All Roll Calls
Yes: 128 • No: 1
ArkansasHB16402025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ADMINISTRATOR" AS IT RELATES TO ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND PROHIBITIONS; AND TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
Sponsored By: Dan Sullivan (Republican), Hope Duke (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
School administrators face tighter outside-work rules
Arkansas school administrators need approval to work for, represent, or do independent contract work for parties contracting with their education entity. Both their current employing district’s school board and the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education must approve in writing. Without both approvals, the outside work breaks the law’s ethical standards. Covered administrators include superintendents and assistant superintendents or equivalents, district treasurers, business managers, principals, assistant principals, and curriculum directors. Anyone directly responsible for purchasing across the entity is also covered. Covered entities include Arkansas school districts, public schools, charter schools, education service cooperatives, and publicly supported entities that supervise them. Colleges and universities are excluded.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Dan Sullivan
Republican • Senate
Hope Duke
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:51:38 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 1
House vote • 3/19/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:58:52 PM
Yes: 94 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1640 is now Act 476
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
3/19/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/19/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/19/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/18/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/4/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/4/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/4/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/3/2025HouseFiled
3/3/2025House
Bill Text
HB1640 - Introduced
3/3/2025
Act Version
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