Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-101 Members
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(a) The State Board of Education shall be composed of nine (9) members: (1) (1) Two (2) members to be selected from each of the congressional districts of the state as they exist at the time of appointment; and(2) One (1) member to be appointed at large from within the state. (1)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-102 Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
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(a) (1) Subject to confirmation by the Governor, the State Board of Education is empowered to employ a person to act as the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and who shall be the administrative head of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.(2) The co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-103 Officers
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(a) The State Board of Education shall elect one (1) of its number chair, one (1) vice chair, and such other officers as the state board deems necessary to perfect its organization. (b) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall act as ex officio secretary of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-104 Meetings
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(a) The State Board of Education shall meet a minimum of six (6) times annually. (b) In any of its meetings before the end of the calendar year, the state board shall determine the meeting dates for the following year. (c) (1) Special meetings may be called by the chair of the st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-105 Powers and duties
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(a) The State Board of Education shall:(1) Have general supervision of the public schools of the state;(2) Recommend courses of study for the public schools and teacher training institutions;(3) Issue licenses based upon credentials presented by applicants for licenses to teach i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-106Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-107 Official seal
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The State Board of Education shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be used by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to authenticate documents or copies of documents as the state board or commissioner may deem advisable.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-108 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-108Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-109 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-109Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-110 Uniform system of records — Reports
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(a) The State Board of Education shall prescribe a uniform system of records to be kept by the school directors, principals, and teachers of schools. (b) All the school officials and employees listed in subsection (a) of this section shall make reports to the Commissioner of Elem…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-111 Records of proceedings — Annual report
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(a) The State Board of Education shall keep in the office of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education a complete record of the minutes of its meetings and other proceedings and annually shall make a report to the Governor that shall embody the report of the commissi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-112 Power to make plans coordinating state and federal laws
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The State Board of Education is empowered to make plans, promulgate rules, and seek waivers for flexibility as necessary for this state to meet the requirements of a law enacted by the United States Congress for general education, including without limitation the Elementary and S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-113 Federal aid — Acceptance and distribution generally
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(a) (1) The General Assembly accepts all federal aid to education that may be provided by the United States Congress.(2) The State Board of Education is designated as the state educational authority for the purpose of representing the state in the administration of funds provided…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-114 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-114Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-115 Special contracts
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The State Board of Education is authorized to enter into and carry out such contractual agreements and arrangements with local school districts and other agencies as may be found necessary to implement any and all sections of Pub. L. No. 89-10, as amended, and other federal progr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-116 Standards for priority of projects
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(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation is granted authority to prescribe principles, standards, and criteria to be followed in setting up priority of projects, provided that such principles, standards, and criteria are not in conflict…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-117 Copies of documents as evidence
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Copies of any papers or documents on file in the office of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education authenticated by him or her with the seal of the State Board of Education shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the original.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-118 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-118Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-119 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-119Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-120 Educational programs for children in institutions
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(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to provide supervision, accreditation, and other services essential to the development of desirable educational programs for children at the elementary and secondary levels who are residents in institutions under the control of a pub…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-123 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-123Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-124 Statewide computer network
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(a) (1) Acts 1991, No. 1034, authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System to provide a loan to the Department of Education, now known as the “Division of Elementary and Secondary Education”, for a statewide computer system capable of linking all publ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-125 Legislative intent regarding information technology
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The General Assembly finds that the State of Arkansas has provided the encouragement and the financial means to build a foundation for an information technology network linking local school districts and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The General Assembly fur…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-126 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-126Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-127 School district boundaries
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The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office shall keep for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education a map showing the school districts with their boundaries.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-128 Arkansas Public School Computer Network — Definitions
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(a) (1) As used in this section:(A) “Arkansas Public School Computer Network” or “APSCN” means the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's computer network system for public school district reporting of financial management data and student management data to the Divisio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-129 Data to be accessible on website
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(a) (1) Each school district shall make the following information and data easily identified on its website or the website of the school district's education service cooperative, if the education service cooperative maintains the school district's website:(A) Current comprehensiv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-130 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-130Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-131 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-11-131Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-132 Financial impact statements for administrative rules
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(a) The State Board of Education and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall promulgate their rules as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) The scope of the financial impact statement shall be as provided under the A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-201 Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education
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(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, or a disbursing agent designated by him or her and approved by the State Board of Education, shall give bond to the State of Arkansas as provided by law for other disbursing agents conditioned for the faithfu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-202 Records of proceedings
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The State Board of Education shall keep in the office of the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education a complete record of the minutes of its meetings and other proceedings.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-203 Vocational education
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The State Board of Education shall have general supervision of vocational education in the state and shall administer and apportion any funds that come to the state for that purpose.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-204 Official seal — Copies of documents as evidence
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(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be used by the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education to authenticate documents or copies of documents as the state board or director considers advisable. (b) Copies of any papers or docum…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-205 Federal aid — Acceptance and distribution generally
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(a) (1) The General Assembly accepts all federal aid to education that may be provided by the United States Congress.(2) The Division of Career and Technical Education is designated as the state educational authority to represent the state in the administration of funds provided …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-206 Federal aid — Receipt and administration for school facilities
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The Division of Career and Technical Education is designated to receive and administer any federal funds made available to this state to assist local school districts in providing elementary and secondary school facilities for vocational and adult education programs.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-207 Power to make plans coordinating state and federal laws
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The State Board of Education may make plans and rules as are necessary in order for this state to meet the requirements of any law enacted by the United States Congress for vocational-technical education or any supplementary federal regulations pertaining to that legislation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-208 Regional Educational Career Alternative School System for Adjudicated Youth — Multiagency task force — Formation
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(a) (1) A multiagency task force, staffed and supported by the Division of Career and Technical Education, is established and shall consist of five (5) members, including:(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee;(B) The Director of the Div…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-209 Additional truancy officers — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “school district with a high dropout rate” means an Arkansas school district:(1) That has the most statistically significant rate of dropouts;(2) From which students may enroll in a regional community alternative learning environment center; and(3) Th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-210 Transportation funding for students attending regional community alternative learning environment center
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(a) (1) As funding is available, the Department of Education may provide transportation funding aid to school districts that transport students to a regional community alternative learning environment center that serves three (3) or more contiguous counties in which the most rece…