(a) As used in this section, “public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution” means a public postsecondary or higher education institution that holds an institutional accreditation by an agency on the United States Department of Education's list of Institutional Accrediting Agencies as it existed on January 1, 2025.
(b) A public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution shall use a “.edu” top level domain for:(1) The website address for the website, if any, of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and(2) Any email addresses made available by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution for use by the:(A) Public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and(B) Employees of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution.
(1) The website address for the website, if any, of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and
(2) Any email addresses made available by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution for use by the:(A) Public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and(B) Employees of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution.
(A) Public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and
(B) Employees of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution.
(c) A public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution may operate a website that uses a sponsored top-level domain that is not a “.edu” domain if:(1) A reasonable person would not mistake the website as the primary website of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and(2) The website of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution is:(A) Solely for internal use and not intended for use by members of the public;(B) Temporary and in use by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution for a period of no more than one (1) calendar year;(C) Related to an event, program, or informational campaign operated by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution in partnership with another person or entity that is not a governmental entity; or(D) Related to a collegiate athletics program.
(1) A reasonable person would not mistake the website as the primary website of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution; and
(2) The website of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution is:(A) Solely for internal use and not intended for use by members of the public;(B) Temporary and in use by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution for a period of no more than one (1) calendar year;(C) Related to an event, program, or informational campaign operated by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution in partnership with another person or entity that is not a governmental entity; or(D) Related to a collegiate athletics program.
(A) Solely for internal use and not intended for use by members of the public;
(B) Temporary and in use by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution for a period of no more than one (1) calendar year;
(C) Related to an event, program, or informational campaign operated by the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution in partnership with another person or entity that is not a governmental entity; or
(D) Related to a collegiate athletics program.
(d) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may authorize a waiver of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if:(1) There are extraordinary circumstances under which use of a “.edu” top level domain extension would cause demonstrable harm to members of the public or businesses; and(2) A representative of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution submits a written request to the board that includes a justification for the waiver.
(1) There are extraordinary circumstances under which use of a “.edu” top level domain extension would cause demonstrable harm to members of the public or businesses; and
(2) A representative of the public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution submits a written request to the board that includes a justification for the waiver.