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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 4 - HIGHER EDUCATION AWARENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-401 — 6-5-405) › Section 6-5-403 - Scope of program

(a)
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is hereby directed to work with Arkansas public institutions of higher education, and those private institutions of higher education that wish to participate, to annually provide updated or additional information for the information packages provided to seventh-grade students and their parents or guardians on the options of postsecondary education available in Arkansas, the courses required to attend colleges and universities, and the financial requirements and assistance available for students pursuing additional education after high school.
(b)
(1)
Sessions to discuss postsecondary options shall be held during the spring semester at a reasonable time at each of the state's public schools housing a seventh-grade class.
(2)
The sessions should be scheduled at a time convenient to the school and the cooperating institutions of higher education.
(3)
The students in the seventh grade, the school counselors, and the students' parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis shall meet together in conference for the purpose of defining the students' educational objectives for the future and developing a course of study for grades eight through twelve (8-12).
(c)
At the request of the parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis, the school will schedule an individual conference to evaluate the student's past academic performance, to define the student's educational objectives for the future, and to develop a course of study for the student in grades eight through twelve (8-12).
(d)
(1)
The board, working in conjunction with state-supported institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education that wish to participate, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Division of Career and Technical Education annually shall compile information for Arkansas high school students on:
(A)
Academic scholarships for freshmen entering institutions of higher education in the state; and
(B)
State-funded programs that provide opportunities for developing technical job skills and apprenticeships.
(2)
(A)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide the information annually to all public high school counselors in the state.
(B)
Each public high school counselor annually shall provide the information received from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to students in the public high school where he or she is employed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1051, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1256, § 3; 1999, No. 478, § 2; Acts 2007, No. 474, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 4 - HIGHER EDUCATION AWARENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-401 — 6-5-405) › Section 6-5-404 - Cooperation with program

(a)
The State Board of Education, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the public schools of Arkansas shall:
(1)
Cooperate with the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Division of Higher Education, and the institutions of higher education in providing the information; and
(2)
Assist as requested by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)
Individual schools shall make special efforts to ensure that as many students and parents or guardians as possible are made aware of the opportunity to receive information, are urged to attend the counseling sessions, and are in receipt of the information packages.
(c)
Businesses and industries in Arkansas are hereby requested to provide the opportunity to their employees with children in the eighth grade in public schools in Arkansas to attend the counseling sessions and to cooperate with institutions of higher education in presenting at the work site small group and one-on-one counseling on courses that are required for postsecondary education and postsecondary options and financial requirements and assistance available for postsecondary education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1053, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1052, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1256, § 3; 2009, No. 376, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 4 - HIGHER EDUCATION AWARENESS PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-401 — 6-5-405) › Section 6-5-405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 969,§ 1, eff. 4/8/2013.
Acts 2009, No. 605, § 5; 2009, No. 606, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 5 - CIVIL WAR REENACTMENTS (§§ 6-5-501 — 6-5-502) › Section 6-5-501 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Civil War" means the 1861-1865 American Civil War;
(2)
"Civil War-era weapon" means an instrument used in offensive or defensive combat during the Civil War or a modern reproduction;
(3)
"Civil War reenactor" means a member of an organized group acting out historical events from the Civil War and carrying an actual weapon from that era or a reproduction;
(4)
"School official" means a public school district superintendent or principal, a private school superintendent or principal, a president, chancellor, or dean of a publicly supported institution of higher education, or a president or dean of a private institution of higher education; and
(5)
"School property" means any building, bus, campus, ground, recreational area, athletic field, or other area or structure owned or in the charge of a public school district, a private school, a publicly supported institution of higher education, or a private institution of higher education.
Acts 1995, No. 130, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 5 - CIVIL WAR REENACTMENTS (§§ 6-5-501 — 6-5-502) › Section 6-5-502 - Weapons

A person in this state who is a Civil War reenactor may carry a Civil War-era weapon on school property for educational purposes so long as a school official grants approval in advance and, if the weapon is a firearm, the firearm is unloaded.
Acts 1995, No. 130, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EVALUATION CENTER (§§ 6-5-701 — 6-5-703) › Section 6-5-701 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds:
(1)
Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by:
(A)
Ensuring accountability for funds and services used;
(B)
Raising the bar for standards and expectations; and
(C)
Increasing the use of data to inform program operation and decision making;
(2)
The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures;
(3)
In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and
(4)
To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups.
Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EVALUATION CENTER (§§ 6-5-701 — 6-5-703) › Section 6-5-702 - Arkansas Evaluation Center

(a)
There is established at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff the Arkansas Evaluation Center to build evaluation capacity in the State of Arkansas by:
(1)
Assisting nonprofit corporations in their reporting processes to their boards, funding agencies, the government, and the public;
(2)
Expanding the service of evaluation research to nonprofit corporations in the Arkansas Delta through the provision of data that helps to account for resources and through a service delivery designed to advance the quality of life in the Arkansas Delta;
(3)
Assisting the General Assembly by evaluating the impact of potential and existing legislation; and
(4)
Fulfilling a commitment to fiscal and philosophical accountability with the people of Arkansas by empowering the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to provide nationally recognized evaluation training.
(b)
The center shall be housed at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS EVALUATION CENTER (§§ 6-5-701 — 6-5-703) › Section 6-5-703 - Duties of Arkansas Evaluation Center

(a)
The Arkansas Evaluation Center shall:
(1)
Contribute to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff by:
(A)
Attracting students to existing courses;
(B)
Providing new online and distance learning courses; and
(C)
Serving as a catalyst to stimulate university faculty to conduct evaluation and research;
(2)
Provide academic training that consists of a variety of modalities, including courses, virtual classrooms, practicums, workshops, and invited speakers;
(3)
Assist the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in offering a series of evaluation-related courses, including qualitative or ethnographic approaches, statistics, research design, evaluation approaches and methods, and politics of evaluation, that will be provided primarily through the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's School of Education; and
(4)
Assist the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in developing and implementing the Certificate Program in Effective Evaluation and the Masters Degree Program in Effective Evaluation.
(b)
The center shall provide training on evaluation to a cadre of professionals interested in pursuing study in evaluation through course work, evaluation conference workshops, and invited lectures delivered by recognized experts.
Acts 2007, No. 1582, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 8 - HEALTH CARE STUDENT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT POPULATIONS ACT (§§ 6-5-801 — 6-5-804) › Section 6-5-801 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Care Student Summer Enrichment Program for Underrepresented Student Populations Act".
Acts 2009, No. 709, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 8 - HEALTH CARE STUDENT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT POPULATIONS ACT (§§ 6-5-801 — 6-5-804) › Section 6-5-802 - Intent - Findings

(a)
This subchapter is intended to ensure academic success and completion of medical, pharmacy, and nursing school by an increasing number of minority students.
(b)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
The healthcare workforce and its ability to deliver quality care for all, including racial and ethnic minorities, can be improved substantially by increasing the proportion of underrepresented United States racial and ethnic minorities among health professionals;
(2)
(A)
Nationally, African-Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans make up twenty-five percent (25%) of the United States population.
(B)
However, racial and ethnic minority students make up less than eight percent (8%) of practicing physicians and less than five percent (5%) of medical, pharmacy, and nursing school faculties;
(3)
Summer enrichment programs have proven to aid in the recruitment and retention of students and faculty in all colleges on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;
(4)
Statistics concerning practicing physicians are as follows:
(A)
Practicing physicians in Arkansas, seven thousand eight hundred eighty-nine (7,889);
(B)
Practicing African-American physicians in Arkansas, one hundred fifty (150) or one and nine-tenths percent (1.9%) of Arkansas practicing physicians;
(C)
An Arkansas majority physician-to-patient ratio of one (1) majority physician to five hundred seventy (570) persons;
(D)
An Arkansas minority physician-to-patient ratio of one (1) physician to three thousand one hundred twenty-five (3,125) persons;
(E)
A national physician-to-patient ratio of one (1) physician to five hundred twenty (520) persons; and
(F)
Most minority physicians practice in underserved areas; and
(5)
It is necessary for the public health and welfare of Arkansas to create the Health Care Student Summer Enrichment Program for Underrepresented Student Populations Act.
Acts 2009, No. 709, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 8 - HEALTH CARE STUDENT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT POPULATIONS ACT (§§ 6-5-801 — 6-5-804) › Section 6-5-803 - Arkansas Academic Physician Program

(a)
There is created within the Division of Higher Education the Arkansas Academic Physician Program.
(b)
To ensure academic success and completion of medical, pharmacy, or nursing school, the program shall provide academic support for students preparing to matriculate at a medical school in this state accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(c)
The program shall offer tutoring, group study, test-taking strategies, and supplemental instruction to promote collegiality and enhance the student's ability to master the basic sciences and increase the applicant pool.
(d)
The program aims to offer premedical, prepharmacy, and prenursing students in Arkansas from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to engage in a variety of clinical hands-on experiences.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1054, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 147,§ 1, eff. 2/7/2017.
Acts 2009, No. 709, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 8 - HEALTH CARE STUDENT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT POPULATIONS ACT (§§ 6-5-801 — 6-5-804) › Section 6-5-804 - Health Care Student Summer Enrichment Program for Underrepresented Student Populations

(a)
There is created within the Division of Higher Education the Health Care Student Summer Enrichment Program for Underrepresented Student Populations.
(b)
The program is an intensive six-week program targeting undergraduate students designed to:
(1)
Increase awareness among racial and ethnic minority undergraduate students of:
(A)
Common medical problems in underserved communities; and
(B)
Career opportunities in fields of medicine;
(2)
Provide participants with a meaningful experience in health-related fields; and
(3)
Stimulate the interest of racial and ethnic minority undergraduate students in careers in science, medicine, and biomedical research.
(c)
The program shall be designed to encourage participation by students of diverse backgrounds.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1055, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 709, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 9 - THE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-901 — 6-5-906) › Section 6-5-901 - Legislative intent - Findings

(a)
It is the intent of the General Assembly to expand the availability of positive youth development programs that incorporate the standards and recommendations of the Governor's Task Force on Best Practices for After-School and Summer Programs, including without limitation:
(1)
School-based and school-linked afterschool and summer programs;
(2)
21st Century Community Learning Centers;
(3)
Boys and Girls Clubs of America;
(4)
Young Men's Christian Associations;
(5)
4-H clubs; and
(6)
School-age care programs.
(b)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Positive youth development programs:
(A)
Support working families by ensuring their children and youth are safe and productive during out-of-school time;
(B)
Build strong communities by involving students, parents, business leaders, and adult volunteers in the lives of young people in positive and productive activities, including tutoring, games, and activities designed to improve math and literacy skills;
(C)
May include community-based service and other experiences that offer rich and varied academic support and build workforce skills critical to employment and future economic success; and
(D)
Provide safe, challenging, engaging, and supervised learning experiences that help children and youth develop their educational, social, emotional, and physical skills where the assets and strengths of youth are emphasized rather than problems or deficits; and
(2)
Students participating in positive youth development programs:
(A)
Have higher daily school attendance;
(B)
Report higher aspirations toward finishing school and going to college;
(C)
Have fewer discipline problems;
(D)
Show significant gains in standardized test scores;
(E)
Are more likely to have a positive view of themselves and their hope for the future;
(F)
Cultivate positive bonds with people and institutions that are reflected in their exchange with peers, family, school, and community; and
(G)
Are far less likely to use drugs and alcohol, have contact with police and the juvenile court system, or engage in sexual activity and other harmful or risky behaviors.
Acts 2011, No. 166, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 9 - THE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-901 — 6-5-906) › Section 6-5-902 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Grant" means a Positive Youth Development Grant;
(2)
"Positive youth development program" means a developmentally appropriate learning experience that helps children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age develop educational, social, emotional, and physical skills during out-of-school time; and
(3)
"Program" means a positive youth development program that is license-exempt or approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as complying with the Out-of-School Time Licensing Standards as adopted by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1056, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 166, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 9 - THE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-901 — 6-5-906) › Section 6-5-903 - Establishment - Participation

(a)
(1)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the Positive Youth Development Grant Program to assist in the establishment and funding of positive youth development programs for children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age once funding is available.
(2)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the advice and assistance of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, shall develop rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.
(b)
Participation in a positive youth development program shall be voluntary for:
(1)
Public school districts; and
(2)
Parents or guardians of children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1057, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 166, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 9 - THE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-901 — 6-5-906) › Section 6-5-905 - Criteria for need-based funding

(a)
Children and youth five (5) through nineteen (19) years of age who are members of a family with a gross family income not exceeding two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible to attend a positive youth development program without cost if there is:
(1)
A positive youth development program available in the community where the child resides; and
(2)
Available space for the child to attend the program.
(b)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education may develop a fee schedule and establish eligibility based on family income for children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age who are not eligible under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall review criteria for identifying and targeting the areas of the state with the greatest need for programs.
(d)
The State Board of Education, with the advice and assistance of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, shall adopt the appropriate criteria for identifying children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age with the greatest need to participate in programs funded by the Positive Youth Development Grant.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1060, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 166, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 9 - THE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-901 — 6-5-906) › Section 6-5-906 - Evaluation

(a)
The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall be responsible for evaluating the impacts of the Positive Youth Development Grant Program.
(b)
(1)
The division shall provide grant recipients with technical assistance, evaluation, program monitoring, and professional development.
(2)
The division may retain up to four percent (4%) of the amount appropriated for the Positive Youth Development Grant Program for this purpose.
(c)
(1)
Program evaluation and outcome measures shall be incorporated into the application and award procedure rules adopted by the division.
(2)
Outcome measures shall include without limitation:
(A)
Student achievement and academic skills;
(B)
School engagement;
(C)
Social, emotional, and behavioral development;
(D)
Health and wellness; and
(E)
Reduced contact with the judicial system.
(d)
A minimum of one (1) time each year, the division shall report its findings and recommendations concerning the Positive Youth Development Grant Program and technical assistance provided to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Education.
Acts 2011, No. 166, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 10 - COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 6-5-1001 — 6-5-1004) › Section 6-5-1001 - Findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Many Arkansas high school students are unprepared for the academic rigor of college or to enter the career world of work upon graduation from high school;
(2)
A student who is academically prepared for college or to enter the career world upon graduation from high school is more likely to have greater economic success in his or her lifetime;
(3)
Rigorous college and career readiness program standards that define what a student is expected to know and be able to do to achieve success in college or a career are consistent with the goals of Arkansas educational agencies and are critical to Arkansas's economy; and
(4)
(A)
Innovative and creative instructional approaches that enable teachers to integrate academic, career, and technical instruction are necessary to ensure effectiveness.
(B)
A career and technical education program of study shall provide sustained, intensive, and focused professional development opportunities that ensure that teachers have the necessary content knowledge to align and integrate curriculum and instruction.
Acts 2011, No. 743, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 10 - COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 6-5-1001 — 6-5-1004) › Section 6-5-1002 - Career and technical education program of study - Definition

(a)
As used in this subchapter, "career and technical education program of study" means a planned program of courses and learning experiences that:
(1)
Begins with the exploration of career options;
(2)
Supports basic academic and life skills; and
(3)
Enables achievement of:
(A)
High academic standards;
(B)
Leadership;
(C)
High-skill, high-wage employment preparation; and
(D)
Advanced continuing education.
(b)
(1)
A rigorous career and technical education program of study that links secondary education and postsecondary education and combines academic and technical education in a structured sequence of courses that progresses from broad foundation skills to occupationally specific courses shall be made available.
(2)
Postsecondary credits for career and technical education program of study courses that lead to a postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree may be awarded.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1279,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2011, No. 743, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 10 - COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 6-5-1001 — 6-5-1004) › Section 6-5-1004 - Technical skills assessments

(a)
The Division of Career and Technical Education shall recognize valid and reliable technical skills assessments that provide evaluation of students' knowledge and skills necessary for entry into postsecondary education or a career in a selected program of study.
(b)
The technical skills assessment shall:
(1)
(A)
Be a third-party, industry-recognized assessment approved by the division that is based on current industry standards.
(B)
(i)
The division shall provide a current list of approved third-party, industry-recognized assessments.
(ii)
The third-party, industry-recognized assessments shall be reviewed and approved by the division using a process developed by the division;
(2)
Measure student attainment of technical skill proficiencies during a student's career and technical education program of study;
(3)
(A)
Incorporate performance-based assessment measures that demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills, to the extent possible.
(B)
A student who successfully completes a technical skills assessment may receive secondary credit, postsecondary credit, and special designation on the student's high school diploma; and
(4)
(A)
Be used as a tool to evaluate the quality of career and technical education programs of study in secondary schools.
(B)
The division shall provide technical assistance on career and technical education to secondary administrators and teachers.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1066, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1065, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1064, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 554,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2011, No. 743, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 11 - COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS (§§ 6-5-1101 — 6-5-1104) › Section 6-5-1101 - Legislative intent

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Public schools should help all students:
(A)
Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and
(B)
Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and
(2)
The development of college and career readiness standards should be undertaken as an integrative process among:
(A)
The General Assembly;
(B)
State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state;
(C)
Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and
(D)
The public.
Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 11 - COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS (§§ 6-5-1101 — 6-5-1104) › Section 6-5-1103 - Powers and duties

(a)
The Council on Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness shall:
(1)
Develop a unified strategy to:
(A)
Reduce remediation rates among high school graduates entering postsecondary education by at least fifty percent (50%) by the year 2020; and
(B)
Increase postsecondary graduation and completion rates;
(2)
(A)
Support college and career readiness standards that:
(i)
Require higher performance levels than those currently required for high school graduation; and
(ii)
Promote accelerated learning opportunities, including without limitation Advanced Placement courses, concurrent credit opportunities, and other accelerated opportunities with college or vocational-technical school assistance to ensure that all students have the skills to be successful in either employment or postsecondary education.
(B)
College and career readiness standards shall be implemented with the understanding that until July 1, 2022, interim high school graduation standards may be used until the high school graduation standards adopted by the State Board of Education are equal to the college and career readiness standards;
(3)
Develop a successful transition-to-work matrix that schools and students may use to help students develop employment skills;
(4)
Develop guidelines for secondary school intervention programs and transitional courses;
(5)
Develop guidelines for professional development for teachers of transitional courses and opportunities for collaboration among high school, vocational-technical school, and college faculty to ensure that transitional courses target gaps in students' college and career readiness skills; and
(6)
Provide the reports required under this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
The council shall establish working groups of its members, or staff of the agencies or institutions employing the members, to direct the planning process and strategic implementation of its plans.
(2)
The working groups shall:
(A)
Develop goals and action plans;
(B)
Identify resources; and
(C)
Determine expected outcomes to measure for each strategy promoting college and career readiness and postsecondary completion.
Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 11 - COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS (§§ 6-5-1101 — 6-5-1104) › Section 6-5-1104 - Reporting requirements

(a)
By June 30, 2014, the Council on Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness shall:
(1)
Develop a written plan to reduce remediation rates and increase postsecondary graduation rates, including without limitation:
(A)
Annual goals;
(B)
Action strategies;
(C)
Assigned responsibilities for implementing strategies;
(D)
Timelines; and
(E)
Reporting mechanisms;
(2)
Provide the written plan to:
(A)
The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education;
(B)
The board of directors of each school district and open-enrollment charter school in this state; and
(C)
The governing board of each state-supported institution of higher education in this state; and
(3)
Encourage each school district board of directors and the governing board of each state-supported institution of higher education in the state to participate in the council's plan and to work collaboratively to reduce the remediation rates and further postsecondary graduation and completion rates.
(b)
By June 30, 2015, and annually thereafter, the council shall report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education:
(1)
The progress of the council's work for the year; and
(2)
Its recommendations, which may include without limitation proposals for legislative action.
Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT TRAINING AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-1201 — 6-5-1204) › Section 6-5-1201 - Established

There is established the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.
Added by Act 2013, No. 625,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT TRAINING AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-1201 — 6-5-1204) › Section 6-5-1202 - Purpose of Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program - Grant funding

(a)
The purpose of the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program is to:
(1)
Prepare more students for:
(A)
Success in higher education;
(B)
Postsecondary training; and
(C)
Careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(2)
Increase the number of students who graduate from institutions of higher education; and
(3)
Support and enhance Advanced Placement initiatives already operating in the state.
(b)
(1)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide grant funding to organizations that implement measures to achieve the goals of the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.
(2)
An organization that receives grant funding to implement the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program under this subchapter shall:
(A)
Be affiliated with the National Math and Science Initiative; and
(B)
Have demonstrated success with an Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.
(3)
An organization that receives grant funding to provide the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program may:
(A)
Develop public-private partnerships to advance math and science learning opportunities;
(B)
Generate revenue from public or private sector entities to support other opportunities; or
(C)
Accept grants, donations, gifts, or bequests.
(c)
Grant funding provided by the division to an organization under this subchapter shall be used to:
(1)
Support and enhance the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program;
(2)
Pay for personal services and operating expenses required to carry out the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program; and
(3)
Pay for technology, materials, and other resources used in the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1071, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1070, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 625,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT TRAINING AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-1201 — 6-5-1204) › Section 6-5-1203 - Components and goals of Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program

(a)
The Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program shall:
(1)
Provide advanced placement content directors to work, mentor, and provide resources to advanced placement and pre-advanced placement teachers in the areas of:
(A)
Mathematics;
(B)
Science; and
(C)
English;
(2)
Provide nationally recognized professional development for advanced placement and pre-advanced placement teachers that will enhance the knowledge and pedagogical skills of the teachers; and
(3)
Develop and provide materials and resources for advanced placement and pre-advanced placement teachers.
(b)
The overall goal of the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program is to:
(1)
Increase the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement mathematics, science, and English;
(2)
Increase the number of students who score three (3) or more on Advanced Placement exams;
(3)
Reduce the participation gaps and performance gaps in Advanced Placement classes between African-American, Hispanic, and Caucasian students;
(4)
Help public high schools develop strong and successful Advanced Placement programs;
(5)
Enhance and augment Advanced Placement policies and initiatives in Arkansas;
(6)
Provide the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program in every public high school that elects to participate and strengthen its Advanced Placement program; and
(7)
Increase the number of students prepared to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in higher education or related training and occupations.
Added by Act 2013, No. 625,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-5-1204) › Chapter 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION (§§ 6-5-101 — 6-5-1204) › Subchapter 12 - ADVANCED PLACEMENT TRAINING AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 6-5-1201 — 6-5-1204) › Section 6-5-1204 - Participation in Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program

(a)
An organization that receives grant funding to provide the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program shall publish a list of program fees on or before June 1 each year.
(b)
A public high school is eligible to participate in the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program.
(c)
(1)
A public high school that chooses to participate in the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program shall pay a participation and service fee determined by the organization.
(2)
A public high school may choose either to participate fully in the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program or to participate on a limited basis, in which case the public high school shall pay a fee for each service the public high school elects to use.
Added by Act 2013, No. 625,§ 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-101 - Title

This act shall be known as the "School Law".
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 11440; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-101.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-102 - Penalty

Any officer or employee of the State Board of Education or school district board of directors who shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any provisions of the School Law for which no punishment is otherwise provided by law shall be deemed guilty of a violation and shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 197; Pope's Dig., §§ 3598, 11638; A.S.A. 1947, §
6-10-101
; Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 1; 2001, No. 1036, § 1; 2005, No. 1994, § 59; 2005, No. 2190, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-103 - Prosecutions and fines

(a)
Prosecutions under this act shall be brought in the name of the State of Arkansas before any court having competent jurisdiction.
(b)
Any fine collected shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be credited to the general school fund of the respective school district.
(c)
No bond for costs shall be required by any court or officer in prosecutions under this act.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 161; Pope's Dig., §§ 3587, 11603; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1513; Acts 1999, No. 1078, § 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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-104 - Duty of prosecuting attorney

(a)
It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas or their deputies in any county to prosecute the violators of this act as in the case of any other misdemeanor.
(b)
The prosecuting attorney of each judicial district shall, upon being satisfied that any violation of the school laws of this state has been committed by any officer or person in any county of his or her district, which renders that officer or person so offending liable to any fine, pain, penalty, or forfeiture for damage, shall, without delay, institute in any court of competent jurisdiction such proceedings as are necessary to bring the offender to trial and secure to the county, school district, or person so damaged by the violation the benefits and reliefs to which each or any of them may be entitled.
(c)
For such services the prosecuting attorney shall be allowed the same compensation as he or she is allowed in cases of misdemeanor, which shall be assessed against the offender as cost.
Acts 1931, No. 169, §§ 162, 182; Pope's Dig., §§ 3588, 3596, 11604, 11624; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1514, 80-1908.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-107 - Notice of beginning of school term

(a)
At least ten (10) days before the beginning of the session of school, it shall be the duty of all school district boards of directors to provide ample means of publicity, by posting or printing notices or by public announcement, as to the date on which any session of school shall begin.
(b)
The notices so posted or printed shall give in substance the provisions of this act concerning school attendance.
Acts 1931, No. 169, § 154; Pope's Dig., §§ 3580, 11596; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1506.
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 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-10-139) › Section 6-10-108 - Twelve-month school year - Definition

(a)
It is found and determined by the General Assembly that public school facilities in the state are now effectively utilized only nine (9) or ten (10) months each year and that such facilities could be more efficiently utilized and educational opportunities in the various school districts could be enhanced by the establishment and operation of educational programs on a twelve (12) month per year basis. It is therefore the intent and purpose of this section to authorize public schools to initiate and maintain public school educational programs on a twelve-month basis.
(b)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "twelve-month year-round educational program" means an educational program in which all students attend school no less than the number of days required by the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts between July 1 and June 30 of each school year and in which no vacation, including summer, lasts more than seven (7) weeks.
(c)
(1)
The board of directors of any school district is authorized to initiate and maintain a twelve-month year-round educational program in any or all of the public schools in the school district.
(2)
However, any school district which does not elect to operate on a twelve-month basis must start school in accordance with the provisions of §
6-10-106
.
(d)
(1)
The State Board of Education is authorized to establish appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for the determination of average daily membership of school districts and for the distribution of state foundation funding and other forms of state aid and financial assistance to each local school district that elects to operate the public schools of the school district on a twelve-month basis, in order to provide the school district with an equitable share of the state foundation funds designated to equate a twelve-month school operation by the school district to the educational opportunities provided by a school district offering nine (9) months of public school instruction.
(2)
However, the school district shall not receive any more state foundation funding for offering twelve (12) months of public school instruction than it would have received for offering nine (9) months of public school instruction.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 178, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 141,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1985, No. 178, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1572 -- 80-1574; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 3; 1993, No. 446, § 1; 1999, No. 391, § 1; 2005, No. 2121, § 1.