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6-13-1029. Fiscal distress actions.
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6-13-1029. Fiscal distress actions.
(a) To address the identified areas of fiscal distress of an education service cooperative, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:
(1)(A) Conduct an on-site evaluation and make recommendations regarding the staffing and fiscal practices of the education service cooperative.
(B) The recommendations of the division are binding on the education service cooperative;
(2) Every six (6) months during which the education service cooperative is classified as being in fiscal distress, submit to the State Board of Education a written evaluation on the fiscal status of the education service cooperative;
(3) Monitor the fiscal operations and accounts of the education service cooperative; and
(4) Require the education service cooperative administrative staff and employees to obtain instruction or training in areas of fiscal concern for the education service cooperative.
(b) The division also may take one (1) or more of the following actions:
(1) Reorganize the administrative unit of the education service cooperative by:
(A)(i) Removing and replacing the director of the education service cooperative employed under § 6-13-1010.
(ii) An individual appointed to replace the director shall administratively operate the education service cooperative under the supervision and approval of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(iii) The division may compensate non-division agents operating the education service cooperative from the education service cooperative's funding; and
(B) Removing, replacing, or reassigning other administrative staff of the education service cooperative; or
(2) Impose reporting requirements on the education service cooperative.
(c) Within two (2) consecutive school years
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-1029
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6-13-1029. Fiscal distress actions.
(a) To address the identified areas of fiscal distress of an education service cooperative, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall:
(1)(A) Conduct an on-site evaluation and make recommendations regarding the staffing and fiscal practices of the education service cooperative.
(B) The recommendations of the division are binding on the education service cooperative;
(2) Every six (6) months during which the education service cooperative is classified as being in fiscal distress, submit to the State Board of Education a written evaluation on the fiscal status of the education service cooperative;
(3) Monitor the fiscal operations and accounts of the education service cooperative; and
(4) Require the education service cooperative administrative staff and employees to obtain instruction or training in areas of fiscal concern for the education service cooperative.
(b) The division also may take one (1) or more of the following actions:
(1) Reorganize the administrative unit of the education service cooperative by:
(A)(i) Removing and replacing the director of the education service cooperative employed under § 6-13-1010.
(ii) An individual appointed to replace the director shall administratively operate the education service cooperative under the supervision and approval of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(iii) The division may compensate non-division agents operating the education service cooperative from the education service cooperative's funding; and
(B) Removing, replacing, or reassigning other administrative staff of the education service cooperative; or
(2) Impose reporting requirements on the education service cooperative.
(c) Within two (2) consecutive school years of the state board's final classification of fiscal distress, the division shall determine whether to recommend that the education service cooperative be removed from fiscal distress status.
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6-13-1010. Director.
(a) Each education service cooperative shall be administered by a director who shall perform the following duties:
(1) Administer the programs and services of the education service cooperative;
(2) Recommend the employment of professional and nonprofessional personnel authorized by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(3) Prepare the budget for adoption by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(4) Direct expenditures of funds within the budget; and
(5) Perform other duties as required by the education service cooperative's governing body and the policies and rules of the State Board of Education.
(b) The director of each education service cooperative shall:
(1) Hold an administrator's license and meet all requirements to serve as a superintendent of schools in the State of Arkansas; or
(2) Have an equivalent level of education and administrative experience and obtain the approval of the state board.
(c) The governing body of any education service cooperative may enter into a contract with a director for a period not to exceed three (3) years.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-1010
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