Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-102 Authority to transport students — Vehicles and operators
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(a) The board of directors of each school district in the state is authorized to purchase vehicles and otherwise provide means for transporting pupils to and from school, when necessary. (b) To this end it may hire or purchase such school buses or other vehicles and hire persons …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-103 Directors exempt from liability
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(a) It is declared that the directors of all school districts and special school districts in this state in the discharge of their duties as such directors act in a necessary governmental function. (b) Therefore, no action for personal injuries or damage to property arising out o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-104 Bus drivers generally
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Drivers or operators of school buses shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to school bus drivers or operators not in conflict with the provisions of § 6-19-101, § 6-19-103, § 6-19-105 [repealed], and § 6-19-106.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-19-105Current 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. § 6-19-106 Bus drivers — Qualifications
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A person who has been convicted within the past three (3) years of operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or who is under nineteen (19) years of age on June 30 following his or her last birthday shall not be per…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-107 Bus drivers — Application for employment — Driving records
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(a) (1) An applicant for employment as a school bus driver shall submit an application to the school district in which he or she seeks employment.(2) The application shall include a statement signed by the applicant that authorizes the release of his or her traffic violation repo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-108 Bus drivers — Certification
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(a) (1) An applicant seeking employment as a driver or an operator of a school bus, either privately or publicly owned, is required to take and pass a series of tests as prescribed by the Division of Arkansas State Police under § 27-23-108 and the Division of Public School Academ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-109 Bus drivers — Seat belts
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The driver or operator of a school bus shall wear a seat belt at all times while operating the school bus whenever the bus is so equipped.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-110 Bus drivers — Loading and discharging pupils — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Motor vehicle” means all vehicles, all movable engines, or machines that are operated or propelled by motor vehicle fuel and that are operated and used for travel on public roads and highways; and(2) (A) “School bus” means a motor vehicle designed…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-111 Bus rules — Design and operation
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(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall adopt and enforce rules to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when the buses are owned and operated by a school district or p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-112 Tax exemption for school vehicles
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(a) All motor vehicles owned and operated by public school districts in Arkansas and used exclusively for school purposes shall be exempt from taxation by the state, county, or municipality. (b) This exemption is to include license tag fees and charges as well as property taxes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-113 Registration exemption for buses
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No school bus owned by a school district in this state shall be required to be registered under the motor vehicle registration laws of this state.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-114 Purchase of buses
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(a) School buses purchased with loans from the Revolving Loan Fund must meet the prescribed minimum standards, laws, rules, and regulations for school buses and must be owned and operated by the district purchasing them. (b) (1) Except as provided under § 6-21-306(b), the purchas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-115 Bus permit numbers
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(a) (1) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall establish a system of permit numbers to be used in identifying school buses owned or operated by or in behalf of school districts in this state.(2) The system of permit numbers shall as…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-116 Bus mirrors
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(a) Every school bus used for the transportation of pupils to or from school shall be equipped with one (1) or more mirrors of sufficient size so positioned on the bus as to permit the driver to see clearly the area immediately in front of the bus. (b) The Division of Public Scho…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-117 School bus safety equipment — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “school bus” means:(1) A motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or more passengers that is:(A) Owned by a public or a governmental agency or a private school and operated for the transportation of students to or from school or school-sponsored activ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-118 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-19-118Current 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. § 6-19-119 School bus passengers required to be seated — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “school bus” means:(1) A motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or more passengers that is:(A) Owned by a public or a governmental agency or a private school and operated for the transportation of students to or from school or school-sponsored activ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-120 Operation of school bus while using cellular telephone — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Cellular telephone” means a wireless two-way communication device that requires the operator to dial numbers manually and that:(A) Includes radio-telephone communications used in cellular telephone service, personal communication service, or the f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-121 Approved buses
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After April 11, 2005, no public school in the state shall purchase nonconforming vans, as defined by the federal motor vehicle safety standards in existence on January 1, 2005, to transport students to or from school or to any school-related activity.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-122 Safe transportation of school children on buses and other vehicles
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(1) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation or its successor shall undertake measures to provide for the safe, reliable, and efficient transportation of school children, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Develop and implement a comprehe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-123 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-19-123Current 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. § 6-19-124 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-19-124Current 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. § 6-19-125 Safety equipment grant pilot program — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Electronic warning device” means a nine-inch by twenty-four-inch (9″ x 24″) electronic driver alert sign that uses a light-emitting diode (LED) screen and is to be mounted between the two (2) windows of the rear emergency exit door on a Type C bus…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-126 Notice on school buses
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(a) If a school bus is not equipped with an electronic warning device as defined under § 6-19-125, a school district may have printed or otherwise displayed on the exterior of a school bus between the two (2) windows of the rear emergency exit door on a Type C bus or immediately …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-127 Parental monitors on school buses
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(a) The purpose of this section is to protect children from abusive behavior while riding a school bus. (b) A school district board of directors may create and implement a program to authorize a parent of a child enrolled in the school district to act as a monitor in a school bus…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-128 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-19-128Current 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. § 6-19-129 Advertising on school buses
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(a) A school district board of directors may elect to allow advertising that meets the requirements established by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation on school buses. (b) Any revenue generated from advertisements on school buses shall…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-130 School bus passenger restraint systems — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section, a “passenger restraint system” means:(1) A type 2 seat belt assembly that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209 and with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210 as those standards were in effect on the date the school bus w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-131 Automated school bus safety camera — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “automated school bus safety camera” means a device that is affixed to a school bus and is synchronized to automatically record video or one (1) or more sequenced photographs of a motor vehicle passing a school bus in violation of § 27-51-1004. (b) A …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1001 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-1001Current 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. § 6-20-1002 Construction
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(a) This subchapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, and things. (b) The provisions of this subchapter are supplementa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1003 Authority to engage and pay for professional help
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The State Board of Education is authorized to engage and pay professional, technical, and other help it shall determine to be necessary or desirable in assisting it to carry out effectively the authorities, functions, powers, and duties conferred and imposed upon it by this subch…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1004 Authority to issue bonds
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The State Board of Education is authorized to issue bonds from time to time, as described hereinafter, and to use the proceeds thereof, together with other available funds, for the purpose of financing the operation of the Revolving Loan Program, as administered by the state boar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1005 Maximum amount of bonds
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The total principal amount of the bonds outstanding at any time shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1006 Authorizing resolution — Nature and contents of bonds
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(a) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the State Board of Education. (b) The bonds may be coupon bonds, payable to bearer, or may be registered as to principal only or as to principal and interest, and may be made exchangeable for bonds of another denomination, may be…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1007 Issuance and designation of bonds
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The bonds may be issued at one (1) time or from time to time, and each bond shall bear the designation “Arkansas State Board of Education Consolidated Revolving Loan Bond” and an appropriate designation of the issue or series of which it is a part.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1008 Sale and award of bonds
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(a) The bonds shall be sold at public sale on sealed bids. (b) (1) Notice of the sale shall be published one (1) time a week for at least two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Little Rock and having a general circulation throughout the State of Arkansa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1009 Execution of bonds — Signatures
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(a) The bonds shall be executed by the Chair of the State Board of Education and the Secretary of the State Board of Education. (b) The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by the facsimile signature of the chair. (c) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-101Current 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. § 6-20-1010 Deposit of proceeds
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(a) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds of any issue or series shall be deposited into the State Board Certificate Revolving Loan Account created pursuant to § 6-20-907. (b) The proceeds shall not be deposited into the Revolving Loan Fund, and none of the pledged obligations id…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1011 Obligations
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(a) (1) The bonds shall be special obligations of the State Board of Education only, secured as provided herein.(2) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter, that in no event does it constitute an indebted…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1012 Validation of bonds and certificates
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(a) All outstanding revolving loan bonds and revolving loan certificates of indebtedness issued by school districts and acquired by the State Board of Education pursuant to § 6-20-801 et seq. are found and declared to be valid and to evidence obligations of the school districts b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1013 Tax exemptions
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Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes, and the exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1014 Investment of retirement system funds
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The board of trustees of any retirement system now existing or hereafter created by the General Assembly may, in its discretion, invest its funds in bonds issued under this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1015 Refunding bonds
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(a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this subchapter and for the refunding of any state board certificates issued by the State Board of Education. (b) Refunding bonds may either be sold or delivered in exchange for the bonds being refunded. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1016 Prohibition on creation of rights
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This subchapter shall not create any right, and no right shall arise under it, until the initial issue or series of bonds authorized by this subchapter shall have been sold and delivered by the State Board of Education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-1017 Purchase of bonds and certificates by Treasurer of State
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(a) The Treasurer of State shall, upon written request of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, acting on authority of the State Board of Education, purchase from the state board, at par, plus any accrued interest, revolving loan bonds or revolving loan certific…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-102 Guidance program — State aid
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(a) A school district may initiate a minimum of a one-half (½) time guidance program and receive a pro rata share of the regular state aid for a counselor who has completed six (6) semester hours in guidance and counseling. (b) Aid for additional years will be continued provided …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-103 Electronic warrants transfer system
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(a) (1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Treasurer of State, and the Auditor of State shall establish an electronic warrants transfer system to distribute certain funds directly to an account in a financial institution, as designated by the public school district's trea…