(a) A public school district board of directors shall grant access within each high school in its district to military forces recruiters to enable official recruiting representatives to inform students of educational and career opportunities available in the military.
(b) If a public high school does not grant access within the public high school to prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities, then the public high school shall grant only limited access within the public high school to military forces recruiters only to the extent to allow the military forces recruiters to engage with students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) in an in-person setting during normal school hours and at events that are open to the public and outside of normal school hours.
(c) A military forces recruiter shall be permitted to engage with all students in a public high school regardless of academic standing, class enrollment, career aspirations, or participation in extracurricular activities.
(d) (1) Each public high school shall provide an equal opportunity for a military forces recruiter to present in person to students in grades ten through twelve (10-12).(2) (A) A military forces recruiter shall not be restricted by a public school district to specific events, locations, or time periods unless the restrictions to specific events, locations, or time periods apply to prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.(B) However, a restriction under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not prevent access of military forces recruiters to public high schools as defined by this section.
(1) Each public high school shall provide an equal opportunity for a military forces recruiter to present in person to students in grades ten through twelve (10-12).
(2) (A) A military forces recruiter shall not be restricted by a public school district to specific events, locations, or time periods unless the restrictions to specific events, locations, or time periods apply to prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.(B) However, a restriction under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not prevent access of military forces recruiters to public high schools as defined by this section.
(A) A military forces recruiter shall not be restricted by a public school district to specific events, locations, or time periods unless the restrictions to specific events, locations, or time periods apply to prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.
(B) However, a restriction under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not prevent access of military forces recruiters to public high schools as defined by this section.
(e) (1) A military forces recruiter shall be permitted to distribute and collect information, administer surveys, and receive student contact details in the same manner and under the same conditions as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.(2) A public high school shall not impose additional privacy or administrative barriers or parental consent requirements on a military forces recruiter that are not imposed on prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.
(1) A military forces recruiter shall be permitted to distribute and collect information, administer surveys, and receive student contact details in the same manner and under the same conditions as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.
(2) A public high school shall not impose additional privacy or administrative barriers or parental consent requirements on a military forces recruiter that are not imposed on prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities.
(f) The Secretary of the Department of the Military shall:(1) Collect information from Arkansas National Guard recruiters regarding compliance with this section by public school districts; and(2) Prepare and submit an annual compliance report to the Secretary of the Department of Education based on information collected under subdivision (f)(1) of this section that shall:(A) Identify each public school district found to be in violation of this section; and(B) Explain the basis for determining a public school district is in violation of this section.
(1) Collect information from Arkansas National Guard recruiters regarding compliance with this section by public school districts; and
(2) Prepare and submit an annual compliance report to the Secretary of the Department of Education based on information collected under subdivision (f)(1) of this section that shall:(A) Identify each public school district found to be in violation of this section; and(B) Explain the basis for determining a public school district is in violation of this section.
(A) Identify each public school district found to be in violation of this section; and
(B) Explain the basis for determining a public school district is in violation of this section.
(g) (1) Each public high school shall inform all students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) of opportunities to receive direct military forces recruiter engagement and information about educational and career opportunities available in the military forces.(2) The information required under subdivision (g)(1) of this section shall be provided electronically and through a student advisory or homeroom session or class period.
(1) Each public high school shall inform all students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) of opportunities to receive direct military forces recruiter engagement and information about educational and career opportunities available in the military forces.
(2) The information required under subdivision (g)(1) of this section shall be provided electronically and through a student advisory or homeroom session or class period.
(h) As used in this section:(1) “Access” means the ability of military forces recruiters to:(A) Engage with all students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) in an in-person setting during normal school hours and at events that are open to the public and outside of normal school hours;(B) Present career and educational opportunities to students in the same manner and under the same conditions as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and(C) Collect and distribute information, sign up students for further engagement, and schedule follow-up meetings to the same extent as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and(2) “Military forces” means the Arkansas National Guard, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Space Force, United States Coast Guard, and the federal reserve components of each of the federal bodies.
(1) “Access” means the ability of military forces recruiters to:(A) Engage with all students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) in an in-person setting during normal school hours and at events that are open to the public and outside of normal school hours;(B) Present career and educational opportunities to students in the same manner and under the same conditions as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and(C) Collect and distribute information, sign up students for further engagement, and schedule follow-up meetings to the same extent as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and
(A) Engage with all students in grades ten through twelve (10-12) in an in-person setting during normal school hours and at events that are open to the public and outside of normal school hours;
(B) Present career and educational opportunities to students in the same manner and under the same conditions as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and
(C) Collect and distribute information, sign up students for further engagement, and schedule follow-up meetings to the same extent as prospective employers, institutions of higher education, career entities, educational entities, and occupational entities; and
(2) “Military forces” means the Arkansas National Guard, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Space Force, United States Coast Guard, and the federal reserve components of each of the federal bodies.