Table of Contents Tables of Sections Affected... xv Education Statutes Title 6. Education. Subtitle 1. General Provisions. Chapter 1. General Provisions. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-1-101 to 6-1-105... 36 Subchapter 2. Arkansas Leadership Institute for Teachers of the Delta, 6-1-201, 6-1-202... 37 Subchapter 3. Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts, 6-1-301 to 6-1-304...??? Chapter 2. Corporate Charters, 6-2-101 to 6-2-113... 38 Chapter 3. Arkansas Educational Television Commission, 6-3-101 to 6-3-113... 41 Chapter 4. Interstate Compacts. Subchapter 1. Southern Regional Education Compact, 6-4-101 to 6-4-107... 45 Subchapter 2. Compact for Education, 6-4-201 to 6-4-203... 48 Chapter 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education. Subchapter 1. Early Childhood Development Projects, 6-5-101 to 6-5-104... 53 Subchapter 2. Hazing, 6-5-201 to 6-5-204... 53 Subchapter 3. Educational Excellence Trust Fund, 6-5-301 to 6-5-308... 54 Subchapter 4. Higher Education Awareness Program, 6-5-401 to 6-5-404... 56 Subchapter 5. Civil War Reenactments, 6-5-501, 6-5-502... 57 Subchapter 6. Intervention and Prevention Grant Program for Arkansas School Children [Repealed]... 58 Chapters 6-9. [Reserved]... 58 Subtitle 2. Elementary and Secondary Education Generally. Chapter 10. General Provisions, 6-10-101 to 6-10-119... 58 Chapter 11. Education. Subchapter 1. State Board of Education, 6-11-101 to 6-11-131... 66 Subchapter 2. State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities, 6-11-201 to 6-11-207... 76 Chapter 12. County Boards of Education. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-12-101 to 6-12-116... 72 Subchapter 2. County School Supervisor [Repealed]... 79 Subchapter 3. Rights and Duties, 6-12-301 to 6-12-317... 79 Chapter 13. School Districts. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-13-101 to 6-13-111... 83 Subchapter 2. Formation, Alteration, and Consolidation Generally [Repealed] 86 Subchapter 3. Alternative Consolidation Method for Two to Eight Districts [Repealed]... 87 Subchapter 4. Supplementary School District Reorganization Act [Repealed]... 87 Subchapter 5. Reorganization of Small Districts Generally [Repealed]... 87 Subchapter 6. District Boards of Directors Generally, 6-13-601 to 6-13-634 92 Subchapter 7. District Treasurer, 6-13-701 to 6-13-703... 99 Subchapter 8. Educational Compacts Generally, 6-13-801 to 6-13-807... 101 v
vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Subchapter 9. Public School Educational Cooperative Act, 6-13-901 to 6-13-906... 102 Subchapter 10. Education Service Cooperative Act, 6-13-1001 to 6-13-1026 103 Subchapter 11. Model Rural School Consortiums, 6-13-1101 to 6-13-1106... 109 Subchapter 12. Clarification of Laws Concerning Consolidation, Annexation, and Formation, 6-13-1201 to 6-13-1210... 110 Subchapter 13. Site-Based Decision Making, 6-13-1301 to 6-13-1309... 111 Subchapter 14. Consolidation, Annexation, and Formation, 6-13-1401 to 6-13-1413... 112 Subchapter 15. Creation of District by Detaching Territory from Existing District, 6-13-1501 to 6-13-1505... 116 Subchapter 16. Public Education Reorganization Act, 6-13-1601 to 6-13-1611??? Chapter 14. School Elections, 6-14-101 to 6-14-122... 118 Chapter 15. Educational Standards and Quality Generally. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-15-101, 6-15-102... 126 Subchapter 2. Quality Education Act of 2003, 6-15-201 to 6-15-212... 126 Subchapter 3. Effective School Project Act [Repealed]... 128 Subchapter 4. Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program, 6-15-401 to 6-15-440... 129 Subchapter 5. Home Schools, 6-15-501 to 6-15-508... 134 Subchapter 6. Recognition of Excellence [Repealed]... 136 Subchapter 7. Opportunity Partnership Program [Repealed]... 136 Subchapter 8. Accountability Section, 6-15-801 to 6-15-809... 136 Subchapter 9. Uniform Grading Scale for Public Schools, 6-15-901 to 6-15-903 138 Subchapter 10. Arkansas Public Education Act, 6-15-1001 to 6-15-1012... 139 Subchapter 11. Attaching Seals to High School Transcripts and Diplomas, 6-15-1101... 142 Subchapter 12. Educational Standards Commission, 6-15-1201... 143 Subchapter 13. Safe Schools Committee, 6-15-1301, 6-15-1302... 143 Subchapter 14. School Performance Report, 6-15-1401, 6-15-1402... 143 Subchapter 15. Comprehensive Plan for Consistency and Rigor in Course Work, 6-15-1501 to 6-15-1506... 145 Subchapter 16. Committee on Closing the Achievement Gap in Arkansas, 6-15-1601 to 6-15-1604... 50 Subchapter 17. Parental Involvement Plan, 6-15-1701 to 6-15-1705... 53 Subchapter 18. Arkansas Pygmalion Commission on Nontraditional Education, 6-15-1801 to 6-15-1806... 55 Subchapter 19. Delta Student Academic Success Plan, 6-15-1901... 57 Subchapter 20. Public School Student Progression, 6-15-2001 to 6-15-2010 57 Subchapter 21. School Rating System, 6-15-2101 to 6-15-2107... 60 Subchapter 22. School Improvement and Education Accountability, 6-15-2201 62 Subchapter 23. Best Financial Management Practices for School Districts, 6-15-2301... 63 Subchapter 24. Postsecondary Feedback, 6-15-2401... 65 Subchapter 25. Education Renewal Zones, 6-15-2501 to 6-15-2506... 66 Chapter 16. Curriculum. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-16-101 to 6-16-139... 146 Subchapter 2. Kindergarten Generally, 6-16-201 to 6-16-203... 151 Subchapter 3. Early Childhood and Adult Education Act, 6-16-301 to 6-16-313 152 Subchapter 4. Computer Technology, 6-16-401 to 6-16-408... 154 Subchapter 5. Driver Education and Training, 6-16-501 to 6-16-507... 155 Subchapter 6. Postsecondary Preparatory Program, 6-16-601 to 6-16-605... 155 Subchapter 7. Optional Summer School Programs, 6-16-701 to 6-16-706... 157
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii Subchapter 8. Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program, 6-16-801 to 6-16-806... 158 Subchapter 9. Evaluation of Instructional Programs, 6-16-901... 159 Subchapter 10. Health Education, 6-16-1001 to 6-16-1003... 160 Subchapter 11. Conservation Education, 6-16-1101... 72 Subchapter 12. Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment, 6-16-1201 to 6-16-1206... 72 Subchapter 13. End-of-Course Success Incentive Program, 6-16-1301...??? Chapter 17. Personnel. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-17-101 to 6-17-118... 161 Subchapter 2. Applicability, 6-17-201 to 6-17-210... 166 Subchapter 3. Employment and Assignment, 6-17-301 to 6-17-310... 170 Subchapter 4. Certification Generally, 6-17-401 to 6-17-421... 172 Subchapter 5. Arkansas Teacher Education, Certification, and Evaluation Committee [Repealed]... 182 Subchapter 6. Certified Personnel Testing Program, 6-17-601 to 6-17-603... 182 Subchapter 7. In-Service Training, 6-17-701 to 6-17-707... 183 Subchapter 8. Teachers Salaries Generally, 6-17-801 to 6-17-811... 185 Subchapter 9. The Arkansas Teachers Salary Law, 6-17-901 to 6-17-922... 188 Subchapter 10. Minimum Salaries for Teachers [Repealed]... 194 Subchapter 11. Insurance, 6-17-1101 to 6-17-1118... 196 Subchapter 12. Teachers Minimum Sick Leave Law, 6-17-1201 to 6-17-1209 201 Subchapter 13. School Employees Minimum Sick Leave Law, 6-17-1301 to 6-17-1308... 203 Subchapter 14. Workers Compensation, 6-17-1401 to 6-17-1413... 204 Subchapter 15. Teacher Fair Dismissal Act, 6-17-1501 to 6-17-1510... 206 Subchapter 16. Master School Principal Program, 6-17-1601 to 6-17-1604...??? Subchapter 17. Public School Employee Fair Hearing Act, 6-17-1701 to 6-17-1705... 214 Subchapter 18. Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Program [Repealed] 216 Subchapter 19. Minority Recruitment, 6-17-1901 to 6-17-1903... 216 Subchapter 20. Arkansas Teachers Postgraduate Scholarship Program Act [Repealed]... 217 Subchapter 21. Educator Compensation Act [Repealed]... 217 Subchapter 22. Classified School Employee Minimum Salary Act, 6-17-2201 to 6-17-2205... 219 Subchapter 23. Personnel Policy Law for Classified Employees, 6-17-2301 to 6-17-2306... 95 Subchapter 24. Teacher Compensation Program of 2003, 6-17-2401 to 6-17-2407... 96 Chapter 18. Students. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-18-101 to 6-18-105... 220 Subchapter 2. Attendance, 6-18-201 to 6-18-229... 221 Subchapter 3. Assignment, 6-18-301 to 6-18-319... 236 Subchapter 4. Arkansas American College Test Assessment Assistance Pilot Program, 6-18-401 to 6-18-408... 238 Subchapter 5. Discipline, 6-18-501 to 6-18-514... 239 Subchapter 6. Fraternities, Sororities, Etc., 6-18-601 to 6-18-607... 246 Subchapter 7. Health, 6-18-701 to 6-18-707... 247 Subchapter 8. School Safety Patrols, 6-18-801 to 6-18-804... 250 Subchapter 9. Student Records, 6-18-901... 251 Subchapter 10. Public School Student Services Act, 6-18-1001 to 6-18-1009 251 Subchapter 11. Elementary School Fund-Raising, 6-18-1101 to 6-18-1105... 255 Subchapter 12. Arkansas Student Publications Act, 6-18-1201 to 6-18-1204 256
viii TABLE OF CONTENTS Subchapter 13. Parental Authorization of Questionnaires Act, 6-18-1301 to 6-18-1303... 111 Subchapter 14. Family Resource Centers Act, 6-18-1401 to 6-18-1409... 112 Subchapter 15. Mandated Eye and Vision Screening Procedures and Tests for Children, 6-18-1501 to 6-18-1506...??? Chapter 19. Transportation, 6-19-101 to 6-19-122... 256 Chapter 20. Finances. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-20-101 to 6-20-107... 262 Subchapter 2. Management and Apportionment of Funds Generally, 6-20-201 to 6-20-225... 266 Subchapter 3. Equitable School Finance System Act [Repealed]... 271 Subchapter 4. District Finances, 6-20-401 to 6-20-414... 279 Subchapter 5. Funds for Children with Disabilities and Foster Children, 6-20-501 to 6-20-510... 286 Subchapter 6. Local School District Isolated Funding, 6-20-601 to 6-20-605 290 Subchapter 7. School Lunch Program, 6-20-701 to 6-20-709... 291 Subchapter 8. Revolving Loan Program General Provisions, 6-20-801 to 6-20-818... 293 Subchapter 9. Revolving Loan Program State Board of Education Certificates, 6-20-901 to 6-20-908... 299 Subchapter 10. Revolving Loan Program Alternative State Financing, 6-20-1001 to 6-20-1017... 300 Subchapter 11. Revolving Loan Fund Emergency Revolving Loan Fund Account [Repealed]... 304 Subchapter 12. District Bonds, 6-20-1201 to 6-20-1229... 305 Subchapter 13. Annual Reports of Expenditures [Repealed]... 317 Subchapter 14. State Aid for Construction, 6-20-1401 to 6-20-1408... 317 Subchapter 15. Insurance Act, 6-20-1501 to 6-20-1515... 318 Subchapter 16. State Assistance to School Districts in Distress [Repealed]... 321 Subchapter 17. High Cost Transportation Funding Formula Act [Repealed]... 323 Subchapter 18. Audits, 6-20-1801 to 6-20-1806... 329 Subchapter 19. Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program, 6-20-1901 to 6-20-1911... 133 Subchapter 20. Tracking and Accounting of Interschool Athletic Program Funds, 6-20-2001 to 6-20-2004... 135 Subchapter 21. Tracking and Accounting of Interschool Scholastic Activity Funds, 6-20-2101 to 6-20-2104... 136 Subchapter 22. Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004, 6-20-2201 to 6-20-2208... 137 Subchapter 23. Public School Funding Act of 2003, 6-20-2301 to 6-20-2306 141 Subchapter 24. Supplemental School District Funding Act of 2003 [Repealed] 146 Subchapter 25. Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act, 6-20-2501 to 6-20-2513...??? Chapter 21. School Property and Supplies. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-21-101 to 6-21-115... 330 Subchapter 2. The Equal Access Act, 6-21-201 to 6-21-206... 334 Subchapter 3. Acquisition of Commodities Generally, 6-21-301 to 6-21-306 335 Subchapter 4. The Free Textbook Act, 6-21-401 to 6-21-423... 337 Subchapter 5. Public Recreation and Playgrounds, 6-21-501 to 6-21-505... 341 Subchapter 6. Miscellaneous Offenses, 6-21-601 to 6-21-609... 342 Subchapter 7. School Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, 6-21-701 to 6-21-711... 344 Subchapter 8. Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act, 6-21-801 to 6-21-814...??? Chapter 22. Registered Volunteers Program, 6-22-101 to 6-22-108... 347
TABLE OF CONTENTS ix Chapter 23. Charter Schools. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-23-101 to 6-23-106... 348 Subchapter 2. Conversion Charter Schools, 6-23-201 to 6-23-207... 350 Subchapter 3. Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, 6-23-301 to 6-23-310... 351 Subchapter 4. Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Operation, 6-23-401 to 6-23-404... 354 Subchapter 5. Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Funding, 6-23-501 to 6-23-507... 355 Subchapter 6. Limited Charter Schools, 6-23-601... 356 Chapter 24. Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions, 6-24-101 to 6-24-120... 358 Chapter 25. Public School Library Media and Technology Act, 6-25-101 to 6-25-106...??? Chapter 26. Arkansas Teacher Housing Development Act. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-26-101 to 6-26-104... 160 Subchapter 2. Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Housing Development Foundation, 6-26-201, 6-26-202... 161 Subchapter 3. Teacher Housing Development Requirements, 6-26-301 to 6-26-305... 163 Chapters 27-39. [Reserved]... 363 Subtitle 3. Special Educational Programs. Chapter 40. General Provisions [Reserved]... 363 Chapter 41. Children with Disabilities. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-41-101 to 6-41-103... 364 Subchapter 2. Children with Disabilities Act, 6-41-201 to 6-41-223... 365 Subchapter 3. Special Education Programs Generally, 6-41-301 to 6-41-313 371 Subchapter 4. Improvement of Educational Services for Visually Impaired Students, 6-41-401 to 6-41-407... 373 Subchapter 5. Task Force on Medically Fragile, Chronically Ill, or Technology- Dependent Students, 6-41-501 to 6-41-504... 375 Chapter 42. Gifted and Talented Children. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-42-101 to 6-42-109... 375 Subchapter 2. Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences [Repealed]... 377 Subchapter 3. Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science, and the Arts, 6-42-301 to 6-42-309...??? Chapter 43. Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-43-101 to 6-43-117... 380 Subchapter 2. Arkansas School for the Blind, 6-43-201 to 6-43-223... 387 Subchapter 3. Arkansas School for the Deaf, 6-43-301 to 6-43-321... 391 Chapter 44. Adult Literacy. Subchapter 1. [Reserved]... 395 Subchapter 2. State Commission on Adult Literacy [Repealed]... 395 Chapter 45. Arkansas Better Chance Program, 6-45-101 to 6-45-110... 395 Chapter 46. Arkansas High Technology Training Center. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-46-101, 6-46-102... 397 Subchapter 2. Site and Funding, 6-46-201 to 6-46-203... 398 Subchapter 3. Administration, 6-46-301 to 6-46-304... 398 Subchapter 4. Personnel, 6-46-401, 6-46-402... 398 Subchapter 5. Operations, 6-46-501, 6-46-502... 399 Chapter 47. Distance Learning. Subchapter 1. Distance Learning Demonstration Project [Repealed]... 399 Subchapter 2. Distance Learning Coordination, 6-47-201 to 6-47-203... 400 Subchapter 3. Distance Learning Implementation, 6-47-301 to 6-47-305... 401 Subchapter 4. Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project, 6-47-401 to 6-47-406... 174
x TABLE OF CONTENTS Subchapter 5. Distance Learning Grants, 6-47-501 to 6-47-504... 174 Chapters 48, 49. [Reserved]... 402 Subtitle 4. Vocational and Technical Education. Chapter 50. General Provisions. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-50-101 to 6-50-103... 402 Subchapter 2. Technical Careers Student Loan Forgiveness Program, 6-50-201 to 6-50-208... 403 Subchapter 3. Advisory Council for Vocational-Technical Education [Repealed] 405 Subchapter 4. Vocational-Technical High School Districts [Repealed]... 406 Subchapter 5. Youth Apprenticeship/Work-Based Learning Act, 6-50-501 to 6-50-505... 406 Subchapter 6. Arkansas Advisory Council for Vocational-Technical Education [Repealed]... 408 Subchapter 7. Arkansas Existing Workforce Training Act of 1995, 6-50-701 to 6-50-705... 408 Chapter 51. Vocational and Technical Schools. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-51-101 to 6-51-105... 411 Subchapter 2. Establishment and Administration Generally, 6-51-201 to 6-51-217... 413 Subchapter 3. Multidistrict Vocational Centers, 6-51-301 to 6-51-305... 418 Subchapter 4. Plumbing Program, 6-51-401 to 6-51-404... 420 Subchapter 5. Housing Construction Program, 6-51-501 to 6-51-510... 421 Subchapter 6. Private Resident and Correspondence Schools, 6-51-601 to 6-51-623... 423 Subchapter 7. Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing Program, 6-51-701 to 6-51-703... 433 Subchapter 8. Community-Based Education Centers, 6-51-801 to 6-51-806 434 Subchapter 9. Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Education, 6-51-901 to 6-51-907... 435 Subchapter 10. Model Vocational-Technical Education Resource Center Act of 1993 [Repealed]... 438 Chapter 52. Vocational and Technical Training. Subchapter 1. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, 6-52-101 to 6-52-105... 439 Subchapter 2. Apprenticeship Training Programs, 6-52-201 to 6-52-208... 440 Chapter 53. Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-53-101 to 6-53-107... 443 Subchapter 2. Arkansas Technical and Community College System, 6-53-201 to 6-53-210... 445 Subchapter 3. Administration, 6-53-301 to 6-53-308... 448 Subchapter 4. Conversions and Consolidations, 6-53-401 to 6-53-405... 451 Subchapter 5. Grants for Tech-Prep Education, 6-53-501 to 6-53-505... 454 Subchapter 6. Technical College Districts, 6-53-601 to 6-53-605... 456 Chapter 54. Ouachita Technical College, 6-54-101 to 6-54-105... 458 Chapter 55. Construction Industry Craft Training, 6-55-101 to 6-55-108... 459 Chapter 56. Arkansas State University-Beebe, 6-56-101 to 6-56-110... 186 Chapter 57. Arkansas Valley Technical Institute, 6-57-101 to 6-57-104... 188 Chapter 58. National Park Community College, 6-58-101 to 6-58-113... 189 Chapter 59. Arkansas Northeastern College, 6-59-101 to 6-59-111... 192 Subtitle 5. Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally. Chapter 60. General Provisions. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-60-101, 6-60-102... 461 Subchapter 2. Enrollment and Tuition, 6-60-201 to 6-60-212... 462 Subchapter 3. Tuition in Neighboring States, 6-60-301 to 6-60-303... 465 Subchapter 4. Extension Courses, 6-60-401 to 6-60-404... 466
TABLE OF CONTENTS xi Subchapter 5. Immunization, 6-60-501 to 6-60-504... 467 Chapter 61. Postsecondary Institutions Generally. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-61-101 to 6-61-130... 468 Subchapter 2. Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 6-61-201 to 6-61-230... 474 Subchapter 3. Establishment and Expansion, 6-61-301 to 6-61-306... 483 Subchapter 4. Grant Programs, 6-61-401, 6-61-402... 485 Subchapter 5. Community Colleges Generally, 6-61-501 to 6-61-533... 486 Subchapter 6. Community Colleges Finances, 6-61-601 to 6-61-613... 498 Subchapter 7. Rich Mountain Community College, 6-61-701 to 6-61-708... 500 Subchapter 8. Arkansas Research Development Act, 6-61-801 to 6-61-809... 503 Subchapter 9. Office of Accountability, 6-61-901 to 6-61-905... 504 Subchapter 10. Technical College and Community College Capital Improvement Act, 6-61-1001 to 6-61-1014... 504 Subchapter 11. University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, 6-61-1101 to 6-61-1108 507 Subchapter 12. Southwest Arkansas Higher Education Consortium, 6-61-1201 509 Chapter 62. Property and Finances of State Institutions. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-62-101 to 6-62-108... 510 Subchapter 2. Eminent Domain, 6-62-201... 513 Subchapter 3. Facilities Construction or Purchase, 6-62-301 to 6-62-313 514 Subchapter 4. Facilities Use, 6-62-401... 519 Subchapter 5. Trust Conveyances, 6-62-501 to 6-62-507... 520 Subchapter 6. Transfer or Lease of Property, 6-62-601 to 6-62-613... 521 Subchapter 7. Arkansas College Savings Bond Act, 6-62-701 to 6-62-727... 524 Subchapter 8. Athletic Programs, 6-62-801 to 6-62-807... 533 Subchapter 9. Arkansas Tuition Trust Authority [Repealed]... 535 Subchapter 10. Workers Compensation Insurance, 6-62-1001 to 6-62-1004 535 Subchapter 11. Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement, 6-62-1101 to 6-62-1122...??? Chapter 63. Employees of State Institutions. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-63-101 to 6-63-104... 537 Subchapter 2. Higher Education Employee Classification and Compensation Act [Repealed]... 539 Subchapter 3. Higher Education Expenditure Restriction Act, 6-63-301 to 6-63-315... 539 Subchapter 4. Faculty/Administrator Development Fellows, 6-63-401 to 6-63-415... 545 Subchapter 5. Requirement of Faculty Instruction in Public Schools, 6-63-501, 6-63-502... 547 Subchapter 6. Catastrophic Leave Bank Program, 6-63-601, 6-63-602... 548 Chapter 64. University of Arkansas. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-64-101 to 6-64-111... 549 Subchapter 2. Board of Trustees, 6-24-201 to 6-24-220... 552 Subchapter 3. Campuses Established, 6-64-301 to 6-64-304... 557 Subchapter 4. Medical Department Generally, 6-64-401 to 6-64-417... 560 Subchapter 5. State Medical Center Admission of Patients, 6-64-501 to 6-64-509... 565 Subchapter 6. School of Law, 6-64-601 to 6-64-621... 568 Subchapter 7. Agricultural Experiment Stations, 6-64-701 to 6-64-715... 572 Subchapter 8. Graduate Institute of Technology, 6-64-801 to 6-64-805... 578 Subchapter 9. Center for Research, Education and Technical Extension, and Graduate Education, 6-64-901 to 6-64-908... 578 Subchapter 10. Finances, 6-64-1001 to 6-64-1013... 580
xii TABLE OF CONTENTS Subchapter 11. College of Information Science and Systems Engineering, 6-64-1101 to 6-64-1103... 583 Chapter 65. Agricultural Colleges. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-65-101 to 6-65-112... 584 Subchapter 2. Arkansas State University, 6-65-201 to 6-65-226... 588 Subchapter 3. Arkansas Tech University, 6-65-301 to 6-65-306... 594 Subchapter 4. Southern Arkansas University, 6-65-401 to 6-65-410... 597 Chapter 66. Henderson State University, 6-66-101 to 6-66-115... 600 Chapter 67. University of Central Arkansas, 6-67-101 to 6-67-114... 605 Chapter 68. Electronic Instructional Material, 6-68-101 to 6-68-108... 609 Chapters 69, 70. [Reserved]... 611 Chapter 71. Improvement Districts for Colleges and Universities, 6-71-101 to 6-71-142... 611 Chapters 72-79. [Reserved]... 620 Subtitle 6. Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Programs. Chapter 80. General Provisions, 6-80-101 to 6-80-107... 620 Chapter 81. Student Loans. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-81-101 to 6-81-131... 621 Subchapter 2. Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas, 6-81-201 to 6-81-206... 630 Subchapter 3. Nursing Student Loans [Repealed]... 632 Subchapter 4. University of Arkansas Revolving Loan Fund, 6-81-401 to 6-81-409... 632 Subchapter 5. Emergency Secondary Education Loan Program [Repealed]... 633 Subchapter 6. Teacher and Administrator Enhancement and Retraining Grant Program, 6-81-601 to 6-81-610... 635 Subchapter 7. Rural Medical Practice Student Loans and Scholarships, 6-81-701 to 6-81-719... 636 Subchapter 8. Minority Teacher Education Loan Program [Repealed]... 644 Subchapter 9. Freshman/Sophomore Minority Prospective Teacher Loan Program [Repealed]... 644 Subchapter 10. Grant Program for Nurse Midwife Students [Repealed]... 645 Subchapter 11. Financing Postsecondary Out-of-State Education, 6-81-1101 to 6-81-1104... 645 Subchapter 12. Graduate Nursing Practice and Nurse Educator Student Loans and Scholarships, 6-81-1201 to 6-81-1209... 646 Subchapter 13. University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program, 6-81-1301... 649 Subchapter 14. Nursing Student Loan Program, 6-81-1401 to 6-81-1412... 212 Subchapter 15. State Teacher Assistance Resource Program, 6-81-1501 to 6-81-1507... 214 Chapter 82. Scholarships. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 6-82-101 to 6-82-105... 651 Subchapter 2. Student Assistance Grant Program [Repealed]... 652 Subchapter 3. Arkansas Governor s Scholars Program, 6-82-301 to 6-82-316 656 Subchapter 4. Arkansas High Technology Scholarship Program, 6-82-401 to 6-82-410... 660 Subchapter 5. Children of Law Enforcement Officers, Etc., 6-82-501 to 6-82-506... 662 Subchapter 6. Children of Veterans, Prisoners of War, Etc., 6-82-601, 6-82-602... 664 Subchapter 7. Arkansas Literacy Corps [Repealed]... 665 Subchapter 8. Arkansas National Guard Scholarship Program [Repealed]... 665 Subchapter 9. Arkansas Opportunity Scholarship Act [Repealed]... 666
TABLE OF CONTENTS xiii Subchapter 10. Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, 6-82-1001 to 6-82-1011... 666 Subchapter 11. Second Effort Scholarship Program, 6-82-1101 to 6-82-1105 670 Subchapter 12. Law Enforcement Officers, 6-82-1201 to 6-82-1206... 672 Subchapter 13. Delta Region Scholarship Program [Repealed]... 673 Subchapter 14. Honors College Scholarship Program [Repealed]... 673 Subchapter 15. Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program, 6-82-1501 to 6-82-1506... 674 Subchapter 16. Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Program, 6-82-1601 to 6-82-1614...??? Chapter 83. Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program [Repealed]... 676 Chapter 84. Tax-Deferred Tuition Savings Program, 6-84-101 to 6-84-113... 676 Related Statutes Title 5. Criminal Offenses. Subtitle 1. General Provisions. Chapter 2. Principles of Criminal Liability. Subchapter 6. Justification, 5-2-605... 1 Chapter 4. Disposition of Offenders. Subchapter 2. Fines, Costs, and Restitution, 5-4-201... 1 Subchapter 4. Imprisonment, 5-4-401... 2 Subtitle 2. Offenses Against the Person. Chapter 13. Assault and Battery. Subchapter 2. Offenses Generally, 5-13-204 to 5-13-207... 4 Subchapter 3. Terrorism, 5-13-301... 6 Chapter 14. Sexual Offenses. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 5-14-101 to 5-14-129... 9 Subchapter 2. Medical Records of Persons Charged with Sex Crimes, 5-14-201, 5-14-202... 22 Chapter 17. Death Threats, 5-17-101... 22 Chapter 39. Burglary, Trespass, and Other Intrusions. Subchapter 2. Offenses Generally, 5-39-214...??? Subtitle 6. Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare. Chapter 60. General Provisions, 5-60-113... 23 Chapter 60. Controlled Substances Subchapter 4. Uniform Controlled Substances Act Prohibitions and Penalties, 5-64-411, 5-64-412...??? Chapter 71. Riots, Disorderly Conduct, Etc. Subchapter 2. Offenses Generally, 5-71-207, 5-71-208, 5-71-227... 23 Chapter 73. Weapons. Subchapter 1. Possession and Use Generally, 5-73-104, 5-73-109, 5-73-119, 5-73-120, 5-73-124... 25 Chapter 74. Gangs. Subchapter 1. Arkansas Criminal Gang, Organization, or Enterprise Act, 5-74-101 to 5-74-109... 29 Subchapter 2. Recruiting Gang Members, 5-74-201 to 5-74-203... 34 Chapter 78. Tobacco, 5-78-102...??? Title 7. Elections. Chapter 4. Boards of Election Commissioners and Other Election Officers. Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 7-4-116... 232
xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS Title 9. Family Law. Subtitle 3. Minors. Chapter 25. General Provisions, 9-25-102... 679 Title 10. General Assembly. Chapter 3. Committees. Subchapter 15. Desegregation Litigation Legislative Oversight, 10-3-1506??? Subchapter 21. Continuing Adequacy Evaluation Act of 2004, 10-3-2101 to 10-3-2104... 232 Chapter 4. Legislative Audit. Subchapter 4. Division of Legislative Audit, 10-4-401 to 10-4-403, 10-4-413??? Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs. Subtitle 2. Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs. Chapter 12. Crime Reporting and Investigations. Subchapter 5. Child Abuse Reporting, 12-12-507, 12-12-510, 12-12-515... 679 Title 19. Public Finance. Chapter 5. Revenue Stabilization Law. Subchapter 12. Miscellaneous Funds Continued, 19-5-1223, 19-5-1227... 236 Chapter 6. Revenue Classification Law. Subchapter 4. Special Revenue Funds, 19-6-493... 237 Title 21. Public Officers and Employees. Chapter 5. Compensation and Benefits. Subchapter 12. Active Duty After September 11, 2001, 21-5-1203...??? Title 21. Public Officers and Employees. Chapter 8. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest. Subchapter 3. Code of Ethics [Repealed]... 681 Chapter 9. Liability of State and Local Governments. Subchapter 3. Liability of Political Subdivisions, 21-9-301 to 21-9-303... 682 Chapter 15. Criminal Background Checks, 21-15-102...??? Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries. Subtitle 3. Insurance. Chapter 79. Insurance Policies Generally. Subchapter 2. Suits Against Insurers, 23-79-210... 685 Title 24. Retirement and Pensions Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 24-7-101 to 24-7-103...??? Subchapter 2. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System General Provisions, 24-7-201 to 24-7-210...??? Subchapter 3. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees, 24-7-301 to 24-7-305...??? Subchapter 4. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Funds and Management of Assets, 24-7-401 to 24-7-411...??? Subchapter 5. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Membership, 24-7-501 to 24-7-504...??? Subchapter 6. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Credited Service, 24-7-601 to 24-7-611...??? Subchapter 7. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Benefits, 24-7-701 to 24-7-734...??? Subchapter 8. Alternate Plan for State Colleges, 24-7-801 to 24-7-808...??? Subchapter 9. Alternate Plan for Vocational-Technical Schools, 24-7-901 to 24-7-909...??? Subchapter 10. Employees of Particular Institutions, 24-7-1001 to 24-7-1008??? Subchapter 11. Nonteaching Employees of Public Schools, 24-7-1101...??? Subchapter 12. Tax-Deferred Savings Programs for the Members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, 24-7-1201 to 24-7-1206...???
TABLE OF CONTENTS xv Subchapter 13. Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan, 24-7-1301 to 24-7-1315...??? Subchapter 14. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Affordable Housing Investment Act, 24-7-1401 to 24-7-1409...??? Title 25. State Government. Chapter 6. Department of Education Subchapter 1. General Provisions, 25-6-101 to 25-6-107...??? Chapter 19. Freedom of Information Act, 25-19-101 to 25-19-109... 687 Title 26. Taxation. Chapter 52. Gross Receipts Tax. Subchapter 4. Exemptions, 26-52-437...??? Index... 699