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6-18-108. Continuity of education for public school choice students — Definitions.
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6-18-108. Continuity of education for public school choice students — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Nonresident district” means a school district other than a student's resident district; and
(2) “Resident district” means the school district where the student resides as determined under § 6-18-202.
(b) If a public school choice request is approved by a nonresident district under a provision of law that is later declared unconstitutional by a court or is repealed, the student may continue to attend school in the nonresident district until the student completes his or her secondary education.
(c) A present or future sibling of a student who continues enrollment in the nonresident district under this section may enroll in or continue enrollment in the nonresident district until the sibling completes his or her secondary education, if the district has the capacity to accept the sibling without adding teachers, staff, or classrooms or exceeding the rules and standards established in law.
(d) The enrollment of a student in a nonresident district under this section is subject to:
(1) The nonresident district's written policies for renewal of the transfer; and
(2) Other provisions of law concerning attendance and enrollment in public schools.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-108
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6-18-108. Continuity of education for public school choice students — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Nonresident district” means a school district other than a student's resident district; and
(2) “Resident district” means the school district where the student resides as determined under § 6-18-202.
(b) If a public school choice request is approved by a nonresident district under a provision of law that is later declared unconstitutional by a court or is repealed, the student may continue to attend school in the nonresident district until the student completes his or her secondary education.
(c) A present or future sibling of a student who continues enrollment in the nonresident district under this section may enroll in or continue enrollment in the nonresident district until the sibling completes his or her secondary education, if the district has the capacity to accept the sibling without adding teachers, staff, or classrooms or exceeding the rules and standards established in law.
(d) The enrollment of a student in a nonresident district under this section is subject to:
(1) The nonresident district's written policies for renewal of the transfer; and
(2) Other provisions of law concerning attendance and enrollment in public schools.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-18-202. Age and residence for attending public schools — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Reside” means to be physically present and to maintain a permanent place of abode for an average of no less than four (4) calendar days and nights per week for a primary purpose other than school attendance;
(2) “Resident” means a student whose parents, legal guardians, persons having legal, lawful control of the student under order of a court, or persons standing in loco parentis reside in the school district;
(3) “Residential address” means the physical location where the student's parents, legal guardians, persons having legal, lawful control of the student under order of a court, or persons standing in loco parentis reside; and
(4) “In loco parentis” means relating to the responsibility to undertake the care and control of another person in the absence of:
(A) Supervision by the person's parent or legal guardian; and
(B) Formal legal approval.
(b)(1) The public schools of any school district in this state shall be open and free through completion of the secondary program to all persons in this state between five (5) and twenty-one (21) years of age whose parent, legal guardian, person having lawful control of the person, or person standing in loco parentis resides within the school district and to all persons between those ages who have been legally transferred to the district for education purposes.
(2) For purposes of this section, a student may use the residential address of a legal guardian, person having legal, lawful control of the student under order of a court, or person standing in loco parentis only if the student resides at the same residential address and if the guardianship or other legal authority is not granted solely for educati
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-202
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 6-18-202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.