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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 6 - POSTSECONDARY PREPARATORY PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-601 — 6-16-606) › Section 6-16-606 - Elective credit

(a)
A public high school shall award one (1) unit of credit as an elective for successfully completing a postsecondary preparatory program under this subchapter.
(b)
The unit of credit awarded under this section does not count toward the minimum number of credits required by law for high school graduation.
Acts 2011, No. 879, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 7 - OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-701 — 6-16-706) › Section 6-16-701 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State of Arkansas provide free public schools for the citizens of this state as provided by law and by the Arkansas Constitution. However, it is sometimes desirable for a school district to offer optional courses outside the regular school term for students who desire to enroll. These courses, which are also offered in the regular school term, are provided as a convenience to students who need to make up work or want to earn extra credits. School districts should be authorized to charge a fee for such optional courses in order to encourage additional offerings outside the regular school term.
Acts 1989, No. 475, § 1; 1993, No. 840, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 7 - OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-701 — 6-16-706) › Section 6-16-702 - Authority - Fees

(a)
(1)
Public schools are hereby authorized to operate optional school programs during the summer or at other times when the regular school classes are not in session and to charge fees to students for participating in the programs.
(2)
If credit is given for the courses taken in the optional programs:
(A)
The teachers shall meet licensure requirements for the courses taught; and
(B)
The number of hours that classes are in session shall meet the same requirements as are in effect for the same courses taught in the regular term.
(b)
(1)
In school districts that operate optional school programs during the summer and in districts where space is available, no fee shall be charged a student who qualifies for free or reduced-price meals and whose enrollment in an academic course is made for the purpose of remediating a deficiency in grades when the student has made a D or an F in an academic course.
(2)
Other courses offered in summer school for academic credit may be taken without fees being charged, as space is available, by students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 29, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1989, No. 475, § 2; 1993, No. 840, § 2; 1999, No. 100, § 9.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 7 - OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-701 — 6-16-706) › Section 6-16-704 - School-year remediation program

Those schools electing not to offer a summer school program shall offer a Division of Elementary and Secondary Education-approved remediation program during the regular school year to students in kindergarten through grade three (K-3) not performing at grade level.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1344, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 855, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 7 - OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-701 — 6-16-706) › Section 6-16-705 - Summer school remediation program

Students in kindergarten through grade three (K-3) not performing at grade level during the regular school year shall participate in a Division of Elementary and Secondary Education-approved remediation program or a summer school remediation program to be eligible for promotion to the next grade.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1345, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 855, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 7 - OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (§§ 6-16-701 — 6-16-706) › Section 6-16-706 - Summer school for nonresidents

(a)
A school district may upon agreement with another school district transfer students to the nonresident school district for summer school classes.
(b)
The cost of the summer school classes shall be the responsibility of the sending school district at a rate agreed upon by both school districts.
(c)
Transportation shall be the responsibility of the student or the student's parents.
Acts 1999, No. 1162, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-801 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program Act of 1995".
Acts 1995, No. 881, § 1; 2005, No. 2152, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-802 - Purpose

(a)
The purpose of this subchapter is to serve as a legislative charter for the establishment, organization, and administration of a program designed to improve the course offerings available to middle school, junior high school, and high school students throughout the state.
(b)
The program established under this subchapter will provide advanced educational courses that are easily accessible and that will prepare students for admission to and success in a postsecondary educational environment.
(c)
A key component in the program is adequately preparing teachers and schools in providing advanced placement courses or courses offered under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to their students.
Acts 1995, No. 881, § 2; 1997, No. 929, § 1; 2005, No. 2152, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-803 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Advanced placement course" means a high school level preparatory course for a college advanced placement test that incorporates all topics specified by the College Board and Educational Testing Service on its standard syllabus for a given subject area and is approved by the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
(2)
"College advanced placement test" means the advanced placement test administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
(3)
"College Board" means the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
(4)
"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme" means an international education program offered by the International Baccalaureate;
(5)
"Preadvanced placement course" means a middle school, junior high school, or high school level course that specifically prepares students to enroll and participate in an advanced placement course;
(6)
"Program" means the Arkansas Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program; and
(7)
"State board" means the State Board of Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 692,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1346, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 881, § 3; 1997, No. 929, § 2; 2005, No. 2152, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-804 - Established - Subsidies - Rules

(a)
The Arkansas Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program is hereby established, to be administered by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)
Contingent upon legislative appropriations and based on criteria established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, schools participating in the program may be awarded a one-time equipment and instructional materials grant for providing an advanced placement course or a course offered under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
(c)
Subject to legislative appropriations, a teacher participating in the advanced placement program, in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, or in the preadvanced placement program may be awarded subsidized teacher training for advanced placement courses at a cost not to exceed six hundred fifty dollars ($650) per teacher.
(d)
(1)
Contingent upon legislative appropriation and the availability of funding, the state may pay in full, or on a pro rata basis as determined under subdivision (d)(2) of this section, the cost of the advanced placement test fee or the equivalent test fee under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, or both.
(2)
The State Board of Education may create a sliding scale based on family income.
(e)
The state board is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 222, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1347, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 881, § 4; 1997, No. 929, § 3; 2001, No. 146, § 1; 2005, No. 2131, § 27; 2005, No. 2152, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-805 - Funding

(a)
The awards granted under the provisions of this subchapter for both advanced placement and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriation.
(b)
All donations, grants, and appropriations received shall be accounted for by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(c)
The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may solicit and receive donations and grants for the purpose of making awards.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1348, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 881, § 5; 2005, No. 2152, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 8 - ARKANSAS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-801 — 6-16-806) › Section 6-16-806 - Treatment as advanced placement course

Any high school course offered under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme shall be treated the same as an advanced placement course, including for the following purposes:
(1)
Weighted credit;
(2)
The Arkansas Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program Act of 1995, §
6-16-801
et seq.; and
(3)
Reporting requirements.
Acts 2005, No. 2152, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 9 - EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§ 6-16-901) › Section 6-16-901 - Legislative findings - Procedures

(a)
The General Assembly finds and acknowledges that a system of evaluation is needed to justify expenditure of state resources on effective instructional programs and to eliminate state funding of ineffective instructional programs. The General Assembly further finds that an evaluation system to examine instructional programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education must be implemented by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in order to make a recommendation regarding continuation or termination of any mandated instructional program administered by the division.
(b)
(1)
Beginning in 1997-1998 and each year thereafter, the program performance audit of these instructional programs enacted by the General Assembly shall determine whether the continuation of these instructional programs is justified.
(2)
Each instructional program administered by the division shall be formally reviewed by a program performance audit every four (4) years to evaluate purposes, activities, duties, accomplishments, and resources required to implement the program.
(3)
Upon completion of the program performance audits, the commissioner shall make a recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the continuation or termination of any program enacted by legislative action.
(4)
The program performance audit shall include:
(A)
The extent to which the instructional program has served the original purpose of the legislation;
(B)
The extent to which the instructional program has complied with all laws, rules, and regulations defining its powers and duties;
(C)
The extent to which operations of the instructional program have been impeded or enhanced by available resources;
(D)
Any formal critique filed regarding the instructional program;
(E)
Recognition by professional organizations regarding the effectiveness of the instructional program;
(F)
A statistical analysis of the instructional program regarding the populations served, the costs of the program, staff requirements, and improved student achievement; and
(G)
Justification for the continued existence or termination of the instructional program.
(5)
A written evaluation report on each mandated instructional program, which includes the formal recommendation, will be provided to the General Assembly.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1350, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1349, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 1160, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 10 - HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 6-16-1001 — 6-16-1007) › Section 6-16-1001 - Kids-For-Health program established

The Department of Health shall use moneys from the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, §
19-12-101
et seq., to establish a Kids-For-Health program.
Acts 2001, No. 1749, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 10 - HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 6-16-1001 — 6-16-1007) › Section 6-16-1002 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 929,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2001, No. 1749, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 10 - HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 6-16-1001 — 6-16-1007) › Section 6-16-1003 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 929,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2003, No. 1216, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 10 - HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 6-16-1001 — 6-16-1007) › Section 6-16-1004 - Dating violence awareness

(a)
Annually, in either the month of October for a one-semester course taught in the fall or the month of February for a one-semester course taught in the spring, a unit on dating violence awareness shall be taught as a component of a health course offered in grades seven through twelve (7-12).
(b)
A unit on dating violence awareness shall:
(1)
Focus on healthy relationships, including the characteristics of healthy relationships;
(2)
Teach students the definition of dating violence and abuse, including without limitation:
(A)
Warning signs of dating violence and abusive behavior; and
(B)
Measures to stop or prevent dating violence and abusive behavior;
(3)
Inform students about resources and reporting procedures for dating violence or abuse; and
(4)
Examine the common misconceptions and stereotypes about dating violence and abuse.
(c)
(1)
Materials used to teach a unit in dating violence awareness shall be age appropriate.
(2)
Information provided shall be objective and based on scientific research that is peer-reviewed and accepted by professionals and credentialed experts in the field of health education.
(d)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually provide a list of source materials available for school districts to use to teach a unit on dating violence awareness, including without limitation materials from:
(1)
The Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
(2)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(3)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline;
(4)
The National Institutes of Health; and
(5)
Other sources of scientifically based research that are peer-reviewed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1351, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 952,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 10 - HEALTH EDUCATION (§§ 6-16-1001 — 6-16-1007) › Section 6-16-1007 - Health class - Breastfeeding curriculum required

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Breastfeeding a newborn child for a minimum of two (2) to four (4) months reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by up to forty percent (40%), and this number increases to sixty percent (60%) for newborn children breast fed for four (4) to six (6) months;
(2)
Any amount of breastfeeding decreases the following for infants who are breastfed:
(A)
Infant mortality due to any cause by nineteen percent (19%);
(B)
Type 2 Diabetes by thirty-three percent (33%); and
(C)
The risk of childhood and adult obesity by twenty-two percent (22%);
(3)
Breastfeeding a newborn child for six (6) to twelve (12) months reduces hypertension for lactating mothers by eleven percent (11%);
(4)
Breastfeeding for more than twelve (12) months reduces all types of breast cancer for lactating mothers by twenty-eight percent (28%);
(5)
For lactating mothers, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is reduced by thirty-two (32%) or more with a longer period of time spent breastfeeding;
(6)
Any amount of breastfeeding decreases the following for lactating mothers:
(A)
Premenopausal breast cancer by fourteen percent (14%);
(B)
Postmenopausal breast cancer by eleven percent (11%); and
(C)
Ovarian cancer by thirty percent (30%); and
(7)
The provision of information surrounding the number of benefits that breastfeeding results in for both infants and lactating mothers helps to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding.
(b)
Each health and safety course offered by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall include information regarding breastfeeding, including without limitation the benefits of breastfeeding:
(1)
As healthy nutrition for all infants; and
(2)
For lactating mothers.
Added by Act 2023, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 11 - CONSERVATION EDUCATION (§ 6-16-1101) › Section 6-16-1101 - Fish and wildlife conservation education

(a)
The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, in consultation with the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, shall establish school education programs for fish and wildlife conservation and other purposes consistent with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35.
(b)
The conservation education programs may include without limitation the study of general fish and wildlife conservation issues, hunter education training, fishing education training, boating education training, wildlife habitat development, Project WILD, and the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs program.
(c)
(1)
The division shall distribute annually, in the form of direct grants, all grant moneys provided by the commission under §
15-41-209(d)
to the school districts or conservation districts, or both, located in the counties in which the offenses occurred.
(2)
(A)
A school district or conservation district that wants to apply for a grant under this section shall submit an application on the form prescribed by the division and in accordance with the rules promulgated by the division.
(B)
The population of a county or the census of a school district shall not be a factor in determining the eligibility of a school district or conservation district for a grant under this section.
(d)
The division shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 371,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2003, No. 799, § 2; 2005, No. 893, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND ENDORSED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (§§ 6-16-1201 — 6-16-1206) › Section 6-16-1201 - Purpose

To ensure that each student has an adequate education, the General Assembly finds that each student should have access to a rigorous and substantially equal curriculum.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 102, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND ENDORSED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (§§ 6-16-1201 — 6-16-1206) › Section 6-16-1202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Advanced Placement course" means a high school level preparatory course for a college Advanced Placement test that:
(A)
Incorporates all topics specified by the College Board and Educational Testing Service on its standards syllabus for a given subject area; and
(B)
Is approved by the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
(2)
"Endorsed concurrent enrollment course" means a college-level course offered by an institution of higher education in this state that upon completion would qualify for academic credit in both the institution of higher education and a public high school that:
(A)
Is in one (1) of the four (4) core areas of math, English, science, and social studies;
(B)
Meets the requirements of §
6-16-1204(b)
; and
(C)
Is listed in the Arkansas Course Transfer System of the Division of Higher Education;
(3)
"Pre-Advanced Placement course" means a middle school, junior high school, or high school level course that specifically prepares students to enroll and to participate in an advanced placement course; and
(4)
"Vertical team" means a group of educators from different grade levels in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire the academic skills necessary for success in the Advanced Placement program and other challenging coursework.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1352, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 102, § 1; 2007, No. 936, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND ENDORSED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (§§ 6-16-1201 — 6-16-1206) › Section 6-16-1203 - Teacher skills and training

(a)
(1)
A teacher of an Advanced Placement course must obtain appropriate training.
(2)
The State Board of Education shall establish clear, specific, and challenging training guidelines that require teachers of College Board advanced placement courses and teachers of pre-Advanced Placement courses to obtain College Board sponsored or endorsed training.
(3)
The training may include vertical team training.
(b)
An instructor of an endorsed concurrent enrollment course shall have:
(1)
(A)
No less than a master's degree that includes at least eighteen (18) hours of completed course work in the subject area of the endorsed concurrent enrollment course.
(B)
The instructor's credentials shall be approved by the academic unit or chief academic officer of the institution of higher education offering the endorsed concurrent enrollment course; and
(2)
The relevant credentials and experience necessary to teach from the syllabus approved by the institution of higher education granting the course credit.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 102, § 1; 2007, No. 936, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND ENDORSED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT (§§ 6-16-1201 — 6-16-1206) › Section 6-16-1206 - Exemption

Any high school offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 102, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 13 - END-OF-COURSE SUCCESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§ 6-16-1301) › Section 6-16-1301 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 929,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 2197, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1401 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Digital Learning Act of 2013".
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1402 - Legislative intent

(a)
It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
(1)
Provide for the expansion of digital learning opportunities to all Arkansas public school students; and
(2)
Remove any impediments to the expansion of digital learning opportunities.
(b)
This subchapter does not authorize a government entity to provide directly or indirectly basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunication service except as authorized under §
23-17-409(b)
.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1403 - Digital learning - Approved provider list - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this subchapter, "digital learning" means a digital technology or internet-based educational delivery model that does not rely exclusively on compressed interactive video.
(2)
Digital learning services may be procured from both in-state and out-of-state digital learning providers.
(b)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually publish a list of approved course choice providers that offer digital learning services.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 17, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1354, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1404 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 18, eff. 3/8/2023.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 18, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1355, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 14 - DIGITAL LEARNING (§§ 6-16-1401 — 6-16-1406) › Section 6-16-1406 - Digital learning courses

(a)
All public school districts and public charter schools shall provide at least one (1) digital learning course to their students as either a primary or supplementary method of instruction.
(b)
All digital learning courses provided by public school districts or public charter schools shall:
(1)
Be of high quality;
(2)
Meet or exceed the curriculum standards and requirements established by the State Board of Education; and
(3)
Be made available in a blended learning, online-based, or other technology-based format tailored to meet the needs of each participating student.
(c)
Digital learning courses shall be capable of being assessed and measured through standardized tests or local assessments.
(d)
[Repealed.]
(e)
The state board shall not limit the number of digital learning courses for which a student may receive credit through a public school or a public charter school and shall ensure that digital learning courses may be used as both primary and secondary methods of instruction.
(f)
The state board may promulgate rules to implement this section.
(g)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 724,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 19, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 709,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 939,§ 1, eff. 4/5/2017.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1280,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1501 - Findings and intent

(a)
The General Assembly finds that some students are unlikely to become reengaged in their education through the traditional high school pathway to a high school diploma because they have:
(1)
Failed multiple classes and are far behind their peers in accumulating credits to graduate; and
(2)
Come to believe that obtaining a high school diploma is not an achievable goal.
(b)
The General Assembly further finds that:
(1)
For many years, school districts, two-year institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations such as the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program have created partnerships to provide appropriate educational programs for students at risk of becoming disengaged;
(2)
In recent years, many of these partnerships have ceased to operate due to laws and rules that permit school districts to contract using basic education allocations that do not provide sufficient guidance to students and direct hundreds of disengaged students to a learning environment that includes preparation for the General Education Development (GED) Test; and
(3)
Programs have been forced to adapt to laws and rules that were not designed to address the needs of the students being served, leaving students without a viable alternative for continuing their public education and graduating from a high school.
(c)
(1)
It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide a statutory framework that will support a statewide reengagement through a Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program for students.
(2)
The framework for the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program addresses funding, programs, and administration by directing the State Board of Education to develop model contracts and interlocal agreements that can be tailored by a school district to fit the needs of the school district.
(3)
The General Assembly further intends to encourage school districts, state-supported institutions of higher education, career education, and community-based organizations such as the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program to participate in the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program and to provide appropriate instruction and services to reengage students and help them progress toward a high school diploma and workforce readiness skills.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1260,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1502 - Program established

(a)
The Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program is established.
(b)
The purpose of the program is to provide appropriate educational opportunities and access to services for students sixteen (16) years of age to twenty-one (21) years of age who are disengaged from the traditional high school setting and who are in danger of dropping out of high school or not accumulating sufficient credits to reasonably complete a high school diploma.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1260,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1504 - School district participation

(a)
A school district may participate in the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program by entering into:
(1)
A model contract as specified under §
6-16-1505
; or
(2)
An interlocal agreement as specified under §
6-16-1505
.
(b)
This section does not affect the authority of a school district to:
(1)
Contract for educational services;
(2)
Offer reengagement programs that include career and college classes, internship opportunities, or other educational services for eligible students directly; or
(3)
Have an audit conducted to ensure that the participating program offered by the school district meets academic standards adopted by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1356, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1260,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1505 - Model contract and model interlocal agreement

(a)
The State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a model contract and model interlocal agreement that a school district can tailor to its needs for adopting a participating program in the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program.
(b)
A model contract or model interlocal agreement shall address without limitation:
(1)
The responsibilities of identifying, referring, and enrolling eligible students;
(2)
Instruction and services to be provided as part of a participating program;
(3)
The responsibilities for data collection and reporting, including student transcripts and data required by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(4)
Administration of the high school student assessments or their equivalent;
(5)
(A)
Uniform financial reimbursement rates per full-time equivalent eligible student enrolled in a participating program, calculated and allocated as a statewide annual average of public school funding and including enhancements for students enrolled in college classes and workforce readiness programs.
(B)
Financial reimbursement may include a uniform administrative fee to be retained by the school district;
(6)
The responsibilities for providing special education or related services for eligible students with disabilities who have an individualized education plan;
(7)
Minimum instructional staffing ratios for participating programs offered by community-based organizations such as the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge Program, which are not required to be the same as for other basic education programs in school districts; and
(8)
Performance measures that are required to be reported to high school counselors for the purpose of accountability, including longitudinal monitoring of student progress.
(c)
An eligible student enrolled in a participating program is considered a regularly enrolled student of the school district in which he or she is enrolled.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1357, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1260,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1506 - Rules

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the Reengagement System and Differentiated Pathway to a High School Diploma Program, including without limitation rules addressing:
(1)
The eligibility of a student at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than nineteen (19) years of age to take the General Education Development (GED) Test if the student provides a substantial and warranted reason for leaving the regular high school education program; and
(2)
The determination of whether or not a student is eligible to enroll in a participating program.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1260,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 15 - REENGAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIATED PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1501 — 6-16-1507) › Section 6-16-1507 - Employment opportunities

For purposes of employment in the State of Arkansas or a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, earning a high school diploma through the passage of a nationally recognized high school equivalency exam, such as the GED test, shall be treated the same as the receipt of a high school diploma from an accredited Arkansas secondary school.
Added by Act 2023, No. 100,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 16 - ARKANSAS HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1601 — 6-16-1604) › Section 6-16-1601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program".
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 16 - ARKANSAS HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1601 — 6-16-1604) › Section 6-16-1602 - Program established

There is established the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 16 - ARKANSAS HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1601 — 6-16-1604) › Section 6-16-1604 - Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools - Requirements

(a)
Each participating public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall:
(1)
Submit a plan for the administration of the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that addresses the research-based criteria under §
6-15-3104
;
(2)
Provide a funding match to support the high-impact tutoring program funding that is distributed by the division; and
(3)
(A)
Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following:
(i)
The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;
(ii)
How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;
(iii)
How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;
(iv)
The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;
(v)
The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and
(vi)
Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under §
6-16-1603
.
(B)
The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.
(b)
Subject to the availability of funding, the General Assembly shall provide for:
(1)
The program to be made available as competitive grants to public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools; and
(2)
Funding to be made available to the division to administer and manage the program.
(c)
The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 17 - COURSE CHOICE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1701 — 6-16-1705) › Section 6-16-1701 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Course Choice Program".
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 17 - COURSE CHOICE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1701 — 6-16-1705) › Section 6-16-1702 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Course provider" means an entity that offers individual courses in person or online, including without limitation:
(A)
An online or virtual education provider;
(B)
A postsecondary education institution; and
(C)
A business or entity that offers vocational or technical course work in its field and has been authorized to provide such courses by the State Board of Education;
(2)
"Eligible student" means any student who resides in Arkansas and meets at least one (1) of the following criteria:
(A)
Is attending a public school that does not offer the course in which the student desires to enroll, as determined by the state board; or
(B)
Is attending a public school that received a letter grade of "C", "D", or "F", or any variation thereof, under §§
6-15-2105
and
6-15-2106
and state board rules, and would like to take a required course through the Course Choice Program; and
(3)
"Non-completion" means that an enrolled student does not receive a passing grade or credit for the course.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.
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 16 - CURRICULUM (§§ 6-16-101 — 6-16-1902) › Subchapter 17 - COURSE CHOICE PROGRAM (§§ 6-16-1701 — 6-16-1705) › Section 6-16-1704 - School district - Duties

(a)
Each local school district board of directors shall establish policies and procedures for each eligible student, where the following shall apply:
(1)
Credits earned through a course provider shall appear on each eligible student's official transcript and count fully towards the requirements of any approved Arkansas diploma;
(2)
Required tests shall be administered to each eligible student attending the public school district;
(3)
All services to which each eligible student attending the public school would be entitled if attending the public school in which he or she is enrolled full time for all courses, including without limitation special education services pursuant to the eligible student's individualized education program, shall be provided; and
(4)
Participation in course choice at another school shall not affect a student's participation in extracurricular or cocurricular activities.
(b)
A public school district shall make available to all students the course catalog as provided by the State Board of Education during the annual course enrollment process for the public school district.
(c)
A public school district shall not actively discourage, intimidate, or threaten an eligible student during the course enrollment process or at any time.
(d)
(1)
The aggregate test scores of eligible students under this subchapter shall be counted in the annual school performance report for the public schools in which the eligible students are enrolled full time.
(2)
The aggregate test scores required under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be reported to and published by the Department of Education for each course provider in an easy-to-understand format on the department's website.
(e)
Each eligible student shall enroll in at least one (1) course at the public school in which he or she is enrolled full time.
(f)
The state board may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including without limitation the requirements of public school districts in which eligible students enroll in courses offered by authorized course providers.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.