Title 6, Education

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to cities having a commission form of government.

(a) Any city of the first class in this state is created and constituted a special improvement district and shall be a public agency and body politic and corporate under the name of the city with the words “Special Improvement District”, and by that name may sue and be sued, plea…

(a) The affairs of the district shall be managed and controlled and all improvements authorized shall be made by a commission which shall be composed of five (5) landowners who are residents of the district. (b) Within fifteen (15) days after the passage of this chapter, the memb…

(a) Immediately upon the organization of the commission, or as soon thereafter as it is convenient, it shall give public notice of the passage of this chapter and of the commission's organization and the purposes of this chapter, and that the public improvement contemplated in th…

In all counties where there are two (2) levying courts, thereby creating separate districts, each district shall be a county for the purpose of this chapter.

(a) Immediately after ascertaining the cost of the public improvement contemplated by this chapter, the commission shall appoint three (3) assessors. (b) Each of the assessors, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duty, shall take an oath to well and truly assess, to …

(a) As soon as all of the assessments have been equalized and adjusted as aforesaid, the commission, by resolution, shall charge each lot, tract, and parcel of real estate in the district with an assessment equal to the benefit estimated in the assessment list to accrue to the lo…

The assessment of benefits shall be a charge and a lien against all the real property in the district from the date of the resolution and shall be entitled to preference over all judgments, executions, encumbrances, or liens whenever created and shall continue until the local ass…

(a) The commission is given the authority to defer the levying of assessments for the first five (5) years after the assessments are made a lien upon the real property of the district if the district has funds with which to meet its interest charges and other debts in the five (5…

The improvements undertaken by this chapter shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the real property in the district, subject to improvement district assessment, as ascertained by the county assessment of the property referred to heretofore. However, this limitati…

(a) All railroads, tramroads, rights-of way, roadbeds, and appurtenances in the district shall be assessed according to the betterments and increase in value in like manner as is herein prescribed for real estate, except that the assessment shall be made per mile. (b) No error in…

(a) For the purpose of maintaining and keeping the improvements in good state, when authorized in the petition provided for in § 6-71-105, the board of assessors shall each year assess the value of all benefits to be received by each lot, tract, or parcel of land in the district …

(a) The commission shall appoint a collector and a treasurer for the district. (b) These officers shall execute bonds to the commission in sums equal to two (2) times the amount of money which will probably come into their hands, with good and sufficient security to be approved b…

(a) In order to hasten the completion of the improvement, the commission is authorized to borrow money not exceeding the estimated cost of improvement, including in the cost of the improvement the interest which may accrue upon the bonds which may be issued to raise funds to pay …

(a) Within ten (10) days after the completion of the assessment list and apportionment thereof for the first year, the secretary of the commission shall deliver to the collector a warrant authorizing the collector to collect the assessment of that year from the land in the distri…

(a) The collector shall immediately upon receipt of the assessment list cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district a notice which shall be in the following form: “SPECIAL ASSESSMENT The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon t…

If any assessment made under this chapter is not paid within the time mentioned in the notice published by the collector, the collector shall add thereto a penalty of twenty percent (20%) and shall at once return a list of the property on which the assessments have not been paid …

(a) The commission shall straightway cause a complaint in equity to be filed in the court having jurisdiction of suits for the enforcement of liens upon real property for the condemnation and sale of such delinquent property for the payment of such assessments, penalty, and costs…

It shall not be necessary to exhibit with the complaint any copy of any resolutions or other document or paper connected with the assessment and collection for the sums assessed under this chapter.

It shall be no objection to any suit brought for the purpose that the land of two (2) or more owners are joined in the same proceedings, and such suits may be brought against one (1) or more owners, providing the suit is brought in the county in which the land is situated.

(a) The owner of property assessed shall be made a defendant if known. (b) If he or she is not known, that fact shall be stated in the complaint and the suit shall proceed as a proceeding in rem against the property assessed.

(a) Summons shall be issued, and the defendant shall be required to appear and respond within five (5) days after service. (b) Upon default a decree shall be rendered against such property for the amount of such assessment, penalty, costs, and attorney's fees.

(a) If the sheriff or other officer to whom the writ may be directed shall return that the defendant is not to be found in his or her county, or if the owner is stated in the complaint to be unknown, service shall be made by affixing a copy of the summons to the property assessed…

For the purpose of taking every step in such suits as herein referred to, the court shall be always open. All cases brought under this chapter shall have the precedence of all other cases pending in the court and shall be decided within thirty (30) days after service of publicati…

If the decree is in favor of the district and for the condemnation of the land, it shall be for the penalty and costs of suit as well as for the amount of assessment.

The suit shall be brought in the name of the district.

(a) In its decree of condemnation, the court shall direct that if the sum adjudged shall not be paid within ten (10) days, the property shall be sold by a special commissioner, appointed for that purpose, upon twenty (20) days' notice. (b) However, only so much of the property sh…

In the event that the description of any lot, tract, or parcel of property upon the list of the assessment hereinbefore provided to be made shall for any reason be uncertain, indefinite, or insufficient, then, in any suit brought to enforce the payment of any assessment, the cour…

(a) If any land sold under a decree as herein mentioned is not redeemed within the time allowed herein, the court in which the suit is brought for condemnation shall direct the special commissioner to execute to the purchaser or his or her assignee a deed, which may be in the for…

(a) The property shall be offered to the person who will pay the assessment, penalty, and costs for the least amount of the land. (b) (1) If none should offer the amount of the assessment, penalty, and costs, then the delinquent land shall be stricken to the special improvement d…

No allowance to the special commissioner for his or her service shall exceed five dollars ($5.00) for each lot, tract, or parcel of land sold and certificate made by him or her.

The special commissioner shall execute to the purchaser a certificate of purchase in which shall be stated the whole sum paid by the purchaser.

(a) The owner may redeem from the purchaser any time within one (1) year after the sale by paying the purchaser the amount paid by the purchaser with twenty percent (20%) thereon, which redemption shall be noted upon the margin of the decree by the purchaser. (b) (1) If the purch…

If, in the period allowed for redemption, the purchaser pays any other assessment or tax lawfully levied upon the property, the owner, upon making redemption, shall repay the assessment or tax to the purchaser, with twenty percent (20%) added thereto.

(a) If any appeal is taken from any decree mentioned in this chapter, the Supreme Court shall advance the cause on its docket and shall hear and decide the cause on as early a day as practicable. (b) The transcript shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court wi…

If the owners of such property are nonresidents of this state, infants, or persons of unsound mind, notice shall be given by publication in any newspaper in the county where the land is situated which is authorized by law to publish legal notices, which notice shall be published …

In all cases of infants or persons of unsound mind where no legal representative or guardian appears in their behalf at the hearing, it shall be the duty of the court to appoint a guardian ad litem who shall represent their interest for all purposes.

(a) The special improvement district created in this chapter shall have the power to acquire and hold real and personal property and may receive gifts, donations, and bonuses for the purpose of carrying out the object and purpose of the chapter. (b) The district shall have power …

(a) In the event that the special improvement district fails to obtain, by agreement with the owner, property for the improvement or the right thereto, it may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the property is assessed, giving the owner of such property at least te…

The district shall have power to construct and maintain a college or university within the boundaries of the district and shall have power to negotiate and contract with and grant inducements to any other college or university now in existence for the removal of the college or un…

(a) No college or university shall be established or reestablished under the provisions of this chapter in the district created by this chapter or shall be made the recipient of or receive any benefits under provisions of this chapter or by reason thereof unless the college or un…

(a) The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville shall maintain records of all applicants applying for financial assistance and shall adopt proper administrative procedures to ensure that students attending any state-supported or private institution in Arkansas shall be given the s…

(a) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by the Division of Higher Education. (b) “Statement of selective service status” means a statement certifying that:(1) The individual filing the statement is registered with the United States Selective Service System …

(a) “Statement of selective service status” means a statement on an application for employment with the State of Arkansas or for admission to any public institution of higher education, sworn under penalty of perjury, that:(1) The person filing the certificate is registered with …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Cost of attendance” means the amount reported as the cost of attendance by an institution of higher education to the Division of Higher Education through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System;(2) “Federal aid” means scholarships or gr…

(a) For the purpose of this section:(1) (A) “Academic scholarships” means scholarships awarded:(i) On a basis of criteria, including entrance exam scores, high school grade point averages, and rank in high school graduating class; or(ii) For merit or academic performance.(B) “Aca…