Title 6 — Education

(a) The Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall promulgate rules under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., for implementation of this subchapter by the commission. (b) Rules shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Training shall …

(a) The Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Program shall provide matching funds or approve income tax credits to eligible companies or consortia at a rate to be determined by the governing council. (b) Matching funds may be provided to state-supported educational institutions t…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Workforce Development Center Authority Act”.

(a) It is the purpose of this subchapter to:(1) Enhance the availability, accessibility, responsiveness, and quality of vocational and technical education in this state;(2) Assist cities and counties in upgrading the knowledge and skills of their existing workforce or potential n…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Area of operation” means, for a workforce development center authority, the area within the combined geographical boundaries of every school district, city, and county that is a sponsor of a workforce development center authority;(2) “Sponsor” …

(a) (1) Four (4) or more sponsors listed under subdivision (a)(2) of this section may create a workforce development center authority.(2) A workforce development center authority's four (4) or more sponsors:(A) Shall include:(i) One (1) or more school districts; and(ii) One (1) o…

(a) The management and control of each workforce development center authority and its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be lodged in a board of directors of not less than five (5) members. (b) (1) The membership of the board of directors shall include:(A) The supe…

(1) The board of directors of a workforce development center authority created under this subchapter may:(1) Make and adopt all necessary bylaws for its organization and operation;(2) Elect officers and employ personnel necessary for its operation;(3) Delegate any authority given…

(a) A workforce development center authority may request, receive, and be financed or supported by any revenue, grants, or funds allowed by law, including without limitation:(1) Funds provided by counties, cities, school districts, and vocational-technical schools;(2) Property or…

(a) A workforce development center authority may issue bonds for:(1) The cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating one (1) or more workforce development centers operated by the workforce development center authority within its area of operation;(2) Th…

(a) (1) The board of directors of a workforce development center authority:(A) Shall deposit the funds received by the workforce development center authority into bank accounts as determined by the board of directors; and(B) May withdraw funds from the bank accounts as determined…

(a) If a workforce development center authority does not have any outstanding indebtedness, the board of directors of a workforce development center authority may adopt a resolution, which shall be entered in its minutes, declaring that the workforce development center authority …

(a) All motor vehicles owned and operated by publicly financed vocational-technical schools, technical colleges, and community colleges in the state and used exclusively for training purposes shall be exempt from:(1) State, county, and municipal taxes; and(2) All vehicle registra…

(a) Every student and teacher in the public schools, colleges, vocational schools, and universities of this state participating in any of the following courses is required to wear industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in the following courses …

Any student who has met, or is in the process of meeting, the state requirements for graduation shall not be denied access to any program of vocational education if space is available within the program.

A.C.A. § 6-51-104Current 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 high priority of the vocational-technical institutions shall be to combat illiteracy and to provide industrial training in the workplace.

(a) (1) This subchapter shall govern the merger of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College if:(A) The Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute votes to merge with East Arkansas Community College;(B) The Board of Directors of East A…

(1) On the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):(1) The Board of Directors of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute shall be abolished; and(2) The Board of Directors of East Arkansas Community College shall assume the powers and duties of the Board of Directors of Cro…

(a) Upon the vote of the Board of Directors of Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute to merge with East Arkansas Community College under § 6-51-1101(a)(1)(A) and before the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):(1) Purchases by Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute shall…

(1) Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2):(1) All property and other rights, claims, and assets of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute shall be transferred to East Arkansas Community College;(2) All obligations of Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute …

Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2) [repealed], funding from the Work Force 2000 Development Fund, which would have been provided to Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute, shall be provided to the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community Colleg…

Beginning on the effective date of a merger under § 6-51-1101(a)(2) [repealed], funding from the Federal Adult Basic Education Fund, which would have been provided to Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute, shall be provided to the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community Coll…

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is designated as the agency of state government to receive and administer any and all federal funds made available to this state for the purpose of assisting the state or school districts in providing for the extension of vocationa…

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is authorized to establish or designate one (1) or more area vocational-technical and adult education schools of less than college grade for the purpose of offering training in the various areas which may be prescribed by the U…

(a) In determining the location of technical institutes or vocational-technical schools and in establishing the courses of instruction to be offered in the schools, the State Board of Education shall give consideration to:(1) Trends in industrial development;(2) Concentration of …

In addition to the authority of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish area vocational-technical and adult education schools as authorized in §§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-203, § 6-51-205, § 6-51-207, § 6-51-208(a)-(c), § 6-51-209, and § 6-51-210, and laws amendatory …

(a) The State Board of Education shall be responsible for the operation of the schools and shall have authority to purchase, lease, or construct buildings, land, equipment, machinery, and supplies necessary for the teaching of trade, vocational, or other federally aided adult cou…

(a) The local boards of technical institutes and comprehensive lifelong learning centers are authorized to sell or convey lands belonging to any of the local boards of technical institutes and comprehensive lifelong learning centers of this state if the local board shall determin…

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is granted authority to accept gifts, grants, donations, equipment and materials, and bequests of money and real and personal property for the purposes of this section and §§ 6-51-201 — 6-51-203, § 6-51-205, § 6-51-208(a)-(c), § 6-…

(a) The State Board of Education may establish a reasonable system of charges as fees to be paid by students in the technical institutes or vocational-technical schools and adult education courses, with the system of charges to be established according to the type of course of in…

(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to expend fees collected from students to provide accident insurance coverage to students. (b) Such purchases shall follow regular state purchasing procedures and rules.

All income of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board derived from student fees and from the sale of real or personal property or income from other sources as provided in this subchapter belonging to the board shall be deposited into the State Treasury for use by the boa…

(a) The State of Arkansas accepts the benefits of a federal act passed by the United States Congress entitled, “Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006”, as amended, and in effect January 1, 2021. (b) The state agrees to observe and to comply with all the requi…

(a) The Treasurer of State is designated and appointed custodian of all money received by the state from the appropriation made by the Act of the United States Congress referred to in § 6-51-211, and he or she is authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the …

(a) The State Board of Education is designated to:(1) Carry into effect the provisions of the federal act and this act and have all necessary authority to cooperate with the United States Department of Education in the administration of the federal act;(2) Administer any legislat…

The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education shall make a detailed report annually to the Governor setting forth the conditions of career and technical education in the State of Arkansas, a list of the schools to which federal and state aid has been provided, an…

(a) The board of directors of any school district or board of trustees of any state school, college, or university may cooperate with the Career Education and Workforce Development Board in the establishment of vocational schools, departments, or classes giving instruction in voc…

(a) (1) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is authorized to purchase, construct, improve, equip, and maintain buildings, structures, parking facilities, dormitory facilities, or other facilities and the lands on which they are located at any state-supported tech…

(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall establish a technical curriculum that must be offered by any vocational-technical school requesting permission to change its name pursuant to this section to “technical institute”. The board shall periodically review …

(a) (1) Any full-time staff and ten (10) extra help positions at Northwest Technical Institute, may be paid up to:(A) Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per clock hour for the fiscal year for noncredit teaching assignments; or(B) Five hundred fifty dollars ($550) per semester hour for…

(a) Any request for approval of a proposed new center shall be submitted by the superintendent or chief executive officer of the school or institution proposed to function as the center and superintendents from the several schools to be served by a center or the board of an educa…

(a) The State Board of Education shall review recommendations from the Career Education and Workforce Development Board to establish new vocational centers to serve high school students from several school districts in locations where services are needed to:(1) Support economic, …

(a) The management, maintenance, and operation of a center shall be the responsibility of the local school or institution approved by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board to be the center. (b) A center shall be administered in accordance with the guidelines and po…

The superintendents of the schools served by the center shall function as the center council to assist with the coordination of scheduling and to advise the center's management board and administration on matters pertaining to the administration of the center.

(a) (1) Vocational centers shall be financed by distributing vocational center aid from the Public School Fund according to rules promulgated by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board.(2) Additionally, centers shall be eligible for any new vocational program start-u…

(a) The General Assembly is aware of the fact that:(1) Many private career schools offering resident or correspondence programs in the State of Arkansas have contributed extensively to the well-being of the individuals and the business and industrial establishments which have ben…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Admissions representative” means a person who executes an enrollment agreement and who receives compensation for the primary duties of encouraging prospective students to enroll for training in a program of study offered by a school covered und…

(1) The following are exempt from licensure under this subchapter:(1) Private institutions exclusively offering instruction at any or all levels from prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12);(2) Schools established by Arkansas laws and permitted to operate for the sole purp…

(a) If the Division of Higher Education has probable cause to believe that a person, agent, group, or entity has committed any acts that would be in violation of this subchapter such as fraud, misrepresentation, or unethical practices, the division shall first give notice in writ…