Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2616 No obligations until bonds issued
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This subchapter shall not create any right of any character unless the first series of bonds authorized by this subchapter has been sold and delivered.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2617 Election
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(a) (1) (A) Bonds shall not be issued under this subchapter except with the consent of a majority of the qualified electors of the state voting on the question in substantially the form described in this section at any general election as determined by the Governor, unless the Go…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2618 Effect of election
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(a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote for the issuance of the bonds, the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall proceed with the sale and the issuance of the bonds as provided in this subchapter. (b) If…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2619 No waiver of previous authority to issue bonds
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This subchapter shall not constitute a waiver of the authority to issue bonds under any other legislation authorizing the issuance of bonds for similar purposes.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2620 Severability
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If, for any reason, any section or provision of this subchapter shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such holding shall not effect the remainder of this subchapter, but this subchapter, insofar as it is not in conflict with the Arkansas Constitution or …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2621 Cases involving bonds
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A case involving the validity of this subchapter or involving the bonds issued under this subchapter shall be deemed of public interest and shall be advanced by all courts and heard as a preferred cause, and all appeals from judgments or decrees rendered in such cases shall be ta…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2622 Construction of subchapter
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(a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. This subchapter shall constitute the sole authority necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, and to this end it shall not be necessary that the provisions of other laws pertaining to the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2623 Issuance of bonds
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No bonds shall be issued under this subchapter before July 1, 2009.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2701 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Transportation Modernization Grant Program”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2702 Creation
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(1) There is established the Transportation Modernization Grant Program for:(1) Public school districts;(2) Open-enrollment public charter schools;(3) Early childhood care and education programs or their local early childhood coordinators; and(4) Cities, towns, or other entities …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2703 Department of Education — Duties — Reports
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(a) The Department of Education shall:(1) Develop a modernization grant application and application procedures for the Transportation Modernization Grant Program, including defining which public school districts are rural and remote, that require a grant applicant to explain how …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2704 Transportation Modernization Grant Program grants
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(1) The Transportation Modernization Grant Program grants shall be used for the following purposes without limitation:(1) Transportation resource sharing with neighboring public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools;(2) Developing or contracting with rideshar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-312 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-312Current 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. § 6-20-321 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-321Current 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. § 6-20-322 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-322Current 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. § 6-20-401 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Current indebtedness” means a debt obligation incurred by a school district for the purpose of paying maintenance or general operation expenses for the fiscal year in which the debt is incurred or for a purpose for which a postdated warrant, in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-402 Limitation on current indebtedness — Postdated warrants and installment contracts — Liability
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(a) (1) (A) The amount of obligations incurred by a school district for any school fiscal year shall not be in excess of the revenue receipts of the district for that year except as provided in this section and in § 6-20-801 et seq. (B) A school district or public charter school …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-403 Authority to draw warrants — Countersignature
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The school district board of directors is authorized to draw warrants on the county treasurer when the county treasurer serves as treasurer of the school district for all funds to be disbursed by it, such warrants to be countersigned by the agent authorized under § 6-17-918, as c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-404 Issuance of warrants to pay school bonds — Description of indebtedness
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(a) All maturities of principal and interest of school bonds shall be paid by issuing warrants against the funds authorized by law for paying bonded indebtedness. (b) A description of the bonded debt that is being paid shall be written on the face of each warrant issued for this …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-405 Energy savings contract — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Energy savings contract” means a contract for the implementation of one (1) or more energy conservation measures as defined in § 6-20-401 and shall include an investment grade preinstallation energy audit and analysis.(B) The contract may prov…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-406 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-406Current 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. § 6-20-407 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-407Current 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. § 6-20-408 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-408Current 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. § 6-20-409 Petty cash fund
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(a) In order to simplify and expedite fiscal affairs of school districts relating to the payment of miscellaneous items of expenditures incident to their operation, any school district is authorized to create a fund for each school within a district to be known as the “petty cash…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-410 School fiscal year
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The school fiscal year for Arkansas shall consist of the twelve-month period beginning July 1 and ending on the following June 30.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-411 Interest-free loans from federal agencies
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(a) (1) The public school districts of this state are authorized to accept interest-free loans from agencies of the United States Government if incurring the indebtedness is approved by the State Board of Education.(2) The state board shall not grant its approval unless it is sat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-412 Nonrecurring salary payments
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(a) A school district in this state may pay licensed personnel a nonrecurring salary payment from revenues not considered to be recurring sources of revenue. (b) A nonrecurring salary payment under this section shall not increase the base salary of the recipient for purposes of c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-413 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-413Current 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. § 6-20-414 Public-public partnerships — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “public-public partnership” means a project delivery method in which a school district may enter into a contract to partner with another governmental agency, political subdivision, or institution of higher education to meet a clearly defined need for …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-417 Student awards — Definition
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(a) (1) As used in this section, “net athletic event gate receipts” means the amount remaining from fees, including charges for reserved seating, collected for admission to a school district athletic event less any expenses, including any rental fee or any leasing cost for a faci…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-501 Legislative determination
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(1) The General Assembly recognizes that:(1) Under present laws and practices, school students of this state may, for various reasons and purposes, be transferred or assigned to attend school in another district;(2) In many such instances, the respective school districts involved…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-502 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Child living in a foster home” means a school-age child in this state who is in the custody of the Department of Human Services and placed in a licensed or approved foster home, shelter, or facility, or an exempt child welfare agency as def…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-503 Rules
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The State Board of Education shall adopt reasonable rules for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter and for the carrying out of the purposes and intent of this subchapter that reasonable procedures be established to assure that funds provided for…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-504 Children living in foster homes
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(a) A school district shall ensure the continuity of educational services for a child living in a foster home so that the child:(1) Can remain in his or her school of origin in the state, if it is in the child's best interest;(2) Is moved to a new school in this state in a timely…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-505 Children with disabilities — Receiving district's request for funds
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(a) Whenever any child with disabilities attends or seeks to attend a school district other than the school district in which the child's lawful parents, guardian, or other person in loco parentis to the child resides, the receiving district may make application to the sending di…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-506 Children with disabilities — Approval or rejection of request
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(a) Within thirty (30) days after receiving a request for payment from the receiving district, the school district board of directors of the district to which the request is made shall review and either:(1) Approve the request and make payment in behalf of the education of the ch…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-507 Children with disabilities — Hearing before hearing officer
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(a) (1) Upon receipt of the written response, the requesting district in which the child is in attendance may, if the request is rejected, make application to the State Board of Education for a hearing officer to be designated to hold a hearing in regard to the request and to rep…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-508 Children with disabilities — Hearing and ruling by State Board of Education
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(a) (1) If a hearing by the State Board of Education is requested in writing by either or both of the affected school districts or any party to the action, at least ten (10) days before the next regular state board meeting, the state board shall schedule a hearing in regard there…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-509 Children with disabilities — Sending district's refusal to pay
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If the ruling of the State Board of Education provides for payment to be made by the sending district in behalf of the education of the child in the receiving district and if the sending district refuses to make payments in the amount approved by the state board, then, upon certi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-510 Confidentiality of records
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All files and records that are required by the laws of this state or under the provisions of applicable federal laws or regulations to be kept confidential and all court orders pertaining to the confidentiality of records or prohibiting or limiting the disclosure thereof pertaini…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-601 Qualifications for receiving isolated funding — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “isolated school district” means a school district that meets any four (4) of the following five (5) criteria:(1) There is a distance of twelve (12) miles or more by hard-surfaced highway from the high school of the district to the nearest adjacent hi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-602 Isolated schools — Definition
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(a) “Isolated school” means a school within a school district that:(1) Before administrative consolidation or annexation under this section, the Public Education Reorganization Act, § 6-13-1601 et seq., and § 6-13-1405(a)(5) [repealed] qualified as an isolated school district und…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-603 Continued support of isolated school districts
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(a) Upon the effective date of consolidation, annexation, or reorganization, the following school districts that received isolated funding in the 2003-2004 school year shall become isolated school areas for the sole purpose of receiving isolated funding and shall have a per stude…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-604 Additional funding
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(a) The General Assembly finds that school districts that contain isolated schools need additional funding to provide an adequate education for students attending schools in those school districts. (b) A school district shall receive special needs funding under subsection (c), su…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-605 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-605Current 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. § 6-20-606 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-20-606Current 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. § 6-20-701 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “School” means public tax-supported elementary or high school;(2) “School district” means:(A) A geographic area with an elected board of directors that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of school district taxes under § 26-80-101 et seq., w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-702 Administration generally
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(a) The State Board of Education may enter into such agreements with any agency of the United States Government, with any school district, or with any other agency or person and may prescribe such rules, employ such personnel, and take such other action as it may deem necessary t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-703 Disposition of federal funds
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(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any act of the United States Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school lunch programs. (b) The state board shall deposit all such funds rece…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-704 Regulation and supervision of accounts, records, and operations
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(a) The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules for the keeping of accounts and records and the making of reports by or under the supervision of school districts. (b) These accounts and records shall at all times be available for inspection and audit by authorized official…