Title 6 — Education

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-103Current 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. § 6-81-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-104Current 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. § 6-81-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-105Current 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. § 6-81-1101 Tuition assistance for certain professional schools — Definitions
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(a) The Division of Higher Education shall institute a program of making grants for the benefit of Arkansas residents to assist in paying tuition for attending certain accredited schools of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, podiatry, or chiropractic located outside the S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1102 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-1102Current 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. § 6-81-1103 Repayment of out-of-state tuition paid by the State of Arkansas
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(a) The Division of Higher Education may provide loans from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund in excess of the Southern Regional Education Board grant funds to dental students enrolled in professional programs outside the state for whom any part of the out-of-state tuition is p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1104 Applicability
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The provisions of § 6-81-1103 shall not apply to Board of Control for Southern Regional Education grant funds.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1105 Veterinary medicine loans — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, fr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1106 Student loan repayment — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, fr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-117Current 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. § 6-81-1201 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Advanced nursing practice” means advanced nursing care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice:(i) Family practice nursing;(ii) Pediatric nursing;(iii) Women's health nursing;(iv) Nurse midwifery;(v) Gerontology nursing;(vi) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1202 Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board
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(a) There is established the Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board composed of:(1) The dean, chair, or director of each of the accredited graduate nursing programs in the state that offers a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse anestheti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1203 Graduate nursing students — Eligibility for rural advanced nursing practice and nurse educator loans
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(a) The Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board may make advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loans to an applicant, each advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-1204 if it finds that:(1) The appl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1204 Graduate nursing students — Rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan contracts — Obligations and conditions
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(a) (1) (A) The maximum amount of each master's rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan for full-time applicants shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) per academic year.(B) The maximum amount of each Doctor of Philosophy in nursing loan for full-time app…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1209 Effect of subchapter
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as establishing minimal requirements for schools of nursing or otherwise affecting the powers and duties of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing regarding schools of nursing.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-121 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-121Current 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. § 6-81-122 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-122Current 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. § 6-81-123 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-123Current 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. § 6-81-130 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-130Current 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. § 6-81-1301 Program established — Purpose — Administration
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(a) There is established the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program within the Division of Higher Education. (b) The purpose of the program shall be to attract qualified teachers to the Mississippi Delta and those geographical areas of the state where…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-131 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-131Current 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. § 6-81-132 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-132Current 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. § 6-81-1401 Nursing Student Loan Program funding
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(a) Cash funds for the Nursing Student Loan Program shall consist of:(1) Funds appropriated for the Nursing Student Loan Program;(2) Federal funds;(3) Gifts;(4) Grants;(5) Bequests;(6) Devises;(7) Donations;(8) Moneys received to repay a loan under this subchapter;(9) Interest an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1402 Program established — Administration
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There is established a Nursing Student Loan Program, to be administered by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1403 Arkansas State Board of Nursing — Powers and duties
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall:(1) Prescribe forms to be used in the Nursing Student Loan Program;(2) Regulate the submission of applications for loans;(3) Determine eligibility of applicants;(4) Allow or disallow applications for financial assistance;(5) Contract …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1404 Eligibility and requirements for loans
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(a) Any person who is enrolled in or has been accepted for admission to an approved school of nursing in this state or a nationally accredited school outside the state in a course of study leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1405 Amount of loans — Maximum
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may make a loan to any applicant in an amount calculated to pay the applicant's tuition, maintenance, and other education expenses while he or she is enrolled in a program of nursing education as described in this subchapter. (b) The total …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1406 Term of loans
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Each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be for one (1) academic year.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1407 Renewal
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(a) Subject to the availability of funds, each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator. (b) Any l…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1408 Written contract required
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Each recipient of a loan under the provisions of this subchapter shall execute a written loan contract with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for the repayment of the loan under such terms as are provided in this subchapter and as the board shall prescribe.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1409 Cancellation of principal and interest
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Each loan contract shall include a provision that if the recipient completes his or her nursing education and qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall cancel the full amount of one (1) year's loa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1410 Borrower's loss of good standing — Acceleration of due date
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If the recipient of a loan under this subchapter ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the principal and interest of al…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1411 Repayment — Interest
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(a) A recipient of a loan under this subchapter shall repay each loan together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law if the recipient:(1) Ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to q…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1412 Rules
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The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall adopt reasonable rules consistent with this subchapter to effectively and efficiently carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1601 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “State Teacher Education Program”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1602 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Approved institution” means a state-supported institution of higher education, a nursing school, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education that:(A) Maintains its primary headquarters in the state;(B) Is eligible to receive Title IV…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1603 Purpose
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The purpose of the State Teacher Education Program is to improve the educational system in the state by encouraging students to teach in subject areas and geographic areas with teacher shortages.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1604 Administration of program
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(a) The State Teacher Education Program shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education. (b) The division shall adopt standards for awarding the loan repayments to a public school teacher with an Arkansas teacher's license teaching in a:(1) Subject area with a teacher s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1605 Eligibility
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(1) To be eligible for the State Teacher Education Program, an applicant shall:(1) Teach full-time at a public school district in a subject area or geographic area with a teacher shortage, as identified by the Division of Higher Education in consultation with the Division of Elem…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1606 Duration — Amount
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(a) (1) The State Teacher Education Program shall be used to provide a loan repayment for federal student loans in the amount of six thousand dollars ($6,000) per year for a maximum of three (3) years for a licensed teacher who graduated from a teacher education program after Apr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1701 Establishment — Administration
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There is established a Teacher Candidate Loan Forgiveness Program to be administered by the Division of Higher Education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1702 Eligibility — Loan amounts — Term
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(a) An individual is eligible for a loan under this subchapter to be used for financing the individual's cost of attendance at an institution of higher education if the individual:(1) Is a lawful resident of the State of Arkansas;(2) Has successfully completed his or her sophomor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1703 Loan amounts — Term — Renewal
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(a) (1) The loan amounts under this subchapter shall be the lesser of:(A) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) per academic year; or(B) The total cost of attendance for an academic year at the institution of higher education in which the individual is enrolled less any other scholarshi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1704 Loan contract — Forgiveness
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(a) An individual who receives a loan under this subchapter shall execute a written loan contract with the Division of Higher Education for the repayment of the loan as provided in this subchapter. (b) A loan contract executed under subsection (a) of this section shall provide th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1705 Repayment — Deferment
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(a) An individual who receives a loan under this subchapter shall immediately begin repayment of each loan the individual received, together with interest as determined by the Division of Higher Education, if the individual:(1) Ceases to be enrolled in good standing at an institu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1706 Rules
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The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1801 Creation
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There is established within the Division of Higher Education the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Program to be administered by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1802 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Medically underserved” means an area in Arkansas that the Osteopathic 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 primar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1803 Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board
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(a) (1) There is established the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board that shall consist of six (6) members, which shall include:(A) One (1) member who shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with each medical school in Arkansas that…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1804 Loan applications — Medical students and medical school graduates
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(a) An individual may apply for a loan under this subchapter on forms prescribed by the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board if the individual is:(1) Accepted for admission to or enrolled in good standing in a medical school in Arkansas in studies…