All Roll Calls
Yes: 122 • No: 3
ArkansasHB15982025 Regular SessionHouse
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND TO REMOVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM SCHOOL RATINGS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL YEARS.
Sponsored By: Keith Brooks (Republican), Jane English (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Arkansas school ratings pause, then change
Arkansas’s Department of Education cannot assign new public-school ratings under the current system for 2023-2024. It must create a new system and give every public school, including open-enrollment public charter schools, a letter grade for 2024-2025. Schools can request a review if they fail to improve or maintain their most recent grade under the new system. The Division of Public School Accountability must review all applicable data and information and decide the school’s grade. These temporary provisions expire June 30, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Keith Brooks
Republican • House
Jane English
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:49:38 PM
Yes: 33 • No: 1
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:48:39 PM
Yes: 89 • No: 2 • Other: 6
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1598 is now Act 474
4/8/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/2/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/1/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/1/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/1/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/1/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/31/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/18/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/18/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/18/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/17/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/17/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/17/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
3/13/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
2/26/2025HouseFiled
2/26/2025House
Bill Text
HB1598 - Introduced
2/26/2025
Act Version
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