Arkansas Administrative Code

6 CAR § 335-175. Windows. (a)(1)(A) An adjustable split sash window shall be mounted inside of the bus body between each framing post. (B) Safety glass shall be set in an acceptable manner in a sturdy, extruded, or die-formed frame to provide adequate support for the glass. (C) A…

6 CAR § 335-176. Windshield washers. (a) A windshield washer system shall be provided. (b)(1) Windshield washers shall be electrically operated. (2) The washer reservoir shall: (A) Be made of hard plastic or other approved material; and (B) Have a capacity of at least one-half ga…

6 CAR § 335-177. Windshield wipers. (a) A windshield wiping system, two-speed or more, shall be provided. (b) The wipers shall: (1) Be operated by one (1) or more electric motors of sufficient power to operate wipers; and (2) Meet FMVSS 104.…

6 CAR § 335-178. Wiring. (a) All wiring shall conform to current standards of SAE International. (b) Circuits. (1) Wiring shall be arranged in circuits as required with each circuit protected by a fuse or circuit breaker or FET. (2) A system of color and number coding shall be us…

6 CAR § 335-179. Child safety alarm system. (a) All school buses shall be equipped with an electronic child safety alarm system. (b) The system shall be armed by the operation of the eight-way light system. (c) When the key is placed in the off position, the dome lights shall be …

6 CAR § 335-180. Miscellaneous. (a) Type A, Type B, and Type C units shall be furnished with an operator's manual and a body parts manual. (b) Each order of Type D units shall be supplied with: (1) An owner’s manual; (2) A body parts manual; and (3) A chassis parts book.…

6 CAR § 335-181. General requirements for specially equipped school buses. School buses designed for transporting children with special transportation needs shall comply with specifications set forth by the National Congress on School Transportation, in addition to Arkansas minim…

6 CAR § 335-182. Required qualifications for bidders. (a) The dealership shall have: (1) A direct franchise agreement with the final stage manufacturer for buses sold in Arkansas; (2) An adequate building and facilities for repair and servicing of buses; (3) An adequate inventory…

6 CAR § 335-183. Alternative fuels. (a) Alternative fuel school buses shall meet the following requirements: (1) The chassis shall meet all specifications previously mentioned in bus chassis specifications, 6 CAR § 335-104; (2) The chassis shall meet all applicable Federal Motor …

6 CAR § 336-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to set forth requirements for those school districts that choose to allow advertising on their school buses.

6 CAR § 336-102. Advertising revenue and policy. (a) A school district board of directors may elect to allow advertising on school buses. (b) Any revenue generated from advertisements on school buses shall be used for school transportation purposes only, as determined by the scho…

6 CAR § 336-103. Location. (a) Advertisements shall be limited to the exterior of the bus on the rear quarter-panels, beginning at least three inches (3”) behind the rear wheel and not closer than four inches (4”) from the lower edge of the window line. (b) The maximum covered ar…

6 CAR § 336-104. Material and attachment. (a) Advertisements must be of a durable printed material. (b)(1) The advertisement shall not extend from the body intentionally or due to damage so as to: (A) Allow a handhold; or (B) Present a danger to pedestrians. (2) No brackets or ha…

6 CAR § 337-101. Definitions. “Rural” or “remote” means a United States Census-defined rural territory that is: (1) More than twenty-five (25) miles from a city or town with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more; and (2) More than ten (10) miles from cities or towns wit…

6 CAR § 337-102. Transportation modernization grants. (a) There is established the Transportation Modernization Grant Program for: (1) Public school districts; (2) Open-enrollment public charter schools; (3) Early childhood care and education programs or their local early childho…

6 CAR § 337-103. Reporting requirements. (a) A recipient of a grant under this part shall monitor a program that is funded by a grant for program efficacy. (b) A recipient of a grant under this part shall report data collected by program monitoring to the Division of Public Schoo…

6 CAR § 600-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Act” means the Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids Program Act codified at Arkansas Code §§ 6-18-2301 – 6-18-2308; (2) “Actually received” means in possession of cash, check, or notified of the initiation of electroni…

6 CAR § 600-102. Scholarship-granting organization registration. (a) Prior to accepting donor funds under the Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids Program Act, Arkansas Code §§ 6-18-2301 – 6-18-2308, a scholarship-granting organization shall notify the Division of Elementary…

6 CAR § 600-103. Tax credit applications. (a) Applications shall be submitted by an SGO to the Tax Credits and Special Refunds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration or its successor electronically. (b) The Tax Credits and Special Refunds Section shall publish th…

6 CAR § 600-104. Tax credits. (a)(1) A taxpayer may claim a tax credit for one hundred percent (100%) of eligible contributions actually received by the scholarship-granting organization under the Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids Program Act, Arkansas Code §§ 6-18-2301 –…

6 CAR § 600-105. Tax credit awards. (a)(1) Tax credits are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis according to the date and time of receipt of the application by the Tax Credits and Special Refunds Section of the Department of Finance and Administration. (2) Applications rec…

6 CAR § 600-106. SGO duties. An SGO shall: (1) Retain records of all donor contributions for the Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids Program for six (6) years; (2) Communicate to potential donors when the annual cap has been met; (3) Provide donors a copy of the application…

6 CAR § 600-107. Donor duties. A donor shall maintain suitable records to substantiate the donation to the SGO in the event of an audit for six (6) years, including, but not limited to: (1) A copy of the application; (2) A copy of the certificate of income tax credit; and (3) Pro…

6 CAR § 600-108. Pledged withholding amounts. If a donor intends to contribute to an SGO by means of a payroll deduction being withheld from their wages by their employer under Arkansas Code § 6-18-2308, the SGO may require additional records showing the donor’s: (1) Employer; (2…

6 CAR § 360-101. Purpose. (a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall use the productivity-based funding model as the mechanism for recommending to the General Assembly funding for applicable institutions. (b) The board shall recommend funding: (1) For the institut…

6 CAR § 360-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Institution” means a state-supported: (A) Two-year institution of higher education; or (B) Four-year institution of higher education; (2) “Productivity-based funding” means a mechanism to align institutional funding with st…

6 CAR § 360-103. Funding distribution framework. (a)(1) A productivity index for each institution will be calculated based on the: (A) Productivity Funding Model — Universities, 6 CAR pt. 361; and (B) Productivity Funding Model — Two-Year Colleges, 6 CAR pt. 362. (2) Each institu…

6 CAR § 361-101. Background. (a)(1) Acts 2017, No. 148 repealed the needs-based and outcome-centered funding formulas as prescribed in Arkansas Code §§ 6-61-210 [repealed], 6-61-224 [repealed], 6-61-228 [repealed], 6-61-229 [repealed], 6-61-230 [repealed], and 6-61-233 [repealed]…

6 CAR § 361-102. Guiding principles. (a) Student-centered. The model should place at its center students and students’ needs including both access to and completion of meaningful and quality postsecondary learning. (b) Outcomes. (1) The model should focus on completion, and parti…

6 CAR § 361-103. Measures. (a) In addition to incorporating the guiding principles above, measures adopted in the productivity-based funding model should acknowledge the following priorities: (1) Differences in institutional missions are recognized and encouraged; (2) Completion …

6 CAR § 361-104. Productivity measures. (a) Summary of measures. (1) The productivity funding formula consists of four (4) categories: (A) Effectiveness (eighty percent (80%) of formula); (B) Affordability (twenty percent (20%) of formula); (C) Adjustments; and (D) Efficiency (pl…

6 CAR § 361-105. Effectiveness category. (a) Credentials. (1)(A) The primary measure of effectiveness emphasizes students completing credentials that meet their educational goals and meet workforce needs of the state. (B) The importance of credentials at each educational level ar…

6 CAR § 361-106. Transfer. (a)(1) Many students begin their postsecondary work at a community college before transferring to a university to complete a bachelor’s degree. (2) The efficient and effective transfer of these students should be measured to encourage collaboration amon…

6 CAR § 361-107. Gateway course success. (a)(1) Gateway courses in math, English, and reading-intensive courses in the humanities and social sciences are a first indicator of likely student success. (2) This is particularly important for students who are underprepared for college…

6 CAR § 361-108. Affordability category. (a) Time to degree. (1) Affordability of a credential is impacted by the length of time it takes a student to earn a credential. Measures should encourage students to complete credentials on time, generally: (A) Two (2) years for an associ…

6 CAR § 361-109. Research adjustment. (a) One unique mission of some public universities that is not adequately captured in productivity measures is research and should be included as an adjustment to appropriate institutions. (b) Research is essential to: (1) The discovery of ne…

6 CAR § 361-110. Efficiency category. (a) Core expense ratio. (1) This measure is intended to encourage resource allocations which maximize spending in areas that directly impact: (A) Student success; and (B) Achievement of institutional mission. (2)(A) The core expenses ratio is…

6 CAR § 362-101. Background. (a)(1) Acts 2017, No. 148 repealed the needs-based and outcome-centered funding formulas as prescribed in Arkansas Code §§ 6-61-210 [repealed], 6-61-224 [repealed], 6-61-228 [repealed], 6-61-229 [repealed], 6-61-230 [repealed], and 6-61-233 [repealed]…

6 CAR § 362-102. Guiding principles. (a) Student-centered. The model should place at its center students and student’s needs including both access to and completion of meaningful and quality postsecondary learning. (b) Outcomes. (1) The model should focus on completion, and parti…

6 CAR § 362-103. Measures. (a) In addition to incorporating the guiding principles above, measures adopted in the productivity-based funding model should acknowledge the following priorities: (1) Differences in institutional missions are recognized and encouraged; (2) Completion …

6 CAR § 362-104. Productivity measures summary of measures. (a) The productivity funding formula consists of four (4) categories: (1) Effectiveness (ninety percent (90%) of formula); (2) Affordability (ten percent (10%) of formula); (3) Adjustments; and (4) Efficiency (plus or mi…

6 CAR § 362-105. Effectiveness category credentials. (a)(1) The primary measure of effectiveness emphasizes students completing credentials that meet their educational goals and meet the workforce needs of the state. (2) The importance of credentials at each educational level is …

6 CAR § 362-106. Transfer. (a)(1) Many students begin their postsecondary work at a community college before transferring to a university to complete a bachelor’s degree. (2) The efficient and effective transfer of these students should be measured to encourage collaboration amon…

6 CAR § 362-107. Gateway course success. (a)(1) Gateway courses in math, English, and reading-intensive courses in the humanities and social sciences are a first indicator of likely student success. (2) This is particularly important for students who are underprepared for college…

6 CAR § 362-108. Affordability category — Time to degree. (a)(1) Affordability of a credential is impacted by the length of time it takes a student to earn a credential. (2) Measures should encourage students to complete credentials on time, generally two (2) years for an associa…

6 CAR § 362-109. Adjustments. (a) Diseconomies of scale. (1) Some institutions in the state serve rural areas with insufficient populations to support large enrollments. (2) Adjustments should be included to acknowledge this unique aspect of mission. (b)(1) The diseconomies of sc…

6 CAR § 362-110. Efficiency category. (a) Core expense ratio. This measure is intended to encourage resource allocations which maximize spending in areas that directly impact student success and achievement of institutional mission. (b)(1) The core expenses ratio is weighted at f…