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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-222 - Financial condition report

(a)
(1)
The Division of Higher Education shall prepare a financial condition report, which shall include without limitation the information required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(2)
The financial condition report prepared under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be subject to biennial review by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.
(3)
The board may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section and shall report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education the failure of an institution to comply with this section.
(b)
(1)
On a date determined by the division, each state-supported institution of higher education shall submit annually the following information for inclusion in the financial condition report required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section:
(A)
Expenditures per full-time equivalent student by function, which includes without limitation:
(i)
Instruction;
(ii)
Research;
(iii)
Public service;
(iv)
Academic support;
(v)
Student services;
(vi)
Institutional support;
(vii)
Operating and maintenance of plant; and
(viii)
Scholarships and fellowships;
(B)
Operating margins and education and general revenue fund balances;
(C)
Net tuition and fee income;
(D)
Faculty salaries;
(E)
Institutional scholarship expenditures;
(F)
Deferred and critical maintenance needs as determined by the facilities audit program;
(G)
Auxiliary enterprise expenditures;
(H)
Intercollegiate athletics revenues and expenditures;
(I)
Bonds and loans that are reviewed for economic feasibility;
(J)
Gross tuition and fee income;
(K)
Gross direct state income;
(L)
Gross federal income;
(M)
Total student accounts receivable and an aging report in accordance with §
6-61-131
;
(N)
A calculation of the number of days of cash on hand in accordance with §
6-62-109
; and
(O)
Any other information requested by the division or the board.
(2)
The board shall review the financial condition report required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section and submit it to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education by January 15 of each odd-numbered year.
(c)
The board may establish standards to report other information that may be required to meet other state or federal statutory or regulatory requirements.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 69,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 367, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 256,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1973, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 376, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 537, §§ 1, 2; 1995, No. 392, § 1; 1997, No. 112, §§ 15, 16; 1999, No. 523, § 1; 2011, No. 696, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-224 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 1211, § 25; 2011, No. 1203, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-226 - Guidelines for course review

(a)
(1)
Arkansas public colleges and universities shall submit to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board an application for courses to be included in the state minimum core curriculum.
(2)
Courses shall be reviewed and recommended by a peer review project team established in the discipline.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The Division of Higher Education shall establish peer review project teams composed of faculty members of Arkansas universities and two-year colleges.
(B)
(i)
The peer review project team for each discipline shall include no fewer than four (4) faculty members equally divided between two-year and four-year institutions who teach in the discipline.
(ii)
Members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Executive Council.
(2)
(A)
The peer review project team for each discipline shall review and recommend to the division courses in the applicable discipline to be recommended to the board for inclusion in the curriculum.
(B)
(i)
Courses not receiving a recommendation by the peer review project team shall receive from the peer review project team suggested improvements or revisions for the course or its application.
(ii)
Colleges and universities may resubmit course applications to the peer review project team if the original application is not recommended to the board after appropriate adjustments have been made based on the suggested improvements or revisions from the peer review project team.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1975, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1974, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 672, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-227 - Annual transfer credit report

All public institutions of higher education and any participating private institutions of higher education shall file a report annually with the Division of Higher Education identifying the number of students who requested transfer credit for a completed course in the state minimum core curriculum but were not given credit.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1976, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 672, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-228 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 978,§ 42, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 1429, § 1; 2009, No. 797, §§ 1-4; 2011, No. 1203, §§ 3, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-229 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 1760, § 1; 2007, No. 591, § 1; 2011, No. 1203, §§ 5, 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-230 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 1760, § 2; 2007, No. 827, § 119; 2011, No. 1203, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-232 - Maximum semester hours required for a degree program

(a)
(1)
An associate degree program shall require no more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit, which may be satisfied by completing the state minimum core curriculum under §
6-61-231
.
(2)
An associate degree program may require more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit if prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)
(1)
A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit, which shall include the state minimum core curriculum under §
6-61-231
.
(2)
A baccalaureate degree program may require more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit if:
(A)
Prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported four-year institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; or
(B)
It is a requirement of an independent licensing or accrediting body.
(c)
All required coursework shall count toward the associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, associate of arts in teaching degree, or selected baccalaureate degrees.
Acts 2011, No. 747, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-233 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 148,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1397,§ 44, eff. 7/1/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-235 - Reporting requirements - Financial aid programs

The Division of Higher Education shall report annually by May 30 to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education the:
(1)
Budgeted allocation for each financial aid program that is funded through the Higher Education Grants Fund Account for the upcoming fiscal year; and
(2)
Projections for the following fiscal year for the budgeted allocation for each financial aid program that is funded through the Higher Education Grants Fund Account.
Added by Act 2023, No. 870,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-236 - Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - Established

(a)
There is established the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, which shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education and division staff.
(b)
The program shall focus on the continued development of undergraduate academic research efforts at state-supported colleges and universities.
(c)
The division shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and operation of the program.
(d)
The responsibilities of the division in administering the program shall include without limitation the following:
(1)
The development of eligibility criteria for a recipient of a fellowship under the program;
(2)
The collection of applications for a fellowship under the program;
(3)
The coordination of student evaluations under the program;
(4)
The distribution of public notices regarding the program; and
(5)
The funding of grants for academic research purposes under the program.
(e)
The division may expense costs associated with the administration of the program from funds made payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account for the program as authorized to be used for student assistance grants and scholarships in the division's operative appropriation act.
Added by Act 2023, No. 870,§ 41, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (§§ 6-61-201 — 6-61-237) › Section 6-61-237 - Administrative fees

(a)
The Division of Higher Education may recover nonrefundable administrative fees related to the institutional certification and exemption process for out-of-state, nonpublic, and for-profit colleges and universities.
(b)
Fees in this section eligible for recovery include:
(1)
Notification fees;
(2)
Application processing fees; and
(3)
Travel expenses for individuals on the certification review teams.
Added by Act 2023, No. 870,§ 44, eff. 7/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION (§§ 6-61-301 — 6-61-306) › Section 6-61-302 - Incorporation and certification - Advisory committee

(a)
To assist the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board in its responsibilities regarding incorporation and certification of postsecondary educational institutions, the board shall appoint an advisory committee.
(b)
The advisory committee shall include:
(1)
Two (2) nonpublic postsecondary education institution chief administrators;
(2)
Two (2) public postsecondary education institution chief administrators;
(3)
Two (2) chief administrators of proprietary schools that are licensed under §
6-51-601
et seq.;
(4)
The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education or his or her designated representative; and
(5)
Two (2) legal residents of the state who are not officially affiliated with any postsecondary institution in any state as an employee or board member or in any other capacity.
(c)
The members shall serve nine-year terms.
(d)
Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1982, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 903, § 4; 1977, No. 560, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4905; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 26; 2003, No. 1473, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION (§§ 6-61-301 — 6-61-306) › Section 6-61-303 - Expansion of institutions

(a)
The General Assembly recognizes the necessity of the state having an orderly and planned system of higher education and determines that the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board should establish reasonable and necessary criteria and factors to be used in determining and controlling the expansion of existing state-supported institutions of higher education and community college programs, in order to prevent an overextension of the state's resources or unnecessary duplication of programs or facilities.
(b)
(1)
The board is authorized to promulgate and adopt reasonable rules, criteria, guidelines, and standards to be followed by the respective state-supported institutions of higher education and to be applied by the board with respect to the planning, establishment, location, or development of any branch campus of the existing state-supported institutions of higher education or community colleges.
(2)
The standards, rules, criteria, and guidelines shall be developed and approved after public hearings held by the board in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
(3)
Upon the development and adoption thereof, the standards, rules, criteria, and guidelines shall be followed by the board in reviewing, rejecting, or approving the establishment and location of all future branch campuses of existing state-supported institutions of higher education or community colleges.
(c)
(1)
Each state-supported institution of higher education and community college desiring to establish a branch campus or program shall present to the board a request in writing to establish the branch campus or program, outlining the justifications and reasons therefor.
(2)
The board shall review the application in accordance with the standards, rules, criteria, and guidelines promulgated by the board and may grant the application only if the establishment of a branch campus is within these guidelines and standards.
(3)
If the board rejects the application, the institution shall not establish the branch campus or program.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 370, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 369, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4906.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION (§§ 6-61-301 — 6-61-306) › Section 6-61-304 - Review of existing programs of higher education

In order to provide for the orderly development, coordination, financing, and expansion of the higher education program of this state, the Division of Higher Education shall review the existing programs of higher education in this state and assist in the orderly development and expansion of higher education in this state in accordance with the procedures outlined in this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-303
, §
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1983, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4901.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION (§§ 6-61-301 — 6-61-306) › Section 6-61-305 - Encouragement of participation by private institutions

The Division of Higher Education staff and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall invite and encourage the participation of private colleges and universities, proprietary schools, and all other postsecondary institutions in Arkansas in planning for the programs of education beyond high school.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1984, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 27; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4927.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 4 - GRANT PROGRAMS (§§ 6-61-401 — 6-61-402) › Section 6-61-402 - Contracts and cooperation with Southern Regional Education Board

(a)
(1)
The boards of trustees of the state-supported senior colleges and universities and the community colleges which presently exist and those which will be established are authorized to cooperate or enter into contracts with the Southern Regional Education Board in order that students from states comprising the Southern Regional Education Board area may attend Arkansas state-supported institutions through the Academic Common Market while paying the same level of student fees as an Arkansas resident.
(2)
Participation shall be authorized only after the program of the Arkansas institution is classified as an uncommon program of the region by the Southern Regional Education Board staff and final approval is granted by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is authorized to cooperate, or enter into contracts, with the Southern Regional Education Board or institutions of higher education in order that Arkansas residents shall participate in uncommon programs in other states of the Southern Regional Education Board area through the Academic Common Market.
(c)
The Division of Higher Education staff, at the direction of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, is empowered to conduct necessary administrative duties in connection with this program.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1986, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4922.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-501 - Definitions

As used in this section, §§
6-61-502
-
6-61-524
, and §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Capital outlay expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the:
(A)
Acquisition and improvement of land;
(B)
Acquisition, construction, remodeling, alteration, addition, or enlargement of buildings or other structures; and
(C)
Initial purchase of furniture, apparatuses, and other equipment;
(2)
"Community college" means an educational institution established or to be established by one (1) or more counties or cities of this state offering a comprehensive program designed to serve the postsecondary educational needs of its district and the state including specifically, but without limitation, occupational programs of varying types and levels of difficulty, the first two (2) years of a baccalaureate degree, community service offerings, and student guidance and counseling services;
(3)
"District" means the geographic area included within one (1) or more contiguous or noncontiguous counties or cities, or any described combination thereof, or any described contiguous area which may be in one (1) or more counties or parts of counties, participating in or intending to participate in the establishment and maintenance of a community college;
(4)
(A)
"Local board" means the governing body of a community college established pursuant to the provisions of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-502
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
(B)
A local board for a community college may be the board of trustees of a four-year institution of higher education or the board of trustees of a university system in the case of a merger under §
6-61-520(e)
;
(5)
"Operating expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the regular or ordinary expense of the college, including administrative, maintenance, and salary expenses, but excluding capital outlay expenses, student activity expenses, and expenses for intercollegiate athletics; and
(6)
"State Community College Board" means the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 955,§ 2, eff. 4/2/2015.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4907; Acts 1991, No. 336, § 1; 1991, No. 354, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-502 - Establishment authorized

Pursuant to the authority granted by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 52, there is authorized the establishment of community college districts to be formed, financed, and governed as provided in this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §
6-61-501
, §§
6-61-503
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4908.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-503 - Millage tax

(a)
The tax authorized to be levied under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 52, shall not exceed ten (10) mills on the taxable real and personal property of the district.
(b)
The millage approved by the electors shall be a continuing levy until reduced as provided in this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §
6-61-501
, §
6-61-502
, §§
6-61-504
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4908.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-504 - Division of Community Junior Colleges created

The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education shall establish a separate Division of Community Junior Colleges within the Division of Higher Education.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 18, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1987, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4919.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-506 - Administration of funds

(a)
All federal and other funds provided to the state for support of community colleges and vocational and technical education in community colleges shall be administered by the State Community College Board.
(b)
In the event there are legal requirements that the funds be granted to another agency of the state, that other agency shall contract with the board for the administration of the funds under the appropriate conditions.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4917.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-507 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 726,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-508 - Formation of district - Minimum requirements for establishment

Prior to the calling of an election for the establishment of a community college district, the State Community College Board must certify that the proposed college will meet the following requirements:
(1)
Site:
That a site which meets the criteria established by the board is available;
(2)
Students:
That by objective analysis and projection the full-time student equivalent would be a minimum of three hundred (300) at the fall enrollment of the third year of operation;
(3)
(A)
Local Income:
That the assessment for ad valorem tax purposes of the proposed district, as published by the Assessment Coordination Division, at the millage rate proposed would produce sufficient income for the district to discharge its financial obligation as required by this chapter.
(B)
However, a district may be created without a local millage by following all applicable provisions of the law if it is demonstrated to the board that all capital costs of the district required to provide an adequate comprehensive program will be met without a local millage, at least during the first five (5) years that instruction is offered by the district, through:
(i)
Available existing facilities;
(ii)
Contributions already secured or committed to the satisfaction of the board;
(iii)
Establishment of a permanent endowment fund; or
(iv)
Any other method or any combination of methods; and
(4)
Size of District:
The size of the district shall be such that all students within the district are within commuting distance of the college.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 726,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4913.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-509 - Formation of district - Limitation on number

(a)
(1)
No certificate of feasibility for the formation of a community college district in excess of eight (8) locations in Arkansas as authorized by Acts 1973, No. 103, § 5(b) [repealed], shall be issued by the State Community College Board.
(2)
It is the specific intent of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-508
, §§
6-61-510
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed] to provide that the authority of the board to create an unlimited number of community colleges under Acts 1973, No. 103, is repealed, and no other interpretation shall be given to this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-508
, §§
6-61-510
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
(b)
In computing the maximum of eight (8) community college districts permitted under this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-508
, §§
6-61-510
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed], auxiliary locations which may or may not establish additional taxing units but are included as a part of a community college district previously established shall be counted as a separate community college district.
(c)
The General Assembly shall be the sole authority for creating community college districts subsequent to the creation of a maximum of eight (8), as stated elsewhere in this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-508
, §§
6-61-510
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed], by the board.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4918.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-510 - Formation of district - Election - Petition

(a)
Upon certification of the State Community College Board that the formation of the proposed district is feasible and would conform to the requirements of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-509
, §§
6-61-511
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed], qualified electors of the proposed district may, by petition, have an election called to determine whether the district shall be formed.
(b)
(1)
The petition calling for such an election shall be signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the district, based upon the total number of votes cast therein for all candidates for the Office of Governor in the last general election.
(2)
Where there is more than one (1) county or city in a proposed district, the petitions shall include signatures of not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of each county or city, and the aggregate of the signatures shall represent not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the entire proposed district as determined by the total votes cast for all candidates for the Office of Governor at the last general election in each such county or city.
(3)
Signatures shall be separately required from a particular city only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.
(c)
The petitions calling for the special election shall describe the area of the proposed district, the proposed maximum rate of millage to be levied for the support of the district, if any, and the millage that may be pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes of the district.
(d)
The petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-511 - Formation of district - Election - Notification to county board of election commissioners

Within ten (10) days of the receipt and verification by the Secretary of State of the sufficiency of the petitions, he or she shall notify the county board of election commissioners of each county of which any portion is in the proposed community college district that an election shall be held in the area described in the petition, as certified by the Secretary of State, to determine whether the district shall be formed.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-512 - Formation of district - Election - Date

The date of the election shall be set by the Secretary of State in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911; Acts 2005, No. 2145, § 8; 2007, No. 1049, § 10; 2009, No. 1480, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-514 - Formation of district - Election - Conduct

The election shall be conducted by the county board of election commissioners in the manner provided by law for special elections, and the ballots shall be marked by each elector, and the returns thereof shall be tabulated, certified, and reported as provided by law.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-515 - Formation of district - Election - Results

(a)
(1)
If a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed district voting thereon at such election shall vote for the establishment of the district, the district shall be established in the manner provided in this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-514
, §§
6-61-516
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed].
(2)
If a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed district voting thereon at the election vote against the establishment of the district, the district shall not be established, and no new election for the establishment thereof shall be held for a period of one (1) year thereafter.
(3)
However, if the proposed district includes more than one (1) county or city, the majority required for the purposes of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-514
, §§
6-61-516
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed] shall include not only a majority of the electors of the proposed district voting on the issue at the election but shall also include a majority of the electors voting on the issue in each county or city of the proposed district, or if the proposed district consists of described contiguous territory in one (1) or more counties or cities, the majority required for the purposes of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §
6-61-211
[repealed], §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-306
[repealed], §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-514
, §§
6-61-516
-
6-61-524
, §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
, and §§
6-61-604
-
6-61-612
[repealed] shall include not only a majority of the electors of the proposed district voting on such issue but shall also include a majority of the electors voting on the issue in the portion of any county or city of the proposed described district.
(b)
The vote in a particular city shall be considered separately only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-516 - Formation of district - Election - Reconstituted district

If the election fails because of an adverse vote in one (1) or more counties or cities in a proposed district of multiple counties or cities, a proposed reconstituted district eliminating the counties or cities which cast the adverse vote in an election may be called within ninety (90) days, provided the State Community College Board certifies that the proposed new district meets all of the criteria for such an election.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-517 - Formation of district - Ad valorem taxes

(a)
The ad valorem tax levied by a district, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be a continuing levy until reduced in the manner provided in this subchapter.
(b)
The tax shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of county general taxes and promptly remitted to the district.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-518 - Reconstituted districts

(a)
When it is proposed that a county or city join an existing community college district, an election may be held in the proposed city or county to be added to determine whether the proposed reconstituted district shall be established after a petition requesting that the county or city be permitted to join the district has been signed by a committee broadly representative of the county or city to be added and approved by the local board of the existing district.
(b)
The procedures for an election to be held in the petitioning county or city to determine whether the proposed reconstituted district shall be formed, including the adoption of the millage tax for support of the community college in effect in the existing district, shall be the same as required in establishing an original community college district.
(c)
(1)
Within sixty (60) days of a successful election to reconstitute an existing community college district under this section, the local board of a community college district as it existed before the reconstitution of the community college district may vote by a majority vote to establish additional zones within the reconstituted community college district.
(2)
If a local board of a community college district votes to establish additional zones under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the:
(A)
Additional zones shall be substantially equal in population to the existing local community college board zones;
(B)
Existing local community college board shall notify the county board of election commissioners of each county in which a portion of the county is a part of the reconstituted community college district that an election shall be held at the next general election in the portion of the county in which the additional zones are included; and
(C)
Candidates for election from the additional zones shall be elected at the next general election.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 519,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-519 - Dissolution of district - Reduction or repeal of tax

(a)
A community college district may be dissolved or the millage tax voted reduced or repealed, with the exception of the millage required to service any outstanding bonds, upon approval thereof by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the issue at an election called for such purpose.
(b)
The question of dissolving the district or reducing or repealing the millage tax shall be submitted to the electors of the district at a special or general election upon petitions therefor if the initiation of petitions calling for the election and the procedures calling for the election shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in §
6-61-510(b)
-(d), §
6-61-511
, and §
6-61-512
for the formation of the district.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4911.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-522 - Limitations on operations

(a)
Participation of community colleges in intercollegiate athletic programs shall be limited to basketball, volleyball, and spring sports, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
Community colleges may participate in an intercollegiate football program provided that state funds, either directly or indirectly, or funds derived from property taxes or student fees are not expended to support the program.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 556,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 422,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 15; 1979, No. 756, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4915; Acts 2001, No. 1649, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 5 - POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-60-101 — 6-71-142) › Chapter 61 - POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-1703) › Subchapter 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES GENERALLY (§§ 6-61-501 — 6-61-535) › Section 6-61-523 - Student fees

(a)
Tuition.
(1)
The intent of this section, §§
6-61-101
-
6-61-103
, §§
6-61-201
-
6-61-209
, §§
6-61-212
-
6-61-216
, §§
6-61-301
-
6-61-305
, §
6-61-401
, §
6-61-402
, §§
6-61-501
-
6-61-522
, §
6-61-524
, and §§
6-61-601
-
6-61-603
is to make community college programs available to as many citizens of Arkansas as possible. To this end, tuition and fees should be maintained at a reasonable level so as not to exclude citizens because of cost.
(2)
The local board shall determine the minimum student tuition and fees to be charged.
(3)
The student fees or tuition authorized in §§
6-61-215
and
6-53-304
shall be used for educational purposes only.
(b)
Out-of-District Tuition.
(1)
(A)
Students who come from within the state but without the district may be charged a fee in addition to the fee charged students who are residents of the district.
(B)
The out-of-district fee is to be determined by the local board but is not to exceed the pro rata share of the per student cost annually paid for buildings and operations from local tax revenues.
(C)
However, when one (1) or more residents of a county not in a community college district attend a community college, the county of residence of these students may, when funds are appropriated therefor by the quorum court of the county, pay the tuition of these students which exceeds the tuition charged in-district students.
(2)
Out-of-state students may be charged a fee in addition to the fee charged students who are residents of the district in the amount determined by the local board.
(c)
Activity Fees.
To provide for a student activity program at the college, the local board may levy a student activity fee.
(d)
Special Fees.
The local board of each community college may levy special fees for special programs, short courses, seminars, or like activities at a level to defray the cost of special activities.
Acts 1977, No. 560, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-4914; Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 12, § 1; 1999, No. 1107, § 3.