Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-303 Authorization for open-enrollment public charter school
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(1) Upon request of an applicant for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall review the application for an open-enrollment public charter school and may approve any application that:(1) Provides a plan for academic achievement that addresses how the open-en…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-304 Requirements — Preference for certain districts
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(a) The authorizer may approve or deny an application based on:(1) Criteria provided by law or by rule adopted by the State Board of Education; and(2) Findings of the authorizer relating to improving student performance and encouraging innovative programs. (1) Criteria provided b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-305 Notice of disapproval — Technical assistance to applicant for open-enrollment public charter school
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(a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for an open-enrollment public charter school, the authorizer shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such disapproval. (b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may provide technical assistance to the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-306 Contents of open-enrollment public charters
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(1) An open-enrollment public charter granted under this subchapter shall:(1) Describe the educational program to be offered;(2) Specify the period for which the open-enrollment public charter or any renewal is valid;(3) Provide that the continuation or renewal of the open-enroll…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-307 Renewal of charter
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(a) (1) After the initial five-year period of an open-enrollment public charter, the authorizer may renew the open-enrollment public charter on a one-year or multiyear basis, not to exceed twenty (20) years.(2) A renewal decision shall be based on the academic, financial, and ope…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-308 Priority hiring for teachers
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If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district in the school year immediately preceding the effective date of the open-enrollment public charter is employed by an open-enrollment public charter school and the open-enrollment public charter is revoked, the licensed tea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-309 Rules
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The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules for the creation of open-enrollment public charter schools.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-310 Status report
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(1) The authorizer shall report to the General Assembly each biennium and to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education during the interim between regular sessions of the General Assembly:(1) The status of the open-enrollment public charter school prog…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-401 Authority under a charter for open-enrollment public charter schools
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(a) An open-enrollment public charter school:(1) Shall be governed by an eligible entity that is fiscally accountable and under the governing structure as described by the charter;(2) Shall provide instruction to students at one (1) or more elementary or secondary grade levels as…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-402 Enrollment numbers and deadline
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(a) An open-enrollment public charter school may enroll a number of students not to exceed the number of students specified in its charter. (b) Open-enrollment public charter schools shall keep records of attendance in accordance with the law and submit quarterly attendance repor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-403 Annual audit of open-enrollment public charter school required
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Any other provisions of the Arkansas Code notwithstanding, an open-enrollment public charter school shall be subject to the same auditing and accounting requirements as any other public school district in the state.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-404 Evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall conduct an annual evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools. (b) An annual evaluation shall be based on a review of the criteria that is specified in the public charter school's charter and the public charter…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-405 Initial year monitoring
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The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall monitor open-enrollment public charter schools with regard to student enrollment and budgetary compliance.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-406 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-23-406Current 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. § 6-23-501 Funding for open-enrollment public charter schools
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(a) (1) An open-enrollment public charter school shall receive funds equal to the amount that a public school would receive under § 6-20-2305(a) and (b) as well as any other funding that a public charter school is entitled to receive under law or under rules promulgated by the St…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-502 Source of funding
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(a) Open-enrollment public charter schools shall be funded each year through funds set aside from funds appropriated to state foundation funding aid in the Public School Fund. (b) The amount set aside shall be determined by the State Board of Education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-503 Use of funding
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(a) An open-enrollment public charter school may not use the moneys that it receives from the state for any sectarian program or activity or as collateral for debt. (b) (1) No indebtedness of any kind incurred or created by the open-enrollment public charter school shall constitu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-504 Employee benefits
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Employees of an open-enrollment public charter school shall be eligible to participate in all benefits programs available to public school employees.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-505 Annual audit
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An open-enrollment public charter school shall prepare an annual certified audit of the financial condition and transactions of the open-enrollment public charter school as of June 30 of each year in accordance with generally accepted auditing procedures and containing any other …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-506 Assets of school as property of state
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(a) Upon dissolution of the open-enrollment public charter school or upon nonrenewal or revocation of the charter, all net assets of the open-enrollment public charter school, including any interest in real property, purchased with public funds shall be deemed the property of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-507 Rules
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The State Board of Education shall have the authority to promulgate rules in accordance with other state and federal statutes and regulations to implement this subchapter and § 6-23-402.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-508 Facilities funding for open-enrollment public charter schools
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(a) The Department of Education may:(1) Provide for an open-enrollment public charter school facilities funding program, subject to appropriations by the General Assembly;(2) (A) Contract with a third-party administrator to administer the program established under subdivision (a)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-601 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-23-601Current 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. § 6-23-701 Designated public charter authorizer
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the designated public charter authorizer with jurisdiction and authority over all public charters issued in this state to take the following actions on a proposed or established public charter:(1) Approve;(2) Reject;(3) Re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-702 Public charter authorizing procedures — Notification
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(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter, including without limitation the procedure for:(1) Hearings; and(2) Administration of the public charter authorizing panel. (1) Hearings; and (2) Administration of the public charter au…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-703 State Board of Education review
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall notify in writing the State Board of Education of all recommendations made by the charter authorizing panel before the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after a recommendation is made by the charter authorizi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-801 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Academic facility” means a building or space, including related areas such as the physical plant and grounds, that is part of an institution in which students receive instruction;(2) “Maintenance, repair, and renovation” means an activity or im…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-802 Purposes of grants
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(1) An open-enrollment public charter school may apply for and the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation may grant moneys from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program Fund for one (1) or more of the following purposes:(1) The mai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-803 Application for grant
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(a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter school may request a grant from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program under this subchapter by filing a formal application with the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transpor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-804 Administration — Rules
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(a) (1) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall administer the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program in a manner that awards a grant and monitors the use of a grant according to the stated purpose of the grant.(2) This sect…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-901 Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund — Established
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Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund is established under § 19-27-306 to provide funding for safe and secure facilities in which to conduct educational services and administrative activities for open-enrollment p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-902 Funding source — Procedures
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(a) The Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund shall be administered and operated by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for the sole purpose of facility assistance for eligible open-enrollment public charter schools. (b) The f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-903 Purpose of loan
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(1) An open-enrollment public charter school may borrow and the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation may lend money from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund for:(1) The construction, lease, or purchase of an academic facility…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-904 Loan application
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(a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter school wanting to borrow money from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, acting through its chair or president and secretary, after approval of such action by full majority approval of the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-905 Loan decision
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(a) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall review and assess the accuracy of the information provided in each loan application within a reasonable time after receiving a loan application. (b) (1) After reviewing and considering the merits of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-906 Rules
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(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, which shall include without limitation a provision for the prioritization of loan ap…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-907 Failure to remit payment
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(a) If an open-enrollment public charter school fails to remit payment for an outstanding loan under the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund, upon certification of the amount of delinquent funds by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Trans…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-908 Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Funding Aid Program
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(a) There is created the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Funding Aid Program. (b) (1) An open-enrollment public charter school that meets the criteria under subsection (c) of this section is eligible to receive funding from the program on a pro rata distribution …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-101 General policy
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(a) It is the policy of the state to promote and balance the objective of protecting integrity and facilitating the recruitment and retention of personnel needed by public educational entities. (b) All board members, administrators, and employees, as defined herein, shall carry o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-102 Definitions
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(1) Unless otherwise specifically stated in this subchapter, the term:(1) “Administrator” means a superintendent or assistant superintendent or his or her equivalent, school district treasurer, business manager, principal, assistant principal, curriculum director, or other indivi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-103 Compliance with other laws
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Nothing in this chapter alters or diminishes other statutory or regulatory requirements regarding purchasing, contracting, bidding, disposition of property, or other transactions with public educational entities.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-104 General prohibition
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(a) No board member, administrator, or employee shall:(1) Use or attempt to use his or her official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for himself or herself or others;(2) Accept employment, contract, or engage in any public or professional activity that a re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-105 School district boards of directors
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(a) General Prohibition. Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for a board member to contract with the public educational entity the member serves if the board member has knowledge that he or she is directly or indirectly interested…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-106 Administrators
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(a) General Prohibition. (1) Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for an administrator to contract with the public educational entity employing him or her if the administrator has knowledge that he or she is directly or indirectly …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-107 Employees
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(a) General Provision. Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for an employee to contract with the public educational entity employing him or her if the employee has knowledge that he or she is directly interested in the contract. (b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-108 Reimbursement of expenses
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Nothing in this chapter prevents board members, administrators, or employees from being reimbursed by the appropriate public educational entity for necessary and documented travel or other job-related expenses.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-109 Emergency purchases
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(a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to emergency purchases. (b) Emergency purchases shall only be used for the preservation of life, health, or public property, and shall not be used to substantially improve the condition of an asset before the emergency. (c) Each pub…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-110 General ethical standards for nonemployees
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Any effort by a nonemployee to influence any public educational entity board member, administrator, or employee to breach the standards of ethical conduct stated in this chapter is a breach of ethical standards and punishable under the criminal penalties set forth in this chapter…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-111 Restrictions on employment of present and former administrators
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(a) (1) Unless written approval is granted by the public school district board of directors currently employing an administrator and the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for administrators to be or become …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-24-112 Gratuities and kickbacks
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(a) It is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any board member, administrator, or employee a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any contract or transaction of a public educational entity. (b) It is a…