# Arkansas SB390: TO ESTABLISH THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY ACT. Arkansas SB390, TO ESTABLISH THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jane English (Republican), Robin Lundstrum (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-18 (Notification that SB390 is now Act 695); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB390-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB390 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ESTABLISH THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Notification that SB390 is now Act 695 - Sponsors: Jane English (Republican), Robin Lundstrum (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State offices manage apprenticeship training money: benefit, low. The State Apprenticeship Agency’s director or deputy director allocates state training money to program sponsors, alongside other available money. The law does not set award amounts or a sponsor funding formula. The Office of Skills Development replaces the former Steering Committee as manager of t… - Former apprenticeship committee loses stipend authority: cost, low. The law removes the former apprenticeship Steering Committee’s authority to approve a $60 stipend by majority vote. It does not say how often payments were allowed or whether members received them. - Apprentices gain training and credential standards: mixed, low. The law defines apprentices as workers age 16 or older, and sponsors can apply to register programs. Registered programs must provide employer-led job training, related instruction, and chances to earn portable, nationally recognized industry credentials. Sponsors must manage and supervise each app… - New agency oversees Arkansas apprenticeship registration: mixed, low. The law replaces Arkansas’s old apprenticeship framework with a State Apprenticeship Agency within the Office of Skills Development. The agency registers pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeship programs, and apprentices, and resolves disputes over apprenticeship agreements. The Office must set federal-… - New council sets apprenticeship training rules: mixed, low. The Governor appoints seven council members: two employer representatives, two employee representatives, and three public members. All must have registered-apprenticeship operating experience or employ registered apprentices; a majority must represent construction. Members serve one four-year term,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jane English (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:14:32 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:24:14 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-18: Notification that SB390 is now Act 695 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-20: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-20: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-20: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-11: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB390 - Introduced, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB390.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=695.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB390 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB390.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=695.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB390-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).