# Arkansas SB167: TO AMEND THE DATES BY WHICH CERTAIN REQUESTS TO TRANSFER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED. Arkansas SB167, TO AMEND THE DATES BY WHICH CERTAIN REQUESTS TO TRANSFER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alan Clark (Republican), Keith Brooks (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that SB167 is now Act 563) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB167-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB167 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE DATES BY WHICH CERTAIN REQUESTS TO TRANSFER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that SB167 is now Act 563 - Sponsors: Alan Clark (Republican), Keith Brooks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (161 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families get longer school choice window: benefit, low. Arkansas's Public School Choice Act of 2015 accepts applications from January 1 through June 1, instead of ending May 1. Applications to attend a district outside the student's home district must go to both districts on a state-approved form. They must be postmarked or delivered by June 1 of the ye… - Foster families get more transfer time: benefit, low. A foster child's school transfer request must use a state-approved form and be postmarked by June 1, instead of May 1. This deadline applies to the year the child seeks to start the fall semester in the receiving district. By July 1, the superintendent must tell the foster parent or child whether t… - More transfer time for school families: benefit, low. Arkansas students can seek a transfer when their resident district needs Level 5 intensive support or their school or district has an F rating. The qualifying status must apply when they request the transfer. Families must notify both districts from January 1 through June 1 for the next school year… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alan Clark (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:02:06 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:32:45 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:07:21 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-14: Notification that SB167 is now Act 563 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-12: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB167 - Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB167.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=563.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 - [SB167 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB167.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=563.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-SB167-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).