Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 302-109. Payment policies. (a)(1) Duration of scholarships. The Arkansas High Technology Scholarship shall be awarded for one (1) academic year and renewed annually for up to three (3) additional academic years if the student maintains not less than a 3.0 grade point aver…

6 CAR § 302-110. Institutional responsibilities. (a) Administrative agreement. (1)(A) An administrative agreement outlining all of the requirements of the institutions participating in the Arkansas High Technology Scholarship Program will be obtained from each institution and kep…

6 CAR § 540-101. Title. This part shall be known as the rule for the “Registration of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations”.

6 CAR § 540-102. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to provide a procedure to implement Acts 2009, No. 966, also known as the “International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act”.

6 CAR § 540-103. Definitions. Terms defined in Arkansas Code § 6-18-1703 shall apply in this part: (1) "Act" means the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et seq.; (2) “Foreign entity” means any corporation, li…

6 CAR § 540-104. General. (a) Every organization required by the provisions of the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et. seq., shall, prior to placing a foreign exchange student with a host f…

6 CAR § 540-105. Place of filing. (a) The addresses to be used for delivery and receipt of mail are: (1) Mailing address shall be the mailing address of the Business and Commercial Services Division of the office of the Secretary of State; and (2) Physical address shall be the ph…

6 CAR § 540-106. Time of registration and renewal. (a) The initial registration and annual renewals shall be filed with the Secretary of State by January 1 immediately preceding the next regular school year in which the organization proposes to place a foreign exchange student. (…

6 CAR § 540-107. Service of process and service of notices. (a) The organization shall be required for the purpose of service of process and service of notices to provide the name, address, and telephone number of an officer or employee of the organization authorized to receive a…

6 CAR § 540-108. Application for registration. (a) All registration applications shall be submitted in the manner and on the form or forms prescribed by the Secretary of State. (b) The application for registration as an international student exchange visitor placement organizatio…

6 CAR § 540-109. Change of information on application. Organizations that have registered shall inform the Secretary of State of any changes in the information required by the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansa…

6 CAR § 540-110. Annual renewal of registration. (a)(1)(A) No later than January 1 immediately preceding the next regular school year in which the organization proposes to place a foreign exchange student, the organization shall file a renewal of registration with the Secretary o…

6 CAR § 540-111. Fees for registration. (a) Organizations required to register under the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et seq., shall pay an initial registration fee of one hundred fifty …

6 CAR § 540-112. Public records. (a) The information provided the Secretary of State under the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et seq., is a public record and shall be open to inspection an…

6 CAR § 540-113. United States Department of State. An international student exchange visitor placement organization shall submit evidence that the organization has been approved by the United States Department of State for the placement of foreign exchange students.

6 CAR § 540-114. Local representative. An international student exchange visitor placement organization shall submit a statement of compliance stating it will have a local representative who lives within one hundred twenty (120) miles of the host families of his or her assigned s…

6 CAR § 540-115. List of registered organizations. (a) Each year following the end of the registration deadline, the Secretary of State shall publish a list of international student exchange visitor placement organizations registered to place foreign exchange students in host hom…

6 CAR § 540-116. Registration applications. (a) Any application received by the Secretary of State which is not on the prescribed form is incomplete, unsigned, illegible, or does not include all required fees, information, and documents, as required by the Arkansas International …

6 CAR § 540-117. Informational document. International student exchange visitor placement organizations that provide services to place students in this state shall provide, prior to arrival, to each student, host family, and school principal of the school in which the student is …

6 CAR § 540-118. Termination and expiration. (a) Registrations of organizations shall be terminated when any of the following circumstances set forth occur: (1) Voluntary termination. (A) An organization may voluntarily terminate its registration by notifying the Secretary of Sta…

6 CAR § 540-119. Foreign entities. Any foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, or other foreign entity applying for registration under the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et…

6 CAR § 540-120. Sole proprietorships and partnerships. Any sole proprietorship or partnership applying for registration under the Arkansas International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act of 2009, Arkansas Code § 6-18-1701 et seq., using a dba, fict…

6 CAR § 540-121. Requests by Secretary of State. Organizations shall furnish all information, reports, documents, books, files, and other records requested by the Secretary of State on all matters related to the registration of the international student exchange visitor placement…

6 CAR § 550-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Pathologist” means a person that has completed all of the requirements to be employed as a forensic pathologist in the State of Arkansas; (2) “Program” means the State Crime Laboratory Student Loan Forgiveness Program estab…

6 CAR § 550-102. Eligibility requirements. (a)(1) A pathologist is eligible for a payment of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) toward their outstanding student loan balance following the successful completion of two (2) years of consecutive employment with the State Cr…

6 CAR § 550-103. Applications for the program. (a) Applications for the State Crime Laboratory Student Loan Forgiveness Program will be submitted within thirty (30) days following the completion of two (2) consecutive years of employment. (b) Completed applications will include a…

6 CAR § 560-101. General. (a) The Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan program (the “program”) is established pursuant to the Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan Act, Chapter 84 of Title 6 of the Arkansas Code, as amended, codified as Arkansas Code § 6-84-101 et seq. (the “act”). (b…

6 CAR § 560-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Account Application Form” means an application substantially in the form approved by the Section 529 Plan Review Committee from time to time; (2) “Age-based option” means a portfolio the assets of which are invested in a co…

6 CAR § 560-103. Program structure. (a) The Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan Trust. (1) The trust is comprised of an investment fund and an operating fund. (2) Investment fund. (A) The investment fund initially receives all contributions to accounts made by account owners pursu…

6 CAR § 560-104. Program distribution and participation. (a) Program distribution. The Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan Trust may offer through the program distributor, which may be the program manager, and through any other subcontractor of the program manager on such terms an…

6 CAR § 560-105. Withdrawal procedures. (a) Withdrawal requests. To receive a withdrawal, the account owner may either submit a withdrawal request form in good order (as determined by the program manager) to the program manager or any other method approved by the Section 529 Plan…

6 CAR § 560-106. Arbitration. (a) The account owner and the Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan Trust agree that by entering into a Participation Agreement the parties agree: (1) To resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the program or the Participation Agr…

6 CAR § 570-101. Purpose. (a) This part is prepared for the purpose of establishing the Arkansas Financial Education Commission as a whole and for maintaining the commission. (b) The commission’s purpose is to: (1) Provide financial education programs to Arkansans in all geograph…

6 CAR § 570-102. Location. (a) The Arkansas Financial Education Commission shall: (1) Be housed under the authority of the Treasurer of State; and (2) Conduct its meetings at the Treasurer of State’s office. (b) All matters related to the commission should be directed to the dire…

6 CAR § 570-103. Board of directors. (a)(1) The Arkansas Financial Education Commission shall be administered by a board of directors. (2) The board consists of nine (9) members. (3) Members consist of: (A) The Treasurer of State or his or her designee, who shall serve as the cha…

6 CAR § 570-104. Meetings. (a) The chair shall call the first meeting of the board. (b) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (c) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the board. (d) The board shall meet at least two (2) ti…

6 CAR § 570-105. Nonprofit status and contracts. (a) The board of directors may incorporate the Arkansas Financial Education Commission as a nonprofit corporation under the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, Arkansas Code § 4-33-101 et seq., and have all rights and power…

6 CAR § 570-106. Duties of the Arkansas Financial Education Commission. Duties of the Arkansas Financial Education Commission include: (1)(A) Appointing an independent director of the commission, if necessary, to hold office at the pleasure of the commission. (B) The director may…

6 CAR § 570-107. Fees and expenses. (a)(1) All members shall serve without compensation. (2) Members shall receive reimbursement for travel and personal expenses made on behalf of the board of directors. (b) Reimbursement must be approved by the board and issued from the account …

6 CAR § 320-101. Purposes of rules, burden of proof, and definition of terms. (a) The first purpose of this part is to implement the requirements of Arkansas Code §§ 6-21-801– 6-21-815 to provide a method by which school districts may appeal decisions made by the Division of Publ…

6 CAR § 320-201. Appeals process — Direct appeals to the commission. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-21-814, a school district may appeal any final written determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation made under the provisions of the Ark…

6 CAR § 320-202. Appeal hearing procedures — Direct appeals to the commission. (a)(1) For hearings under Arkansas Code §§ 6-21-801– 6-21-815, the appealing school district and Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation each shall have up to ten (10) minutes …

6 CAR § 320-203. Finality of commission decisions. All decisions of the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation resulting from the appeal of a Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation determination shall be final and no…

6 CAR § 320-301. Review board appeal procedures. (a)(1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-20-2513, a school district may appeal any written determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation made under the provisions of the Arkansas Public School Ac…

6 CAR § 320-302. Appeal process — Commission review of decisions of the review board. (a)(1) If the school district wishes to appeal the final determination of the Academic Facilities Review Board, the school district shall within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the board…

6 CAR § 320-303. Commission hearing procedures — Appeals from the review board. (a)(1)(A) For each hearing, the appealing school district and the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation each shall have up to ten (10) minutes to present an opening statemen…

6 CAR § 320-304. Finality of commission decisions. All decisions of the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation under this part shall be final and not subject to: (1) Further appeal or request for rehearing to the commission; or (2) Petition f…