Title 6, Education

(a) (1) An election within the boundaries of an isolated school district shall be held to establish the millage rate for the isolated school district as required under § 26-80-111.(2) The millage rate of the existing district that was established before the detachment election co…

(a) (1) An existing district under which a proposed isolated school district currently operates shall agree in writing to release ownership of the isolated school's facilities and any accompanying debt on the facilities to the isolated school district.(2) The written release form…

(1) Until a duly elected or appointed isolated school district board of directors selects a superintendent, an isolated school district shall be managed by:(1) A director hired by the isolated school district;(2) A director appointed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Ed…

(a) Following the formation of an isolated school district, an existing district shall continue to operate in the same manner as it did immediately before the detachment election in which the isolated school district was created under § 6-13-1801 and shall continue to educate all…

(a) An isolated school district shall have up to sixteen (16) months from the date of a detachment election held under this subchapter to certify under § 6-13-1806 that the isolated school district is ready to begin operations. (b) If an isolated school district has not certified…

(a) An isolated school district may begin enrolling students following its establishment under this subchapter. (b) If an isolated school district has not yet begun to operate as indicated under § 6-13-1806, then the enrollment of a student in the isolated school district shall:(…

(a) The creation of an isolated school district under this subchapter does not create an immediate vacancy on the board of directors of an existing district when a member of the board of directors of the existing district resides in the newly created isolated school district. (b)…

(a) All members of a school district board of directors shall be elected to a term of office of four (4) years or six (6) years in length and with the expiration of such terms so arranged that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of positions are filled every school board elec…

(a) A vacancy shall occur on a school district board of directors if a board member:(1) Moves his or her bona fide permanent residence outside the boundaries of the school district;(2) Fails to physically attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the school district board …

(a) When a member of the board of directors of any school district in this state is convicted of a felony, a vacancy shall exist on that board of directors from the date of the final judgment of conviction. (b) The prosecuting attorney who successfully prosecutes a school distric…

(a) In cases where directors have entered the services of the United States Armed Forces or its allies, temporary vacancies on such boards are declared to exist until the end of the terms of the members or until their return to civilian life in the school district if their return…

(a) (1) Qualified electors of a school district may, by petition, have placed on the ballot of any annual school election the issue to determine whether to elect the school district board of directors:(A) From single-member zones;(B) At large; or(C) A combination of single-member…

(a) No person shall be eligible to be a member of any school district board of directors in this state unless he or she is a qualified elector of the school district which he or she serves. (b) No person who is elected to a school district board of directors shall be eligible for…

(a) (1) (A) Each director shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the…

(a) At the first regular meeting following the later of the certification of the results of the annual school election or the certification of the results of a runoff election, the board of directors of each school district shall organize by electing:(1) One (1) of their number p…

(a) (1) The board of directors of a public school district shall meet:(A) Monthly during the school term;(B) On call of the president or secretary or any three (3) members of the board of directors; and(C) When petitioned to meet by a verified written petition that:(i) Is signed …

(1) The board of directors of each school district in the state is charged with the following powers and required to perform the following duties in order to provide no less than a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools:(1) Attend meetings of the school di…

The board of directors of each school district in this state shall hereafter have authority to convey any of the school district's sixteenth section lands in exchange for any other land which would be more beneficial to the school district.

(a) The requirement of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 40, for publication of a public school district's budget shall be discharged by the board of directors of each school district by publication of the school district's budget one (1) time in a newspaper that is published in o…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the governing authority of any school district in the State of Arkansas is authorized to employ legal counsel to defend it, any member thereof, or any school official in any legal proceeding to which the board of directors, any member the…

(a) The directors of any common or special school district of this state shall have full and complete authority without any authorization by electors of the school district to execute and deliver oil, gas, and mineral leases upon the lands of the school district, which leases are…

(a) The boards of directors of the respective school districts of this state may, upon approval of the majority of the members thereof, purchase liability insurance to protect the individual members of the board of directors from legal liability for activities arising out of duti…

(a) A public school district board of directors shall grant access within each high school in its district to military forces recruiters to enable official recruiting representatives to inform students of educational and career opportunities available in the military. (b) If a pu…

Whenever any school in a school district in any county of this state having a population of less than six thousand (6,000), according to the most recent federal census, is located in a community in which there is only one (1) store selling school supplies or furnishings, the scho…

(a) (1) (A) A member of a local school district board of directors who has served on the board of directors for twelve (12) or more consecutive months shall obtain no less than six (6) hours of training and instruction by December 31 of each calendar year.(B) (i) A member of a sc…

(a) (1) The board of directors of any school district shall have the authority to provide by resolution adopted by a majority vote that a portion of the board members shall be elected by zone, at large, or a combination thereof.(2) A candidate for a position to be elected by zone…

(a) The board of directors of schools with an average daily membership of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) shall hereafter hold all school district board of director meetings and public hearings in facilities that will adequately accommodate individuals with disabilities an…

(a) (1) A school district shall have a board of directors with five (5) members or seven (7) members.(2) A school district may have a board of directors with nine (9) members if the school district has an average daily membership of twenty thousand (20,000) or more. (1) A school …

(a) (1) Each local public school district board of directors shall adopt policies for and establish procedures that require a public school district superintendent to consult with teachers employed by the public school district before making any decisions regarding the hiring or …

(a) A member of a school district board of directors is subject to recall and removal by a majority vote of the electors qualified to vote for the office held by the member to be removed. (b) A member of a school district board of directors is subject to recall and removal for th…

(a) The board of directors of any school district in Arkansas is authorized to appoint a treasurer to handle the funds of the school district. (b) The treasurer shall be appointed at a regular meeting of the board of directors. (c) An executed certificate of appointment shall be …

(a) Any two (2) or more school districts in this state are authorized to enter into compacts, as authorized by this subchapter, to share or provide educational facilities, resources, and opportunities, including without limitation alternative educational programs, secondary area …

(1) Compacts entered into under the provisions of this subchapter shall:(1) Be in writing and specify the effective date thereof, the duration thereof, and provisions for termination of the compact, if any, desired by the compacting school districts;(2) Include a description of t…

(a) Before any compact shall become binding upon any member school district, the board of directors of each school district shall approve, by majority action of the entire membership, a resolution approving the compact agreement and the participation of the school district therei…

All compacts entered into under this subchapter shall be first submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education before the compacts shall become effective.

Amendments, alterations, or changes in compact agreements may be made by the same methods and procedures as are provided in this subchapter for the establishment of compact agreements.

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any school district to incur bonded indebtedness and pledge millage rates for the acquisition of lands or the construction of buildings in any school district other than within the school district so incurring that indebt…

Children educated under compact agreements shall, for educational purposes, be considered as attending the school district of their residence.

The general election laws shall apply to school elections insofar as they are not in conflict with the school election laws.

(a) (1) (A) The annual school election shall be held in each school district of the state:(i) In even-numbered years, on the date of the preferential primary election; and(ii) (a) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(A)(ii)(b) of this section, in odd-numbered years, on the fi…

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(5) of this section, the county board of election commissioners of each county shall designate all the polling sites for each school district in its respective county, including districts having territory in more than one (1) county…

All persons who have registered to vote in the manner prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, at least thirty (30) calendar days immediately before the school election shall be deemed qualified electors of the school district in which they reside and shall have the pri…

(a) The county board of election commissioners shall give notice of all school elections under § 7-5-202. (b) If a school election for a school district that includes more than one (1) county is conducted by the county board of election commissioners for the domicile county and n…

All elections shall be by secret ballot, and none of the electors shall be required to sign his or her ballot.

(a) (1) All candidate filings under this subchapter shall be with the county clerk of the county in which the school district is domiciled for administrative purposes.(2) A district school board member shall be elected at the preferential primary election.(3) (A) (i) In a special…

(1) When the polls of each election are closed, the election officials shall immediately proceed to count the results and make returns of the votes under § 6-14-115, showing:(1) The number of votes cast for each person for school district director;(2) The number of votes cast for…