Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 328-102. Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following terms shall mean as follows: (1) “Average daily membership” means the total number of days attended plus the total number of days absent by students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) during the firs…

6 CAR § 328-103. Loans to high-growth school districts. (a) There is established the Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program, under which the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide an interest-free loan for the new construction of academ…

6 CAR § 329-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish procedures for school districts to acquire energy conservation measures using: (1) Energy savings contracts; and (2) Short-term debt instruments.

6 CAR § 329-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Energy conservation measure” means any improvement, repair, alteration, or betterment of any new building design or any existing building or facility owned or operated by a school district or any equipment, fixture, or furn…

6 CAR § 329-103. Process and procedures for acquiring energy conservation measures. (a) A school district may enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract with a qualified provider if it finds that the amount it would spend on the energy conservation measures detailed in the c…

6 CAR § 330-101. Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to establish how the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation will assess, identify, assist, monitor, and address public educational entities that self-construct.

6 CAR § 330-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Administrator” means a school entity superintendent, an educational cooperative director, the administrator, director, chairman, or president of a charter school, or other educational entity; (2) “Commission” means the Comm…

6 CAR § 330-103. Notification of intent. (a)(1)(A) If an entity board votes to self-construct, the administrator of the entity shall submit Parts A and B of the Construction Approval Form, which is attached as Appendix A to this part, to the Division of Public School Academic Fac…

6 CAR § 330-104. Approval procedures. (a) When an entity develops plans for a self-construction project to be submitted to the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for approval, the entity shall ensure that the design and specifications satisfy all Ark…

6 CAR § 330-105. Bid, bond, and licensing requirements. (a) When an entity self-constructs, the entity shall ensure by written report to the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation compliance with all Arkansas laws, including but not limited to the follow…

6 CAR § 330-106. Enforcement. Any entity administrator or certified employee that knowingly submits to the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation or the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation a false report or false …

6 CAR § 331-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to clarify the Arkansas laws governing the use of construction management as a project delivery method for public school districts.

6 CAR § 331-102. Definitions. For the purpose of this part: (1)(A) “Agency construction management” means a public school district selects a construction manager to serve as an agent for the purpose of providing administration and management services. (B) The construction manager…

6 CAR § 331-103. Selection of a construction manager. (a)(1) The use of a construction manager shall be carefully considered by a school district. (2) A school district shall compare the benefits and risks of employing a construction manager using a clear set of criteria for anal…

6 CAR § 332-101. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this part is to establish a process and procedure in which the school district acquires both design and construction services in the same contract from a single legal entity, referred to as the design-builder, without competitive biddi…

6 CAR § 332-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this part: (1) “Design-builder” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other legal entity that is appropriately licensed in the State of Arkansas and that furnishes the necessary design services, in addi…

6 CAR § 332-103. Design-build construction. (a) The design-build construction process is a project delivery method by which a public school district selects a design-builder licensed in the State of Arkansas to provide architectural, landscape architectural, and engineering servi…

6 CAR § 332-104. The use of design-build construction. (a) Any school district may use design-build construction as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or any improvement to real property owned …

6 CAR § 332-105. The selection of a design-builder. (a) School districts shall use a two-step selection process. (b)(1) Step one (1) requires the school district to issue a request for qualifications to solicit design-builders interested in the project. (2) After evaluating and s…

6 CAR § 333-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish the process and procedures for any school district to use public-public partnerships as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or …

6 CAR § 333-102. Definitions. For the purpose of this part: (1) "Altering" means the process of making a significant change to a structure, which essentially creates a different structure; (2) "Building" means the process of making a structure by putting together materials, parts…

6 CAR § 333-103. Public-public partnerships. (a)(1) In order for a school district to request approval for the construction of a facility in a public-public partnership project, the district shall send a letter to the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportati…

6 CAR § 333-104. Funding. (a) The areas of the facility that will be used by the district exclusively shall be funded according to the district’s facility wealth index on approved projects. (b) The areas of the facility that will be shared by the district, governmental agency, po…

6 CAR § 334-101. Purpose of rules. The purpose of this part is to ensure the safe and efficient operation of public school buses in Arkansas and to prescribe the requirements for the physical examination of school bus drivers.

6 CAR § 334-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Advanced practice registered nurse” or “APRN” means a nurse licensed by the State of Arkansas as an advanced practice registered nurse. (B) An APRN has advanced education at least at the master’s level, as well as a nati…

6 CAR § 334-103. Written policies. (a) All public school districts shall establish written policies concerning transportation by school districts, including but not limited to: (1) Transportation eligibility; (2) Student behavior while being transported; and (3) Emergency procedu…

6 CAR § 334-104. School bus drivers. (a)(1) Each school district shall establish a training program for school bus drivers. (2) The training program must be developed and administered to ensure that each driver attains a high degree of competence in and knowledge of his or her du…

6 CAR § 334-105. Physical examination for bus drivers. (a) Physical examinations as required by law and this part for school bus drivers may be given by either a licensed physician or an APRN only. (b)(1) Each school district shall require all school bus drivers to undergo a phys…

6 CAR § 334-106. Preventive maintenance inspection. (a) The preventive maintenance inspection (PMI) control system is designed to give shop management an improved method for scheduling and controlling the necessary cycles of maintenance inspection performed in local school distri…

6 CAR § 334-107. Annual school bus inspections by the division. (a) Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation inspectors shall inspect all buses and audit school district transportation systems annually, in compliance with the criteria contained in the Arka…

6 CAR § 334-108. Parental monitors on school buses. (a) A school district board of directors may create and implement a program to authorize a parent of a child enrolled in the school district to act as a monitor on a school bus transporting students to and from school. (b) A par…

6 CAR § 335-101. Purpose. It is the purpose of this part to establish specifications governing school bus design for the State of Arkansas.

6 CAR § 335-102. Definitions of bus types. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Multifunction school activity bus (MFSAB)” means “A school bus whose purposes do not include transporting students to and from home or school bus stops”, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 571.3. (B) This subcategory…

6 CAR § 335-103. Explanations. (a) The following standards address modifications as they pertain to school buses that, with standard seating arrangement prior to modification would accommodate more than ten (10) persons. (b) If by addition of a power lift, mobile seating device p…

6 CAR § 335-104. School bus chassis requirements. (a) All bus chassis shall meet Arkansas specifications included in this part. (b) Chassis manufacturers shall, upon request, certify to the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation that their product meets …

6 CAR § 335-105. Air cleaner. (a) The engine intake air cleaner system shall be furnished and properly installed by the chassis manufacturer to meet engine manufacturer's specifications. (b) The intake air system for diesel engines may have an air cleaner restriction indicator pr…

6 CAR § 335-106. Axles. The front and rear axle and suspension system shall have a gross axle weight rating (GAWR) at ground commensurate with the respective front and rear weight loads that will be imposed by the bus.

6 CAR § 335-107. Brakes. (a) A braking system, including service brake and parking brake, shall be provided. (b)(1) Buses using air in the operation of the brake system shall be equipped with warning signals, readily audible and visible to the driver, that will give a continuous …

6 CAR § 335-108. Front bumper. (a) The front bumper shall be furnished by chassis manufacturers as part of the chassis unless energy absorbing or other bumper options necessitate installation by the body manufacturer. (b)(1) Unless an energy absorbing bumper is used, the front bu…

6 CAR § 335-109. Rear bumper. (a) The rear bumper shall be: (1) Of pressed steel channel or equivalent material, at least three-sixteenths inch (3/16”) thick; (2) A minimum of nine and one-half inches (9.5”) wide (high); and (3) Of sufficient strength to permit being pushed by an…

6 CAR § 335-110. Color. (a)(1) Chassis, including front bumper, shall be black. (2) The hood, cowl, and fenders shall be National School Bus Yellow (NSBY). (b) Hood may be painted with non-reflective NSBY paint. (c)(1) Black wheels shall be standard. (2) Yellow, silver, gray, or …

6 CAR § 335-111. Drive shaft. The drive shaft shall be protected by a metal guard or guards around circumferences of the drive shaft to reduce the possibility of it whipping through the floor or dropping to the ground if broken.

6 CAR § 335-112. Electrical system. (a) Battery. (1)(A) The standard on all Type B, Type C, and Type D diesel units will be a minimum of one thousand nine hundred cold cranking amps (1,900 CCA) at zero degrees Fahrenheit (0˚ F). (B) Optional equipment, when specified, will be one…

6 CAR § 335-113. Engine. (a)(1) Oil filter with replaceable element shall be provided and connected by flexible oil lines if it is not of built-in or engine mounted design. (2) Oil filter shall have a capacity of at least one quart (1 qt.). (b) Engine (gross) horsepower (h.p.) ra…

6 CAR § 335-114. Exhaust system. (a) The exhaust pipe, after-treatment system, and tailpipe shall be: (1) Outside the bus body compartment; and (2) Attached to the chassis so any other chassis component is not damaged. (b) The tailpipe and after-treatment system shall be construc…

6 CAR § 335-115. Front fenders (Type C vehicles). (a) The total spread of outer edges of front fenders, measured at the fender line, shall exceed the total spread of front tires when the front wheels are in straight ahead position. (b) Fenders shall be: (1) Properly braced; and (…

6 CAR § 335-116. Frame. (a) The frame or equivalent shall be of such design and strength characteristics as to correspond at least to standard practice for trucks of the same general load characteristics. (b) Any primary (chassis manufacturer) or secondary manufacturer (body manu…