Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-101Current 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. § 6-82-102 Annual review of minority scholarship or grant programs
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(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall review annually all minority scholarship or grant programs administered by the Division of Higher Education in order to ensure that the programs are in compliance with federal regulations. (b) The board of trustees of eac…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-103 Out-of-state tuition
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(a) The board of trustees of any institution of higher education may waive the out-of-state portion of any full tuition scholarship for any full-time student which is provided by unrestricted funds of the institution. (b) The part that is waived shall not be considered as an expe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-104Current 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. § 6-82-105 Administration — Authority of Division of Higher Education
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(1) The Division of Higher Education shall administer all state college financial assistance programs provided by legislation or by law and in so doing shall have the following authority and responsibility with respect to state college financial assistance programs provided by le…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-106 Scholarship awards
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(a) The Division of Higher Education is authorized to award scholarships to students who are accepted to a Washington, D.C. public policy academic internship, as determined by the division, if funding is appropriated and available. (b) The division may promulgate rules to adminis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-107 Criminal history not a disqualifier
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A criminal conviction shall not be used as a basis to disqualify a person from eligibility for a scholarship, grant, loan forgiveness program, or other benefit subsidized by state funds under this chapter unless there is a specific statutory reason for denial that relates to the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-108 Academic Support Scholarship
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(a) The intent of this section is to provide academic support to offset the costs associated with the preparation for college and college readiness assessments to reduce college remediation requirements and increase the number of college graduates in this state. (b) There is esta…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1201 Purpose
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish the Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission [abolished] for the purpose of undertaking the necessary planning and other actions required to enable Arkansas to participate in the federal police corps program.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1202 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-1202Current 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. § 6-82-1203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-1203Current 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. § 6-82-1204 Administration
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(a) The Arkansas Police Corps Planning Commission [abolished] is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for implementing any federal law enforcement scholarship program which may be established. (b) The commission shall have authority to promulgate rules necessary for …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1205 Purpose
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The purpose of this section and § 6-82-1206 is to establish the lead agency and its authority over the Arkansas Police Corps Program, a federally funded scholarship program designed to employ college-educated police officers in local and state law enforcement agencies and to fost…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1206 Administration of Arkansas Police Corps Program
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(a) The School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is designated as the state lead agency responsible for implementing any federal scholarships or training programs that fall under the umbrella of the Police Corps Act, Title XX, Subtit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1501 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program Act of 2001”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1502 Program established — Purpose — Effect
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(a) There is established the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program. (b) The purpose of the program is to attract qualified teachers to the Delta and those geographical areas of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers by awarding scholarships to individua…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1503 Eligibility for scholarship — Amount
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(a) Any individual who is enrolled in or accepted for enrollment at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution of higher education whose teacher education program is approved by the State Board of Education or at an accredited state-supported community college in the State of Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1504 Service requirement for scholarship recipients
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(a) Except in those cases where employment positions may not be available upon completion of licensure requirements, at the beginning of the first school year in which a recipient of a Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship is eligible for employment as a licensed teacher, that perso…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1505 Rules — Administration — Report
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(a) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Division of Higher Education shall jointly promulgate rules necessary for the proper administration of the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program. (b) The university shall be the administering agency of the program. (c) If …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1506 Committee
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(a) There is established a committee to be known as the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program Committee. (b) The committee shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. (c) The appointed committee members sha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1611 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-1611Current 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. § 6-82-1801 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Approved institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Future Grant Program and that is:(A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1802 Establishment — Eligibility
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(a) There is established the Arkansas Future Grant Program within the Division of Higher Education. (b) A student is eligible for an Arkansas Future Grant if the student is an Arkansas resident who:(1) Meets one (1) of the following requirements:(A) Has either:(i) Graduated from …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1803 Arkansas Future Grant
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(a) (1) An Arkansas Future Grant shall be:(A) Distributed in accordance with the Division of Higher Education's stacking policy under § 6-80-105; and(B) In an amount equal to the tuition, fees, and other charges incurred by a student who meets the requirements under § 6-82-1802.(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1804 Recipients
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(a) (1) A student who receives an Arkansas Future Grant shall enter into a written agreement with the Division of Higher Education to reside in this state for six (6) months and be employed beginning within six (6) months after receiving an associate degree or a certification.(2)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1805 Rules
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The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-1901 Scholarships for teachers in high-need subject areas
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(a) (1) A recipient of a scholarship under this subchapter who meets the requirements under subsection (b) of this section is eligible for a scholarship award of:(A) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the academic year in which the recipient either:(i) Has earned at least fifty-s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2001 Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board
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(a) There is established the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board, which shall administer the program under this subchapter and shall be composed of:(1) One (1) representative appointed by the Governor from each medical school institution in Arkansas that has rece…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2002 Planning grants — Definition
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(a) As used in this subchapter, a “planning grant” is a grant awarded by the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board to eligible entities and individuals under this subchapter. (b) The board shall:(1) Allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter;(2) Aw…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2003 Implementation grants for program expansion or new programs
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(a) The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board shall award implementation grants to enable entities to:(1) Increase the number of first-year residency or fellowship positions in existing graduate medical education programs; and(2) Provide for the establishment of ne…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2004 Priority of implementation grants — Adjustment of amounts
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(1) If the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board determines that the number of first-year residency positions proposed by eligible applicants under § 6-82-2003 exceeds the amount of funding appropriated for the implementation grants under this subchapter, the board…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2005 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-82-2005Current 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. § 6-82-2006 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education” means the private, not-for-profit organization that oversees the accreditation of residency programs and fellowship programs for physicians in the United States;(2) “Entity” means an:(A) Ark…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2101 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Foresters for the Future Scholarship Program Act of 2021”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2102 Establishment
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There is created and established a program to be known as the “Arkansas Foresters for the Future Scholarship Program”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2103 Eligibility
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(a) An individual is eligible for an Arkansas Foresters for the Future Scholarship under this subchapter if the individual has enrolled:(1) As a full-time first-time freshman in a state-supported institution of higher education; and(2) In a forestry program of study that is accre…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2201 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2202 Creation
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The Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program is created under this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2203 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Academy attendee” means an individual who is enrolled in an Arkansas Teacher Academy at an eligible postsecondary institution who is a:(A) Current teacher;(B) Teacher who has graduated from an Arkansas Teacher Academy at an eligible postseconda…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2204 Arkansas Teacher Academy — Implementation — Purpose
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(a) An eligible postsecondary institution shall implement an Arkansas Teacher Academy to incentivize potential and enrolled academy attendees to:(1) Enter the teaching profession; and(2) Commit to teaching in:(A) Arkansas public schools; or(B) Critical shortage areas in Arkansas …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2205 Arkansas Teacher Academy — Programs — Eligible postsecondary institution duties
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(a) An Arkansas Teacher Academy may include without limitation a new or existing teacher preparation program that utilizes proven, research-based models of best practices that are already being implemented in similar program pathways. (b) An eligible postsecondary institution may…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2206 Scholarship — Amount — Academy attendee requirements
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(a) (1) Effective beginning the 2025-2026 academic year, an eligible postsecondary institution shall provide to each academy attendee who is accepted and enrolled in its Arkansas Teacher Academy program an annual scholarship, not to exceed the maximum award as determined by the D…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2207 Division of Higher Education — Scholarship distribution duties — Reporting requirements
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(a) The Division of Higher Education shall:(1) Administer the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program Fund; and(2) Establish criteria for distributing scholarships from the fund. (1) Administer the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program Fund; and (2) Establish criteria…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2301 Eligible nursing students
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(1) A nursing student who is attending an accredited nursing institution to become one (1) of the following is eligible for the Nursing/Direct Care Education Stipend Program:(1) An advanced practice nurse;(2) A registered or licensed practical nurse;(3) A certified nursing assist…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2302 Department of Human Services stipend
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(a) An eligible student under § 6-82-2301(2)-(4) may be awarded a stipend of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. (b) (1) If an eligible student under § 6-82-2301(2)-(4) accepts a stipend under this section and signs a stipend contract, the eligible student shall be under an …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2303 Department of Health stipend
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(a) An eligible student under § 6-82-2301(1) may be awarded a stipend of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year. (b) (1) If an eligible student under § 6-82-2301(1) accepts a stipend under this section and signs a stipend contract, the eligible student shall be und…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2304 Default of employment commitment
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In the event of an employee or eligible student defaulting on the employment commitment under § 6-82-2302 or § 6-82-2303, the employee or eligible student shall be in breach of contract and repayment of the stipend shall be required as specified in the stipend contract with the a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2401 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Healthcare facility” means an office or institution providing:(A) Care or treatment of diseases, whether physical, mental, or emotional, or other medical, physiological, or psychological conditions; or(B) Nursing clinical hours to a nursing pro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2402 Nursing earn-to-learn programs
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(a) (1) A nursing program may establish a nursing earn-to-learn program to allow a nursing student who is seeking an initial licensure as a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse to earn direct patient care clinical credit hours while working in a healthcare facility as a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-82-2501 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Heroes Scholarship Act”.