Title 6 — Education

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-102 Compliance with Selective Service Act required — Definitions
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-80-103Current 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. § 6-80-104 Selective Service registration — Definition
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-105 Student financial aid — Scholarship stacking — Definitions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-106 Definitions and limitations on expenditures for academic and performance scholarships
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-107 Transcripts — Definition
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(a) (1) As used in this section, “electronic transcript” means a student transcript that is formatted and transmitted electronically in the uniform method prescribed by the Division of Higher Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for use by public schoo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-108 Essays for institutional scholarships
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(a) If a state-supported institution of higher education requires the completion of an essay for an institutional scholarship application, the state-supported institution of higher education shall retain the essay for at least one (1) year after it is submitted by the student. (b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-109 Division of Higher Education — Rules
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(a) The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate or update existing division rules to allow a student who is a recipient of a scholarship to utilize scholarship funds to enroll in and attend courses offered during a summer term at the postsecondary institution in which the s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-110 Utilization of the Classic Learning Test
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(a) A state-supported institution of higher education shall accept the Classic Learning Test (CLT) examination to the same extent the state-supported institution of higher education accepts the ACT test and the SAT test. (b) (1) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to admis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-201 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Residency Classification for State-Funded Scholarships at State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-202 Residency classification for state-funded scholarships administered by Division of Higher Education
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(a) (1) In making decisions about the residency classification or reclassification of a student for State-Funded scholarship purposes, unless otherwise specified by statute, a student shall be classified as an in-state resident for state-funded scholarship purposes only if the st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-80-203 Duties and responsibilities of students
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(a) (1) It is the responsibility of each student, at the time of registration, to seek the proper residency classification for state-funded scholarship purposes.(2) A participating state-supported institution of higher education shall have a process for a student to appeal a resi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-103Current 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. § 6-81-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-104Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-105Current 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. § 6-81-1101 Tuition assistance for certain professional schools — Definitions
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(a) The Division of Higher Education shall institute a program of making grants for the benefit of Arkansas residents to assist in paying tuition for attending certain accredited schools of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, podiatry, or chiropractic located outside the S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1102 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-1102Current 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. § 6-81-1103 Repayment of out-of-state tuition paid by the State of Arkansas
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(a) The Division of Higher Education may provide loans from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund in excess of the Southern Regional Education Board grant funds to dental students enrolled in professional programs outside the state for whom any part of the out-of-state tuition is p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1104 Applicability
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The provisions of § 6-81-1103 shall not apply to Board of Control for Southern Regional Education grant funds.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1105 Veterinary medicine loans — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, fr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1106 Student loan repayment — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Food animal” means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;(2) “Food supply veterinary medicine” means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, fr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-117Current 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. § 6-81-1201 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Advanced nursing practice” means advanced nursing care provided in one (1) of the following areas of practice:(i) Family practice nursing;(ii) Pediatric nursing;(iii) Women's health nursing;(iv) Nurse midwifery;(v) Gerontology nursing;(vi) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1202 Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board
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(a) There is established the Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board composed of:(1) The dean, chair, or director of each of the accredited graduate nursing programs in the state that offers a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse anestheti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1203 Graduate nursing students — Eligibility for rural advanced nursing practice and nurse educator loans
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(a) The Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board may make advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loans to an applicant, each advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan being expressly made subject to the provisions of § 6-81-1204 if it finds that:(1) The appl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1204 Graduate nursing students — Rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan contracts — Obligations and conditions
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(a) (1) (A) The maximum amount of each master's rural advanced nursing practice or nurse educator loan for full-time applicants shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) per academic year.(B) The maximum amount of each Doctor of Philosophy in nursing loan for full-time app…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1209 Effect of subchapter
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as establishing minimal requirements for schools of nursing or otherwise affecting the powers and duties of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing regarding schools of nursing.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-121 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-121Current 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. § 6-81-122 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-122Current 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. § 6-81-123 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-123Current 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. § 6-81-130 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-130Current 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. § 6-81-1301 Program established — Purpose — Administration
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(a) There is established the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program within the Division of Higher Education. (b) The purpose of the program shall be to attract qualified teachers to the Mississippi Delta and those geographical areas of the state where…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-131 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-131Current 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. § 6-81-132 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 6-81-132Current 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. § 6-81-1401 Nursing Student Loan Program funding
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(a) Cash funds for the Nursing Student Loan Program shall consist of:(1) Funds appropriated for the Nursing Student Loan Program;(2) Federal funds;(3) Gifts;(4) Grants;(5) Bequests;(6) Devises;(7) Donations;(8) Moneys received to repay a loan under this subchapter;(9) Interest an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1402 Program established — Administration
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There is established a Nursing Student Loan Program, to be administered by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1403 Arkansas State Board of Nursing — Powers and duties
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall:(1) Prescribe forms to be used in the Nursing Student Loan Program;(2) Regulate the submission of applications for loans;(3) Determine eligibility of applicants;(4) Allow or disallow applications for financial assistance;(5) Contract …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1404 Eligibility and requirements for loans
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(a) Any person who is enrolled in or has been accepted for admission to an approved school of nursing in this state or a nationally accredited school outside the state in a course of study leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1405 Amount of loans — Maximum
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Nursing may make a loan to any applicant in an amount calculated to pay the applicant's tuition, maintenance, and other education expenses while he or she is enrolled in a program of nursing education as described in this subchapter. (b) The total …
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1406 Term of loans
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Each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be for one (1) academic year.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1407 Renewal
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(a) Subject to the availability of funds, each loan made to an applicant under this subchapter shall be renewable annually for the number of years required to complete studies leading to qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator. (b) Any l…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1408 Written contract required
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Each recipient of a loan under the provisions of this subchapter shall execute a written loan contract with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for the repayment of the loan under such terms as are provided in this subchapter and as the board shall prescribe.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1409 Cancellation of principal and interest
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Each loan contract shall include a provision that if the recipient completes his or her nursing education and qualification as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall cancel the full amount of one (1) year's loa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1410 Borrower's loss of good standing — Acceleration of due date
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If the recipient of a loan under this subchapter ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to qualify as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nursing educator, the principal and interest of al…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1411 Repayment — Interest
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(a) A recipient of a loan under this subchapter shall repay each loan together with interest at the maximum rate allowed by Arkansas law if the recipient:(1) Ceases to be enrolled in good standing in a recognized school of nursing before completing the education requirements to q…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1412 Rules
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The Arkansas State Board of Nursing shall adopt reasonable rules consistent with this subchapter to effectively and efficiently carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1601 Title
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This subchapter shall be known as the “State Teacher Education Program”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1602 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Approved institution” means a state-supported institution of higher education, a nursing school, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education that:(A) Maintains its primary headquarters in the state;(B) Is eligible to receive Title IV…
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1603 Purpose
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The purpose of the State Teacher Education Program is to improve the educational system in the state by encouraging students to teach in subject areas and geographic areas with teacher shortages.
Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1604 Administration of program
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(a) The State Teacher Education Program shall be administered by the Division of Higher Education. (b) The division shall adopt standards for awarding the loan repayments to a public school teacher with an Arkansas teacher's license teaching in a:(1) Subject area with a teacher s…