Title 6 — Education

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1801 Isolated school district — Formation
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(a) (1) An isolated school may detach from a resulting or receiving district if the isolated school submits a petition to the resulting or receiving school district board of directors that states the intent to reestablish the original isolated school and that contains the signatu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1802 Isolated school district board of directors
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(a) An isolated school district shall be governed by a board of directors that consists of five (5) members who live within the boundaries of the isolated school district. (b) The members of an isolated school district board of directors shall be elected by eligible voters residi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1803 Funding
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(a) An election within the boundaries of an isolated school district shall be held to establish the millage rate for the isolated school district as required under § 26-80-111. (b) For purposes of funding calculations that utilize prior-year average daily membership, state fundin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1804 Facilities and property
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(a) (1) A local public school district under which a proposed isolated school district currently operates shall agree to release ownership of the isolated school's facilities and any accompanying debt on the facilities to the isolated school district.(2) The written release form …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1805 Management
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(1) An isolated school district shall be managed by:(1) A director hired by the isolated school district;(2) A director appointed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to oversee operations of all isolated school districts in the state; or(3) Any other director or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-218 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-218Current 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. § 6-13-223 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-223Current 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. § 6-13-503 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-503Current 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. § 6-13-604 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-604Current 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. § 6-13-605 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-605Current 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. § 6-13-606 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-606Current 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. § 6-13-607 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-607Current 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. § 6-13-608 Length of directors' terms
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(a) All members of a school district board of directors shall be elected to a term of office of four (4) years or six (6) years in length and with the expiration of such terms so arranged that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of positions are filled every school board elec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-611 Vacancies generally
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(a) A vacancy shall occur on a school district board of directors if a board member:(1) Moves his or her bona fide permanent residence outside the boundaries of the school district;(2) Fails to physically attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the school district board …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-612 Vacancy — Conviction of felony
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(a) When a member of the board of directors of any school district in this state is convicted of a felony, a vacancy shall exist on that board of directors from the date of the final judgment of conviction. (b) The prosecuting attorney who successfully prosecutes a school distric…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-613 Temporary vacancies — Vacancies created by failure to participate
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(a) In cases where directors have entered the services of the United States Armed Forces or its allies, temporary vacancies on such boards are declared to exist until the end of the terms of the members or until their return to civilian life in the school district if their return…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-614 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-614Current 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. § 6-13-615 Local option to elect directors from single-member zones, at large, or combination of single-member zones and at large
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(a) (1) Qualified electors of a school district may, by petition, have placed on the ballot of any annual school election the issue to determine whether to elect the school district board of directors:(A) From single-member zones;(B) At large; or(C) A combination of single-member…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-616 Qualifications of directors
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(a) No person shall be eligible to be a member of any school district board of directors in this state unless he or she is a qualified elector of the school district which he or she serves. (b) No person who is elected to a school district board of directors shall be eligible for…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-617 Oath. [Effective until May 1, 2024.]
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(a) (1) Each director elected for an initial or nonconsecutive term of office shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-618 Organization — Disbursing officer
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(a) At the first regular meeting following the later of the certification of the results of the annual school election or the certification of the results of a runoff election, the board of directors of each school district shall organize by electing:(1) One (1) of their number p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-619 Meetings
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(a) (1) The board of directors of a public school district shall meet:(A) Monthly during the school term;(B) On call of the president or secretary or any three (3) members of the board of directors; and(C) When petitioned to meet by a verified written petition that:(i) Is signed …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-620 Powers and duties
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(1) The board of directors of each school district in the state is charged with the following powers and required to perform the following duties in order to provide no less than a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools:(1) Attend meetings of the school di…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-621 Authority to convey section lands
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The board of directors of each school district in this state shall hereafter have authority to convey any of the school district's sixteenth section lands in exchange for any other land which would be more beneficial to the school district.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-622 Publication of budget
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(a) The requirement of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 40, for publication of a public school district's budget shall be discharged by the board of directors of each school district by publication of the school district's budget one (1) time in a newspaper that is published in o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-623 Legal proceedings — Employment of counsel
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the governing authority of any school district in the State of Arkansas is authorized to employ legal counsel to defend it, any member thereof, or any school official in any legal proceeding to which the board of directors, any member the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-624 Oil, gas, and mineral leases
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(a) The directors of any common or special school district of this state shall have full and complete authority without any authorization by electors of the school district to execute and deliver oil, gas, and mineral leases upon the lands of the school district, which leases are…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-625 Liability insurance
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(a) The boards of directors of the respective school districts of this state may, upon approval of the majority of the members thereof, purchase liability insurance to protect the individual members of the board of directors from legal liability for activities arising out of duti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-626 Access of military recruiters to school facilities — Definitions
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(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 pu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-627 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-627Current 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. § 6-13-628 Purchases in small communities without bids
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Whenever any school in a school district in any county of this state having a population of less than six thousand (6,000), according to the most recent federal census, is located in a community in which there is only one (1) store selling school supplies or furnishings, the scho…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-629 Training and instruction — Reimbursement
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(a) (1) (A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year.(B) (i) A member of a sc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-630 Election by zone and at large
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(a) (1) The board of directors of any school district shall have the authority to provide by resolution adopted by a majority vote that a portion of the board members shall be elected by zone, at large, or a combination thereof.(2) A candidate for a position to be elected by zone…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-631 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-631Current 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. § 6-13-632 Adequate meeting facilities required
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(a) The board of directors of schools with an average daily membership of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) shall hereafter hold all school district board of director meetings and public hearings in facilities that will adequately accommodate individuals with disabilities an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-633 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-633Current 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. § 6-13-634 School district board of directors — Size
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(a) (1) A school district shall have a board of directors with five (5) members or seven (7) members.(2) A school district may have a board of directors with nine (9) members if the school district has an average daily membership of twenty thousand (20,000) or more. (1) A school …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-635 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-635Current 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. § 6-13-636 Authority to make school personnel hiring and placement decisions
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(a) (1) Each local public school district board of directors shall adopt policies for and establish procedures that require a public school district superintendent to consult with teachers employed by the public school district before making any decisions regarding the hiring or …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-637 Recall election and petition for removal — School district boards of directors
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(a) A member of a school district board of directors is subject to recall and removal by a majority vote of the electors qualified to vote for the office held by the member to be removed. (b) A member of a school district board of directors is subject to recall and removal for th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-701 Powers and duties — Definition
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(a) The board of directors of any school district in Arkansas is authorized to appoint a treasurer to handle the funds of the school district. (b) The treasurer shall be appointed at a regular meeting of the board of directors. (c) An executed certificate of appointment shall be …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-702 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-702Current 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. § 6-13-703 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-13-703Current 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. § 6-13-801 Authorization
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(a) Any two (2) or more school districts in this state are authorized to enter into compacts, as authorized by this subchapter, to share or provide educational facilities, resources, and opportunities, including without limitation alternative educational programs, secondary area …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-802 Provisions
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(1) Compacts entered into under the provisions of this subchapter shall:(1) Be in writing and specify the effective date thereof, the duration thereof, and provisions for termination of the compact, if any, desired by the compacting school districts;(2) Include a description of t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-803 Approval by school district board of directors
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(a) Before any compact shall become binding upon any member school district, the board of directors of each school district shall approve, by majority action of the entire membership, a resolution approving the compact agreement and the participation of the school district therei…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-804 Approval by State Board of Education
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All compacts entered into under this subchapter shall be first submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education before the compacts shall become effective.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-805 Amendments, alterations, and changes
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Amendments, alterations, or changes in compact agreements may be made by the same methods and procedures as are provided in this subchapter for the establishment of compact agreements.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-806 Indebtedness and pledge of millage
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any school district to incur bonded indebtedness and pledge millage rates for the acquisition of lands or the construction of buildings in any school district other than within the school district so incurring that indebt…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-807 Student residence unchanged
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Children educated under compact agreements shall, for educational purposes, be considered as attending the school district of their residence.