Title 6 — Education

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Athletic event” means an organized athletic activity that is sponsored by or associated with a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school and in which participants are:(A) Engaged in an athletic game or competition against …

All public and private schools and all educational institutions shall keep all exterior doors closed and locked during school hours with the exception of transition times.

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Eli's Law”. (b) (1) To ensure the safety of each student, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall install an audio recording device in each locker ro…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Equal Access Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Meeting” includes those activities of student groups that are permitted under a school's limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum, including, but not limited to, student-planned graduation ceremonies and student-…

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize the State of Arkansas or a political subdivision thereof:(1) To influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity;(2) To require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity;(3…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any public secondary school that receives state financial assistance and that has a limited open forum to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or to discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum…

A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one (1) or more noncurriculum-related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time.

(1) Schools shall be deemed to offer a fair opportunity to students who wish to conduct a meeting within its limited open forum if such school uniformly provides that:(1) The meeting is voluntary and student-initiated;(2) There is no sponsorship of the meeting by the school, the …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Commodities” means all supplies, goods, material, equipment, machinery, facilities, personal property, and services, other than personal and professional services, purchased for or on behalf of the school district;(2) “Open market purchases” me…

A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be a Class C misdemeanor.

(a) The board of directors of each school district shall prescribe the method of soliciting bids and may adopt other rules governing the procurement of commodities. (b) (1) (A) Each school district, according to its established reimbursement policy, shall provide to each prekinde…

(a) (1) (A) All purchases of commodities by any school district, except those specifically exempted by § 6-21-305, shall be made as follows:(i) (a) In each instance in which the estimated purchase price shall equal or exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the commodity shall …

(a) The following commodities may be purchased without soliciting bids:(1) (A) Commodities in instances of an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency.(B) Provided, no emergency purchase shall be approved by the superintendent unless a statement in writing shall be attached to the pu…

(a) (1) For the purposes of this section, a school bus becomes a used school bus two (2) years after the date of issuance of the manufacturer's certificate of origin.(2) If the body of the school bus is installed by an entity other than the manufacturer of the chassis, the school…

A school district may purchase a new motor vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act, § 23-112-101 et seq., if the purchase price of the motor vehicle does not exceed the fleet price awarded by the Office of State Procurement and…

This subchapter shall be known as the “Free Textbook Act of 1975”.

(1) As used in this subchapter, “instructional materials” means:(1) Traditional books, textbooks, and trade books in printed and bound form;(2) Activity-oriented programs that may include:(A) Manipulatives;(B) Hand-held calculators; or(C) Other hands-on material; and(3) Technolog…

(a) Public school districts shall provide instructional materials, including the availability of any equipment needed to access the instructional materials, for all pupils attending the public schools of this state in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), inclusive, in all su…

(a) The State Board of Education may:(1) Make rules to implement this subchapter;(2) Require reports from school districts on the use and distribution of these items; and(3) Do whatever else may be necessary for the general welfare of the public school instructional materials sys…

A.C.A. § 6-21-405Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

All publishers doing business in Arkansas shall maintain one (1) or more book depositories at the publisher's expense in this state.

(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to assess any publisher any amount of damages to the State of Arkansas for failure to comply with the terms of this subchapter or any published rule of the state board, provided that the publisher has been given a hearing before the …

(a) (1) It shall be illegal for the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or any other employee connected with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, any member of any selecting committee, or any member of any school district board of directors to accept…

A.C.A. § 6-21-411Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

A.C.A. § 6-21-412Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) Each school district shall select an instructional materials selection committee. (b) A majority of its members shall be licensed personnel, which shall include classroom teachers.

(a) Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:(1) Operate a program of public recreation and playgrounds;(2) Acquire, equip, and maintain land, buildings, or other recreational facilities; and(3) Expend funds for the operation of the program pursuant to the provis…

(a) Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:(1) Operate such a program independently or cooperate in its conduct with any other public corporation, board, or body in any manner in which they mutually agree; or(2) Delegate the operation of the program to a recrea…

(a) Any school district or board of directors thereof given charge of the recreation program is authorized to conduct its activities on:(1) Property under its custody and management;(2) Other public property under the custody of any other public organization, body, or board, with…

A.C.A. § 6-21-504Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

The facilities of any school district operating a recreation program pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be used primarily for the purpose of conducting the regular school curriculum and related activities, and the use of school facilities for recreational purpose…

(a) Any person who shall willfully destroy or injure any building used as a schoolhouse, or for educational purposes, or any furniture, fixtures, or apparatus thereto belonging, or who shall deface, mar, or disfigure any such building, furniture, or fixtures, by writing, cutting,…

(a) To cut, write upon, deface, disfigure, or damage any part or appurtenance or enclosure of any schoolhouse shall be a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). (b) Any fine collected under this act for injury to any schoolhouse or other school pr…

Any persons who shall, by any boisterous or other conduct, disturb or annoy any public or private school in this state or any person not a student who after being notified to keep off the school grounds during the school hours by the board of directors, the superintendent, or pri…

(a) Any person who shall loiter upon or near the school grounds of any public or private school during school hours or at any school-sponsored activity such as ball games, dances, and other school-sponsored activities after regular school hours without any lawful business or purp…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “School official” means any public school employee receiving compensation for services from any public school system in the State of Arkansas;(2) “School-owned property” means any property located among premises owned in whole or in part by the sta…

(a) As used in this section, “e-cigarette” means an electronic oral device that provides a vapor of nicotine or another substance that, when used or inhaled simulates smoking, including without limitation a device that:(1) Is composed of a heating element, battery, or electronic …

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act”.

(a) This subchapter is to establish and maintain a system of motor vehicle insurance for all public elementary and secondary schools, education service cooperatives, and open-enrollment public charter schools of Arkansas electing to participate in the program from and after July …

(a) There is hereby established a Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program for all school motor vehicles of participating public school districts, education service cooperatives, and open-enrollment public charter schools in the State of Arkansas. (b) Participation in the pr…

(a) The State Insurance Department shall administer the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program. (b) The department is authorized to delegate to the Administrator of the Risk Management Division and staff such responsibilities as are deemed necessary in connection with the …

(1) It shall be the power and duty of the Insurance Commissioner to:(1) (A) Establish in the State Insurance Department a program of insurance to cover motor vehicles owned by public school districts, education service cooperatives, and open-enrollment public charter schools.(B) …

(a) The Insurance Commissioner shall require each entity participating in the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program to furnish to the Risk Management Division a complete list of each and every motor vehicle with full information in regard to the year, make, model, value, …

(a) The State Insurance Department is authorized to maintain an inspection and safety program designed to reduce the hazard of accidents involving motor vehicles insured under the Public School Motor Vehicle Insurance Program. (b) The department may refuse to insure motor vehicle…

(a) Liability policies shall meet the minimum legal requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, § 27-19-101 et seq., with reference to coverage on motor vehicles. (b) The State Insurance Department is authorized to include in the Public School Motor Vehicle Insur…

(a) (1) The Public School Insurance Trust Fund shall pay all losses and claims the insured is legally obligated to pay as specified in the contract.(2) It shall be the duty of the State Insurance Department to coordinate, facilitate, and expedite details in connection with respon…

(a) All funds received by the State Insurance Department as premiums, adjustments, earnings, and the like, as provided in this subchapter, shall be deposited into the Public School Insurance Trust Fund and used for the following purposes, listed in a descending order of priority:…

A.C.A. § 6-21-711Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the “Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act”.