
The number of votes cast against the school tax;
(4)
The number of mills for:
(A)
The additional mills for maintenance and operation;
(B)
The additional mills for maintenance and operation that have been designated dedicated maintenance and operation mills;
(C)
The debt service millage; and
(D)
The total millage rate levied for all purposes in the school district in excess of the uniform rate of tax; and
(5)
The number of votes cast for and against any other question submitted at the election.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 552,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1935, No. 30, § 11; Pope's Dig., § 11531; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-311; Acts 1997, No. 443, § 5; 1997, No. 1300, § 20; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 28, § 2; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 105, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-116 - Contest of election

(a)
If the election of any member of a school district board of directors is contested, it shall be before the circuit court of the county in which the school district is domiciled.
(b)
All actions to contest the election shall be commenced within twenty (20) days after the date the election is certified.
(c)
Actions to contest the election of school district officers shall follow the procedures set out in §
7-5-801
et seq.
Acts 1951, No. 366, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-321 -- 80-324; Acts 1987, No. 248, § 15; 1999, No. 1078, § 52; 2005, No. 1174, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-118 - Expenses

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in this section, for school elections, the school district shall reimburse the county for the cost of the school election.
(2)
Subdivision (a)(1) of this section includes the cost of a special school election.
(b)
(1)
If the school election is held in an even-numbered year, the school district shall reimburse each county in which the school election appears on the preferential primary election or general election ballot for additional costs incurred by the county when holding the school election in conjunction with the preferential primary election or general election.
(2)
Total reimbursement under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not exceed an amount equal to the amount the school district reimbursed one (1) or more counties in the aggregate for the last contested school election in an odd-numbered year.
(c)
The school district shall reimburse a county for the entire cost of a school runoff election if:
(1)
The school election is held in an even-numbered year; and
(2)
The preferential primary election or general election which the school election is held in conjunction with does not result in the holding of a general primary election or a general runoff election in the county so that the school runoff election is the only issue on the ballot.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 910,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 15,§ 5, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 14,§ 5, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 85; Pope's Dig., § 11519; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-315; Acts 1987, No. 248, § 13; 1993, No. 978, § 1; 2007, No. 1200, § 1; 2009, No. 292, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-119 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 552,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1935, No. 30, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 11529; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-307; Acts 1997, No. 443, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-121 - Runoff elections

(a)
(1)
Whenever there are more than two (2) candidates for election to any position on a board of directors at any election held in this state and whenever no candidate for any school district position receives a majority of the votes cast for the office or whenever there is a tie vote, there shall be a runoff election held in the school district.
(2)
The names of the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes, but not a majority, shall be placed on the ballot to be voted upon by the qualified electors for that position on a school district board of directors.
(3)
The runoff election shall be held:
(A)
Four (4) weeks following the date of an election held in any odd-numbered year;
(B)
On the date designated for the general primary election if the annual school election is held with the preferential primary election; or
(C)
On the date designated for the general runoff election if the annual school election is held with the general election.
(b)
The person receiving the majority of the votes cast for the position at the runoff election shall be declared elected.
(c)
If one (1) of the two (2) candidates who received the highest number of votes for a position withdraws before certification of the result of the school election, the remaining candidate who received the most votes at the school election shall be declared elected to the office and there shall be no school election runoff.
(d)
(1)
In the event that the two (2) candidates seeking election to the same school district position shall receive the same number of votes in a runoff election, a tie shall be deemed to exist.
(2)
The county board of election commissioners shall determine the winner by lot at an open public meeting and in the presence of the two (2) candidates.
(e)
The provisions of this section are intended to be in addition to and supplemental to the laws of this state pertaining to the election of school district boards of directors.
(f)
A runoff election shall be conducted using the same procedures as the election requiring the runoff election.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 552,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 910,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2018.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1104,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1987, No. 845, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 294, § 8; 1997, No. 443, § 10; 1999, No. 1078, § 53; 2005, No. 1174, § 9; 2007, No. 1049, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-122 - Consolidation, annexation, or merger of school districts

(a)
The consideration of the question of the consolidation or annexation of two (2) or more school districts, or parts thereof, in their entireties, kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), may be made at the annual school election with the issue of combining the school districts and the levying of a specified tax millage to support the new school district placed on the ballot as a single issue in order to assure that when the two (2) or more school districts, or parts thereof, are combined into one (1) school district, a single millage will be levied for support of the new school district.
(b)
The boards of directors of the school districts may, by resolution duly adopted and with the approval of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, set a date for the annual school election in that year for the school districts involved on a date under §
7-11-205
, provided only one (1) annual school election may be held in any school district in one (1) calendar year.
(c)
If the State Board of Education is petitioned by the board of directors of a school district or districts, by resolution duly adopted by majority vote of each of the local boards of directors, or when petitioned by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified electors of a school district or districts as certified in writing by the county clerk of each county where the school district or districts are located, the state board may call a special election to be held in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq. to consider the question of consolidation or annexation of the school districts as otherwise allowed for in subsection (a) of this section.
(d)
The special election on consolidation or annexation shall be held by the same officials at the same polling places, and the returns shall be made, canvassed, and published in the same manner as is provided by law for annual school elections.
(e)
If an election is not held in the newly formed school district, the vote on the millage for the newly formed school district will be held at the next annual school election.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 610,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 62, § 1; 2001, No. 1225, § 2; 2005, No. 2145, § 5; 2007, No. 1049, § 7; 2009, No. 1480, § 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 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-123 - Verification of voter registration

(a)
A voter in a school election voting either in person or by absentee ballot shall comply with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, concerning verification of voter registration to the extent it is applicable to the voter.
(b)
If a ballot or absentee ballot is deemed a provisional ballot for failure to provide verification of registration under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, the voter shall comply with the procedures under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, § 13, for his or her vote to be counted.
Added by Act 2017, No. 633,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 14 - SCHOOL ELECTIONS (§§ 6-14-101 — 6-14-124) › Section 6-14-124 - Pre-election procedures for school elections held in school districts situated in more than one county

(a)
(1)
(A)
In all school elections conducted under §
6-14-111(a)(3)
in which the school district is situated in two (2) or more counties, a candidate for board of directors of a school district shall file his or her nominating petition with the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes.
(B)
The county clerk of the county in which the nominating petition is filed shall:
(i)
Verify the signatures on the nominating petition from that county; and
(ii)
If there are signatures from another county to be verified, immediately forward the nominating petition to the appropriate county clerk.
(C)
The county clerk receiving the nominating petition shall return the nominating petition to the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes no later than five (5) days after the filing period ends.
(D)
The county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall:
(i)
Certify the sufficiency of the nominating petition; and
(ii)
File the certification with the county board of election commissioners in each county in which the school district has territory.
(2)
In all school elections conducted under §
6-14-111(a)(3)
in which the school district is situated in two (2) or more counties, the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall submit all ballot questions that have been filed with the county clerk for the annual school election to each county board of election commissioners in each county in which the school district has territory.
(b)
(1)
When a county clerk of a county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes is notified of a special school election under §
7-11-203
, the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes shall forward a copy of the calling document to the county clerk of each of the district's nondomicile counties.
(2)
The county clerk of any nondomicile county conducting a special election on that same date shall immediately notify the county clerk of each county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes under §
6-14-111(a)(2)
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 552,§ 8, 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 15 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY GENERALLY (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-3204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-103) › Section 6-15-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 544,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 13, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003, No. 1785, § 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 15 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY GENERALLY (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-3204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-103) › Section 6-15-103 - School district waivers

(a)
A public school district may petition the State Board of Education for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school.
(b)
The petition for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school that is submitted by a public school district shall include without limitation:
(1)
The name of the open-enrollment public charter school that has the requested waiver; and
(2)
A list of the waivers that the public school district seeks to have granted.
(c)
(1)
The state board shall use the same criteria as is used for open-enrollment public charter school waivers in order to grant a waiver submitted by a public school district.
(2)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may request additional information from a public school district if necessary following the public school district's submission of a waiver under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
(d)
The division may promulgate rules to implement this section.
(e)
(1)
The state board may revoke a waiver granted under this section only upon showing cause.
(2)
To revoke a waiver granted under this section, the state board shall:
(A)
(i)
Give a public school district superintendent and a local public school district board of directors' president at least fifteen (15) business days' notice in writing and by electronic mail of the state board's intent to revoke a waiver granted to the public school district under this section.
(ii)
A failure to notify a public school superintendent and a local public school district board of directors' president as required under subdivision (e)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall result in a waiver of the right of the state board to revoke a waiver granted under this section until the notification requirement under subdivision (e)(2)(A)(i) of this section is met;
(B)
Provide the specific reason for the state board's intent to revoke a waiver granted to a public school district under this section; and
(C)
State additional information that is required by the division or the public school district.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 347,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 774,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 774,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 774,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 678,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 815,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1240,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
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 15 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY GENERALLY (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-3204) › Subchapter 2 - QUALITY EDUCATION ACT OF 2003 (§§ 6-15-201 — 6-15-216) › Section 6-15-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as "The Quality Education Act of 2003".
Acts 1983, No. 445, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4601; Acts 2003, No. 1467, § 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 15 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY GENERALLY (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-3204) › Subchapter 2 - QUALITY EDUCATION ACT OF 2003 (§§ 6-15-201 — 6-15-216) › Section 6-15-203 - Notification of failure to meet standards for accreditation - Appeal

(a)
(1)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education annually shall notify all schools or school districts failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts for elementary and secondary schools not later than May 1 of each year of this determination.
(2)
(A)
However, at any time the division may immediately notify a public school or school district failing to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts for elementary and secondary schools when the failure is discovered by the division under §
6-15-202(i)
.
(B)
A public school or school district notified by the division of the public school's or school district's failure to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts due to actions taken under §
6-15-202(i)
shall have the same period of time to appeal to the State Board of Education as provided under subdivision (b)(3) of this section.
(b)
(1)
In the event that a school district affected by this subchapter believes the division has improperly determined that a school or school district fails to meet the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, the school district shall have a right of appeal thereafter to the state board.
(2)
Any appeal shall be held in an open hearing, and the decision of the state board shall be in open session.
(3)
Appeals must be filed not later than May 15 following the May 1 determination of accreditation status, and the state board hearing must be held before June 30 of the same calendar year.
(4)
The state board may confirm the classification of a local school or school district as determined by the division, or it may sustain the appeal of the school district.
(5)
An aggrieved school district may appeal the ruling of the state board to Pulaski County Circuit Court pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1191, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1190, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 445, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4606; Acts 1993, No. 603, § 1; 2003, No. 1467, § 3; 2009, No. 1469, § 3; 2011, No. 989, §§ 12, 13.
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 15 - EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY GENERALLY (§§ 6-15-101 — 6-15-3204) › Subchapter 2 - QUALITY EDUCATION ACT OF 2003 (§§ 6-15-201 — 6-15-216) › Section 6-15-206 - Subsequent failure to meet standards for accreditation

(a)
Any school or school district which fails to meet current standards for accreditation as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be classified as probationary.
(b)
(1)
Notice thereof shall be filed with the school district in which the school is located that the school or school district must meet all standards for accreditation within no more than two (2) consecutive school years, including the year the probationary status is declared, or be subject to the mandates of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, possible consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district as provided under §
6-13-1401
et seq. and this subchapter.
(2)
The division shall prepare and promulgate rules and guidelines for the maximum times allowable for correction of any violations of standards, provided no probationary status violation may exist for more than two (2) consecutive school years.
(c)
(1)
School districts shall submit annually evidence of compliance with standards for accreditation for the school district and each school in the school district.
(2)
The division shall review annually the educational standards of school districts for the purpose of determining whether standards for accreditation of the schools therein are in compliance with current state standards for accreditation.
(d)
(1)
The division shall conduct a review of each school's compliance if the division has reason to believe that the school district or any school within the public school district has fallen below standards for accreditation.
(2)
The review under subdivision (d)(1) of this section may be conducted on-site at the public school or public school district.
(e)
The division shall cooperate with local schools and school authorities in order to assist affected school districts and schools therein to achieve compliance with the standards for accreditation as provided in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 205, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1196, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1195, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1194, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1193, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1192, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 869,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1983, No. 445, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4605; Acts 1989, No. 481, § 1; 1993, No. 603, § 2; 2003, No. 1467, § 4.