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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 8 - BUILDING BETTER FUTURES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-801 — 6-41-805) › Section 6-41-801 - Program established - Purpose

(a)
There is established a Building Better Futures High School Program.
(b)
The purpose of the program is to allow students with intellectual disabilities to broaden their career opportunities in an inclusive and age-appropriate environment while completing the additional years of high school as allowed by law.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 931,§ 1, eff. 4/2/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 8 - BUILDING BETTER FUTURES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-801 — 6-41-805) › Section 6-41-802 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Approved institution" means a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education located in Arkansas that:
(A)
Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; and
(B)
Is approved or seeking approval by the United States Department of Education as a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program;
(2)
(A)
"Arkansas resident" means a recipient or a recipient's parent or guardian who is domiciled in Arkansas for at least twelve (12) months before applying for the Building Better Futures High School Program.
(B)
A recipient or a recipient's parent or guardian may be asked to provide proof of domicile as evidenced by one (1) of the following:
(i)
Information from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
(ii)
Valid Arkansas driver's license;
(iii)
Documentation of current payment for personal or real property taxes for the previous year;
(iv)
Current vehicle registration;
(v)
Current voter registration; or
(vi)
Other forms that establish residency;
(3)
(A)
"Citizen" means a person who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident.
(B)
If the person is a lawful permanent resident, he or she shall submit a copy of the lawful permanent resident form when submitting an application to the program;
(4)
"Eligible student" means a person who satisfies the criteria established in this subchapter;
(5)
"Home school" means an educational program provided by the student's parent or guardian as permitted under §
6-15-501
et seq.;
(6)
"Home-schooled student" means a student educated in a school provided by a parent or legal guardian for his or her own child;
(7)
"Intellectual disability" means a condition characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior:
(A)
As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association; and
(B)
Diagnosed by a physician, psychologist, or other individual qualified by license or statute to diagnose; and
(8)
"Selective admission" means acceptance into the program is based on specific criteria that are used by each approved institution for its program.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 931,§ 1, eff. 4/2/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 8 - BUILDING BETTER FUTURES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-801 — 6-41-805) › Section 6-41-803 - Eligibility

To be eligible for selective admission into a Building Better Futures High School Program, a student shall:
(1)
Be either:
(A)
(i)
A current student at a public high school who is currently served under an individualized education program.
(ii)
(a)
The parent or guardian of the student shall make a request to the student's individualized education program committee at least one (1) calendar year in advance of the Building Better Futures High School Program's application deadline that the student's individualized education program include participation, if admitted, in the nearest Building Better Futures High School Program.
(b)
The student's individualized education program committee shall notify the parent or guardian within sixty (60) days of the parent's or guardian's making the request of whether or not participation in the Building Better Futures High School Program is deemed appropriate for the student to receive a free appropriate public education.
(iii)
If the student's individualized education program committee determines that seeking admission to a Building Better Futures High School Program should be part of the student's individualized education program, the individualized education program committee shall submit an application to the nearest Building Better Futures High School Program located not more than fifty (50) miles from the public high school attended by the student; or
(B)
A current private high school or home-schooled student;
(2)
Be a citizen;
(3)
(A)
Be an Arkansas resident.
(B)
A nonresident may be eligible for the Building Better Futures High School Program if there are openings available after all Arkansas residents are admitted;
(4)
Not have reached twenty-two (22) years of age;
(5)
Be selected for admission by an approved institution into the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program or a program in the process of becoming a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program;
(6)
Have an intellectual disability;
(7)
Be able and willing to learn and participate in an inclusive classroom and work setting; and
(8)
Not be a danger to himself or herself or others, as determined by the accepting institution of higher education.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 931,§ 1, eff. 4/2/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 8 - BUILDING BETTER FUTURES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-801 — 6-41-805) › Section 6-41-804 - Program information

A Building Better Futures High School Program implemented by an approved institution shall:
(1)
Have a selective admission process for students with documented intellectual disabilities;
(2)
Be exempt from the higher education state minimum core curriculum as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under §
6-61-218
;
(3)
Be exempt from program review by the board under §§
6-61-207
and
6-61-208
;
(4)
Be part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program approved by the United States Department of Education within three (3) years of establishing the Building Better Futures High School Program at the approved institution;
(5)
Allow a certificate to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the Building Better Futures High School Program; and
(6)
Not permit hours completed in the Building Better Futures High School Program to be transferred towards credit for an associate or baccalaureate degree program.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 931,§ 1, eff. 4/2/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-901 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§§ 1, 2 eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 689,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 548,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 894,§ 1, eff. 4/5/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-902 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 689,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 689,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1078,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 548,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1789, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 637,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-903 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§§ 4, 5 eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 324, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 827,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 827,§§ 4, 5 eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 548,§§ 3, 4 eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§§ 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793 eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 894,§ 4, eff. 4/5/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 327,§ 1, eff. 3/2/2017.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-904 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1794, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-905 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1795, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-906 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-907 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1178,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 41 - CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 6-41-101 — 6-41-908) › Subchapter 9 - SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 6-41-901 — 6-41-908) › Section 6-41-908 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 52, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 741,§ 8, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 827,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-101 - Policy

It is the policy of this state to assist school districts in providing programs designed to meet the unique educational needs of gifted and talented children.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5201.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-102 - Rules - Reports

The State Board of Education shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and require such reports as it deems advisable.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 325, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-103 - Office for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children

To implement the policy stated in §
6-42-101
, there is established in the Division of Learning Services of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education an Office for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to be headed by an administrator who shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to direct the state program for gifted and talented children.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1796, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5201.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-105 - Disbursing agency

The Department of Education is designated as the state agency to receive and disburse federal funds designed to improve educational opportunities for gifted and talented children and shall develop such plans and procedures as may be required in order to receive and disburse such federal funds.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5204.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-106 - Gifted and talented programs - Funding and eligibility

(a)
(1)
Appropriations made by the General Assembly to the Public School Fund for the purposes of this subchapter shall be disbursed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
(2)
Such funds may be used to provide financial assistance to school districts operating programs for gifted and talented children and to fund supplemental programs for gifted and talented children operated by the division directly or through contract with other public or private agencies.
(3)
All school districts are eligible to make application for payments under this subchapter, and two (2) or more districts may submit an application for a cooperative program.
(b)
(1)
Specific eligibility requirements for gifted and talented programs in each school district shall be determined by the school district board of directors.
(2)
In order to qualify for such financial assistance as may be available from the state, school district eligibility requirements must be consistent with the guidelines for gifted and talented programs adopted by the state board with the advice of the Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 327, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1801, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5202.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-107 - Cooperation with other agencies

The State Board of Education is authorized to cooperate with other public and private agencies in developing programs for gifted and talented children.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5204.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-108 - Summer residential and day programs

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized to establish annual summer residential and day programs to provide enriched educational offerings for junior high and high school students who have demonstrated exceptional abilities in a specific subject area.
(b)
Each program shall offer instruction in subject areas to be designated annually by the division from the subject areas of science, mathematics, computer science, social studies, arts and music, literature and communication, and foreign languages.
(c)
The summer educational programs established pursuant to the authority of this section shall be operated by the division directly or by contract with other public or private agencies and shall be funded from the appropriation to the division for the operation of programs for the education of gifted and talented students.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1802, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 3, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-5206, 80-5207; Acts 1989, No. 693, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-109) › Section 6-42-109 - Reports by school districts

Each school district shall report annually to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, at a prescribed due date, the extent to which it is providing educational opportunities specifically designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1803, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 106, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5205.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-301 - Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas is authorized to establish and operate, as a part thereof, a campus to be known as the "Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts", consolidating and incorporating into the University of Arkansas the facilities of the state institution formerly known as the "Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences", which together with its board of trustees is abolished as a separate institution effective January 1, 2004.
(b)
On January 1, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall be vested with and succeed to all the rights, titles, powers, interests, properties, assets, funds, and credits of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences and the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences, including all rights, titles, and interests in and to all real and personal property acquired by or vested in that institution or the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences.
(c)
On January 1, 2004, the appropriate state officials are directed to transfer all funds, appropriations, credits, and equities belonging to the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences and the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences so that these funds, appropriations, credits, and equities shall be credited to and made available for the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for use on its Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts campus.
(d)
On January 1, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences shall relinquish all responsibility, control, and supervision concerning the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences, and by delivery of the assets, books of accounts, and files of that institution to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall be divested of all obligations and duties applicable to the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences.
Acts 2003, No. 1305, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-302 - Purpose - Location - Funding - Tuition

(a)
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts shall be a residential high school for students who exhibit outstanding academic credentials and who have the ability to undertake course work in an environment and with demands similar to those of a university.
(b)
(1)
The purposes of the school shall be to educate the gifted and talented math, science, and the fine and performing arts students of the state and to develop curricula and materials to improve instruction in mathematics, sciences, and the fine and performing arts for all students in the state.
(2)
The school's curriculum, faculty, and admissions policies shall reflect the purposes described by this section.
(c)
While the emphasis of the school shall be dedicated to the academic teaching of mathematics, sciences, and the fine and performing arts, emphasis may also be placed upon other areas of the arts and humanities as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.
(d)
The board shall maintain the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in Hot Springs as a campus of the University of Arkansas, offering at that location the highest possible quality of educational programs as set forth in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 718,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2003, No. 1305, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-305 - Administrator - Staff

(a)
(1)
The Administrator of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and shall administer the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in accordance with policies established by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.
(2)
The administrator shall be employed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas after appropriate advice and counsel of the Board of Visitors of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.
(b)
Upon recommendation of the administrator, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall employ other personnel as it deems necessary for the operation of the school.
(c)
(1)
Instructors shall be employed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and shall have such rights, privileges, and obligations as the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall determine except that they shall not be eligible for tenure.
(2)
In the event that policies of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas conflict with existing law with respect to terms and conditions of employment of instructors and staff, the policies shall control.
(d)
Instructors and staff of the school shall continue to be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and to earn credited service for employment at the school or, at their election, shall be eligible to participate in the retirement system of the University of Arkansas.
(e)
(1)
Instructors, members of the residential life staff, and mental health professionals employed by the school who, in addition to working during the regular school term, may also work during the summer months within the summer program, shall be authorized as additional compensation an amount not to exceed one-tenth (1/10) of his or her annual salary for each month or part of the month in which he or she works.
(2)
Additional compensation received under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall not be construed as exceeding the maximum salary authorized for the individual who receives the additional compensation.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 382,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 354,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 2003, No. 1305, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-306 - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules

All Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules shall apply to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts unless the division determines otherwise or unless the rules conflict with governance of the school by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1805, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1305, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-307 - School for Math, Sciences, and Arts Fund

(a)
There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "School for Math, Sciences, and Arts Fund".
(b)
The fund shall be used to provide for the maintenance, operation, and improvement required by the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in carrying out its powers, functions, and duties as set out by law.
(c)
The fund shall consist of moneys allocated and transferred from the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, any general revenues as may be provided by the Revenue Stabilization Law, §
19-5-101
et seq., and any other moneys as may be authorized by law.
Acts 2003, No. 1305, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-308 - School qualifies as local education agency

(a)
The General Assembly designates that the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts meets the definition of a "local education agency" because the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts is a public authority legally constituted within this state to perform a service function for public secondary schools and is a public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a secondary school.
(b)
This section intends to recognize the function of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts and to provide eligibility to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts to receive federal funds.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall permit the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts to receive funds from the Public School Fund except pursuant to a line item appropriation.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-309 - Charter school option

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may petition the State Board of Education for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts to receive public charter school status under the Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013, §
6-23-101
et seq.
(b)
If the petition is granted, funding for the public charter school shall be made pursuant to an appropriation by the General Assembly for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 42 - GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN (§§ 6-42-101 — 6-42-310) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS (§§ 6-42-301 — 6-42-310) › Section 6-42-310 - School district access provided to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Upon a written request made by the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, a school district shall provide reasonable access to the school district campus for the purpose of contacting students regarding potential enrollment at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.
Acts 2007, No. 51, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-102 - Powers and duties of board

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf created in §
6-43-101
is charged with the management and control of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
(b)
The board shall have the power, authority, and duties formerly conferred by law on the board it succeeds including those set forth below:
(1)
The board shall exercise such powers of supervision and control as are not specifically reserved to superintendents; and
(2)
The board, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Education, shall fix the salaries of officers and employees not already fixed by law.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1806, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1927, No. 37, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 12798; Acts 1943, No. 1, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 7-202, 7-208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-103 - Superintendents

(a)
The immediate conduct and management of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be entrusted to superintendents.
(b)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Education, shall select the superintendents of the institutions committed to its care.
(c)
(1)
Each of the superintendents shall be required to give bond in a sum fixed by the board, payable to the State of Arkansas, for the faithful discharge of his or her duties and the proper accounting for all moneys and property coming into his or her possession as such officer.
(2)
The bonds shall be made by any surety company authorized to do business in Arkansas, approved by the Governor, filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and paid for by the state out of current expenses appropriated by the respective institutions.
(d)
The superintendents of the schools shall be required to give their entire time to the management and operation of their respective institutions and shall be selected because of their previous training and fitness to care for the schools entrusted to their care.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1807, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1927, No. 37, §§ 12-14; Pope's Dig., §§ 12798-12800; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 7-208 -- 7-210.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-104 - Employees generally

(a)
The superintendents shall have power to select and engage all employees of the schools at salaries fixed by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Education, reporting the same for approval to the board at the next regular meeting thereof.
(b)
The superintendents shall have the power to remove employees of the respective schools and may remove any employee at any time in their discretion for cause, but, in case of removal, the superintendent shall report the removal and the ground therefor to the board and the secretary.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1808, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1927, No. 37, § 14; Pope's Dig., § 12800; Acts 1963, No. 514, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 7-210; Acts 1995, No. 1192, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-105 - Attendance - Enforcement

(a)
Every parent, guardian, or other person having control of any minor over eight (8) years of age who is defective in hearing or sight to the extent that he or she cannot be benefited by instruction in the public schools shall be required to send such a minor to the Arkansas School for the Deaf or the Arkansas School for the Blind.
(b)
The minor shall continue to attend the schools for a term of at least thirty-two (32) weeks each year until he or she has completed the course of instruction prescribed for the schools by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf or any other body or person designated by law to have control of the schools, respectively, or until he or she has been discharged by the superintendent of the school.
(c)
The deaf or blind minor shall be exempt from attendance at the schools for any of the following reasons:
(1)
Instruction by a private tutor or in another school approved by the board or any other body or person designated by law to have control of the schools for a time equal to that required by subsection (b) of this section;
(2)
Physical incapacity for school work; or
(3)
Any other reason deemed good and sufficient by the superintendent of the school with the approval of the board.
(d)
(1)
Failure for a period of one (1) week within the school year to send such a minor to school shall constitute an offense.
(2)
However, the time necessary for such a minor to travel from his or her home to Little Rock shall not be counted as time absent from school.
(e)
Any person who induces or attempts to induce such deaf or blind minor to absent himself or herself from school or who employs or harbors such a minor unlawfully while the schools are in session shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
(f)
It shall be the duty of county boards, or the boards' designees, school attendance officers, prosecuting attorneys, and any special attendance officers appointed by the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind as well as all peace officers to enforce the provisions of this section.
(g)
Any parent, guardian, or other person in charge of such a minor or minors who fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
Acts 1925, No. 117, §§ 1-6; Pope's Dig., §§ 12900-12905; Acts 1973, No. 253, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2401, 80-2402 -- 80-2406; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 16; 2005, No. 1994, § 71.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-106 - Deaf and blind children - Out-of-state facilities

(a)
The Arkansas School for the Blind is authorized to expend available funds for the purpose of sending children under twenty-one (21) years of age, who are deaf as well as blind and for which there are no facilities for education in this state, to any school, institution, or other place outside the State of Arkansas providing a qualified program of education for such children.
(b)
The funds may be spent for room, board, tuition, transportation, and other items which are necessarily relevant to the education of such children.
(c)
In interpreting and carrying out the provisions of this section, the words "deaf-blind children", wherever used, will be construed to include any child whose combination of disabilities of deafness and blindness would prevent him or her from profiting satisfactorily from educational programs now provided for the blind child or the deaf child by the State of Arkansas.
(d)
The school is authorized to determine if such children should be sent to such out-of-state facilities.
(e)
The school is authorized to promulgate such rules as it deems necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and intent of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 328, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1959, No. 249, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2401.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-107 - Application for admission - Certificate of residence

Whenever application is made for the admission of any blind or Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing person into the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, as a beneficiary of the privileges thereof, the application shall be accompanied by the certificate of the county judge that the person is a legal resident of the county of the State of Arkansas in which it is claimed that he or she resides.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1875, (Adj. Sess.), No. 65, § 1, p. 134; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9369, 9481; Pope's Dig., §§ 12834, 12884; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2414.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-108 - Removal of pupils

(a)
(1)
Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the proper officers of either the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, in accordance with the bylaws and rules thereof, to have pupils removed, either temporarily on account of ill health or the vacation of the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, or permanently on account of having completed their course of instruction or having been found disqualified, from any cause, for a longer continuance in the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the parents, or guardians, if they have any, of such pupils shall promptly remove them upon the requirement of the officers.
(2)
In case they shall not be thus provided for, it shall be the duty of the superintendent or principal of such institution to cause them to be so removed to their houses or delivered to the proper officers of the counties in which they may reside.
(b)
(1)
The expense of removal shall be refunded to each institution in the same manner as is provided in §
6-43-109
.
(2)
The county sheriff may collect it in the same manner as is provided in §
6-43-109
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 329, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 65, § 6, p. 134; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9374, 9486; Pope's Dig., §§ 12839, 12889; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2424.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-109 - Clothing and traveling expenses - Generally

(a)
When such persons, upon proper application, are admitted as pupils of either the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, it shall be the duty of their parents, guardians, or other friends to suitably provide them with clothing at the time of their entrance into the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, and during their continuance therein, and to defray their traveling expenses to and from the institution, not only at the time of their first entrance and final departure but at any other time when it shall become necessary for them to leave or return to the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf.
(b)
(1)
(A)
In all cases in which suitable clothing and means for defraying traveling expenses are not otherwise supplied to the pupils of the schools, suitable clothing and means of defraying travel expenses shall be provided by the superintendent or principal of the respective schools, who shall make out and file with the Auditor of State accounts for the clothing and travel expenses, separate in each case, against the respective counties from which such pupils are sent, in an amount not exceeding forty dollars ($40.00) per annum for any one (1) pupil.
(B)
The accounts shall be severally signed by the proper superintendent or principal.
(2)
The Auditor of State shall draw his or her warrant on the Treasurer of State for the amounts, which shall be paid out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
(3)
However, the amount drawn by either institution for the aforesaid purposes per year shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(4)
Each account thus certified shall be charged to the county from which the pupil named therein was sent.
(5)
(A)
The Auditor of State shall forward a certified copy of each account so filed with him or her to the sheriff of the proper county, who shall proceed to collect the account in the name of the State of Arkansas, as other debts are collected, and the money so collected shall be paid over to the Treasurer of State, who shall give receipts therefor as in case of other moneys paid into the State Treasury.
(B)
However, if the sheriff shall be unable to collect the amount of any bill from the parents or estate of any pupil, then the bill shall be refunded to the state out of the county treasury.
Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 65, §§ 2-4, p. 134; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9370-9372, 9482-9484; Pope's Dig., §§ 12835-12837, 12885-12887; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2415 -- 80-2417.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-110 - Clothing and travel expenses - Warrants

(a)
It shall be the duty of the sheriffs of this state to receive from the county clerks all warrants ordered by their respective county courts by virtue of §
6-43-109(b)(5)
and present them to the county treasurer for payment.
(b)
(1)
The county treasurer of the proper county shall pay the warrants on presentation from any money on hand and appropriated for pauper purposes.
(2)
However, if there is no money in the county treasurer's hands from which to pay off the warrants, he or she shall endorse the fact on the warrants, date and sign the endorsement, and return them to the sheriff.
(c)
(1)
The Treasurer of State is authorized to receive from the several sheriffs and collectors of the state any and all such warrants as may be ordered and issued in payment for clothing and expenses of indigent pupils in the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf by the county courts of the counties that are or may be liable for such expenses.
(2)
The warrants shall be drawn in favor of the state, shall state on their face the name of the pupil or inmate whose expenses are thereby refunded, and shall be endorsed as required by subsection (b) of this section.
(d)
The Treasurer of State is authorized to apply such county warrants so received in payment of the Auditor of State's warrants drawn in favor of the counties for funds received from sales or redemption of lands in lieu of any currency in his or her hands from the source belonging to the respective counties whose warrants he or she holds, replacing the county warrants with the currency.
(e)
The State Board of Finance may biennially in October make such disposition of the county warrants so received and not converted into par funds, as provided in subsection (d) of this section, as shall in the judgment of the board be for the best interest of the state and shall order the proper adjustment of the account of the county warrants on the books of the Treasurer of State and Auditor of State.
Acts 1893, No. 154, §§ 1-5; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9377-9381, 9487-9491; Pope's Dig., §§ 12842-12846, 12890-12894; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2418 -- 80-2422.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-111 - Funeral expenses

In case of the death of any pupil at the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf, when funeral expenses are not otherwise provided for, an account thereof shall be made out, certified to, collected, and applied as provided in §
6-43-109
.
Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 65, § 5, p. 134; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9373, 9485; Pope's Dig., §§ 12838, 12888; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2423.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 3 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-40-101 — 6-48-104) › Chapter 43 - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-321) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-43-101 — 6-43-118) › Section 6-43-112 - Transportation of students

The Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind are hereby authorized to transport students to and from school in chartered vehicles that are licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas and which meet minimum safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 263, § 12.