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6-17-425. Subpoena powers.
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6-17-425. Subpoena powers.
(a)(1) The following boards shall have the power to issue subpoenas and bring before the board as a witness any person in this state:
(A) Professional Licensure Standards Board, § 6-17-422; and
(B) State Board of Education, § 6-11-101 et seq.
(2) The Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education shall by rule provide for the issuance of a subpoena upon the request of a party to a proceeding pending before the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education or at the request of the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education.
(3) The subpoena shall:
(A) Be in the name of either the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education;
(B) State the name of the board hearing the proceeding and the name of the proceeding; and
(C)(i) Command each person to whom it is directed to give testimony at the time and place specified in the subpoena in one (1) of the following ways:
(a) In person;
(b) Before a certified court reporter under oath at the place of the witness's residence or employment;
(c) By videotaped deposition at the place of the witness's residence or employment; or
(d) By live video communications from the witness's residence, place of employment, or a nearby facility capable of providing video transmission to the board hearing the proceeding that has subpoenaed the witness.
(ii) The manner of providing testimony under the subpoena shall be conducted by video conference testimony unless another manner is agreed upon by the board hearing the proceeding and the person who is the subject of the subpoena.
(4) The subpoena may require the witness to bring with him or her any book, writing, or other thing under his or her c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-425
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6-17-425. Subpoena powers.
(a)(1) The following boards shall have the power to issue subpoenas and bring before the board as a witness any person in this state:
(A) Professional Licensure Standards Board, § 6-17-422; and
(B) State Board of Education, § 6-11-101 et seq.
(2) The Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education shall by rule provide for the issuance of a subpoena upon the request of a party to a proceeding pending before the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education or at the request of the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education.
(3) The subpoena shall:
(A) Be in the name of either the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education;
(B) State the name of the board hearing the proceeding and the name of the proceeding; and
(C)(i) Command each person to whom it is directed to give testimony at the time and place specified in the subpoena in one (1) of the following ways:
(a) In person;
(b) Before a certified court reporter under oath at the place of the witness's residence or employment;
(c) By videotaped deposition at the place of the witness's residence or employment; or
(d) By live video communications from the witness's residence, place of employment, or a nearby facility capable of providing video transmission to the board hearing the proceeding that has subpoenaed the witness.
(ii) The manner of providing testimony under the subpoena shall be conducted by video conference testimony unless another manner is agreed upon by the board hearing the proceeding and the person who is the subject of the subpoena.
(4) The subpoena may require the witness to bring with him or her any book, writing, or other thing under his or her control that he or she is bound by law to produce in evidence.
(5) Service of the subpoena shall be in the manner as provided by law or rule for the service of subpoenas in civil cases.
(b)(1) A witness who has been served by subpoena under this section and who appears in person to testify at the trial or case pending before the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education shall be reimbursed for travel and attendance as provided by law.
(2) If a witness is served with a subpoena under this section and fails to provide testimony in obedience to the subpoena, the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the Professional Licensure Standards Board or the State Board of Education is holding the proceeding for an order causing the arrest of the witness and directing that the witness be brought before the court.
(3) The court shall have the power to punish the disobedient witness for contempt as provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(4) A witness who has been served with a subpoena under this section may challenge the validity of the subpoena in the circuit court of the county in which the witness resides or is employed.
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6-11-101. Members.
(a) The State Board of Education shall be composed of nine (9) members:
(1) Two (2) members to be selected from each of the congressional districts of the state as they exist at the time of appointment; and
(2) One (1) member to be appointed at large from within the state.
(b)(1) The term of office of a member of the state board shall be for a single term of seven (7) years.
(2)(A) Any member appointed to the state board to fill a vacancy for an uncompleted term with less than three (3) years remaining on the original term may be reappointed to an additional term of seven (7) years.
(B) No member serving three (3) or more years on the state board may be reappointed.
(3) No current or new member shall be allowed to resign in order to be appointed to a new term on the state board.
(c) The membership of the state board shall reflect the diversity in general education.
(d)(1) No person may serve as a member of the state board unless he or she is a qualified elector and is a person of high moral standards and recognized ability.
(2) Neither the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education nor any candidate for public office, holder of a public office in the state, schoolteacher, county or city superintendent, employee of a state-supported college or university, or member of any board of trustees of any state institution of higher education shall serve as a member of the state board.
(e) The members of the state board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Senate and shall take the oath of office for officers prescribed by the Arkansas Constitution.
(f)(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the state board, the Governor shall appoint a successor who shall serve the remainder of the un
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-11-101
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 6-11-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-17-422. Professional Licensure Standards Board.
(a) There is established the Professional Licensure Standards Board.
(b)(1) The Professional Licensure Standards Board shall consist of twenty (20) members appointed by the State Board of Education as follows:
(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member;
(B) The Director of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education or his or her designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member;
(C)(i) Four (4) public school classroom teachers with valid Arkansas teaching licenses who are recommended by the Arkansas Education Association, and who teach at:
(a) A licensure level of birth to kindergarten;
(b) A licensure level of kindergarten through grade six (K-6);
(c) A licensure level of grades four through eight (4-8); and
(d) A licensure level of grades seven through twelve (7-12); and
(ii) Two (2) public school classroom teachers with valid Arkansas teaching licenses who:
(a) Are recommended by the Arkansas State Teachers Association; and
(b) Teach at any licensure level;
(D)(i) Four (4) persons with valid Arkansas teaching and administrator's licenses who are recommended by the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.
(ii)(a) One (1) person shall hold a building-level administrator's license and serve as a middle-level building administrator.
(b) Two (2) persons shall be public school superintendents with valid Arkansas teaching and district-level administrator's licenses recommended by the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.
(c) One (1) person shall be a public school administrator with a valid Arkansas teaching and building-level or district-level administrator's license recommended
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-422
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 6-17-422. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.