Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 278-104. Allocation. (a) The Educational Excellence Trust Fund amount on the final State Aid Notice for the current school year must be expended in the form of salaries, social security, and retirement matching for current licensed personnel positions. (b)(1) School distr…

6 CAR § 280-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, medicine, drug, device, or other substance or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the term…

6 CAR § 280-102. Prohibited transactions and enforcement. (a) A public school or open-enrollment public charter school shall not knowingly enter into any type of transaction with an individual or entity that: (1) Performs abortions; (2) Induces abortions; (3) Provides abortions; …

6 CAR § 282-101. Literacy tutoring grants. (a) A literacy tutoring grant is up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500) per eligible student per school year that may be used for any of the following purposes designed to improve reading or literacy skills: (1) Online or in-pers…

6 CAR § 282-102. High-impact tutoring grants. (a) As used in this part, “high-impact tutoring” means tutoring that is aligned with tutoring quality standards, including without limitation tutoring that is: (1) Data-driven with student results, characteristics, and progress guidin…

6 CAR § 282-103. High-impact tutoring providers. (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall maintain an approved list of high-impact tutoring providers that participating districts and open-enrollment public charter schools may use. (b) Criteria that may be cons…

6 CAR § 282-104. Data collection and reporting. (a)(1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school receiving grant funding for the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program under this part must annually report the following information to the Division of E…

6 CAR § 440-101. Objective. (a) The objective of the dispute resolution procedure is to: (1) Encourage and promote communications between: (A) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board; (B) Loan recipients; and (C) Qualified rural communities; and (2)…

6 CAR § 440-102. Interested parties. (a) For the purposes of this dispute resolution procedure, the following parties (“interested parties”) are entitled to written notice of a dispute resolution proceeding: (1) The loan recipient; (2) The qualified rural community; (3) Any other…

6 CAR § 440-103. Informal settlement conference. (a)(1) The dispute resolution process shall commence upon receipt by the administrator of a written request from a loan recipient, a qualified rural community, or the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Boa…

6 CAR § 440-104. Procedures for referral to the full Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board. (a)(1) In the event that the parties do not successfully reach an agreed upon resolution during the initial informal conference in this process, the matter sha…

6 CAR § 440-105. Application to the Chair of the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board for waiver. (a) A rural medical practice loan recipient may seek a waiver of the requirements of Arkansas Code § 6-81-708(c)(2) by making written application to the…

6 CAR § 445-101. Introduction. (a)(1) The primary purpose of the Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program is to: (A) Provide financial assistance in the form of a direct grant or an income tax credit to Arkansas businesses and industries for the delivery of customized, indust…

6 CAR § 445-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Basic skills training” means training in those math, reading, English, communication (listening, oral, and written) and computer literacy skills that a person can reasonably be expected to have attained by the end of the tw…

6 CAR § 445-103. Qualification requirements. To qualify for the Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program, a business must: (1) Be classified in one (1) of the following: (A) Manufacturers classified in sectors 31-33 in the North American Industry Classification System; (B) Ma…

6 CAR § 445-104. Powers and duties of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (a) The Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program will be jointly administered by the: (1) Arkansas Economic Development Commission; (2) Division of Career and Technical Education; and (3) Divi…

6 CAR § 445-105. Terms of financial assistance. (a)(1) Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program applications, whether for tax credits or for direct assistance, will only be accepted and considered for approval when completed by coordinators who have completed the Arkansas Eco…

6 CAR § 445-106. Administration of benefits. (a) Company responsibility. (1) Participating companies are responsible for all costs associated with the training of company employees. (2) A portion of the costs incurred by the company may be offset by the Arkansas Existing Workforc…

6 CAR § 446-101. Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. (a)(1) The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission is charged with assisting rural communities with a population…

6 CAR § 446-102. General information and eligibility. (a)(1) Through the Game and Fish Wildlife Conservation Education Grant Program, the Arkansas Rural Development Commission and the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and in consultation wit…

6 CAR § 446-103. Funding availability. (a) As funding availability is county specific, grant allocations are separate for each county. (b) The Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission strives to fund as many projects as possible.

6 CAR § 446-104. Eligible projects. Programs eligible for funding consideration under the Game and Fish Wildlife Conservation Education Grant Program include, but are not limited to: (1) Arkansas National Archery in the Schools Program; (2) Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program;…

6 CAR § 446-105. Ineligible projects. (a) Projects not eligible for funding consideration under the Game and Fish Wildlife Conservation Education Grant Program include, but are not limited to: (1) Any competitive shooting or archery teams not associated with the Arkansas State Ga…

6 CAR § 446-106. Application process. (a) The program operates on an annual basis. (b) Fiscal Year 2018 applications will be accepted beginning July 1, 2017, and ending August 25, 2017. (c) Applicants must gain the approval of their local school principal or conservation district…

6 CAR § 446-107. Application review and awards presentation. (a) Applications are numbered and reviewed for completeness and eligibility in the order received by the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (b) Individual proposal consultations can…

6 CAR § 446-108. Reporting requirements and responsibilities. (a) In compliance with Acts 1991, No. 1009, project funds will be expended through a fund established on the books of the district. (b) All project expenditures, with invoices attached, shall be approved by the school …

6 CAR § 446-109. Checklist for a complete Game and Fish Conservation Education Grant. (a)(1) In addition to the grant application, communities must include the following, in order, for the application to be complete. (2) Failure to submit any of the required documents by the cycl…

6 CAR § 460-101. Definition. (a) A “community based education center” means a secondary vocational center that serves the training needs of the local community by providing: (1) Day, extended day, and/or evening vocational programs for secondary students and adults; (2) Adult ski…

6 CAR § 460-102. Advisory council. (a) The advisory council of the community based education center shall meet a minimum of quarterly and shall be composed of: (1) Superintendents; (2) Business and industry representatives; (3) Local community leaders; and (4) Adult education/lit…

6 CAR § 460-103. Annual report. (a)(1) The community based education center shall submit an annual report to the Career Education and Workforce Development Board on its activities and accomplishments at the end of each school year. (2) This report should include such statistical …

6 CAR § 460-104. Funding. (a) Fees for the programs and the budgets will be set by the community based education center. (b) Community based education centers are eligible to apply for and receive state/federal/local funds from all sources that are available for secondary vocatio…

6 CAR § 460-105. Procedures. (a) To become a community based education center, secondary vocational centers must submit their plan to the Division of Career and Technical Education and to the Career Education and Workforce Development Board outlining how they will serve the train…

6 CAR § 461-101. Administration of the GED® test. (a) Only test administrators may administer the GED® tests and inspect or have access to tests. (b) Test administrators must: (1) Meet Pearson VUE requirements; (2) Take the certification test; and (3) Recertify yearly.…

6 CAR § 461-102. Qualifications for examiners. (a) Test administrators must meet all Pearson VUE test administrator requirements. (b) Test administrators are required to pass the Pearson VUE Administrator Certification Exam to become a test administrator and recertify each year. …

6 CAR § 461-103. General requirements for testing. (a)(1) The GED® test may be administered to eligible test takers only. (2)(A) Individuals must be: (i) At least sixteen (16) years of age; and (ii) Not currently enrolled in an accredited high school. (B) Only persons who do not …

6 CAR § 461-104. Requirements for the official GED® Ready test. (a)(1) All applicants wishing to take the GED® test are required to take and pass the official GED® Ready test with minimum scores established by the GED® Testing Office of the Adult Education Section of the Division…

6 CAR § 461-105. Testing of a sixteen-year-old or seventeen-year-old. Persons sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years old will be approved to take the official GED® test after having met the provisions specified in the approved Adult Education Section policies and/or meeting the re…

6 CAR § 461-106. Retesting of applicants. The Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services: (1) Will set retest requirements for GED® testing based on GED®: (A) Data; (B) Policy; and (C) Research analysis; and (2) Shall report any changes to the Division of Workf…

6 CAR § 461-107. Scoring of tests. (a)(1) A preliminary score report will be printed at the end of the test. (2) The score report will include an unofficial pass/fail score. (b) Official results will be distributed by the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Servi…

6 CAR § 461-108. Minimum score requirements. The Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services: (1) Will set scoring requirements for GED® testing based on GED®: (A) Data; (B) Policy; and (C) Researc analysis; and (2) Shall report any changes to the Division of Wo…

6 CAR § 461-109. Requesting information on test scores. (a) For records before January 1, 2014, a request for information on GED® scores must be submitted to the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services, GED® Testing Office, in writing and signed by the test …

6 CAR § 461-110. Confidentiality/privacy policy. (a)(1) Test scores and results of individual test takers are confidential information. (2) An individual’s scores will be reported to educational institutions, adult education teachers, military recruiters, employers, correctional …

6 CAR § 461-111. Issuance of a GED® transcript/duplicate diploma. (a) Official reports of test scores can be issued only by the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services GED® Testing Office. (b)(1) Each test taker who completes the GED® test will receive a cop…

6 CAR § 461-112. Issuing the Arkansas high school diploma. Individuals receiving an Arkansas high school diploma must attain a: (1) Minimum standard score of one hundred fifty (150) on each of the four (4) subtests; and (2) Total score of six hundred (600) on the GED® test.…

6 CAR § 461-113. Program evaluation. GED® testing programs and/or test centers will be evaluated and monitored by the Arkansas GED® Administrator™ using a GED® Site Visit Form that was developed in accordance with the policies established in the Policies and Procedures Manual for…

6 CAR § 461-114. Fees and/or other charges. Fees for GED® testing are set by the GED® Testing Office of the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services in accordance with the policy and fee structure established by GED® Testing Service® of the American Council o…

6 CAR § 461-115. Purchase of testing material. (a) All official testing materials are provided by the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services through the GED® Testing Office, GED® Testing Service, and Pearson VUE. (b) It is the responsibility of the testing …