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6-15-2915. School district classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support — Student transfer eligibility.
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6-15-2915. School district classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support — Student transfer eligibility.
(a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules governing the classification of public school districts as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support and the support to be provided.
(b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall notify in writing the public school district superintendent and the president of the public school district board of directors of the recommendation to the state board for classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.
(c)(1) A public school district recommended for classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support may appeal to the state board by filing a written appeal with the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the procedure established in the rules of the state board.
(2) A public school district shall be classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support and receive support upon final determination by the state board.
(3) A public school district may appeal the state board's final determination to the Pulaski County Circuit Court under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(d) A student attending a public school district classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support may transfer under the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act, § 6-18-227, to another public school district that is not classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-15-2915
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6-15-2915. School district classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support — Student transfer eligibility.
(a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules governing the classification of public school districts as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support and the support to be provided.
(b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall notify in writing the public school district superintendent and the president of the public school district board of directors of the recommendation to the state board for classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.
(c)(1) A public school district recommended for classification as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support may appeal to the state board by filing a written appeal with the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with the procedure established in the rules of the state board.
(2) A public school district shall be classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support and receive support upon final determination by the state board.
(3) A public school district may appeal the state board's final determination to the Pulaski County Circuit Court under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(d) A student attending a public school district classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support may transfer under the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act, § 6-18-227, to another public school district that is not classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support.
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25-15-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-201
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6-18-227. Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act.
(a)(1) This section may be referred to and cited as the “Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act”.
(2)(A) The purpose of this section is to provide enhanced opportunity for students in this state to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for postsecondary education, a technical education, or the world of work.
(B) The General Assembly:
(i) Recognizes that the Arkansas Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Lake View School District No. 25 v. Huckabee, 351 Ark. 31 (2002), makes education a paramount duty of the state;
(ii) Finds that the Arkansas Constitution requires the state to provide an adequate education;
(iii) Further finds that a student should not be compelled against the wishes of the parent, guardian, or the student, if the student is over eighteen (18) years of age, to remain in a public school district classified by the State Board of Education as a school district in need of Level 5 — Intensive support under § 6-15-2913 or § 6-15-2915 or a public school that has a rating of “F” under §§ 6-15-2105 and 6-15-2106 and state board rules; and
(iv) Shall make available a public school choice option in order to give a student the opportunity to attend a public school or school district not in need of Level 5 — Intensive support under § 6-15-2913 or § 6-15-2915 or that does not have a rating of “F” under §§ 6-15-2105 and 6-15-2106 and state board rules.
(3) The General Assembly further finds that giving more options to parents and students with respect to where the students attend public school will increase the responsiveness and effectiveness of the state's schools, since teachers, administrators, and school district board members will have added incentives to satisfy the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-227
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-18-227. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.