Title 6 — Education

62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1001 Title
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Public Education Act of 1997”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1002 Legislative findings
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(a) The General Assembly recognizes that students in Arkansas deserve the best education that the citizens can provide and establishes a goal to provide a quality educational opportunity to every public school student in every community and in every school district in the state. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1003 Academically competent students
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(a) (1) Arkansas public school students will achieve competency in the basic core of knowledge and skills.(2) Students will meet required standards in academic areas of the curriculum that will serve as a basis for students to pursue immediate and lifelong educational and employm…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1004 Qualified teachers in every public school classroom — Definition
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(a) (1) Arkansas teachers shall demonstrate competency in subject matter content and knowledge of teaching methods that are appropriate to their teaching area in order to be granted a license to teach in the state under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.(2) Arkans…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1005 Safe, equitable, and accountable public schools
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(a) (1) Arkansas schools will have safe and functional facilities.(2) All school buildings will meet existing state and federal requirements.(3) Instructional facilities will be designed and structured to support learning. (1) Arkansas schools will have safe and functional facili…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1006 Assistance and support
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(a) (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will be structured to provide leadership, service, and support to public schools.(2) Division professional staff will demonstrate mastery of knowledge in learning theory, best educational practices, resource utilization, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1007 Arkansas Leadership Academy
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(a) There is established the Arkansas Leadership Academy. (b) (1) The academy shall provide a variety of training programs and opportunities to develop the knowledge base and leadership skills of school principals, teachers, superintendents, other administrators, and school distr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-101Current 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. § 6-15-1011 Rules
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The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1012 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1012Current 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. § 6-15-102 Division of Public School Accountability
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(a) (1) To enhance the public's access to public school performance indicators and to better measure the benefits of the increasing public investment in Arkansas's schools, the General Assembly finds that a Division of Public School Accountability should be established under the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-103 School district waivers
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(a) A public school district may petition the State Board of Education for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school. (b) The petition for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school that is submitted by a pu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1101 Legislative findings
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(a) The General Assembly hereby recognizes and acknowledges that in recent years a high school diploma has lost credibility as a warranty that the recipient has the basic knowledge and skills necessary for either an entry-level job or for postsecondary education. The General Asse…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1201 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1201Current 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. § 6-15-1301 Creation — Composition — Powers and duties
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create a Safe Schools Committee. (b) (1) The Safe Schools Committee shall be composed of individuals and stakeholders deemed necessary and appointed by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.(2) The Chai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1302 Emergency operation plans and emergency communication with law enforcement requirements
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(a) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall have a panic button alert system or other means of emergency communication with law enforcement if funding is available. (b) The panic button alert system shall:(1) Connect the caller with 911 while simultaneously notifying …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1303 Safe Schools Initiative Act
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(a) (1) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school shall conduct a comprehensive school safety assessment every three (3) years to assess the safety, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness of district buildings and grounds in collaboration with…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1304 Emergency or security records or information — Disclosure exempted
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(1) The following records or other information related to a public school district or public school that operates a prekindergarten program or serves any students in any grade in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Free…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1305 Advisory Board of the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute
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(a) There is established the Advisory Board of the Arkansas Center for School Safety of the Criminal Justice Institute. (b) (1) The board shall include the following members:(A) The Director of the Criminal Justice Institute;(B) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1401 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “School Performance Report Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1402 Purpose — Report — Confidentiality — Rules
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(a) (1) In order to generally improve public school accountability, to provide benchmarks for measuring individual school improvement, and to empower parents and guardians of children enrolled in Arkansas public schools by providing them with the information to judge the quality …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1501 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1501Current 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. § 6-15-1502 Revisions, compliance, and implementation
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(a) The State Board of Education shall develop a comprehensive plan to review and revise the Arkansas Academic Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks process. (b) The plan shall be a comprehensive plan to provide an external review of content standards and curriculum framewo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1503 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1503Current 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. § 6-15-1504 Review
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall review the Arkansas Academic Content Standards and Curriculum Framework process plan on its State Board of Education-approved revision cycle and report to the State Board of Education annually. (b) (1) The state board s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1505 School district implementation
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(a) Each local school district shall establish procedures and monitoring processes to ensure that the content of each course offered by the school district is consistent with content standards and curriculum frameworks approved by the State Board of Education. (b) The superintend…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1506 Rules
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The State Board of Education shall promulgate appropriate rules necessary to carry out this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1601 Establishment of Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap in Arkansas — Members
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(a) There is established a commission to be known as the “Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap in Arkansas”. (b) The commission shall consist of eleven (11) members as follows:(1) (A) Five (5) persons appointed by the Governor.(B) (i) One (1) of the Governor's appointees sha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1602 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1602Current 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. § 6-15-1603 Establishment of local task forces on closing the achievement gap
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(a) (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt a policy for local school districts to establish local task forces on closing the achievement gap.(2) The purpose of each task force is to advise and work with its local board of directors and administration on closing the gap in a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1604 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-1604Current 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. § 6-15-1701 Findings
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(1) The General Assembly recognizes that:(1) A child's education is a responsibility shared by the school and family during the entire time the child spends in school;(2) To support the goal of the schools to educate all students effectively, the schools and parents must work as …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1702 Parent and family engagement plan
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(a) Each public school, in collaboration with parents, shall establish a parental involvement plan within its school-level improvement plan required under § 6-15-2914, including programs and practices that enhance parent and family engagement and reflect the specific needs of stu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1703 Professional development
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(a) The State Board of Education's Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts shall require the following professional development according to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709:(1) Two (2) hours of professional development, o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1704 Annual review of parent and family engagement plans — Monitoring
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(a) Annually by August 1, every school district shall review and update the school district's parent and family engagement plan and:(1) File a copy of the parent and family engagement plan with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;(2) Place a copy of the parent and …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1705 Incorporation of parent and family engagement into teacher education programs
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(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education shall collaborate with institutions of higher education to incorporate into teacher and administrator education programs instruction regarding:(1) The importance of parent and family engag…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1901 Establishment of plan
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(a) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff may establish a Delta Student Academic Success Plan to reduce the disparities in the academic performance of youth in the Arkansas delta. (b) The plan shall consist of the following components:(1) A coalition effort between the Univers…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2001 Intent
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(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly subsequent to § 6-15-2004 that:(1) Each student's progression from one (1) grade to another be determined, in part, upon proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics;(2) District school board of directors policies facilitate such p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2002 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-2002Current 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. § 6-15-2003 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-2003Current 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. § 6-15-2004 Reading deficiency and parental notification
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(a) (1) It is the ultimate goal of the General Assembly that every student read at or above his or her grade level.(2) (A) Any student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, based upon statewide assessments conducted in grades kindergarten through two (K-2), or through…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2005 Elimination of social promotion
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No student may be assigned to a grade level based solely on age or other factors that constitute social promotion except as provided by applicable federal and state law.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2006 Annual report
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(a) (1) (A) In addition to the requirements in § 6-15-2004(b), each school district board of directors shall annually report to the parent or guardian of each student the progress of the student toward achieving state expectations for proficiency in reading, writing, and mathemat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2007 State Board of Education authority and responsibilities
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The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2008 Technical assistance
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide technical assistance as needed to aid school districts in administering this subchapter. (b) (1) At least semiannually, the division shall provide a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Comm…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2009 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-2009Current 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. § 6-15-201 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as “The Quality Education Act of 2003”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2010 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-2010Current 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. § 6-15-2011 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-15-2011Current 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. § 6-15-2012 College and career readiness assessments — Secondary intervention programs — Transitional courses
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(a) Before a student's graduation from high school, a high school shall assess the student's college readiness based on the statewide college and career readiness standards determined and implemented by the State Board of Education. (b) A high school shall provide for each studen…