Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-605 Grants — Priority
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(a) (1) The first priority for the award of funds under the Teacher Opportunity Program is the award for additional education in:(A) Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields;(B) Computer science;(C) Literacy or reading;(D) Prekindergarten education; or(E) Special e…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-606 Discrimination prohibited
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This subchapter shall in no way discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or area of teacher education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-607 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Classroom teacher” means an individual who is required to hold a teaching license from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and who is:(A) Engaged directly in instruction with students in a classroom setting for more than seventy …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-608 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-608Current 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. § 6-81-609 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-609Current 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. § 6-81-610 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-610Current 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. § 6-81-701 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Medically underserved” means an area in Arkansas that the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board determines has unmet needs for medical services due to factors, including without limitation:(A) The ratio of primary c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-702 Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board
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(a) (1) There is established the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board that shall consist of eight (8) members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms.(2) Vacancies shall be filled in a similar manner.(3) The Governor shall consider a range of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-703 Loan applications — Medical students and medical school graduates
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(a) Any student accepted for admission to or enrolled in good standing in the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine who is a bona fide resident of Arkansas may apply for a loan under this subc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-704 Medical students — Investigation after application
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When a rural medical practice loan application is filed with the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, the board shall examine the application, investigate the ability, character, and qualifications of the applicant, and investigate the financial sta…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-705 Medical students — Purpose of loan
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Rural medical practice loans provided for in this subchapter shall be made for the sole purpose of paying the applicant's tuition, maintenance, and educational expenses and the necessary living expenses of his or her dependents while the applicant is enrolled in a program of medi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-706 Medical students — Eligibility for initial and renewal loans
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(a) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board may make rural medical practice loans to the applicant, each rural medical practice loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-708(c) and § 6-81-710, if it finds that:(1) The applicant i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-707 Maximum amount of loans
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(a) The maximum amount of each rural practice loan for medical students shall not exceed sixteen thousand five hundred dollars ($ 16,500) per academic year or those costs that are reasonable and necessary for the student's attendance as determined by the Arkansas Rural Medical Pr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-708 Loan contracts — Rural Medical Practice Loans — Obligations and conditions
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(a) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall enter into a loan contract with the applicant to whom a rural medical practice loan is made. (b) The contract shall be approved by the Attorney General and shall be signed by the Chair of the Arkansa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-709 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-709Current 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. § 6-81-710 Funding of loans
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(a) (1) All payments for rural practice loans and community match loans under this subchapter shall be made on requisitions signed by the Chair of the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board drawn against the funds held for the purpose of this subchapte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-711 Annual report
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(a) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall make an annual report to the Governor concerning the activities of the board and shall file a copy of its report with the Legislative Council. (b) (1) This report shall include:(A) The names of the r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-714 Dispute resolution — Determination of breach
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(a) Any applicant for a loan or income incentive issued by the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, any person who has been granted a loan or has been granted income incentives by the board, or any party to a rural medical practice or community matc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-715 Medical school graduates — Community match contract — Eligibility
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board shall administer the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program.(2) (A) Interested rural communities may apply to the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board to part…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-716 Medical school graduates — Community match contract — Obligations and conditions
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and a qualified rural community shall enter a joint community match contract with the applicant.(2) The form of the community match contract shall be approved by the Attorney General and shall be signe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-717 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-717Current 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. § 6-81-718 Medical school alternates — Rural medical practice loans
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(a) (1) If an alternate on the waiting list for acceptance to the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences demonstrates a willingness to enter into a rural medical practice loan contract and meets the requirements of § 6-81-706, the applicant shall b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-719 Tracking loan contract compliance
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The College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall track graduates who were recipients of rural medical practice loans for the length of their contractual obligations and shall report to the Legislative Council by October 1 of each even-numbered year…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-720 Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator
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(a) There is established a Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program administrator. (b) The administrator shall:(1) Be employed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;(2) Serve as liaison between loan recipients and rural communities by:(A) Working w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-721 Noninterference with pending litigation
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Nothing in this subchapter is intended to affect pending litigation existing as of April 4, 2007.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-722 Sunset clause
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(a) Loan recipients enrolled in the Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program on or before the day before April 4, 2007, shall not have their loan contracts impaired by the amendments to the community match program. (b) (1) Subject to the availability of funds, the loan…