# Arkansas HB1938: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE CREATION OF DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. Arkansas HB1938, TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE CREATION OF DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jane English (Republican), Joey L. Carr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1938 is now Act 807) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1938-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1938 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE CREATION OF DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1938 is now Act 807 - Sponsors: Jane English (Republican), Joey L. Carr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools get one planning application system: benefit, low. Arkansas's state education agency must create one application system for districts and open-enrollment charter schools. It combines required state plans and federal funding applications. It covers federal Title funds, family engagement, health and wellness, and Enhanced Student Achievement Funding… - Schools must publish yearly learning plans: benefit, low. Arkansas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools must create yearly improvement plans with reading and parent involvement plans. Reading lessons and teacher training must follow the science of reading and fit school needs; parents help develop involvement plans. School plans go to distri… - State drops explicit teacher-access fairness check: cost, low. Arkansas's state education agency must still check whether all students have access to excellent educators. The law removes the explicit requirement to assess whether that access is fair across students. - Schools face tighter student funding rules: mixed, low. Arkansas districts must budget 100% of their covered Enhanced Student Achievement Funding each year for listed supports. Allowed uses include academic specialists, tutors, dyslexia help, learning interventions, and social, emotional, behavioral, physical and mental health resources. Funds can also… - Schools keep wellness goals, drop committees: mixed, low. Arkansas districts must include health and wellness goals in their strategic plans. Goals address nutrition and physical activity awareness, local standards, classroom lessons, staff training, and student nutrition education and activity. They also cover physical education lessons and teacher train… - Schools lose separate achievement plan oversight: mixed, low. Arkansas districts no longer need separate three-year Enhanced Student Achievement plans or yearly reviews and updates. The repeal includes the old July 1, 2022 filing requirement. The law also ends state monitoring of those plans and required responses after three consecutive years without progres… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jane English (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:30:59 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 3:33:26 PM | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1938 is now Act 807 (House) - 2025-04-15: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-31: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-31: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1938 - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1938.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=807.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 - [HB1938 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1938.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=807.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-HB1938-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).