Title 6 — Education

(a) The General Assembly finds that the use of a public school facility under this section:(1) Promotes the education, health, and well-being of the communities where schools are located; and(2) Is an intended purpose for the use of school property under Arkansas Constitution, Ar…

Any triple-beam balance or analytical balance or other laboratory equipment seized under Arkansas's drug paraphernalia law, or any other law, may be donated by the seizing authority to any public school in this state.

(a) Each school district board of directors in the State of Arkansas shall have authority:(1) To enter into contracts for the use of property and equipment for military training purposes;(2) To enter into any mutually agreeable contract incidental thereto as may be required by fe…

Upon the request of the State Board of Education and with the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Finance and Administration may administer the program of distribution of surplus commodities in the school lunch program unde…

(a) It is declared to be the duty of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind to provide braille and large print textbooks for blind and visually impaired students attending public schools in this state. (b) The superintendents of school districts shall make application to the …

(a) (1) (A) At least seven (7) calendar days before the beginning of Christmas break, a local official of each public elementary and secondary school in this state shall request an inspection of the premises by the fire department providing fire protection to the school buildings…

(a) (1) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall develop and adopt a written policy concerning student and staff use of computers owned by the school district.(2) The written policy shall state that a system to prevent computer users from accessing mater…

(a) In addition to the authority of school districts under § 6-13-620, a school district board of directors may acquire and hold real estate, tenements, hereditaments, and other real property necessary for the education of students and the administration of the school district. (…

(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, after consulting with the Building Authority Division and any other entities, shall establish rules applicable to public educational entities for all public works projects when the public educat…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Immediate family member” means an individual's spouse, children of the individual or spouse, a child's spouse, parents of the individual or the spouse, brothers and sisters of the individual, anyone living or residing in the same residence or hous…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Harmful to minors” means that quality of any description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse when the material or performance, taken as a whole, has…

(a) In order to ensure that substantially equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment is provided for all public school students in Arkansas, the General Assembly finds that a division of public school academic facilities and transportation should be…

(a) To assist the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, there is established the Advisory Committee on Public School Academic Facilities to be composed of the following members who must be willing to devote adequate time to the work of the committee an…

(a) There is created the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, which shall consist of the following:(1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee;(2) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary E…

(a) The division established under § 6-21-112 within the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be known as the “Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation”. (b) (1) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall ope…

(a) All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds. (b) (1) School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of t…

(1) An academic facility leased by a school district shall:(1) Not be entitled to facilities program funding under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, § 6-20-2501 et seq.;(2) Conform to the school facility standards defined in the Arkansas School Facility …

(a) As used in this section, “public school buildings” includes:(1) School buildings and apparatus used for school purposes by a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school; and(2) Libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes by a public school d…

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Water plays an important role in maintaining the overall health of children;(2) Drinking water may positively impact children's cognitive performance in school;(3) Drinking water may improve children's fine motor skills and visual attention…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Athletic event” means an organized athletic activity that is sponsored by or associated with a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school and in which participants are:(A) Engaged in an athletic game or competition against …

All public and private schools and all educational institutions shall keep all exterior doors closed and locked during school hours with the exception of transition times.

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Eli's Law”. (b) (1) To ensure the safety of each student, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall install an audio recording device in each locker ro…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Equal Access Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Meeting” includes those activities of student groups that are permitted under a school's limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum, including, but not limited to, student-planned graduation ceremonies and student-…

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the State of Arkansas or a political subdivision thereof:(1) To influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity;(2) To require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity;(3…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any public secondary school that receives state financial assistance and that has a limited open forum to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or to discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum…

A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one (1) or more noncurriculum-related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time.

(1) Schools shall be deemed to offer a fair opportunity to students who wish to conduct a meeting within its limited open forum if such school uniformly provides that:(1) The meeting is voluntary and student-initiated;(2) There is no sponsorship of the meeting by the school, the …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Commodities” means all supplies, goods, material, equipment, machinery, facilities, personal property, and services, other than personal and professional services, purchased for or on behalf of the school district;(2) “Open market purchases” me…

A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be a Class C misdemeanor.

(a) The board of directors of each school district shall prescribe the method of soliciting bids and may adopt other rules governing the procurement of commodities. (b) (1) (A) Each school district, according to its established reimbursement policy, shall provide to each prekinde…

(a) (1) (A) All purchases of commodities by any school district, except those specifically exempted by § 6-21-305, shall be made as follows:(i) (a) In each instance in which the estimated purchase price shall equal or exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the commodity shall …

(a) The following commodities may be purchased without soliciting bids:(1) (A) Commodities in instances of an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency.(B) Provided, no emergency purchase shall be approved by the superintendent unless a statement in writing shall be attached to the pu…

(a) (1) For the purposes of this section, a school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin.(2) If the body of the school bus is installed by an entity other than the manufacturer of the chassis, the school…

A school district may purchase a new motor vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act, § 23-112-101 et seq., if the purchase price of the motor vehicle does not exceed the fleet price awarded by the Office of State Procurement and…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Free Textbook Act of 1975”.

(1) As used in this subchapter, “instructional materials” means:(1) Traditional books, textbooks, and trade books in printed and bound form;(2) Activity-oriented programs that may include:(A) Manipulatives;(B) Hand-held calculators; or(C) Other hands-on material; and(3) Technolog…

(a) Public school districts shall provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials, for all pupils attending the public schools of this state in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), inclusive, in all su…

(a) The State Board of Education may:(1) Make rules to implement this subchapter;(2) Require reports from school districts on the use and distribution of these items; and(3) Do whatever else may be necessary for the general welfare of the public school instructional materials sys…

A.C.A. § 6-21-405Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

All publishers doing business in Arkansas shall maintain one (1) or more book depositories at the publisher's expense in this state.

(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to assess any publisher any amount of damages to the State of Arkansas for failure to comply with the terms of this subchapter or any published rule of the state board, provided that the publisher has been given a hearing before the …

(a) (1) It shall be illegal for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or any other employee connected with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, any member of any selecting committee, or any member of any school district board of directors to accept…

A.C.A. § 6-21-411Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

A.C.A. § 6-21-412Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) Each school district shall select an instructional materials selection committee. (b) A majority of its members shall be licensed personnel, which shall include classroom teachers.

(a) Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:(1) Operate a program of public recreation and playgrounds;(2) Acquire, equip, and maintain land, buildings, or other recreational facilities; and(3) Expend funds for the operation of the program pursuant to the provis…

(a) Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:(1) Operate such a program independently or cooperate in its conduct with any other public corporation, board, or body in any manner in which they mutually agree; or(2) Delegate the operation of the program to a recrea…

(a) Any school district or board of directors thereof given charge of the recreation program is authorized to conduct its activities on:(1) Property under its custody and management;(2) Other public property under the custody of any other public organization, body, or board, with…

A.C.A. § 6-21-504Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved