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Yes: 85 • No: 35
ArkansasSB3032025 Regular SessionSenate
TO ALLOW A RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AT THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Sponsored By: Tyler Dees (Republican), Randy Torres (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Private school students gain public activity options
Arkansas districts and public charter schools can allow private school students to join activities; participation is not guaranteed. Students can participate at their assigned public school or a public charter campus within their resident district. A parent, legal guardian, or person acting as a parent must live in that district. The private school must not offer the activity, and the activity must lack Arkansas Activities Association approval there. The private school must be a registered nonprofit, accredited or licensed by an accrediting group recognized by the state education board. Eligible activities include sports, fine arts, and special-interest clubs or groups between schools, outside the regular curriculum. They must follow Arkansas Activities Association rules and be taught by someone with at least a high school diploma.
Districts get funding for private school participants
A participating private school student must enroll in a matching nonacademic class period when the activity occurs outside a designated class period. The resident district receives one-sixth of the state foundation funding amount for the duration of the student's district enrollment. The supplied law text does not state the base funding amount or a dollar payment to families.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Tyler Dees
Republican • Senate
Randy Torres
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/9/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:44:36 PM
Yes: 56 • No: 32 • Other: 3
Senate vote • 3/10/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:03:44 PM
Yes: 29 • No: 3 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB303 is now Act 644
4/18/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/10/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/10/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/9/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
4/9/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/9/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/8/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/10/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
3/10/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
3/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/10/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/6/2025SenateAmendment # 1 & 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
3/6/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
3/6/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 & 2
3/5/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
2/25/2025SenateFiled
2/25/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB303 - Introduced
2/25/2025
Act Version
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