Title 6 — Education
62 chapters · 2,849 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1602 Purpose
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(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that administrators, faculty, and other employees of a state-supported institution of higher education maintain nondiscriminatory policies in accordance with Title IV, Title VI, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (b) This s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1603 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Accreditation” means the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency grants to an educational institution;(2) “Accrediting agency” means a legal entity or part of a legal entity that:(A) Conducts accrediting activities; and(B) Makes…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1604 Prohibitions
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(a) An officer, agent, administrator, employee, teacher, or contractor of a state-supported institution of higher education shall not compel another officer, agent, administrator, employee, teacher, contractor, or student of the state-supported institution of higher education to …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1701 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Direct Admissions Program Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1702 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Application requirements” means the forms, payments, or activities that are required to be completed by a student to apply to a state-supported institution of higher education as set by each participating institution;(2) “Eligible student” mean…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1703 Arkansas Direct Admissions Program
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(a) There is established the Arkansas Direct Admissions Program. (b) The program shall:(1) Begin implementation with the high school graduating class of 2026-2027;(2) Establish:(A) Provisional admissions criteria, including without limitation:(i) Grade point average;(ii) Assessme…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1704 Duties of public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools
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(a) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school may opt to participate in the Arkansas Direct Admissions Program. (b) A participating public school shall provide student data to the Division of Higher Education that includes without limitation:(1) Grade poin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1705 Rules
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The Division of Higher Education may promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1801 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Research and Education Protection Act of 2025”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1802 Purpose
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The purpose of this subchapter is to protect Arkansas's research and educational systems from the malign influence of foreign adversaries.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1803 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Affiliate organization” means an entity under the control of or established for the benefit of an organization required to report under this subchapter, including without limitation a direct-support organization;(2) “Agreement” means a written …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1804 Disclosure requirements for past gifts
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(a) (1) An institution of higher education that has received directly or indirectly a gift with a value equal to or greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from a foreign adversary after December 31, 2019, shall disclose the gift.(2) The disclosure of a gift re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1805 Approval requirements for future gifts
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(a) An institution of higher education that has been offered directly or indirectly a gift with a value equal to or greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from a foreign adversary after August 5, 2025, shall disclose the proposed gift to the governing board of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1806 Disclosure requirements for past contracts
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(a) An institution of higher education that has entered directly or indirectly into a contract with a value equal to or greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) with a foreign adversary after December 31, 2019, shall disclose the contract to the governing board …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1807 Approval requirements for future contracts
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(a) An institution of higher education that has been offered or has proposed directly or indirectly a contract with a value equal to or greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from or with a foreign adversary after August 5, 2025, shall disclose the proposed co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1808 Enforcement related to foreign gifts — Penalties — Rewards
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(a) Upon receiving a referral from a compliance officer of an institution of higher education or a sworn complaint based upon substantive information and reasonable belief as defined in Arkansas law, the Department of Inspector General shall investigate an allegation of a violati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1809 Prohibition on certain cultural exchange agreements
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(a) An institution of higher education shall not participate in a cultural exchange agreement with a foreign adversary or an entity controlled by a foreign adversary unless the institution of higher education:(1) Addresses an overwhelmingly underaddressed state or national need; …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1810 Screening requirements for higher education hiring and research
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(a) An institution of higher education or affiliate of an institution of higher education that has federal research expenditures of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more shall screen applicants who are citizens of a foreign adversary and are not permanent residents of the Uni…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1811 Foreign adversary travel requirements
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(a) (1) By January 1, 2026, each institution of higher education or affiliate organization of the institution of higher education that has federal research expenditures of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more shall establish a foreign adversary travel approval and monitoring…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1812 Prohibitions on research partnerships
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(a) (1) An institution of higher education shall only enter into a new partnership or renew an existing partnership with a foreign instrumentality if the institution of higher education maintains sufficient structural safeguards to protect the intellectual property of the institu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1813 Prohibitions related to trade secrets
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A person who engages in willful misappropriation of a trade secret with the intent to benefit a foreign government, a foreign agent, or a foreign instrumentality shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class D felony.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1814 Penalties for violations related to intellectual property
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(a) A person who violates § 6-60-1813 commits theft of a trade secret and is guilty of a Class D felony. (b) A person who traffics in, or endeavors to traffic in, a trade secret that he or she knows or should know was obtained or used without authorization commits trafficking in …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1815 Duties related to foreign adversary software — Rules
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(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall conduct a thorough review of all software and software platforms used by an institution of higher education that may be linked to foreign adversaries. (b) The board shall:(1) Develop a plan to eliminate the usage…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1901 Legislative findings and intent
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(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) A historic rise in antisemitic violence, harassment, and discrimination has occurred at institutions of higher education across the United States, targeting Jewish students;(2) In April 2024, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1902 Definitions
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(1) As used in this section:(1) “Antisemitism” means the same as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in its working definition of antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted on May 26, 2016; and(2) “Institution of higher education”…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1903 Requirements
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(a) Each institution of higher education shall treat harassment or discrimination that is motivated by or includes antisemitic intent by a student enrolled in the institution of higher education or an individual employed by the institution of higher education or that is a result …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1904 Monitoring
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Each institution of higher education shall comply with monitoring and reporting requirements under § 6-16-2104.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1905 Exceptions
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(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, §§ 4, 6, and 24. (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to conflict with …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2001 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Rural Preceptorship Program Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2003 Arkansas Rural Preceptorship Program
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Rural Preceptorship Program is established to help provide funding for preceptorship programs in rural communities throughout the state.(2) The Arkansas Rural Preceptorship Program established under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall provide an opportun…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-201 Regulation of admission and enrollment — Out-of-state students
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(a) The board of trustees of each educational institution of higher education supported, in whole or in part, by the State of Arkansas, shall have the right to adopt rules for the admission and enrollment of students in the respective institutions of higher education under the co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-202 Enrollment of qualified high school students as part-time students — Definition
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(a) It is declared to be the policy of this state that qualified students enrolled in a public or private high school in this state shall upon request be accepted for enrollment in a public institution of higher education as part-time students. (b) For purposes of this section, “…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-203 Off-campus enrollments
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In order to provide needed off-campus services to Arkansas citizens who do not happen to reside in the location of the main campus of a college or university, the Division of Higher Education is instructed to count and otherwise treat off-campus class enrollments consistent with …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-204 Waiver of general student fee charges for senior citizens
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(a) When any person sixty (60) years of age or older is admitted to and enrolls as a student in any state-supported institution of higher education in this state, the board of trustees of the institution or other appropriate institutional officials shall waive all the general stu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-205 In-state tuition for veterans and military personnel and dependents
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(1) Regardless of residence, a state-supported institution of higher education, trade school, or vocational school shall classify a student as in-state, in-county, in-district, local, or resident for the purpose of tuition and fees applicable for all programs of study, including …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-206 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-60-206Current 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. § 6-60-207 Purpose
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(a) (1) The General Assembly hereby acknowledges that too often, persons enrolled in institutions of higher education do not appreciate the value of their postsecondary educational experience and, following a brief history of poor and failing grades, such persons decide to pursue…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-208 Requirements for academic clemency
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(a) A public school student who graduates from a public high school after May 1, 2002, must have successfully completed the core curriculum recommended by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board after consultation with the State Board of Education and under § 6-61-217 wi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-209 Enrollment data
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(a) (1) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall provide for the verification of student enrollment data of each state-supported institution of higher education.(2) Verification of such enrollment data shall be performed during the regularly scheduled annual audit of each i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-210 Minor child as legal resident — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “minor child” means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age. (b) Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:(1) Admission and enrollment in a public in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2101 Title. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2102 Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Institution of higher education” means a public institution of higher education, tribal college, or a private institution of higher education that receives federal funding;(2) “Plain language” means communication an audience can understand the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2103 Policy — Documentation — Dissemination of information. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(a) (1) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy providing that the documentation under subsection (b) of this section will be considered in evaluating whether a student is a student with a disability.(2) The institution of higher education may request additional…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2104 Establishment of reasonable accommodation. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(a) (1) An institution of higher education shall engage in an interactive process to:(A) Document the accommodation needs of a student with a disability; and(B) Establish a reasonable accommodation or accommodations for a student with a disability.(2) The institution of higher ed…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-2105 Requirements for institutions of higher education. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(1) Each institution of higher education shall:(1) Advise admitted students who have self-identified as having a disability for which they are requesting an accommodation of the process for requesting accommodations;(2) Not require a student to be reevaluated for the presence of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-211 Tuition waiver for Arkansas National Guard soldiers and airmen — Tuition assistance for soldiers
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(a) Colleges, universities, community colleges, technical schools, and other postsecondary institutions of higher education located in the State of Arkansas that directly receive funds appropriated by the General Assembly may waive up to one hundred percent (100%) of the tuition …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-212 Admissions — Applicants from medically underserved areas
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(a) In an effort to address health disparities and the current shortage of nursing professionals in the state, each board of trustees of a publicly supported institution of higher education may establish a program under which additional consideration in admission to the instituti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-213 Reduced tuition for certain police officers — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Covered police officer” means:(i) An employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police who: (a) Holds the rank of state trooper or a higher rank; and (b) Has been an employee of the Division of Arkansas State Police for ten (10) or more years;…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-214 Tuition benefits for soldiers and airmen of the Arkansas National Guard
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(a) A soldier or airman of the Arkansas National Guard may attend a state-supported institution of higher education tuition-free if the soldier or airman:(1) Is an Arkansas resident or is eligible for in-state tuition under § 6-60-205;(2) Except as provided in subdivision (f)(3) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-215 Nontraditional documented immigration status
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(a) (1) A state-supported institution of higher education may classify a student as in-state, limited to the terms and purpose of tuition and fees applicable to all programs of study at the state-supported institution of higher education, if the student satisfies one (1) of the f…