Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 30-203. Application for transfer. (a) If a student seeks to attend a nonresident school in his or her resident district or a school in a nonresident district, the student’s parent or guardian, or student age eighteen (18) years or older, shall submit an application: (1) T…

6 CAR § 30-204. Limitations. (a)(1) If the provisions of the Public School Choice Act of 2015, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1901 et seq. or this part conflict with a provision of an enforceable desegregation court order or a district’s court-approved desegregation plan, either of which e…

6 CAR § 30-205. Appeal and reporting. (a)(1) A parent or guardian, or student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, whose application for a transfer under Arkansas Code § 6-18-1905 and 6 CAR § 30-203 is rejected may request a hearing before the State Board of Edu…

6 CAR § 30-206. State Board of Education hearing procedures. The following procedures shall apply to hearings conducted by the State Board of Education: (1) All persons wishing to testify before the state board shall first be placed under oath by the Chair of the State Board of E…

6 CAR § 30-301. General requirements. (a) Upon the request of a parent or guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, a student may transfer from his or her resident district or public school to a nonresident school district or nonresident scho…

6 CAR § 30-302. Reporting requirements. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop an annual report on student participation in public school choice and opportunity school choice and deliver the report to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the H…

6 CAR § 30-303. Funding considerations. (a) For the purposes of determining a school district’s state funding, the nonresident student shall be counted as a part of the average daily membership of the receiving district. (b) The maximum opportunity public school choice funds gran…

6 CAR § 30-304. Appeal procedures. (a) A parent or guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, may appeal a school district’s decision to deny admission to a nonresident school due to a lack of capacity to the State Board of Education pursuant …

6 CAR § 30-401. School choice for students of uniformed service members. (a) A child shall be eligible for enrollment in the public school district of his or her choice if he or she is a dependent of a: (1) Uniformed service member in full-time active duty status; (2) Surviving s…

6 CAR § 30-501. General provisions. (a)(1) A school district shall submit a report to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, satisfying the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, if the total number of students who have transferred to a contiguous school dis…

6 CAR § 31-101. Legislative and regulatory intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly and of this part to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain public schools that operate independently from the existing structu…

6 CAR § 31-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Academic eligibility” means qualified for selection or admission based upon academic performance; (2) "Adult education charter school" means a charter school for individuals at least nineteen (19) years of age that offers a …

6 CAR § 31-201. Charter form for public charter schools — Requirements — Revision. (a) A charter for a public charter school shall: (1) Be in the form of a written contract signed by the: (A) Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; and (B) Chief operating officer of t…

6 CAR § 31-202. Authorizer hearing notice requirements. (a) For applications for a public charter school, the public charter school applicant shall submit its application according to a schedule set forth by the State Board of Education. (b) For renewal requests for a public char…

6 CAR § 31-203. Basis and procedure for public charter school probation or charter modification, revocation, or denial of renewal. (a) The authorizer may place a public charter school on probation or may modify, revoke, transfer, assign, or deny renewal of its charter if the auth…

6 CAR § 31-204. Impact on school desegregation efforts. (a) The applicants for a public charter school, the local school board for the district in which the proposed public charter school would be located, and the authorizer shall carefully review the potential impact of an appli…

6 CAR § 31-205. Observance of anti-discrimination laws. (a) All public charter schools shall observe and comply with all anti-discrimination laws, both federal and state, except where otherwise exempted under federal charter school law. (b) All public charter schools are responsi…

6 CAR § 31-206. Reporting requirements. (a) Within ten (10) calendar days of the close of the first quarter of each school year, a public charter school shall submit a written report to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that contains the following information for…

6 CAR § 31-207. Public charter schools receiving federal dissemination grants from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. (a) Public charter schools that receive federal dissemination grant funds from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall, by July …

6 CAR § 31-208. Application process, schedule, and forms. (a) A procedure for establishing a public charter school shall be published by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as approved by the State Board of Education. (b) All dates and requirements listed in the pr…

6 CAR § 31-301. Application for conversion public charter school status. (a)(1) Any public school district may apply to the authorizer for conversion public charter school status for a public school in the public school district in accordance with a schedule approved by the State…

6 CAR § 31-302. Authorization for conversion public charter school status. (a) As requested by the conversion public charter school applicant, the authorizer: (1) Shall review the application for conversion public charter school status; and (2) May approve any application that: (…

6 CAR § 31-303. Resubmission of conversion public charter school applications. (a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for a conversion public charter school, the authorizer shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the disapproval. (b) The Division of Ele…

6 CAR § 31-304. Public conversion charter school renewal. The authorizer is authorized to renew charters of conversion public charter schools on a one-year or multiyear basis, not to exceed five (5) years, after the initial five-year period if the renewal is approved by the local…

6 CAR § 31-305. Teacher hires when charter revoked. If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of the charter is employed by a conversion public charter school and the charter is revoked, the licensed tea…

6 CAR § 31-306. Authorizer hearing procedures related to conversion public charter schools — Application, renewal, or request for charter amendment. (a) All persons, with the exception of the attorneys representing the parties, who plan to provide testimony during the hearing mus…

6 CAR § 31-307. Authorizer hearing procedures related to conversion public charter schools — Modification, probation, or revocation of charter. (a) Not later than twenty (20) days prior to the authorizer meeting at which the matter of modification, probation, or revocation will b…

6 CAR § 31-308. Conversion public charter school — Voluntary surrender. (a) A district conversion public charter school may voluntarily surrender its charter prior to the renewal cycle upon: (1) Written request to the charter school office; and (2) Approval by the authorizer. (b)…

6 CAR § 31-401. Application for an open-enrollment public charter school. (a)(1) Pursuant to the Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013, Arkansas Code § 6-23-101 et seq., and this part, an eligible entity may apply to the authorizer to grant a charter for an open-enrollment…

6 CAR § 31-402. Teacher transfer. A licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of a charter for an open-enrollment public charter school operated at a public school facility may not be transferred to or be emp…

6 CAR § 31-403. Authorization for an open-enrollment public charter school. (a) As requested by the applicant for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall review the application for an open-enrollment public charter school and may approve any application tha…

6 CAR § 31-404. Other application requirements — Preference for certain districts. (a) The authorizer may approve or deny an application based on: (1) Criteria provided by law; (2) Criteria provided by rule adopted by the authorizer under 6 CAR § 31-401(c); (3) Findings of the au…

6 CAR § 31-405. Open-enrollment public charter school licenses. A charter applicant that receives an approved open-enrollment public charter may petition the authorizer for additional licenses to establish an open-enrollment public charter school in any of the various congression…

6 CAR § 31-406. Resubmission of open-enrollment public charter school applications. (a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such disapproval. (b) The Div…

6 CAR § 31-407. Contents of open-enrollment public charters. An open-enrollment public charter granted by the authorizer shall: (1) Describe the educational program to be offered; (2) Specify the period for which the open-enrollment public charter or any renewal is valid; (3) Pro…

6 CAR § 31-408. Renewal of an open-enrollment charter. After the initial five-year period of an open-enrollment public charter, the authorizer may renew the open-enrollment public charter on a one-year or multiyear basis, not to exceed twenty (20) years.

6 CAR § 31-409. Priority hiring for teachers. If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of the open-enrollment public charter is employed by an open-enrollment public charter school and the open-enrollme…

6 CAR § 31-410. Status report. The authorizer shall report to the General Assembly each biennium and to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education during the interim between regular sessions of the General Assembly the following information: (1) The st…

6 CAR § 31-411. Authority under a charter for open-enrollment public charter schools. (a) An open-enrollment public charter school shall: (1) Be governed by an eligible entity that is fiscally accountable under the governing structure as described by the charter; (2) Provide inst…

6 CAR § 31-412. Enrollment numbers and deadlines. (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may enroll a number of students not to exceed the number of students specified in its charter. (b) Any student enrolling in an open-enrollment public charter school shall enroll in that…

6 CAR § 31-413. Annual audit of open-enrollment public charter school required. (a) Any other provision of the Arkansas Code or this part notwithstanding, an open-enrollment public charter school shall be subject to the same auditing and accounting requirements as any other publi…

6 CAR § 31-414. Evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall cause to be conducted an annual evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools. (b) An annual evaluation shall include, without limitation, con…

6 CAR § 31-415. Monthly reports. An open-enrollment public charter school in its initial school year of operation shall provide monthly reports on its enrollment status and compliance with its approved budget for the current school year to the Division of Elementary and Secondary…

6 CAR § 31-416. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education review. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall: (1) Conduct an end-of-semester review of each open-enrollment public charter school that is in its initial school year of operation at the end of the: …

6 CAR § 31-417. Funding for open-enrollment public charter schools. (a) An open-enrollment public charter school shall receive funds equal to the amount that a public school would receive under Arkansas Code § 6-20-2305(a) and (b) as well as any other funding that a public charte…

6 CAR § 31-418. Use of funding by open-enrollment public charter schools. (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may not use the moneys that it receives from the state: (1) For any sectarian program or activity; or (2) As collateral for debt. (b) No indebtedness of: (1) Any…

6 CAR § 31-419. Employee benefits. Employees of an open-enrollment public charter school shall be eligible to participate in all benefits programs available to public school employees.