Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 28 - ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021 (§§ 6-28-101 — 6-28-206) › Subchapter 2 - STATE COORDINATION (§§ 6-28-201 — 6-28-206) › Section 6-28-203 - Arkansas Council for Military Children - Membership

(a)
The Arkansas Council for Military Children created by §
6-28-106
shall be composed of the following members:
(1)
The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee, serving as Chair of the Arkansas Council for Military Children as established by §
6-28-202
;
(2)
The superintendent or his or her designee of the public school district with the greatest number of children of military families from each Arkansas congressional district as determined every four (4) years;
(3)
Three (3) appointed at-large members, of which:
(A)
One (1) member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(B)
One (1) member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(C)
One (1) member shall be appointed by the Governor;
(4)
The charter school leader or his or her designee of the open-enrollment public charter school with the greatest number of children of military families as determined every four (4) years;
(5)
A representative from each of the six (6) federal or state military installations as designated by the federal military installation commander or the Secretary of the Department of the Military, whichever is applicable;
(6)
The Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities Association, or his or her designee;
(7)
The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and the Chair of the House Committee on Education or designees from each of the committees; and
(8)
The military family education liaison as established by §
6-28-205
.
(b)
Each appointed member under subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall:
(1)
Have a background or interest in the education of military children;
(2)
Be drawn from applicants that are from The Center for Exceptional Families, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the Arkansas School Counselor Association, Inc., the Arkansas PTA, or other organizations with purposes that include the following:
(A)
Child welfare;
(B)
Child and family advocacy; and
(C)
Special education;
(3)
(A)
Be appointed for a term of four (4) years.
(B)
The terms for the initial appointees under subsection (a) of this section shall be staggered as determined by lot with:
(i)
One (1) member serving a term of three (3) years;
(ii)
One (1) member serving a term of four (4) years; and
(iii)
One (1) member serving a term of five (5) years.
(C)
Each succeeding appointment to the council shall be for a term of four (4) years, but the member appointed shall serve until the member's successor is appointed; and
(4)
(A)
If a vacancy occurs in an appointed position for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the official that made the appointment.
(B)
The new appointee under subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c)
The identification of a designee who shall serve in lieu of a council member and with the same authority of the council member under this section shall be provided to the council in writing.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 638,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 638,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 1031,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.