Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-804 Program information
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(1) A Building Better Futures High School Program implemented by an approved institution shall:(1) Have a selective admission process for students with documented intellectual disabilities;(2) [Repealed.](3) Be exempt from program review by the board under §§ 6-61-207 and 6-61-20…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-805 Responsibilities
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(a) (1) An institution of higher education that wishes to establish a Building Better Futures High School Program on campus shall seek recognition as a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program by the United States Department of Education.(2) Only approved institutions a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-101 Policy
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It is the policy of this state to assist school districts in providing programs designed to meet the unique educational needs of gifted and talented children.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-102 Rules — Reports
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The State Board of Education shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and require such reports as it deems advisable.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-103 Office for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
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To implement the policy stated in § 6-42-101, there is established in the Division of Learning Services of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education an Office for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to be headed by an administrator who shall be qualified by edu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-104 Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
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(a) (1) There is established an Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children, which shall advise and consult with the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Administrator of the Office for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-105 Disbursing agency
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The Department of Education is designated as the state agency to receive and disburse federal funds designed to improve educational opportunities for gifted and talented children and shall develop such plans and procedures as may be required in order to receive and disburse such …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-106 Gifted and talented programs — Funding and eligibility
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(a) (1) Appropriations made by the General Assembly to the Public School Fund for the purposes of this subchapter shall be disbursed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.(2) Such funds may be us…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-107 Cooperation with other agencies
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The State Board of Education is authorized to cooperate with other public and private agencies in developing programs for gifted and talented children.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-108 Summer residential and day programs
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(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized to establish annual summer residential and day programs to provide enriched educational offerings for junior high and high school students who have demonstrated exceptional abilities in a specific subject area. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-109 Reports by school districts
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Each school district shall report annually to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, at a prescribed due date, the extent to which it is providing educational opportunities specifically designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-301 Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas is authorized to establish and operate, as a part thereof, a campus to be known as the “Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts”, consolidating and incorporating into the University of Arkansas the facilities…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-302 Purpose — Location — Funding — Tuition
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(a) The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts shall be a residential high school for students who exhibit outstanding academic credentials and who have the ability to undertake course work in an environment and with demands similar to those of a university. (b) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-303 Board of Visitors
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(a) (1) There is established a Board of Visitors for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.(2) The persons serving on December 31, 2003, as members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences shall be members of the Board of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-304 Board of Visitors — Purposes
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(a) (1) (A) The general purpose of the Board of Visitors for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts is to perform a supporting and advising role with regard to the operation of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.(B) The Board of Visit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-305 Administrator — Staff
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(a) (1) The Administrator of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and shall administer the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in accordance with policies established by the Board o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-306 Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules
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All Division of Elementary and Secondary Education rules shall apply to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts unless the division determines otherwise or unless the rules conflict with governance of the school by the Board of Trustees of the University of Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-307 School for Math, Sciences, and Arts Fund
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(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “School for Math, Sciences, and Arts Fund”. (b) The fund shall be used to provide for the maintenance, operation, and improvement…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-308 School qualifies as local education agency
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(a) The General Assembly designates that the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts meets the definition of a “local education agency” because the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts is a public authority legally constituted within this state …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-309 Charter school option
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may petition the State Board of Education for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts to receive public charter school status under the Arkansas Quality Charter Schools Act of 2013, § 6-23-101 et seq. (b)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-42-310 School district access provided to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
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Upon a written request made by the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, a school district shall provide reasonable access to the school district campus for the purpose of contacting students regarding potential enrollment at the Arkansas School for Mathematics…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-101 Board of trustees
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(a) There is created a board constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind. (b) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-102 Powers and duties of board
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind created in § 6-43-101 is charged with the management and control of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind. (b) The board shall exercise such powers of supervision and control as are not specifically rese…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-103 Superintendent
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(a) There is established the position of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind. (b) The immediate conduct and management of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind, school employees, and students enrolled in the school shall be entrusted to the super…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-104 Employees generally
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(a) The Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may select employees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Education in accordance with state law, reporting the same for approval to the Board of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-105 Attendance
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(a) The Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall maintain student records as required by law and rules applicable to public school districts. (b) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may adopt a student attendance policy necessary to ensure comp…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-106Current 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. § 6-43-107 Application for admission
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(a) All students between three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of age who are blind or visually impaired or who are deaf or hard of hearing and who reside in the State of Arkansas shall be eligible to apply and be referred for admission to the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-108 Discharge of student
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The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may dismiss a student for disciplinary violations upon recommendation by the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind and in accordance with school policy and the Individuals with Disabilities…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-109 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-109Current 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. § 6-43-110 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-110Current 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. § 6-43-111 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-111Current 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. § 6-43-112 Student transportation
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(a) The Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may transport students to and from school in chartered vehicles that are licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas and meet minimum safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation. (b) The school…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-113 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-113Current 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. § 6-43-114 Applicability of § 21-8-304
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Section 21-8-304 relating to nepotism, ethics, or conflicts of interest that are applicable to state agencies and state employees generally shall be applicable to the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind and to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-115 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-115Current 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. § 6-43-116 Special allowance
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(a) The Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may make special allowances available to any employee who performs one (1) of the following duties outside his or her normal working hours in addition to his or her normal duties:(1) Teaching adult education classes;(2) Coaching one …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-43-117Current 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. § 6-43-118 Teacher salary increase
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If public schools receive funds from the General Assembly to raise the salaries of teachers employed in public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools, the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall increase teacher salaries accordingly.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-119 Qualifications of teachers
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A teacher employed by the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall be subject to teaching license requirements in law and rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-120 Student-made objects sale
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Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind, any funds resulting from the sale of objects made by students at the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall be placed in an appropriated cash fund to be used for student-relate…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-121 Student housing
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(a) No individual, student enrolled in the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind, or individual employed by the school shall be boarded, lodged, or in any manner provided for during the vacation of the school unless the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-43-122 Real and personal property
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may take and hold in trust for the use of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind any lands conveyed or devised, and any money or other personal property given or bequeathed, to be applied to the benefit o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-301 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Adult Diploma Program Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-302 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Academic skill intake assessment” means a criterion-referenced assessment of numeracy and literacy skills with high reliability and validity as determined by third-party research that is administered in person or online;(2) “Accredited” means a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-303 Arkansas Adult Diploma Program established — Purpose — Administration — Funding
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(a) There is established the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program within the Department of Education. (b) The purpose of the program is to assist adults twenty-one (21) years of age and older to:(1) Obtain a high school diploma; and(2) Develop employability and career technical skills.…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-304 Approved program provider — Qualifications — Notice
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(a) Annually by August 15, the Department of Education shall issue a request for qualifications for public, nonprofit, or other entities to apply to become approved program providers and participate in the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program. (b) (1) The department shall promulgate ru…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-305 Payment
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(a) An approved program provider shall not receive funding for a student under this subchapter if the approved program provider also receives federal or state funding or private tuition for the student. (b) An approved program provider shall:(1) Receive reimbursement for an enrol…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-306 Invoicing process
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(a) An approved program provider shall submit monthly invoices to the Department of Education no later than the tenth calendar day of each month for milestones met in the previous calendar month under the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program. (b) (1) The department shall pay an approve…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-44-307 Annual reporting
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(a) On or before August 15 of the second fiscal year of the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program and each year thereafter, each approved program provider participating in the program shall report the following metrics to the Department of Education:(1) Total number of students for whom…