# Arkansas HB1571: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT. Arkansas HB1571, TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Breanne Davis (Republican), David Ray (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that HB1571 is now Act 502) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1571-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1571 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that HB1571 is now Act 502 - Sponsors: Breanne Davis (Republican), David Ray (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Defined support for adult diploma students: benefit, low. The law defines the help covered by Arkansas's Adult Diploma Program for students seeking a high school diploma. Covered services include finding and recruiting students, keeping them engaged, and developing learning plans. Teaching, coaching, and mentoring are also covered. - Adult diploma providers face tighter oversight: cost, low. Providers that fail minimum program performance standards can be placed on probation. They must submit an improvement plan and remain on probation for the rest of the fiscal year. Annual reports must count half-credits earned by students whose milestones receive program payments. The Department of… - Adult diploma provider payments and limits: mixed, low. Arkansas pays approved providers—not students—for milestones completed by enrolled, eligible students. Payments are $250 per half-credit, employability skills certification, or workforce credential requiring no more than 50 training hours; $500 per credential requiring 50–100 hours; $750 per creden… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: David Ray (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:35:49 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 2:00:17 PM | pass | 90 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1571 is now Act 502 (House) - 2025-04-08: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-07: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-25: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1571 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1571.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=502.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1571 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1571.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=502.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1571-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).