| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Finance--Bonds |
To governor 02/2013 |
P-12 | District Bonds
S.B. 139
Amends how the state helps financially-distressed school districts pay off bonds. Requires the Arkansas Department of Education to withhold ...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
To governor 02/2013 |
P-12 | Common Statewide Spring Break
H.B. 1134
Sets a common, statewide Spring Break holiday. Specifies holiday will begin on the 38th week of the school year.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar....
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School Safety |
To governor 02/2013 |
P-12 | School Safety Study
S.B. 93
Requires a study on the readiness, capabilities of public schools in the states to prevent, respond to acts of violence against students and...
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Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
To governor 02/2013 |
P-12 | Student Use of Electronic Devices
H.B. 1015
Allows public school districts to establish policies regarding student use of electronic communication devices while at school.
http://www....
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
To governor 01/2013 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Facilities
S.B. 4
Assists community and technical colleges in acquiring capital funding. Specifies procedures for instituting millage elections. Makes technic...
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High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Adopted 12/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Rules Governing Dual & Concurrent Enrollment
AR ADC 005.15.7-1.00 through ADC 005.15.7-5.00
Establishes requirements, procedures concerning concurrent college and high school credit for students who have completed the eighth grade. ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Adopted 09/2012 |
P-12 | Rules Governing the Closure of Isolated Schools
AR ADC 005.01.8-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.8-5.00
Provides that any isolated school within a resulting or receiving district shall remain open unless the school board of directors of the res...
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School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Adopted 09/2012 |
pre-K-12 | Repeals Rules Governing Administrative Consolidation or Annexation of Public School Districts
AR ADC 005.01.4-1.0 to AR ADC 005.01.4-8.0; AR ADC 005.01.7-1.0 toAR ADC 005.01.7-5.0
Repeal of Rules Governing Administrative Consolidation or Annexation of Public School Districts; Repeal of ADE 236 - Rules Governing Consoli...
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School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Adopted 09/2012 |
pre-K-12 | Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts
AR ADC 005.01.4-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.4-28.00
Establishes the requirements and procedures concerning the consolidation and annexation of school districts; the administrative consolidatio...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Adopted 08/2012 |
P-12 | Teacher Excellence and Support System
AR ADC 005.08.4-1.0 to AR ADC005.08.4-14.0
Establishes the requirements and implementation procedures concerning the Teacher Excellence and Support System, beginning in the 2014-2015 ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Adopted 07/2012 |
pre-K-12 | Rules Governing Education Service Cooperatives
AR ADC 005.01.24-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.24-31.00
Authorizes the State Board of Education (BOE) to establish a statewide system of not more than fifteen multicounty education service coopera...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Adopted 05/2012 |
P-12 | Guidelines, Procedures and Enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act
AR ADC 005.23.2-1.00 to 23.2-10.00
Govern the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act.
http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.23.11-...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Adopted 05/2012 |
P-12 | School District Requirements for Personnel Policies and Documents Posted to District Websites
AR ADC 005.01.25-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.25-9.00
Outlines requirements for publishing school district classified and licensed personnel policies, salary schedules, establishing minimum sala...
| More... |
Health |
Adopted 04/2012 |
P-12 | Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards
AR ADC 005.15.15-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.15-12.0
Amends rules governing nutrition and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment protocols in Arkansas public schools...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Postsec. | Grant for Vocational Education
H.B. 1063
Earmarks $300,000 each fiscal year for eligible entities approved by the State Board of Career Education, in order to expand the vocational ...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
Adopted 03/2012 |
P-12 | Professional Development; Attendance at Instructional Professional Development Sessions; Distribution of Student Special Needs Funding
AR ADC 005.22.7-1.0 to AR ADC 005.22.7-9.00; AR ADC 005.22.1-1.00 to AR ADC 005.22.1-5.00; AR ADC 005.01.11-1.00 to AR ADC 005.01.11-9.00
Provides guidelines for developing a high quality professional development system for all educators in order to facilitate individual, team,...
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No Child Left Behind |
Adopted 03/2012 |
P-12 | Rules Governing Highly Qualified Teachers
AR ADC 005.19.9-1.0 to AR ADC 005.19.9-5.0; AR ADC 005.19.9 Appendix A, B, C
Establishes definitions and procedures to designate teachers as highly qualified in the core academic subject areas pursuant to the No Child...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 03/2012 |
P-12 | Background Checks and License Revocation
AR ADC 005.23.5-1.00 to AR ADC 005.23.5-8.00; AR ADC 005.15.19-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.19-4.00; AR ADC 005.15.13-1.00 to AR ADC005.15.13-8.00
Sets forth the requirements for a criminal background check and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check for: each first-time applicant f...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Adopted 03/2012 |
P-12 | Financial Incentives for Certified Speech-Language Pathologists
AR ADC 005.16.16-1.00 to AR ADC 005.16.16-6.00
Provides guidelines to ensure the availability and retention of certified speech-language pathologists by providing additional compensation ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Adopted 03/2012 |
P-12 | Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High Priority Districts
AR ADC 005.16.15-1.00 to AR ADC 005.16.15-6.00
Establish procedures to provide incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high priority districts with an average daily membership...
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Assessment--End-of-Course |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | End-of-course Assessments and Remediation
AR ADC 005.15.21-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.21-8.0
Requires all public school students to participate in the statewide program of educational assessments, including general end-of-course asse...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | Rules Governing Public Charter Schools
AR ADC 005.08.2-1.00 to AR ADC 005.08.2-8.00
Outlines application requirements for public charter schools and state board approval for licenses for existing open-enrollment public chart...
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Leadership--District Superintendent |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | Establishes the Superintendent Mentoring Program
AR ADC 005.16.17-1.00 to AR ADC005.16.17-7.00
Requires, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, that any first-year superintendent complete the superintendent mentoring program within ...
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School Safety |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | School District Student Discipline and School Safety Policies
AR ADC 005.15.17-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.17-6.00
Sets forth guidelines to assist school districts with developing, reviewing and revising student discipline and school safety policies. Requ...
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State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | Distance Learning Regulations
AR ADC 005.25.2-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.2-13.00; AR ADC 005.25.4-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.4-5.00; AR ADC 005.25.5-1.00 to AR ADC 005.25.5-9.00
Creates the distance Learning Coordinating Council to evaluate programs and determine whether they are being utilized fully and efficiently....
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State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | Instructional Materials
AR ADC 005.15.11-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.11-7.00; AR ADC 005.04.23-2.00 to AR ADC 005.04.23-11.00
Authorizes the State Board to select a statewide textbook selection committee to recommend a list of instructional materials consistent with...
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Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
Adopted 02/2012 |
P-12 | School Worker Defense Program and Advisory Board
AR ADC 005.01.23-1.0 to AR ADC 005.01.23-10.0; AR ADC 005.04.8-1.00 to AR ADC 005.04.8-11.00
Establishes the School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board (the Board). Directs that the Board be comprised of seven specific members, and...
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Finance--District |
Adopted 01/2012 |
P-12 | Expenditure Requirements by Arkansas School Districts
AR ADC 005.04.6-1.00 to AR ADC 005.04.6-8.00
Repeals rules and regulations governing expenditure requirements by Arkansas school districts for teacher salaries, special education, vocat...
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Health |
Adopted Regulations 10/2011 |
P-12 | Hearing Services Provider Manual
AR ADC 016.06.24-202.110; AR ADC 016.06.24-213.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-214.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-242.100, 110, 200, 310; AR ADC 016.06.35-500.000
Revises the Hearing Services provider policy manual to allow school districts and education service cooperatives (ESCs) to perform certain a...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | District Takeovers by State Board
S.B. 383
If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of dire...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Charter School Reporting
S.B. 436
Requires a public charter school to annually submit a report detailing: (1) The number of applications for enrollment received; (2) The numb...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | School Performance Reporting
S.B. 737
Requires the annual school performance report to be submitted to the Senate and the House Committees on Education.
Requires the annual schoo...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Alternative Learning Environments
S.B. 81
Requires districts to establish alternative learning environment programs for at-risk students. Specifies that such programs are not punitiv...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Charter School Cap
S.B. 346
Declares that if the cap on the number of charters available for an open-enrollment public charter school is within two charters of meeting ...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Amending Opportunity Public School Choice Act
S.B. 788
Amends transportation policies affecting open enrollment students. Authorizes the receiving districts or charters to transport students to a...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Training on Audit Procedures
H.B. 1708
Requires school district board members to obtain professional development concerning audit procedures. Defines scope and content of training...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Implementing Common Core State Standards
S.B. 383
To transition to and implement the Common Core State Standards, the State Board of Education may: (1) Modify curriculum and assessment requi...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Athletic Trainers
H.B. 1743
Requires districts to develop procedures concerning student physical activity in its public schools that includes recognition and management...
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Monitoring Changes in Child Abuse Laws
S.B. 323
Requires districts to update school policies when a law regarding child abuse is amended or added to the Arkansas code. Requires board of di...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Training on Recognizing Child Abuse
S.B. 527
Requires districts to provide in-service training to licensed school personnel on the signs of child sexual abuse and other forms of child m...
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High School--College Readiness |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Number of Districts Providing Remediation or College Prep
S.B. 352
Includes information in the department of education's school performance report about the number of districts providing remediation and coll...
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High School--Exit Exams |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | End-of-Course Assessments
S.B. 383
Concerning the high-stakes end-of-course assessments for English II. Beginning with the 2014-2015 (changed from 2013-14) school year, all in...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Credit for participating in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
H.B. 2205
Allows public school student to recieve high school graduation credit participation in Jr. ROTC. A student who completes two semesters of a ...
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Evaluation of Early Learning Programs
S.B. 337
Directs the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to assess each early childhood program in this state that receives state fu...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Classroom Assignment of Multiple Birth Siblings
S.B. 268
Authorizes parents with multiple birth siblings who are assigned to the same grade level and school, prek-6 to request in writing that the s...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Parental monitors on school buses
S.B. 321
Authorizes a school district board of directors to create and implement a program to authorize a parent of a child enrolled in the school di...
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School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Bullying Policies
S.B. 892
Amends state anti-bullying policy. Defines "attribute" an individual may be bullied for to include: race, color, religion, ancestry, nationa...
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School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Anti-Hazing Policy
S.B. 897
Clarifies that prohibition against hazing includes the initiation into or affiliation with sports programs and other extracurricular activit...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Districts with Fewer than 350 Students
S.B. 383
Requires the Department of Education to annually publish a List of all school districts with fewer than three hundred 350 students according...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Performance Ratings for Education Service Cooperatives
H.B. 1433
Establishes performance ratings for education service cooperatives. Requires that each education service cooperative be evaluated during the...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Special Arrangements for Truant Student
H.B. 1995
Authorizes parents to petition for special arrangments to address student absences prior to a student accumulating the maximum number of abs...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | College and Career Readiness standards
H.B. 1620
Establishes the Arkansas College and Career Readiness standards. Develops criteria to evaluate, support, promote and fund career and technic...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Oversight of Desegregation Funds
H.B. 1878
Provides oversight of and accountability for state desegregation funding received and expended by the Pulaski County School Districts.
http:...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Revenue Receipts
H.B. 1296
Clarifies the definition of revenue receipts of a school district.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1296.pdf...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | School Funding Amounts
H.B. 1901
Changes the foundation funding level for students. Includes students in regular settings, alternative settings, English-language learners an...
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Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Clarifying Definitions
H.B. 1527
Clarifies definitions related to bonded debt assistance for school districts.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act266....
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Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Enforcement of Ethics Violations
H.B. 1952
Replaces prior policy on reporting of ethics violations for educators. Defines ethics violations, reporting requirements and disciplinary ac...
| More... |
Health |
To Governor 03/2011 |
P-12 | Administration of Glucagon
H.B. 1447
Provides that a licensed nurse employed by a school district or other healthcare professional shall annually train volunteer school personne...
| More... |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Suicide Prevention
H.B. 1778
Requires two hours of mandatory in-service professional development once every five years for licensed personnel in teen suicide awareness a...
| More... |
High School--College Readiness |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Prep Programs
H.B. 1617
Requires each public school administering the college readiness assessment to provide the basis for the counseling concerning postsecondary ...
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Leadership--District Superintendent |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Superintendent Mentoring Program
S.B. 344
Directs the Department of Education to develop and sponsor a superintendent mentoring program for first-year superintendents that includes: ...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Supplemental Educational Services Transparency Act
H.B. 2088
Enacts the "Supplemental 33 Educational Services Transparency Act." Directs providers to prepare and submit an annual report to districts wh...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Parental Notification of Law Enforcement Involvement
H.B. 1578
Concerns parental notification in cases of police investigation of possible child abuse. Directs principals to not provide parental notifica...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Parental Involvement Plans
S.B. 740
Directs the department of education to monitor each school district's parental involvement plan to: (i) Evaluate whether the school district...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Compensation for Unpaid Sick Leave
S.B. 354
Clarifies that discretion is granted to state-supported institutions of higher educaiton on whether or not to compensate all employees for u...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Student Loan Authority.
H.B. 1489
Clarifies the purposes, duties and operation of the Arkansas Student Loan Authority. Defines loans and students. Authorizes authority to ado...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Higher Education Annual Report
H.B. 1454
Clarifies what information specific to higher education-related reports should contain, including information on affirmitive action programs...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Minimum Admissions Standards
H.B. 2050
Beginning with the 2012-13 academic year, using one of the federally approved ability to benefit assessments, authorizes use of reassessment...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Higher Education Information System
H.B. 2142
Creates the Arkansas Higher Education Information System, to be developed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Defines scope of s...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Funding Forumla
S.B. 766
Revises funding formula for postsecondary institutions to include a needs-based component and an outcome-centered component. Directs the Ark...
| More... |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Presentation of Expenditure Data
H.B. 1017
Requires state-supported institutions of higher education to present expenditure data on a Web site operated by the institution. The website...
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Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Accreditation
H.B. 1254
Prohibits the use of false academic credentials. Requires accrediation from the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board before a postse...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | Academic Challenge Scholarship Priority
H.B. 1821
Gives priority for an Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship to a student whose parent was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and was killed...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Distribution of Academic Challenge Scholarship
H.B. 1937
Directs the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Education, and the Bureau of Legislative Research jointly to conduct a study o...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | Deductions from State Employee Paychecks
H.B. 1924
Revises payroll deduction for state employees to include deposits into a tax-deferred college savings plan.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/as...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act
H.B. 1302
Amends the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, amends provisions concerning criminal penalties for lottery fraud and scholarship stacking.
htt...
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Postsecondary Institutions |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Obtaining Student Consent Form
H.B. 1875
Requires institutions of higher education to make a good faith effort to obtain the student consent form and collect and report the data req...
| More... |
Postsecondary Success--Completion |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Common Course Numbering
H.B. 1772
Strengthens the transfer of courses between institutions of higher education. Expands the Roger Phillips transfer policy. Clarifies which co...
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Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Minimum Scores to Enroll in College-Level Credit Courses
H.B. 2032
Directs the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to determine the minimum scores or criteria to allow simultaneous enrollment in col...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Studying Extended School Year
S.B. 711
Directs the interim Senate Committee on Education and the interim House Committee on Education to jointly study issues relevant to the adopt...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Youth Development Grant Program
S.B. 138
Provides a framework for afterschool programs that promote positive youth development. Establishes the positive Youth Development Grant Prog...
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School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Prohibition of Certain Clothing
H.B. 1936
Requires districts to prohibit the wearing of clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female student.
http://www.arkle...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Licensed Speech Pathologists Bonus
H.B. 1819
Specifies the date for the department of education to pay the licensed pathologist bonus. Details repayment terms for teachers who receive b...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Teacher Excellence and Support System
H.B. 2178
Establishes the Teacher Excellence and Support System. Institutes a system of teacher evaluation of the following categories: (A) Planning a...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Teacher Licensure and Reciprocity
H.B. 1893
Directs the state board to issue standard five-year teaching licenses to individuals who meet certain requirements, including holding out-of...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Paying a Licensed Employee Additional Salary Increases
H.B. 1366
Clarifies that a school district is not 21 prohibited from paying a licensed employee additional salary increases as a supplement under spec...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Member Employment
S.B. 126
Establishes the right of an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System member to remain an active member when employed by an institution of higher e...
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Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Digital Textbook Resources
H.B. 1427
Amends school district textbook requirements. Requires that digital resources be provided to students at no cost along with equipment requir...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | Scheduling First Day of School
H.B. 1099
Allows districts flexibility in establishing first day of school, to be on or after the Monday of the 24 week in which August 19 falls; (ii)...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | Common Spring Break
H.B. 1224
Extends through the 2013 school year the term and duties of the advisory committe on common spring break.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass...
| More... |
Finance--Lotteries |
Adopted 12/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Academic Challenges Scholarship Program
H.B. 1163/S.B. 126
Defines terms used in the Arkansas Acedemic Challengs Scholarship Program and requirements for student participation. Requires Director of D...
| More... |
Student Supports--Remediation |
Adopted 12/2009 |
P-12 | End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation
005.15.09
Adopts rules governing public school end-of-course assessments and remediation. Provides that beginning with the 2009-10 school year and eac...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Closing the Achievement Gap
H.B. 2163
Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address t...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data
S.B. 943
Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvem...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act
H.B. 1808
Creates the College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act. Defines "college and career readiness". Beginning with the 2010-11 school yea...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Accomodations for Students with Difficulty with Sensory Processing
S.B. 358
Allows reasonable accommodation by the Department of Education and each school district for a student who has difficulty with sensory proces...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Project Graduation Commission
H.B. 1956
Creates the Arkansas project graduation commission to investigate high school dropout prevention strategies, analyze the relationship betwee...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Enrollment of a Teacher's Child in Nonresident District
S.B. 847
Allows a student whose parent or guardian is employed by a school district or educational service cooperative to continue attendance at a no...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Checks for all Public School Employees and Bus Drivers
H.B. 1450
Enhances the safety of children by requiring central registry checks for all public school employees and bus drivers.
http://www.arkleg.stat...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Strengthening Vocational and Technical Education
S.B. 955
Concerns vocational and technical education in public high schools; provides that a student who successfully completes an approved vocationa...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Improving History Education
S.B. 452
Creates the State Legislative Task Force on the assessment and improvement of state history education in public schools.
http://www.arkleg.s...
| More... |
Curriculum--International Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act
S.B. 903
Creates the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization. Defines duties of organization.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass...
| More... |
Curriculum--Language Arts |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | End of Course Requirements
H.B. 1959
Adds transcript requirements to provide evidence of end-of-course assessment credit for Algebra I and/or English II for specified future sch...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Department of Career Education
H.B. 1884
Renames the department of workforce education as the department of career education; renames the state board of workforce education and care...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Ac
H.B. 2243
Amends the Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Scholarship Lottery Act; revises eligibility requirements for nursing school schol...
| More... |
Federal |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Reporting of National School Lunch Student Categorical Fund Expenditures
S.B. 889
Requires the Department of Education to provide a detailed report of national school lunch student categorical fund expenditures, transfers ...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Reporting of Fiscal or Facilities Distress
H.B. 2170
Provides intervention and professional consultation upon early indicators of the fiscal or facilities distress of a public school district; ...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Student Growth Funding
H.B. 1555
Clarifies student growth funding for public school districts.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1501.pdf...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Dismissal of Superintendent For Cause
S.B. 345
Allows a superintendent's employment contract with a school district to be terminated for cause and without the district having any further ...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Fiscal Accountability for Education Service Cooperative
H.B. 1606
Provides fiscal accountability for education service cooperatives; provides that such cooperatives may submit a complete listing of all empl...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Auditing of Noncompliant Districts
S.B. 904
Provides that the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may refer an audit report of a school district to the Department of Education if the ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | The Clean Air on Campus Act of 2009
H.B. 2007
Enacts the Clean Air on Campus Act of 2009; prohibits smoking on state-supported institutions of higher education campuses to protect studen...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Smart Core Incentive Funding Program
S.B. 918
Creates the Smart Core Incentive Funding Program to provide a financial incentive to assist with a public high school's efforts to encourage...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Tuition for Dual Credit
H.B. 1993
Allows a two-year or four-year college or university to provide concurrent credit courses to high school students at a reduced tuition amoun...
| More... |
Minority/Diversity Issues |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Repeals Faculty/Administrator Development Fellows Program
S.B. 857
Repeals the faculty/administrator development fellows program that assists state institutions of higher education in increasing the academic...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Measurable Exit Standards for Remedial Courses
H.B. 1990
Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with state-supported institutions of higher education, to develop by inst...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Reporting of Postsecondary Remediation
H.B. 1764
Requires the Department of Higher Education to collect information necessary to prepare reports of college achievement of high school gradua...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Campus Security Enhancement Act
H.B. 2135
Enacts the Campus Security Enhancement Act to create a multidisciplinary advisory task force composed of leaders in education, mental health...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Opportunities Grant Program
S.B. 850
Broadens the Higher Education Opportunities Grant Program; provides need-based financial aid for all college-going individuals from low inco...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Scholarships for Dependents of EMTs, Firefighters and Police
S.B. 855
Provides continuing eligibility for a scholarship benefit for the children and spouses of emergency medical technicians, firefighters and la...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Governor's Scholars Program Awards
S.B. 856
Provides flexibility for the State Department of Higher Education in awarding Governor's Scholars Program Awards by providing that if there ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Child Care Services for Eligible Students in Two-Year Colleges
S.B. 963
Provides child care services for Temporary Assistance to Needy Family Program recipients enrolled in day or evening classes in a two-year co...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Study of the Affordability of Higher Education for Undergraduates
S.B. 885
Creates an interim study of the affordability of higher education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act964.pdf...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Make Up Days
S.B. 814
Relates to inclusion of five make-up days for days lost due to exceptional or emergency circumstances in each school district's academic cal...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Appeal of Suspension of Expulsion
H.B. 1091
Allows a school district board of directors to meet in executive session on an appeal of the suspension or expulsion of a public school stud...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Required Publically Available Information
H.B. 1940
Includes in the information which a school district must make available on its website, or the website of the school district's education se...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Academic Facilities Review Board
H.B. 1852
Establishes an academic facilities review board; provides public school districts with an additional opportunity for a hearing on the determ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Inspections of Academic Facilities
S.B. 863
Provides a process for routine inspections and reporting of inspections of public school academic facilities.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | School Bus Safety Equipment Grant Pilot Program
S.B. 500
Creates the School Bus Safety Equipment Grant Pilot Program to assist school districts in equipping school buses with video recording device...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Bus Safety Plans
S.B. 499
Requires the Superintendent and Director of Transportation of each school district, in consultation with the appropriate law enforcement age...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Legislative Task Force on Autism
S.B. 938
Creates the Legislative Task Force on Autism to examine how the State responds to autism and autism spectrum disorders, determine and recomm...
| More... |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Division of Youth Services
H.B. 1932
Requires the Division of Youth Services (DYS) to provide a system of education in residential youth services centers it operates according g...
| More... |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Skills Training for Inmates
H.B. 1894
Requires the department of correction to provide skills training and educational opportunities for all inmates not serving a life sentence o...
| More... |
STEM |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program
H.B. 1273
Creates the Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program to provide for mobile learning in rural school districts; provides that each district p...
| More... |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Task Force on Athletic Training
H.B. 2129
Creates the Legislative Task Force on Athletic Training in Public Schools to study health care issues concerning secondary school student at...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Code of Ethics Proceedings
H.B. 1859
Provides for the confidentiality of certain documents and procedures relating to code of ethics proceedings of the professional licensure st...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | On-Leave Teachers Reponsible for Cost of Replacements
H.B. 2004
Eliminates the requirement that members of the National Guard or reserve who are teachers or administrators pay for the cost of a substitute...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Teacher Opportunity Program
S.B. 852
Amends the Teacher Opportunity Program; provides scholarships to teachers returning to college to receive an additional certification.
http:...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment for High-Priority Districts
S.B. 980
Provides additional incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high-priority school districts. Increases teacher signing bonuses; e...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Consolidation of Teacher Education Recruitment Programs
S.B. 853
Consolidates the Teacher Education Recruitment Programs by repealing the Minority Teachers Scholars Program, Minority Masters Fellows Progra...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Subpoena Power
H.B. 1372
Grants subpoena power to the state board of education and the professional licensure standards board.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Professional Development Credit
H.B. 1999
Revises provisions of existing law governing school district teacher professional development credit. Authorizes online professional develop...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Bonuses for Nationall Board Certified Teachers
H.B. 1862
Provides bonuses for individuals who have worked for a minimum number of years with a national board certification as a classroom teacher, b...
| More... |
Technology |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Public School Computer Network
S.B. 459
Improves data collection by the Public School Computer Network; ensures that any changes to the data collection systems used by the Departme...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Educational Sucess for Military Children
H.B. 1400
Removes barriers to educational success for military children.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1400.pdf...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Enrollment Age
S.B. 252
Ensures that the enrollment age in prekindergarten is consistent with the enrollment criteria for entry into public school; ensures that ade...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Parental Involvement
H.B. 1272
Requires each school's parental involvement plan to provide instruction to parents on how to incorporate developmentally appropriate learnin...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Salary Transparency
S.B. 55
Increases salary transparency for administrators in state-supported institutions of higher education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Comprehensive Higher Education Annual Report
H.B. 1589
Creates the comprehensive higher education annual report; consolidates all current legislatively required reports pertaining to higher educa...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Limits on Academic and Performance Scholarships
S.B. 316
Limits the amount of unrestricted educational and general tuition and fee income a state-supported institution of higher education can spend...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Common Spring Break Within Districts
S.B. 226
Establishes a common spring break for all state public schools in each school district.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
To governor 03/2009 |
P-12 | Veteran's Day
H.C.R. 1017
Encourages Schools to raise awareness of the sacrifices that veterans have made for our country by having a school assembly to commemorate v...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Juvenile Safety Plan
H.B. 1057
Provides for verbal notification of changes to a juvenile safety plan to school principals and assistant school principals. http://www.arkle...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Antony Hobbs III Act
S.B. 312
Creates school- based automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/20...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Placement of Students with Behavioral Disabilities
S.B. 238
Ensures students categorized with behavioral disabilities in other states are promptly and adequately placed in the state public school syst...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Correcting Calculation Errors in Teacher Retirement
S.B. 155
Allows the teacher retirement system to correct calculation errors that cause manifest injustice to Arkansas teacher retirement system membe...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Recouping Benefits
S.B. 227
Allows the teacher retirement system to recoup benefits, including interest, paid to a member who does not meet the eligibility requirements...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | School Attendance Laws
S.B. 295
Ensures consistent public school attendance laws.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB295.pdf...
| More... |
Desegregation |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Accountability and Efficiency
H.B. 1222
Ensures continued accountability and efficiency for school districts involved in desegregation litigation.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ass...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Recommendations for Educational Adequacy
H.B. 1250
Requires a review of the recommendations for educational adequacy for all public school students before each fiscal session; relates to fund...
| More... |
Governance |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Ethical Guidelines
H.B. 1429
Requires a statement regarding compliance with ethical guidelines and prohibitions for board members, administrators, and employees be inclu...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Membership of the Early Childhood Commission
H.B. 1044
Expands membership of the State early childhood commission.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/default.asp...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Birth through Pre-K teaching credential
H.B. 1132
Creates a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential and endorsement.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1132.pdf...
| More... |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Kindergarten Entry
H.B. 1098
Allows students who have completed Pre-Kindergarten to enroll in kindergarten in certain circumstances.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assemb...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings
S.B. 49
Allows taxpayers to divert all or part of their state income tax refund to a tax-deferred tuition savings program account by designating the...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | National Guard Tuition Incentive Program
S.B. 268
Amends the State National Guard Tuition Incentive Program; provides that in-service recruits are not eligible for benefits under the program...
| More... |
Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Roger Phillips Transfer Policy Act
H.B. 1357
Creates a system for fully transferable credit hours from degrees in associate of arts, associate of science, and associate of arts in teach...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Lifetime Teaching License
H.B. 1133
Amends eligibility and application requirements for the lifetime teaching license.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB113...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | Code of Ethics for Educators
005.16.08
Amends rules relating to Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators
http://arkansased.org/rules/pdf/pending/educator_ethics02...
| More... |
Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | School Desegregation
H.B. 1003A
Amends provisions concerning school desegregation funding and litigation costs; extends the time period within which a school district must ...
| More... |
Finance--Lotteries |
On 11/04/2008 Ballot. 04/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Lottery Funds for College Scholarships
Amendment 3
Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; authorizes the General Assembly to establish, operate, and regulate State lotteries to fund...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | School improvement plans
H.B. 1517
Relates to an act to expand monitoring by the Department of Education of school district implementation of school improvement plans as requi...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Evaluation of state education system
H.B. 2663
Enacts the continuing adequacy evaluation act of 2007 to continually evaluation the state education system by strengthening and preserving t...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | SDE staffing for accountability
S.B. 274 (Accountability--Evaluating Performance)
Section 68 changes the position of director of the Division of Public School Accountability of the Department of Education to assistant comm...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Evaluation Center
S.B. 951
Creates the Arkansas evaluation center to: Attract students to existing courses and provide new online and distance learning courses; stimul...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Reporting
S.B. 274 (Accountability Provisions)
Section 1: Provides for the accountability information formerly reported by the Department of Education will now be reported on each distri...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Report Cards
S.B. 274
Relates to information that school districts must publish on their websites; relates to education assessment programs and the confidentialit...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Adopted 04/2007 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability
005.19.06-002, ADE 247
Adopts rules to develop a single comprehensive testing, assessment and accountability program which utilizes the most current and effective ...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | assessments and teacher license
S.B. 274 (Technical corrections)
Act makes corrections in code including modifying references to state-mandated tests or benchmark exams to references to "augmented, criteri...
| More... |
Cheating |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Falsified assessment information
S.B. 274 (Cheating)
Section 11 concerns sanctions to be imposed for violation of security or confidentiality on a state-mandated assessment by school district p...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Character and citizenship
S.B. 274 (Curriculum)
Section 52 repeals code concerning requirements for social studies, civics education, character and citizenship. (Act No. 1573)
http://www.a...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Economic/Workforce Development
H.B. 1562
Improves the college remediation rate and ensures a general suitable, and efficient system of college and workforce readiness for all studen...
| More... |
Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Funding
S.B. 274 (Finance)
Section 32 of the act repeals code concerning eligibility for isolated schools funding; Section 30 properly replaces the isolated schools la...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Finance
H.B. 1726
Act to assist school districts with the transition between levels of categorical funding for the national school lunch students by providing...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Nutrition, literacy
H.B. 1884
An act for the department of health and human services - division of child care and early childhood education - after school literacy and nu...
| More... |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | high school advanced placement
H.B. 2734
Ensures a rigorous and efficient curriculum for high school students; assist small, rural public schools in providing students access to the...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Dual enrollment coursework
H.B. 1730
Develops guidelines for endorsed concurrent enrollment courses that may be taught along with advanced placement courses in high schools; rep...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Training of board members
H.B. 2514
Amends the commission on closing the achievement gap in Arkansas to provide training for commission members. Modifies term lengths of commis...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Student Mobility
S.B. 274 (NCLB, Choice)
Section 26. New provision requires district to provide, within ten days, students records and prohibiting holding the student records back ...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--School Support |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Support services
S.B. 868
Establishes the Human Services Workers in the Schools Program designed to help children and families by promoting the safety of children and...
| More... |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Child care
H.B. 2211
Creates the Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Facilities Act; requires the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the D...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary incentive funding
H.B. 2325
Improves retention and graduation rates at public colleges and universities by providing a mechanism to distribute incentive funding for imp...
| More... |
Special Education--Placement |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Special education placement
S.B. 274 (Special Education)
Sections 34 and 39 amend provisions of the Children with Disabilities Act to update law concerning the state's responsibility for ensuring t...
| More... |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
Postsec. | Study of teacher certification
H.B. 2660
Requests that the House Interim Committee on Education and the Senate Interim Committee on Education study degree programs at institutions o...
| More... |
STEM |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | STEM
H.B. 1682
Makes an appropriation to the State Science and Technology Authority for the STEM Coalition for the research and development of a plan conce...
| More... |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | transmission of records
S.B. 274 (Student Records)
Section 41 provides for the electronic transmission of public school transcripts to correctly enroll and place students transferrred between...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | teacher licensure
H.B. 2792
Requires the state Board of Education to prescribe uniform college level preparatory and grade point average requirements for teacher prepar...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Ethics
S.B. 274 (Teacher Certification)
Sections 23 and 24 of the act amend the provisions of Arkansas Code 6-17-410 and 6-17-414 concerning issuance of new teacher licenses, and ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Traveling quality teachers
S.B. 843
Establishes the Arkansas Traveling Teacher Program to assist rural and/or small districts in providing appropriately certified licensed teac...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher compensation
S.B. 54
Establishes the Arkansas Alternative Pay Programs Act which relates to a salary amount that is part of a certified or classified school empl...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Pilot incentive pay plan
H.B. 2614
Creates a pilot program to restructure the teacher professional pay system to be known as the Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program (R...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | charter school, accountability
H.B. 1504
Provides a major revision of the Public Charter School Law. Amends Public Charter School Law to allow for obtaining conversion public chart...
| More... |
Assessment |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Rising Junior Exam
S.B. 203
Relates to an act to repeal the requirement that college juniors take the Rising Junior Exam.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/20...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Economic Development
H.B. 2413
Authorizes the Science and Technology Authority to support an alliance of research universities, chancellors and presidents, and representat...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Finance
H.B. 1632
Amends the public school funding act of 2003; ensures that every public school district in the state receives the full amount of foundation ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Enhanced Educational Funding
H.B. 1633
Provides enhanced educational funding by supplementing the amount of per student foundation funding distributed to school districts for the ...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | early learning
H.B. 1487
Relates to an act to increase the early literacy skills of children by creating a literacy skills component to the Arkansas Academic Challen...
| More... |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | kindergarten entrance age
S.B. 217
Lowers the age of enrollment in kindergarten in public school from 5 by September 1 in 2009-2010, for the 2010-2011 school year
the cutoff a...
| More... |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Legislative Task Force on Postsecondary
H.B. 2736
Creates the legislative task force on higher education remediation, retention, and graduation rates; provides for the appointment of its mem...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Free tuition
S.B. 838
Provides free tuition at state-supported institutions of higher education for children of disabled veterans; includes children legally adopt...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Matching Grant Program
S.B. 822
Authorizes the Section 529 Plan Review Committee to create a pilot program to be known as the Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program to ma...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Data availability and student records
H.B. 2268
Requires the Department of Education to provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct access to certain electronic databases; requi...
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STEM |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Economic development
H.B. 2414
Provides for the promotion of economic development by creating a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Fund to increases the state's ab...
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Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | high school counseling
H.B. 2245
Provides state high school students with comprehensive information concerning college scholarships and state-funded programs for developing ...
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Students--Mobility |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Choice
H.B. 2251
Amends certain provisions of the Public School Choice Act of 1989; provides that any student who accepts a school choice transfer may return...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
To governor 03/2007 |
P-12 | Study of teacher support systems
S.C.R. 19
Requests a study be conducted to determine the essential components of an exemplary statewide teacher support system and requesting the depa...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Safety
H.B. 1041
Improves safety in Arkansas schools; provides schools with information regarding the arrest, detention, and punishment of students; requires...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Parental notification of suspension
H.B. 1145
Relates to Webb's law; provides that upon the suspension of a student, the school shall immediately contact the student's parent or legal gu...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec. | Disclosure of sex offender information
H.B. 1274
Requires the state Higher Education Coordinating Board to promulgate guidelines for the disclosure to students of information regarding a se...
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School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Safety/Student Discipline--Bullying
H.B. 1072
Defines bullying and to include cyberbullying in public school district antibullying policies.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Adopted 07/2006 |
P-12 | Rules Governing the Non-Traditional Licensure Program
AAC 005.16.06-002
Establishes requirements and procedures for obtaining teacher licensure through the Arkansas Department of Education Non-Traditional Licensu...
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Curriculum--Science |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 04/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Elementary Science Specialist Program
S.B. 16
Appropriates funds to the Department of Higher Education - to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account - for grants for the ...
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Finance |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Financial Impact Statements
H.B. 1016A
Requires detailed financial impact statements for administrative rules promulgated by the state board.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | School Funding Formula
S.B. 24
Amends the public school funding formula to ensure adequate funding for students in school districts with declining enrollment and school di...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Education Studies Commissioned by the General Assembly
H.B. 1030
Provides that any cost study analysis, cost study audit, adequacy study, or other study commissioned or funded by the General Assembly and a...
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Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Bonded Indebtedness
H.B. 1007
Removes the statutory limitation on bonded indebtedness for school districts.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB10...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Uniform Reporting Requirements
H.B. 1018, S.B. 7
Concerns uniform reporting requirements for school district fund balances.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1018....
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Funds for Utilities, Maintenance and Renovation
S.B. 27
States nine percent of foundation funding must be dedicated by districts to payment of utilities and costs of maintenance and renovation.
ht...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Educational Adequacy Act of 2006
S.B. 27A
Addresses issues raised by the state supreme court. Increases foundation funding provided by the state.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpro...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Rule Adoption 04/2006 |
P-12 | Consolidation or Annexation of Public School Districts
AAC 005.23.06
Sets rules governing consolidation or annexation of public school districts and boards of directors of local school districts.
http://www.so...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Extraordinary Circumstances Fund
H.B. 1036, S.B. 22
Establishes the extraordinary circumstances program for public school academic facilities.The Commission for Public School Academic Faciliti...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Teacher of the Year
H.B. 1031
Establishes Teacher of the Year program, directs state board to recognize annually a Teacher of the Year. That teacher will be placed on pai...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 04/2006 |
P-12 | Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement
AAC. 005.16.06
Implements new additions to the rules governing the addition of areas of licensure or endorsement to an existing teaching license. Deletes r...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Minimum Teacher Compensation
S.B. 27
Directs districts to have in place a salary schedule with at least the minimum levels of compensation for a basic contract spelled out in th...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Technology-based Professional Development
H.B. 1012
Directs the department of education to further enhance its leadership role in professional development for certified personnel by: (1) Devel...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
Rule Adoption 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Rules Governing Distribution of Scholarship Assistance
AAC 121.00.05
Proposes rules for distributing scholarship assistance to public libraries in order to address the education needs of public library staff.
...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Accreditation Standards
H.B. 2757
Requires the department of education to conduct an on-campus Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools review for each school d...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Board of Directors
H.B. 2517
Increases from six to nine the number of hours of training that a newly elected member of a school board of directors is required to obtain ...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Student Assessment Scores
H.B. 2881
Concerns assessments scores for students attending the Arkansas school for mathematics, sciences and the arts of the University of Arkansas....
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Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | End-of-Course Success Incentive Program
H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Creates the End-of-Course Success Incentive Program under the department of education. Awards schools $50.00 for each student passing the en...
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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Facilities Program Act
S.B. 593
Establishes the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act. Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and
Trans...
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Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative
H.B. 2489
Creates the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative. Requires the director of the department of education to prioritize identifi...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Professional Development Requirements
S.B. 1150
Limits professional development requirements for certified personnel working solely in the following adult education programs: (1) Adult bas...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | End of Course Assessment Requirements
H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Establishes system for districts to report all students' scores on end-of-course assessments. Requires the division of public school accoun...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Grade 3-8 Assessments, End-of-Course Exams and Remediation
H.B. 2824
Requires a student not passing an immediately previous grades 3-8 benchmark assessment or in a secondary level end-of-course assessment to p...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
Modifies eligibility requirements for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, effective for applicants graduating from an Arkan...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Ability to Learn
H.B. 2604
Authorizes the department of human services to communicate with a foster child's school concerning placement issues that may impact the chil...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Social Workers in Public Schools
S.B. 1187
Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb118...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Conditions Not Requiring Certification
S.B. 1044 (sections 16-17)
States that teacher certification requirements do not apply to persons teaching concurrent credit courses or advanced placement courses who:...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Funding Act of 2003
S.B. 939
Amends the public school funding act of 2003. Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules clarifying not only which alternativ...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | General Assembly Pages
H.B. 2461
Provides an excused absence from school for the one day a student is serving as a page for the general assembly. States that the student may...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Education
S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10)
Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waivin...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Student Criminal History Background Check
H.B. 2595
Allows criminal history background checks of certain students and prospective students. Allows electronic dissemination of criminal history ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Historical Artifact Preservation
H.B. 2732
Ensures the preservation of historical artifacts of school districts subject to consolidation, deconsolidation or reclassification as a conv...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Charter School Law
S.B. 1130
Authorizes charter schools to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the charter school enters into lease purchase agreements for sc...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Consolidation Provisions
S.B. 1044 (sections 21-27)
Deletes definitions of "consolidated average daily membership," "consolidated national school lunch student total" and "national school lunc...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Arkansas Public School Choice
S.B. 1040
Amends the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 1989. Requires the department of education to develop a proposed set of rules as the departm...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Interschool Athletic Programs
H.B. 2916
Includes salaries or supplemental pay for staff for organized physical activity courses as provided under Act 660 of 2005 in the definitions...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | History In Service Training
S.B. 187
Amends in-service training requirements for teachers of Arkansas history . http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb187.pdf...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
S.B. 1054
Allows a high school course offered under the international baccalaureate diploma program to be treated the same as an advanced placement co...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Seized Motor Vehicles
H.B. 2828
Allows motor vehicles seized by law enforcement agencies to be donated to school districts for driver's education courses. http://www.arkleg...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Curriculum
H.B. 2964
Requires the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority to develop a knowledge-based technology curriculum for use in grades 7-12 beginning i...
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Demographics--Enrollments |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Procedures for Conducting the School Enrollment Census
S.B. 1044 (section 18)
Modifies procedures for conducting the school enrollment census. Requires school census to reflect students transferring into or out of the...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Closure of Isolated Schools
H.B. 1289
Allows a school district to close an isolated school or part thereof following an annexation or consolidation. Specifies that the state boar...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Desegregation Litigation
H.B. 2701
Allows the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to facilitate a final resolution of ...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force
S.B. 974
Creates the Arkansas Public School Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force to serve with the members of the Desegregation Litigation Ove...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec. | Nurses Education
S.B. 578
Expands the opportunities for nurses to receive graduate education through the student loan and scholarship program. Defines "advanced nursi...
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Education Research |
Issued 04/2005 |
P-12 | Declares Arkansas will participate in the Compact for Education Research and Development
Executive Order 04-01
Declares Arkansas will participate in the Compact for Education Research and Development. Council is intended to create a partnership among...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Academic Oversight Committee
S.B. 591
Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | State Foundation Funding
H.B. 1559
Increases state foundation funding to provide sufficient funds for teacher insurance. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/publi...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Finance
S.B. 338
Updates various provisions of the Arkansas code related to public school finance. One provision changes policy from allowing to requiring an...
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Finance--Litigation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Arkansas Supreme Court Decision
H.B. 2646
Conforms the Arkansas Code to comply with the Arkansas Supreme Court decision in the Lake View case. Requires any school district that was a...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Appropriation of Funds
S.B. 877
States the purposes and sources of funds for the Educational Facilities Partnership Fund Account and the Division of Public School Academic ...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Districts' Employment of Board Members' Relatives
H.B. 1867
An act to restrict school districts from employing relatives of board members.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB186...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | County Boards of Education
H.B. 1701
Repeals county boards of education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1701.pdf...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Odd Number of Members on Local Boards
S.B. 1044 (sections 11-13)
Bars all local boards from having an even number of members, regardless of prior annexation or consolidation agreements. Requires any result...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Election of School District Boards of Directors
S.B. 1044 (section 32)
Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-14-120 pertaining to the election of school district boards of directors.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/b...
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Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Department of Education
H.B. 2530
Renames the position of director of the department of education the commissioner of education. Reorganizes the department of education into ...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Student Medications
H.B. 2976
Allows a student to carry and use an asthma inhaler or auto-injectable epinephrine, or both, while in school, at an on-site school-sponsored...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Child Maltreatment Act
S.B. 392
Amends the Child Maltreatment Act to includes acts involving drugs, alcohol, mistreatment and obscene behavior; includes school boards, supe...
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High School |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Graduation Credit
S.B. 1043
Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, provides an elective credit towards high school graduation for serving as a student mentor. http://w...
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Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
S.B. 1044 (sections 14-15)
Repeals provision that notation must be made on a student's transcript to indicate each special education class included on the transcript. ...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Distance Learning Coordinating Council
S.B. 592
Repeals language relating to the Arkansas Interagency Distance Learning Review Commission. Establishes the Distance Learning Coordinating Co...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Distance Learning
H.B. 2566
Amends the name of the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project to the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Program. Allows courses ...
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P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Student Readiness for Postsecondary Education
H.B. 1983 (multiple provisions)
As a part of the school improvement plan pursuant to § 6-15-2201, requires the state board to ensure that every district and high school dev...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Arkansas Better Chance Program
H.B. 2677
Amends the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success early childhood program. Requires any programs given priority consideration for (1) hav...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Parental Notification
H.B. 2688
Clarifies requirements regarding parental notification by school personnel of student misconduct, law enforcement access to a student or a s...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec. | Credit Card Solicitation
S.B. 1098
Makes it unlawful in an academic building and within one hundred feet of an academic building on the campus of an institution of higher educ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec. | Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 2610
Amends the financial need and grade point average requirements of the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program. Specifies that recipi...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | College and University Expenditure Limitation
S.B. 300
Creates an act to limit college and university expenditures for academic, merit, and performance scholarships. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Electronic Student Transcripts
H.B. 2488
Requires high schools and institutions of higher education to provide uniform, electronic student transcripts to the department of higher ed...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Free Tuition at State Supported Institutions
S.B. 466
Concerns an act to provide free tuition at state supported institutions of higher education and technical institutes for children of disable...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Student Assistance Grant Program
S.B. 938
Amends the student assistance grant program. Repeals 6-82-201 through 6-82-213. Gives the department of higher education authority for admin...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Challenge Scholarship Program
S.B. 940
Amends the financial eligibility requirements for the Arkansas academic challenge scholarship program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproo...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Contributions to Tax Deferred Tuition
S.B. 286
Provides that as of January 1, 2005, contributions to the Arkansas tax-deferred tuition savings program are deductible from Arkansas income ...
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Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Two Year Institutions of Higher Education
H.B. 1376
Establishes a growth pool of 200 non-classified and 100 classified positions for two-year institutions of higher education, to be used by th...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Funding Formula For Universities
S.B. 1082
Creates a funding formula for universities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB1082.pdf...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec. | Two Year Colleges Funding Model
S.B. 1083
Concerns a funding formula model for two-year colleges....
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Postsecondary Success--Completion |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec. | Retention And Graduation Rates
S.B. 288
An act to improve retention and graduation rates at public colleges and universities....
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Districts
S.B. 1028
Ensures the continuation of efforts to close the achievement gaps in school districts subject to reorganization or reclassification. Require...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School District Debt Relief
H.B. 2734
Assists resulting school districts with debt relief resulting from a consolidation required by law. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Study of Education Service Cooperatives
H.B. 2645
Requires the house interim committee on education and the senate interim committee to jointly conduct a study of education service cooperati...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Districts Activity
S.B. 1006
Requires notification of affected school districts of all planning, development, or redevelopment activity within a municipality or county. ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Local Education Agency Numbers
S.B. 1044 (section 20)
States that the department of education is the sole and official issuer of local education agency numbers to educational entities in the sta...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Design Build Construction
S.B. 1093
Defines "design-build," "design-builder" and "design-build contract." Permits any school district to use design-build construction as a proj...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Buildings and Facilities
H.B. 1448
Amends Arkansas code 6-20-402. Allows a district to terminate a long-term lease agreement at the end of any fiscal year for the district. Re...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Academic Facilities Funding
H.B. 2508
This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act." Determines the value of total ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Energy Savings Contracts
S.B. 1095
Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Buildings in Consolidated School Districts
H.B. 2936
Establishes procedures for the preservation, sale and/or disposal of school buildings in school districts that have been consolidated. Allow...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Traffic Law Violation Reporting
S.B. 1103
Requires school bus drivers to report certain violations of the traffic laws to the superintendent of the school district and to require the...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | An Act To Ensure That School Districts Are Using Safe Buses
S.B. 465
An act to ensure that school districts are using safe buses. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb465.pdf...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Isaac's Law
S.B. 467
Enacts "Isaac's law." States that a person commits negligent homicide if he or she negligently causes the death of another person while pass...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Medicaid Billing Improvement Act
H.B. 1259
Directs department of education to identify school districts underperforming in the area of direct-service Medicaid billing and requires the...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Education of Juveniles in Treatment Facilities
H.B. 2558
Provides that the department of education, a public school district, or an open-enrollment charter school is not liable for any educational ...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Youth Services and Educational Law
S.B. 1015
Amends the Youth Services Act and the Education law. Requires health care providers to send the division of youth services all medical and h...
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Special Populations--Homeless Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Special Education Provisions
S.B. 1044 (sections 28-30)
Modifies membership of Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities from "parents of children with disabilities" to pare...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Career Counseling for Students
H.B. 2868
Requires each district's student services plan to include a district-level tracking system for students who fail to reach proficiency on sta...
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STEM |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts
H.B. 2540
Adds the President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority and the Executive Chief Information Officer to the membership of the Ark...
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Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts
S.B. 1044 (section 31)
Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recrui...
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Students |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Definition of Interschool Athletic Program
S.B. 1044 (section 19)
Deletes from definition of interschool athletic program any athletic program which is subject to regulation by the Arkansas Activities Assoc...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teacher Daily Planning
H.B. 2793
Ensures that the teacher daily planning period occurs during the student instructional day unless a teacher submits a written request to be ...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teachers Lunch Breaks
H.B. 2789
Ensures that teachers receive a thirty-minute uninterrupted duty-free lunch period during each student instructional day. http://www.arkleg....
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teacher Resource Programs
H.B. 1982
Renames the Teacher and Administrator Enhancement and Retraining Grant Program the Teacher Opportunity Program. Eliminates requirement that ...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | National Guard Youth Challenge Program
H.B. 2743
Provides that certified teachers for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program and the C Step Program receive substantially equal teacher s...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teaching Experience
H.B. 1803
Recognizes and credits a teacher for all of his or her years of teaching experience with a valid Arkansas teaching license, regardless of wh...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Classroom Teacher Salary Requirement
S.B. 1179
Clarifies the classroom teacher salary requirement in the educational excellence trust fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/200...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Districts
S.B. 1042
Requires school districts to have a reduction in force policy in each school district based upon objective criteria for a layoff and recall ...
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Technology--Funding Issues |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Digital Conversion of Educational Television
H.B. 1268
Concerns the Department of Education educational television division general network maintenance and digital conversion phase III general im...
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Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Leadership Academy School Support Program
H.B. 2434
Creates the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program to train principals and teachers in schools and districts designated as being...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Continuity of Educational Services for Foster Children
H.B. 1710
Ensures the continuity of educational services to foster children. Prohibits the grades of a child in foster care from being lowered for sch...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting
H.B. 1568
Expands upon the Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004. Requires charter schools to follow the financial repor...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School District Auditors
H.B. 2700
Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.ark...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Sports Activities
S.B. 2
Defines "organized physical activity course." Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, allows a student in grades 9-12 successfully completin...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Fish and Wildlife Conservation Education
S.B. 394
Allows grant funds for fish and wildlife conservation education to be distributed to conservation districts in addition to school districts....
| More... |
Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Define Instructional Materials
H.B. 2099
Expands list of "instructional materials" that may be exempt from sales tax when purchased by schools, to include sheet music, electronic so...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | The Mission and Scope of Higher Education
S.B. 287
An act to strengthen the connection between the mission and scope of Arkansas institutions of higher education and the economic goals of the...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Role and Scope of Each Higher Education Institution
S.B. 795
Appropriates $85,000 to the the Department of Higher Education to use national consultants to review the role and scope of each higher educa...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | House Interim Committee on Education Act
H.B. 1258
Allows the house interim committee on education and the senate interim committee on education to contract with experts to conduct interim ad...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Audit Requirements
H.B. 1185
Clarifies audit requirements for schools, municipalities and counties. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1185.pdf...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | County School Fund Distribution
H.B. 1373
To amend sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to distributions of county's school fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Financial Statements
H.B. 2449
Provides a regulatory basis of financial statement presentation for schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2449....
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Education Service Cooperatives
H.B. 1357
An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and serv...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Facilities and Transportation
S.B. 590
Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission o...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Public-Public Partnerships
S.B. 858
Defines "public-public partnership" as a contractual agreement between a school district and another governmental agency, political subdivis...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Election Code
H.B. 2468
Amends sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to school elections. Specifies that the annual school election may concern only issues
autho...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Arkids First Program
H.B. 1895
Establishes a program to inform students in local school districts about the Arkids First Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bil...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School District Coordinator and Executive Council
S.B. 490
Permits any county that contains all or part of six or more districts to create an executive council and a school district coordinator. Esta...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Arkansas Governor's Scholarship
H.B. 2653
Effective fall 2005, provides an Arkansas governor's scholarship to a student in each of the 75 counties in Arkansas. ftp://www.arkleg.state...
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Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Alternate Retirement Plans
S.B. 138
Provides that colleges or universities may increase the employer contribution rate for higher education alternate retirement plans to equal ...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | Uniform Filing Fee
H.B. 1359
An act to increase the uniform filing fee for initiating a cause of action in circuit court and to use the increase to restore legal educati...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | Supplemental Mixed Drink Tax
H.B. 2633
Continues the supplemental 4% mixed drink tax for the benefit of the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund. http://www.arkleg.state.ar....
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Taxing
S.B. 560
Provides that a community college district is not a taxing unit for the purpose of financing community redevelopment projects. http://www.ar...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | College and University Transfer Agreements
S.B. 247
Strengthens and expands transfer agreements among colleges and universities....
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Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | Medically Underserved Areas Health Care Career Aid
H.B. 1735
Provides for additional consideration in college admissions for individuals from medically underserved areas who are interested in pursuing ...
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Postsecondary Success--Completion |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | University Course Work and Degree Completion
H.B. 2459
Requires any university staff member assigned to provide course selection advice to incoming freshman students to provide any student who ha...
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Rural |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Funding
S.B. 391
Provides special needs funding for certain isolated schools; provides special needs funding for certain school districts with a low student ...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Antibullying Policies
H.B. 1708
Amends antibullying policies. Expands prohibition of bullying to include any activity in school vehicles, at designated school bus stops, an...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Academic Progress of Students
H.B. 1888
Provides for monitoring of the academic progress of specified subgroups of students from schools that were consolidated or annexed under act...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Personnel Policy Law
H.B. 2000
Amends the personnel policy law for classified school employees to make it more consistent with the personnel policy law for certified schoo...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Employee Rights
H.B. 2482
Clarifies a school employee's right to have a witness or representative present in a disciplinary or grievance matter. http://www.arkleg.sta...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Financial Review of School Districts Prior to Annexation or Consolidation
H.B. 2560
Requires a comprehensive financial review of school districts prior to consolidation, annexation, or otherwise reorganization. Requires any ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement
S.B. 1137
Authorizes the Development Authority Finance Authority to issue higher education general authority bonds for technology and facility improve...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Corrections School District
S.B. 191
Changes Department of Correction School District to Corrections School System. Expands students eligible for system inclusion to those on pr...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Teachers Stipend Amount
H.B. 1720
Clarifies the amount of the stipend teachers are required to receive for the purchase of classroom supplies. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/f...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Professional Development Credit
H.B. 1461
Allows a teacher to earn professional development credit for time required at the beginning of the school year to plan and prepare a curricu...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Professional Development
H.B. 1395
Increases from 12 to 15 the number of hours of credit earned by completing a three-hour graduate-level credit course for purposes of continu...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Department Of Education
H.B. 1073
Appropriates FY 2004-2005 emergency supplemental funds to department to disburse for grants and aid to state secondary vocational area cente...
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Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Visual Art or Music in the Classroom
H.B. 1034
Strikes language requiring districts to increase instruction in grades one through six to one hour each in music and art by June 1, 2005. Co...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
Postsec. | Centers Of Excellence At Colleges
S.B. 285
Defines a "center of excellence" as a consortium of two or more institutions of higher education working in collaboration with regional econ...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | School District Budget Filing
H.B. 1154
Extends from September 1 to September 15 the deadline for school districts to file a budget and expenditures report with the department of e...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Continuity of School Boards Protection Act
H.B. 1266
An act to protect the continuity of school boards by amending the procedure for election of school boards following annexation; allows certa...
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High School |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Honor Roll Programs
S.B. 250
An act to ensure the continuation of district honor roll and academic achievement recognition programs. Specifies that no district may be pr...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
Postsec. | Military Tuition Waiver and Assistance
H.B. 1141
Amends the tuition waiver and assistance program for Arkansas national guard soldiers and airman. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bill...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
Postsec. | Assistance to Students Called to Military Duty
H.B. 1201
Assists students at state-supported postsecondary educational institutions who are called into military service. http://www.arkleg.state.ar....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | School Buses
H.B. 1196
Defines and prohibits the unauthorized entry of school buses by persons over age 18. Provides exceptions for law enforcement officers, stude...
| More... |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Student Identity Protection Act
H.B. 1106
Creates the Student Identity Protection Act. Bars schools and school districts from the use of a student's social security number or a porti...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Rule Adoption 12/2004 |
P-12 | Policies and Procedures for Secondary Area Technical Centers
Uncodified
Amends rules related to special policies and procedures related to secondary area technical centers. http://dwe.arkansas.gov/SecondaryAreaCe...
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Textbooks and Open Source |
Rule Adoption 09/2004 |
P-12 | Textbooks/Instructional Materials Exempt from Tax
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding Regulation 2004-5 titled 'Exemptions from Tax: Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials.' Establishes which t...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Report Issued 08/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Arkansas Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education
N/A
The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkan...
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Adult Basic Education |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Adult Skill Training Classes/Secondary Vocation Centers
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding secondary area centers as a part of the policies and procedures for secondary programs and adult skill training ...
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Attendance |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Mandatory Attendance Requirements for Grades 9 - 12
ADE 169
Establishes rules regarding mandatory attendance requirements for grades 9 - 12. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20169%20mandatory%20atten...
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Background Checks |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Criminal Background Check/Employment of Personnel
ADE 172
Establishes rules regarding criminal background checks for employment of personnel in school districts, criminal background check for fraudu...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Opportunity Public School Choice Act
ADE 173
Establishes rules regarding the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004. http://...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Repeal of Act 1228 of 1995
ADE 171
Repeals rules regarding Act 2 of 1994 as amended by Act 1228 of 1995, relating to the determination of the amount of Minimum Foundation Prog...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Scheduling Courses/Public Schools/Learning Technologies
ADE 167
Establishes rules to ensure the availability of efficient scheduling of courses offered by public schools through distance learning technolo...
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P-3 |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Better Chance Program
ADE 174
Establishes general guidelines for the operation of early childhood programs funded under the Arkansas Better Chance Program
and the Arkansa...
| More... |
Promotion/Retention |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Promotion
S.B. 33 § 5
Adds Ark Code 6-15-1805. Eliminates social promotion; requires no student be assigned to a grade level based on age. http://www.arkleg.state...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | School District Audits
ADE 168
Establishes rules regarding school district audits not conducted by legislative audit. Establishes requirements for completion and filing of...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Specifications Governing School Bus Design
ADE 175
Establishes rules regarding the specifications governing school bus design. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20175%20school%20bus%20specs.p...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Licensure By Reciprocity
ADE 170
Establishes rules regarding teacher licensure by reciprocity. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20170%20teacher%20licensure%20reciprocity.pd...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Rule Adoption 05/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | State Teacher Assistance Resource Program
008.10.04-001
Establishes rules regarding the amendment of the state teacher assistance resource program. ARKANSAS REG 3933 (SN)
http://www.sos.arkansas.g...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2004 |
P-12 | Consolidation/Annexing/Public School Districts
ADE 165
Establishes emergency rules regarding the administrative consolidation or annexation of public school districts. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/p...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2004 |
P-12 | Consolidation/Annexing/Public School Districts
005.01.04-001
Establishes emergency rules regarding the administrative consolidation or annexation of public school districts. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/p...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 04/2004 |
P-12 | Eligibility & Incentives For Board Certification
ADE 166
Establishes rules regarding ADE 166, eligibility and financial incentives for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ARKANSAS R...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Department of Education
H.B. 1009
Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Reporting Test Results
H.B. 1132
Allows the Department of Education to extend the deadline for test results if the deadline substantially increases the cost of administratio...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Educational Renewal Zones
H.B. 1056
Creates the office of education renewal zones; provides for renewal zones to improve student achievement in smaller schools and districts; p...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Student Drop Out Rates
H.B. 1153
Determines student drop out rates. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1153.pdf...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Criminal Records Check
H.B. 1122
Concerns a criminal records check as a condition for initial employment of noncertified personnel in school districts; allows the state boar...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Administratively Consolidated School Districts
H.B. 1177
Allows students in administratively consolidated school districts to attend classes and programs in other schools in the district. http://ww...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Advanced Placement Courses
H.B. 1154
Requires that advanced placement courses be available in the four core areas (English, math, science, social studies) in high school; exempt...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Professional Development
H.B. 1170
Provides teachers with quality professional development that will promote and enhance learning opportunities for students. http://www.arkleg...
| More... |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Educational Adequacy Fund
S.B. 93
Creates the educational adequacy fund. Relates to HB 1030. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB93.pdf and http://www...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 02/2004 |
P-12 | Revenue for Education
H.B. 1030
Provides additional revenue to fund the education system; increases sales and wholesale vending tax; imposes sales tax on certain services; ...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Reorganized School Districts
H.B. 1157
Allows all consolidated, annexed, or otherwise reorganized school districts to enjoy the benefit of fund balances accrued by the affected sc...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Fiscal Officer Criminal Background Check
H.B. 1140
Requires criminal background checks for fraudulent acts by fiscal officers of public school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | School District Administrative Consolidation
H.B. 1161
Provides administrative consolidation assistance to school districts that administratively consolidate. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproo...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Tax Amnesty Program
H.B. 1100
Creates a State Tax Penalty and Interest Amnesty Program for taxpayers who make a voluntary payment of State taxes during the period of July...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Custodial and Maintenance Care for Schools
S.B. 53
Establishes criteria for custodial and maintenance care for school facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB5...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Ad Valorem Property Tax
H.B. 1162
Increases the uniform rate of ad valorem property tax by three mills subject to the approval of the voters in this state to be used solely f...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | School Tax Rate Constitutional Amendment
S.B. 73
Amends the procedures to implement Amendment 74 (SB 36) to the State Constitution relating to whether or not a school district is currently ...
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Health |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | School Nurses
H.B. 1141
Relates to school nurses; provides for an appropriate school nurse- to-student ratio to effectively meet the health care needs of school chi...
| More... |
Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Family Resource Centers
H.B. 1091
Provides for family resource centers to remove nonacademic barriers to academic success; authorizes use of national school lunch funds for t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Minimum Teacher Salaries
H.B. 1047
Amends the minimum teacher salaries. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1047.pdf...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment
H.B. 1080
Amends the duties and focus of the office for teacher recruitment within the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment and Retention
S.B. 89
Provides extraordinary incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high priority districts with an average daily membership of 1,000...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Reporting
S.B. 33 §§ 1, 4, 5, 6
Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404, adds 6-15-434, 6-15-1806, 6-15-1901, 6-15-1902, 6-15-1903 .Creates the Student Assessment and Educational Accou...
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Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Public School Funding Act of 2003
S.B. 42
Relates to the Public School Funding Act of 2003; provides equitable funding to public schools; provides a system for monitoring public scho...
| More... |
Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Rewards
S.B. 33 § 6
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-1902(e), 6-15-1907. School receiving annual improving category Level 5 or Level 4 are eligible for school recognition aw...
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Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Technical Assistance
S.B. 33 §§ 5, 8
Adds Ark. Code § 6-15-1808, 6-15-2001. Requires the state department of education to development and provide technical assistance to school...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Assessment
S.B. 33 §§ 1, 4, 5
Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404; adds 6-15-433 and 6-15-1803. Creates the Student Assessment and Educational Accountability act of 2003; establi...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Technical Careers Student Loan Forgiveness
S.B. 44
Transfers funds for the state technical careers student loan forgiveness program. Enacted to partial meet the State Supreme Court requiremen...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004
S.B. 33 §§ 6, 7
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-1903, 6-18-227. Students attending schools receiving an annual performance category Level 1 for two consecutive years mu...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Personal Finance Education
S.B. 41
Requires public school districts to offer a personal finance course to students in grades nine through twelve. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us...
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Curriculum--Mathematics |
Vetoed 01/2004 |
P-12 | Math Excellence
H.B. 1010
Creates the advisory commission on math excellence to improve math education in Arkansas. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Became law without governor's signature 01/2004 |
P-12 | Public Education Reorganization
H.B. 1109
Relates to the public education re-organization act; to ensure equal opportunities for an adequate education to all students; provides for a...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Adequacy Evaluation Act of 2004
H.B. 1111
The General Assembly recognizes the state is responsible to provide an adequate education and to know how state revenues are spent; provides...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Funding Interschool Athletics and Scholastic Activities
H.B. 1008
Track the amount of state funds that may be used to support interschool athletic programs in public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/f...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | School Districts in Fiscal Distress
H.B. 1087
Requires school districts in fiscal distress to complete and file an annual audit with the Department of Education within 6 months following...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act
H.B. 1094
Creates the Educational Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004; provides that the board of directors of each school district shall annually pr...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Audit Reports of School Districts
H.B. 1114
Requires audit reports of school districts not conducted by legislative audit to be filed with the Department of Education by December 31 fo...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Finance
S.B. 33 § 9
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-2001. The state department of education and the Division of Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committe...
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Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Equity
S.B. 33 §§ 1,3
Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404 and 15-15-402. Arkansas does not guarantee student success or that individual schools will perform at level indi...
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Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | State Department of Education Staffing Audit
H.B. 1108
Requires an audit of staffing needs of the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1108.pdf...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | School Tax Rate Constitutional Amendment
S.B. 36
Proposes a constitutional amendment; relates to the approval of school tax rates; amends provisions regarding sale of bonds; known as the Am...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Sales Tax and Instructional Materials
H.B. 1028
Clarifies the exemption of sales tax to the sale of textbooks and instructional materials to state school districts and state public schools...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | School District and Assessed Property
S.B. 21
Clarifies the computation of the value of assessed property within a school district and a redevelopment district; amends state funding to t...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | School Districts Consolidation
S.B. 35
Encourages larger school districts to voluntarily merge with smaller school districts; concerns the establishment of an interim board; provi...
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Health |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Health Report
H.B. 1011
Requires schools to include as part of a student health report to parents an annual body mass index percentile by age for each student. http...
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Health |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | School Nurse
H.B. 1070
Requires one full time or the proportionate share of one full time school nurse in each school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpro...
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Health |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Legislative Health Advisory Committee
H.B. 1121
Amends the appointment structure of the legislative health advisory committee; coordinates efforts to combat inadequate healthy care on the ...
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High School |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - P-16
S.B. 33 § 10
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-2201. Requires postsecondary education to report on the readiness of high school students for higher education; the stat...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Master School Principal Programs
S.B. 46
Improves school performance by creating the master school principal program; provides for annual bonuses for qualified principals serving in...
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No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004 - Timely ID
S.B. 33 § 7
Add Ark. Code 6-18-227. Requires parental/student notification as soon as practicable that school has been designated Level 1 performance fo...
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No Child Left Behind--Finance |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Fiscal Impact
S.B. 33 § 12
Requires the state department of education to conduct a comprehensive financial impact study on the cost of impacting this act for presentat...
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Supplemental Services
S.B. 33 § 6
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-1903. Students attending schools receiving an annual performance category Level 1 for two consecutive years must be offe...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Became law without governor's signature 01/2004 |
P-12 | Distance Learning
H.B. 1036
Assists public schools through the establishment of grants for distance learning; provides for the establishment of standards for eligible e...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Distance Learning
H.B. 1064
Ensures the availability of distance learning to all students in the state. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1064...
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P-16 or P-20 |
Vetoed-House Override 01/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | State Commission of Coordination of Educational Efforts
H.B. 1034
Creates the State Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts for the purpose of improving coordination between and among all levels ...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Better Chance For School Success Program
H.B. 1057
Amends the state "Better Chance for School Success" program to remove matching requirements, set implementation goals and makes the program ...
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Readiness
S.B. 33 § 1
Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404. Requires the state board of education and the state department of education to develop and implement a school r...
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Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Reading
S.B. 33 § 5
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-1804. Students exhibiting a reading deficiency will receive intensive reading instruction and beginning with the 2005-06...
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Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Academic Disparities
H.B. 1048
Establishes a coalition effort between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and certain school districts to reduce academic disparities ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Isolated School Districts
H.B. 1018
Provides for the continued funding support of isolated school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1018.pd...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Data
S.B. 33 § 8
Adds Ark. Code 6-15-2001. The state department of education shall implement a system for collecting and analyzing school and student perform...
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Student Achievement |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Closing the Achievement Gap Commission
H.B. 1054
Makes the committee on closing the achievement gap in this state a commission. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1...
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Student Supports--Remediation |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Remediation
S.B. 33 §§ 4, 5
Adds Ark Code 6-15-433, adds 6-15-1801. Beginning in the 2004-05 school year, students in grades K-12 who have not demonstrated proficiency ...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Instructional Duties
H.B. 1053
Clarifies the meaning of instructional duties in relation to assignment of noninstructional duties to teachers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.u...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | State Teacher Assistance Program
H.B. 1079
Expands the state teacher assistance resource program; provides for forgivable loans. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/pub...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
Signed into law 01/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Housing Fund
H.B. 1060
Relates to the state teacher housing development act; provides for teachers who have demonstrated ability to successfully teach children in ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | School for Math, Science, and Art
H.B. 1038
Provides for the State School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts; provides the University of Arkansas may petition the State Board of E...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | K-12 Educational Facilities Committee
S.B. 10
Repeals the fiscal year allocation provision for expenses of the joint committee on K-12 educational facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar....
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | Notification of State Aid Calculation to Public Schools
H.B. 1019
Requires the department of education provide assistance to the Office of Economic and Tax Policy when requested to provide the office with a...
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Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
Postsec. | Position Growth Pool
S.B. 3
Establishes a growth pool of positions for the two year institutions of higher education of non- classified and classified positions to be u...
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | Financial Impact Statements on Legislation
S.B. 8
Requires financial impact statements for bills relating to education that have a fiscal impact on school district expenditures. http://www.a...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | Student Report Cards
H.B. 1017
Requires school districts to provide a report card for each student reflecting the student's grade in each class in which the student is enr...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 12/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement System
H.B. 1069
Allows active members of the Teacher Retirement System who have previously elected to eliminate contributions to make an irrevocable electio...
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Accountability |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, & Accountability Program and Academic Distress Program
ADE 162
Establishes rules governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program (ACT...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools
ADE 156
Establishes rules governing standards of accreditation of Arkansas public schools. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20156%20standards.pdf...
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Finance |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Arkansas Fiscal Assessment & Accountability Program
ADE 158
Establishes rules identifying and governing the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%201...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Rules Governing Distance Learning
ADE 159
Establishes rules governing distance learning. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20159%20distance%20learning.pdf...
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Special Education |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Identifying special education children
ADE 154
Establishes rules for identifying private school children with disabilities that are consistent with federal regulations. http://www.sosweb....
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Special Education |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | IDEA Mediation/Hearings
ADE 155
Establishes rules regarding IDEA mediation and hearings; extends time period for filing grievance; complies with findings and decision of Bi...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Rules Governing Initial/Standard/Provisional Teacher Licensure
ADE 160
Establishes rules governing initial, standard and provisional teacher licensure. ARKANSAS REG 3745 (SN)
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Rule Adoption 10/2003 |
P-12 | Arkansas Public School Choice Act
ADE 157
Establishes rules governing the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Public School Choice Act. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Rule Adoption 10/2003 |
Postsec. | Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
Rules and Regs 008.10.3--002
Establishes rules regarding amendments to the rules of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elec...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Rule Adoption 10/2003 |
Postsec. | Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Rules
Rules And Regs 008.10.3--001
Establishes rules regarding Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant rules. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/oct-03...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 09/2003 |
P-12 | Governing Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity
Uncodified
Amends rules governing teacher licensure by reciprocity: • The language addressing policy and procedures for provisional licensure policy an...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | Standards/Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding standards for accreditation of Arkansas public schools; describes the process for how public schools or district...
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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Testing/Assessment/Accountability Program
ADE 188
Requires the development of a single Arkansas comprehensive testing, assessment and accountability program (ACTAAP); ensures all public scho...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | Public School Choice Act
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding guidelines, procedures, and enforcement of the Arkansas Public School Choice Act.
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
Postsec. | Technical Careers Student Loan/Forgiveness Program
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding Arkansas technical careers student loan forgiveness program. ARKANSAS REG 3469 (SN)
http://www.work-ed.state.ar....
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Finance--District |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | School Districts in Fiscal Distress
Uncodified
Establishes rules and regulations for how the department of education and the state board will evaluate, assess, identify, classify and
addr...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | Distance Learning Development Project/Public Schools
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding distance learning. Sets guidelines for the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project. Addresses the operati...
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Health |
Became law without governor's signature 05/2003 |
P-12 | A Health Advisory Committee
H.B. 2893
Creates a Health Advisory Committee; coordinates efforts to combat inadequate health care on the educational performance of children. http:/...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Became law without governor's signature 05/2003 |
P-12 | Licensure Board
H.B. 2534
Creates the professional education, development, licensure, and assessment board. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher Assistance Resource Program
H.B. 2352
Repeals the emergency secondary education loan program; creates the State Teacher Assistance Resource Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Department of Education Website Requirements
H.B. 2887
Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, admini...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - Accountability and Assessment
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends §§ 6-15-402 - 6-15-406. Creates the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act; including requiring t...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - Accreditation
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends §§ 6-15-202 - 6-15-209. Revises state accreditation regulations and consequences for schools and districts failing to meet Arkansas S...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 |
P-12 | Emergency Amendment to Standards of Accreditation
ADE 153
Allow the Arkansas State Board of Education to waive the minimum of 178 days required in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public ...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - School Improvement
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends §§ 6-15-420 - 6-15-429. Requires the state board to establish a clear concise system of reporting the academic performance of each sc...
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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - Districts in Fiscal Distress
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Adds §§ 6-20-1901- 6-15-1911. Creates the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program; to establish and implement a program at the...
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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - Governance
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends §§ 6-13-1403 - 6-13-1405; 6-13-1410. Outlines the conditions and the policies under which the State Board of Education may annex scho...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Adult Educational Opportunities
H.B. 2714
Provides for a continuum of adequate educational opportunities for adults who do not have a high school diploma; creates the Workforce Inves...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Program
S.B. 882
Creates the Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Program; provides funding for collegiate level adult education....
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Adult Basic Education |
Rule Adoption 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Adult Education Program Policies
Uncodified
Establishes rules regarding adult education program policies. http://www.work-ed.state.ar.us/AdultEdProgramPolicies2003.pdf...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Manufacturing a Controlled Substance
H.B. 2155
Subjects an offender to an enhanced sentence of an additional ten years in prison for manufacturing a controlled substance nears various fac...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Schools Districts and Public School Choice
S.B. 242
Requires all school districts to participate in public school choice. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB242.pdf...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | The Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
H.B. 2388
Requires the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by all public school students. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/H...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | College Students to Participate as Poll Workers
H.B. 1487
Creates a program for college students to participate in the election process as poll workers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | All Courses Offered by School Districts
H.B. 2375
Requires that all courses offered by school districts be aligned with the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpr...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Oral Health Instruction into Public School
S.B. 811
Implements oral health instruction into public school curricula. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB811.pdf...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Plan to Revise Curriculum
H.B. 2374
Develops a comprehensive plan to revise content standards and curriculum frameworks adopted by the state in core academic areas of reading, ...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | List of Classes for Parents
H.B. 2339
Requires school districts to provide parents of students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) with a list of classes that are required to be...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | School Requirement For Physical Education
S.B. 936
Changes the requirement for physical education under Arkansas Code from students through grade 9 to students through grade 8; requires the d...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Financial Management Systems Applications
S.B. 845
Requires public schools educational cooperatives to use certain financial management software systems applications of the Arkansas Public Sc...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Joint Committee on Educational Facilities
S.B. 307
Creates the joint committee on educational facilities to evaluate school facilities across the state to ensure that adequate and substantial...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Public Private Partnerships to School Districts
H.B. 2272
Allows school districts to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the school district enters into lease-purchase agreements for scho...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Equalization Funding
H.B. 2511
Allows the states to further reduce education spending. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2511.pdf
...
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Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Vetoed 04/2003 |
Postsec. | State Agency Paper Law
S.B. 420
Relates to the State Agency Paper Reduction Law; exempts information, brochures, and catalogs distributed by an institution of higher educat...
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Governance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Interim Policies for Consolidated Districts
H.B. 2842
Provides for an interim personnel policies committee in the event of consolidation of school districts....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Repeal Arkansas Code
H.B. 2709
Repeals Arkansas code section 6-13-614 to remove confusion regarding the number of members that are required for local school boards. http:/...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Annual School Elections
S.B. 701
Provides for absentee voting for annual school elections. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB701.pdf...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Local School Boards Of Education
H.B. 1539
Prohibits local school boards of education from entering into personal, professional, or other service contracts on behalf of the school dis...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Academic Standards
H.B. 2775
Requires the Department of Education to define and publish academic standards and expected outcomes for students in pre-kindergarten through...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Religious Exemption to the School Immunization
S.B. 434
Revises the Religious Exemption to the school immunization requirements; tracks children with exemptions.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpr...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Child Health Advisory Committee
H.B. 1583
Creates a Child Health Advisory Committee; coordinates statewide efforts to combat childhood obesity; provides for standards and policy reco...
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Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Laws Pertaining to Home Schools
H.B. 2879
Amends laws pertaining to achievement testing of home-schooled students. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2879.pdf...
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No Child Left Behind |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003
H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill)
Creates The Quality Education Act of 2003; makes provisions regarding the No Child Left Behind Act. Repeals Arkansas Code, Title 6, Chapter ...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project
S.B. 812
Creates the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project Act of 2003; repeals the Arkansas Distance Learning Demonstration Project Act of ...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | The Better Chance for School Success Program
H.B. 2376
Creates the Better Chance for School Success Program to provide early education for low-income, 3- and 4-year-old children in low-performing...
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Better Chance Program
H.B. 2402
Expands the Arkansas Better Chance Program; allows any licensed early childhood program with early childhood accreditation by the Department...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Parental Authorization for Surveys or Questions
S.B. 895
Requires parental authorization for surveys or questionnaires administered to students requesting any personally identifiable information. h...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Academic Achievement Gap and Parental Involvement
H.B. 2067
Appropriates funds for commission on closing the academic achievement gap and parental involvement. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Division of Agriculture Special Licence Plate
H.B. 2277
Provides for the issuance of a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture special license plate and to use funds for college scholarship...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Arkansas Army and Air National Guard
H.B. 2480
Requires State funded colleges and universities to waive up to 25% of tuition costs for Arkansas Army and Air National Guard. ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
H.B. 1854
Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program to give priority in awards to applicants agreeing to teach in subject matter area...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Out of State Tuition Paid
H.B. 2746
Requires that out-of-state dental student tuition paid by the state of Arkansas be repaid if the student does not return to the state to pra...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Minority Teacher Scholarship
H.B. 2187
Amends the critical needs minority teacher scholarship program; creates a commission for selecting scholarship recipients. http://www.arkleg...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | College and Technical Institute Study Committee
H.B. 2844
An act to create the two-year college and technical institute study committee. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB284...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Additional Time for Instruction
H.B. 2655
Provides teachers with additional time for instructional purposes. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2655.pdf...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 |
P-12 | Instruction time and school calendar
Uncodified
Amends required time for instruction and school calendar; establishes emergency rules regarding the amendment to Standards of Accreditation....
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School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Quality Education Act of 2003 - Safe Schools
H.B. 2697 §17 (Omnibus Bill)
Adds § 6-15-431. Creates the Unsafe School Choice Program required by No Child Left Behind; provides for transfer of students attending a pe...
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School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | School Children Protection Act
S.B. 691
Expands the Arkansas school children protection act to include teacher sexual contact with a student; requires termination of employment upo...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Personnel Policy Committee Requirements
H.B. 2802
Requires each school district to report compliance with personnel policy committee requirements. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Creation of a School District
H.B. 2608
Amends the laws pertaining to creators of a school by detachment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2608.pdf...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Schools to Use the Arkansas Public School Computer
H.B. 2459
Requires cooperative schools to use the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Policies for Public School Employees
H.B. 2717
Requires written personnel policies for public school classified employees....
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Classified School Employees
H.B. 2520
Provides for cost of living salary increases for classified school employees tied to the consumer price index. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Filing Grievances
H.B. 2712
Extends the period of time for filing grievances under the individuals with disabilities education act from 30 days to 3 years. http://www.a...
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Student Achievement |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Closing The Academic Achievement Gap
H.B. 2657
Creates the committee on closing the academic achievement gap in Arkansas. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2657.pd...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Personnel Policies for Teachers
H.B. 2516
Concerns the definition of personnel policies that all school district policies must have pertaining to the terms and conditions of teacher'...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Annual for Teachers with National Board Certification
H.B. 2903
Increases the annual bonus of teachers obtaining national board for professional teaching standards certification. http://www.arkleg.state.a...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Licensure Renewal Requirements
S.B. 871
Reduces the requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license held prior to 1988. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproo...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Education Requirements for Teachers
S.B. 881
Revises provisions concerning continuing education requirements for teachers....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement
S.B. 8
Allows a member of the Arkansas teacher retirement system to purchase service credit for service as a teacher with the federal government. h...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Salary Schedule
H.B. 2450
Amends the Teacher Salary Schedule; requires districts to credit teachers for all teaching experience....
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Center
H.B. 2062
Creates the Arkansas teacher center within the Department of Education for purposes of teacher recruitment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ft...
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Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Paid Breaks and Duty Free Lunch Periods
H.B. 2232
Requires school districts to provide classified school employees with paid breaks and duty-free lunch periods. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us...
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Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Procedures to the Grievance Law
S.B. 913
Amends Arkansas Code to provide for procedures to the Grievance Law; provides that a group of school employees who have the same grievance m...
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Technology |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Educational Access to Technology
H.B. 2535
Creates the advisory committee on educational access to technology; outlines committee's charge. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills...
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Technology |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Digital Library Development
H.B. 2048
Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 bienn...
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Technology--Internet Safety |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Public School Library
H.B. 2791
Creates the Public School Library Media and Technology Act; defines the position of library media specialist; requires library media centers...
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Technology--Internet Safety |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Electronic Communication Privacy Policies
H.B. 2496
Requires that institutions of higher education adopt electronic communication privacy policies. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Full School Days
H.B. 1439
Requires high school students in grades 9 -12 to attend a full school day. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, students in
grades nine...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Attendance Law
H.B. 1457
Amends the compulsory attendance law to reflect changes in the general education diploma requirements.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Establishes Freedom Week
H.B. 2756
Creates Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools on the last full week of classes in September. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | American Historical Documents
S.B. 57
Requires public school districts to allow and encourage teachers to read or display documents of American or state history. http://www.arkle...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Organ Donor Education
S.B. 167
Provides for organ donor education in driver education courses and high school health classes; provides for leave for bone marrow or organ d...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Funds School Districts Give Teachers for Supplies
H.B. 1619
Increases the amount that school districts must give to teachers for the purchase of classroom supplies. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpro...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | School Districts
S.B. 764
Clarifies the signatures required for disbursements by school districts.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB764.pdf...
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Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | State Board of Education and Paperwork
H.B. 1040
Requires the State Board of Education to identify reports required from local school districts and to eliminate unnecessary reports and pape...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Adequate Student Eye Health and Vision Care
H.B. 1553
Establishes an Arkansas Commission for adequate eye health and vision care needs for school children. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/...
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High School |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | School Districts To Grant A High School Diploma
H.B. 1886
Authorizes school districts to grant a high school diploma to veterans of the Korean War or the Vietnam War who meet eligibility requirement...
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No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Parental Involvement Plan
H.B. 1387
Requires public schools to create a parental involvement plan. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1387.pdf...
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Skills Needed for Children Entering Kindergarten
H.B. 1951
Requires the department of education to develop a list of skills that child should have in order to be prepared to enter kindergarten. The d...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
Postsec. | Tax Deferred Tuition Savings
H.B. 1735
Amends the Arkansas tax-deferred tuition savings program act of 1999....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | School Safety: Terrorist Attacks
S.B. 452
Provides an act to require school districts to develop a plan to provide for the safety of students and employees in the event of a terroris...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | School Districts to Adopt Anti Bullying Policies
H.B. 2274
Requires school districts to adopt anti-bullying policies; requires the policies to be filed with the Department of Education. http://www.ar...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher's Daily Planning Period
S.B. 349
Amends statutes requiring teacher's daily planning period be provided in increments of no less than forty (40) minutes.http://www.arkleg.sta...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Expired Teaching License
H.B. 2426
Reduces the administrative requirements for a teacher seeking to renew an expired teaching license. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bi...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher licensure
H.B. 1512
Allows the state board of education to waive examination requirements for individuals seeking an Arkansas teaching license who have an out o...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Right to Witnesses
H.B. 2514
Allows a teacher to have a witness or representative of the teacher's choice present during any disciplinary or grievance matter upon reques...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Election Process and High School Students
H.B. 1028
Creates a program for high school students to participate in the election process as poll workers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bil...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec. | American history course required for college degree
S.B. 213
Amends the requirement for a course in American History or civil government prior to receiving a baccalaureate degree. http://www.arkleg.sta...
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Demographics--Enrollments |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Public School Enrollment Documents
H.B. 1007
Adds military identification cards to the list of documents acceptable for public school enrollment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/b...
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Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy
H.B. 1115
Creates the Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy to examine the educational needs and funding for the State. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.u...
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High School |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Diplomas for World War II Veterans
S.B. 4
Authorizes school districts to grant a high school diploma to World War II veterans who meet eligibility requirements.
http://www.arkleg.sta...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed by Governor 02/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | County Tax for Community Colleges
H.B. 1019
Requires a county sales tax levied for maintenance and operation of any technical college, two-year college, community college or satellite ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Cellular Phones and School Buses
H.B. 1042
Prohibits a person from using a cellular telephone while operating a school bus. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec. | Higher Education and Social Security Numbers
H.B. 1034
Prohibits institutions of higher education from using students or employees' social security numbers on identification cards....
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Services RFP
N/A
Supplemental Education Services RFP (not dated); closing date: November 1, 2002: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/rfp_proposal2002.pdf...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Private/Home Schooled Students in Adult Ed.
S.B. 940
Amends the Arkansas Code regarding requirements for private school and home-schooled students to enroll in an adult education program. Stude...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Students Attending Adult Ed. Programs
H.B. 2300
Institutes a monitoring program for students obtaining waivers of school attendance requirements to attend adult education programs....
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Comparing Test Scores to Student Grades
S.B. 942
Requires the Department of Education to develop a plan to compare a school district's student gradepoint averages with student ACT and ACTAP...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Arkansas Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education.
S.B. 907
Creates the Arkansas Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education.
From the legislation: The purpose of the General Assembly in establishing ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Limited Charter Schools
S.B. 478
This legislation creates "Limited Charter Schools" in the state. The relevant legislation can be found at the bottom....
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | School Choice Program
S.B. 772
Makes several changes to the states school choice program. A public school choice program is established to enable any student to attend a s...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Art/Music Education
H.B. 1883
Requires public elementary schools to provide instruction in the subjects of visual art or music for all students....
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Court Ordered Desegregation
H.B. 2238
Requires school districts involved in court ordered desegregation to comply with zoning requirements within 90 days after release from the c...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Education Finance Study
H.B. 2169
Directs the State Board of Education to conduct a study of public education, its structure, financial needs, and funds needed for improvemen...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Income Tax Checkoff for Schools of Deaf/Blind
H.B. 2267
Establishes an income tax checkoff for the Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf....
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2001 |
P-12 | Alcoholic beverages tax to provide funding for the child care for working families act
S.B. 576
Relates to the imposition and collection of an alcoholic beverages tax to provide funding for the child care for working families act and th...
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Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Ethical guidelines for educational administrators, employees and board members.
S.B. 817
Provides to set forth certain ethical guidelines and prohibitions for educational administrators, employees and board members....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Negotiation Rights
S.B. 979
, Prohibits school boards and their representatives from actively discouraging efforts of teachers to secure negotiation rights....
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | In-school Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs
H.B. 2528
Requires the department of health to use 40% of the funds appropriated for in-school tobacco prevention and cessation programs on state-wide...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Mandated Health Education
H.B. 2514
Mandates every public educational institution in this state to offer health related education including physical education training and inst...
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Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Home Schooling, Prohibiting Sex Offenders
S.B. 758
Prohibits home schooling if a sex offender resides in the home....
| More... |
Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Social Workers
H.B. 2380
Provides licensed social workers to serve the needs of children enrolled in public schools in Arkansas....
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Early Childhood Foundation
H.B. 1801
Authorizes the establishment of a foundation for early childhood care and education....
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Kindergarten Enrollment
H.B. 1092
Allows six-year olds that did not attend kindergarten the opportunity to enroll in either kindergarten or first grade; allows school princip...
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Children Entering Kindergarten
H.B. 2195
Requires the Department of Education to develop and conduct readiness testing for children who are entering kindergarten....
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | The use of Internet Filters
H.B. 1003
Requires public schools and public libraries to install internet filters or purchase internet connectivity from a provider that provides fil...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. | Institutions of higher education can exceed the maximum salary levels for exceptionally well qualified personnel
S.B. 583
Amends Arkansas code 6-63-309 to allow institutions of higher education to exceed the maximum salary levels for exceptionally well qualified...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Institutions Developing Employee Benefits Programs
H.B. 2362
Requires state agencies and institutions of higher education to develop an informational program on employee benefits....
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. | Administration of various minority scholarship programs
H.B. 2554
Authorizes the higher education coordination board to continue the administration of various minority scholarship programs....
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Impact of Scholarship Programs
H.B. 2477
Requires a report from the Department of Education and the Department of Higher Education on the impact of Scholarship Programs....
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2001 |
Postsec. | Arkansas Academic Challenge Program
S.B. 595
Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Program to change the eligibility requirements; changes the financial need criteria; changes the cont...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. | Governor's Scholars Program
S.B. 762
Amends the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program; changes the eligibility requirements; reduces the number of applicants; lowers the amount o...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Boards
S.B. 754
Allows community colleges to have district-wide election for local board members when division into would not create a voting zone with twen...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Insulting Language used toward Teachers
H.B. 2394
Makes it unlawful for any person to use profane, violent, vulgar, abusive or insulting language toward any public school teacher during the ...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | School Bus Safety
H.B. 2464
Requires students to be seated while the school bus is moving....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Notification to a school district when a juvenile is arrested
H.B. 1583
Requires notification to a school district when a juvenile is arrested or adjudicated delinquent for any offense that may affect the safety ...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Sexual Offense Against a Student
H.B. 2191
Any public school district employee who commits a sexual offense against a minor shall, upon conviction, be dismissed from employment and sh...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | District Web Pages
H.B. 2503
Requires districts to establish web pages and then post relevant district information on that web page....
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Creation of New School Districts
H.B. 1882
Creates a procedure for the creation of a school district by detachment....
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Standards |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Curriculum Standards
H.B. 2301
Requires that State Board of Education develop a comprehensive academic content standards and curriculum frameworks plan for consistency in ...
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Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Equity in competition in high school activities
H.B. 2346
, Provides equity in competition in high school activities....
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | School Supply Funds for P-6 Teachers
H.B. 2621
From the legislation:
EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE TO EACH PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE TEACHER IN EACH FISCAL YEAR AT LEAST ...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Parental notification of non-certified teachers
S.B. 416
Requires parental notification of an assignment of a non-certified teacher to teach a class for more than thirty consecutive days....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Salary Increases
S.B. 693
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education to provide salary increases to teachers in special settings that may not be eligible f...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Increasing Teacher Pay
H.B. 2653
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATOR'S COMPENSATION ACT OF 2001, NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PAYING CERTIFIED STAFF ADDITION...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Extra Pay for Extra Work Days
H.B. 2375
Pertains to payment to teachers for additional contract days. This legislation establishes the pay rules for increased work days....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement Provisions
S.B. 232
Provides for an adjustment in the annuities of those members who retired early under the Teacher Retirement System....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement Issues
H.B. 1077
Increases the amount of private school service which can be purchased in the teacher retirement system....
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Professional development for teachers in the delta region
H.B. 2545
Creates the Delta Leadership Act of 2001; creates the Delta Leadership Institute for teachers to provide high quality research based profess...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Areas with Critical Teacher Shortages
H.B. 2478
Requires the Department of Education to identify critical teacher shortage areas; identifies the areas of the state that make up the arkansa...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Reimburse teachers for interviewing and moving expenses
H.B. 2247
Allows school districts in the delta and in geographical teacher shortage areas to reimburse teachers for interviewing and moving expenses....
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program
H.B. 1939
Creates the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program....
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Minority Teacher Scholarship Program
H.B. 1940
Creates the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program....
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Termination/Suspension Policy
H.B. 2393
Prohibits school districts from terminating, suspending, or not renewing the contracts of nonprobationary status teachers without just cause...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Minimum Wage for School Employees
H.B. 2553
From the legislation:
FULL-TIME CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN HOURLY RATE OF COMPENSATION LESS THAN SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY FIVE ...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Expanding ACT Assistance Pilot Program
H.B. 1827
Clarifies the General Assembly's intent to continue the Arkansas American College Test Assessment Assistance Pilot Program; increases the nu...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
Postsec. | Use of the Rising Junior Exam
H.B. 1048
Until such time as the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves other assessment processes or exams to be used by Arkansas coll...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Student Transfers for School Attendance.
S.B. 892
Changes the rules for student transfer. Stresses the rules requiring students to attend the school district in which their home is located....
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Equity |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Civil Rights Compliance
H.B. 2198
The Department of Education may withhold state aid from any district that fails to file its assurance of compliance with civil rights respon...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Technical Changes in School Financing
S.B. 603
This bill makes several technical changes to school financing in the areas of: bonding, high cost transportation and isolated school funding...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Education License Plate
S.B. 213
Provides for the issuance of special Committed to Education motor vehicle license plates....
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
Postsec. | Standards for Higher Education Construction
S.B. 512
Amends code sections pertaining to Arkansas State Building Services review and approval of higher education institution capital improvements...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Expanding Bonded Indebtedness
H.B. 2240
Authorizes an increase in school district bond debt to 35% of the assessed value of real and personal property in the district in cases of u...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Regulations for School Facilities
S.B. 818
Directs the establishment of regulations regarding self-construction projects by public educational entities....
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Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | School Fund Management
H.B. 1529
Allows the County Treasurer to receive and disburse school district funds from 1 account if the school district is using a proper computeriz...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | School District Millage Rollback
H.B. 2098
Amends School District Millage Rollback compensation appropriation for the 2001-2003 biennium....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Require Board Members to visit classrooms
H.B. 1501
Requires members of the board of directors to annually visit classrooms in the district in which they serve....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | County Boards of Education
S.B. 192
Clarifies the rights and duties of the county boards of education, the county school supervisors, and the county board of education designee...
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Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Uniform Grading Scale
H.B. 1826
Requires a uniform grading scale for non-traditional high school courses....
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Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Repeals Governor's Partnership Council
H.B. 1633
Repeals the Governor's Partnership Council and the Intervention and Prevention Grant Program for Arkansas School Children....
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Funding for early childhood programs.
H.B. 2241
, Amends the application process for the Arkansas Better Chance Program; provides funding for early childhood programs....
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Parental Notification for Students involved with the Police
H.B. 2275
Mandates parental notification of students reported to, interviewed by or taken into custody by law enforcement personnel....
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
Postsec. | Higher Ed. Vehicle Restrictions
S.B. 540
Relates to motor vehicle restrictions for the various institutions of higher education....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Punishment for Threatening a Student/Employee
S.B. 11
Establishes the offense of threatening a school employee or student, establishes the offense of threatening damage to a school structure....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Liquor Stores Must by 1,000 feet away from a School
S.B. 511
Prohibits future liquor stores from being located within 1,000 feet of a church or schoolhouse....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Gun Violence Prevention Week
H.B. 1503
Promotes Gun Violence Prevention Week in elementary schools....
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | The Disposition of Property by School Districts
S.B. 819
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY PUBLIC EDUCA...
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School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
S.B. 896
This bill completely revamps the way that school districts are consolidated in the state. The relevant sections of the legislation are belo...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Braille Materials Available to Students
S.B. 537
Provides instructional materials to disabled students in a format that is compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synth...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Students Testifying in Teacher's Dismissals
H.B. 1774
Allows students to testify in private in hearings under the teacher fair dismissal act....
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Bonus for National Board Certification
S.B. 245
Increases the bonus for teachers obtaining the National Board Professional Teaching Certification....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Increase Teacher Pay
S.B. 598
Increase teacher pay in the state by $1,000 (over 2001 pay) in 2002 and by $3,000 (over 2001 pay) in 2003....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Changes in the Teacher Retirement System
S.B. 194
Allows retirants of the Teacher Retirement System to become an active member in order to participate in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Opti...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Non-Teachers Qualifying for Teacher Retirement System
H.B. 1078
Authorizes nonteaching school district employees who are members of the public employees' retirement system to have nonteaching service afte...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Allows Teachers To Receive Gifts or Compensation for Good Work
H.B. 1063
Allows teachers and other school employees to receive gifts or compensation in recognition of the employee's contribution to education....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Retired Teachers Returning to Work
H.B. 1272
Allows members of the Teacher Retirement System to retire and return to work within 30 days and repeals the earnings limitations after retir...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Planning Time
S.B. 944
ANY TEACHER NOT RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL PLANNING TIME AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE PLANNING TIME LOST AT HIS OR...
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Technology |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Internet use policy for public schools
S.B. 717
Establishes an Internet use policy for public schools and libraries....
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Terminating the Vocational Resource Center
H.B. 1282
Repeals provisions pertaining to the Model Vocational-Technical Education Resource Center.
From the legislation:
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Charter Schools and Desegregation
S.B. 322
Amends the selection process for admission to a Charter school in a school district under court ordered desegregation....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Allowing Students to have Phone and Beepers after school hours.
S.B. 10
Relates to allowing students to possess electronic communication devices on a school campus after normal school activities for Extracurricul...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Repealing the ban on pagers
S.B. 218
Repeals the law which makes it unlawful for a student to possess an electronic paging device, beeper, or similar communication device while ...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Increases Teacher Death Benefit
S.B. 167
Increases the lump-sum death benefits for active and retired members of the Teacher Retirement System....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Increase In Retirement Benefits to Teachers
S.B. 171
Provides an increase in the additional monthly benefit for all retirees in the Teacher Retirement System....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Changes in the Teacher Retirement System
S.B. 170
Amends the teacher retirement system law to define the normal retirement age for the system and adds provisions concerning the normal retire...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Teacher Training for Advanced Placement Courses.
S.B. 60
Increases the award for subsidized teacher training for advanced placement courses. The award will now increase from $450 to $650 per teach...
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Finance--Lotteries |
Unofficially rejected by Voters 11/2000 |
P-12 | State Lottery for Education
V. 5
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 5 (Opinion 99-245) Amends the State Constitution. Establishes a State Lottery; permits charitable bingo games a...
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