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6-18-1903. Public school choice program established.
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6-18-1903. Public school choice program established.
(a) A public school choice program is established to enable a student in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) to attend a school in a nonresident district, subject to the limitations under § 6-18-1906.
(b) Each school district shall participate in a public school choice program consistent with this subchapter.
(c) This subchapter does not require a school district to add teachers, staff, or classrooms or in any way to exceed the requirements and standards established by existing law.
(d)(1) The board of directors of a public school district shall adopt by resolution specific standards for acceptance and rejection of applications under this subchapter.
(2) The standards:
(A) May include without limitation the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or school building;
(B) May include a claim of a lack of capacity by a school district only if the school district has reached at least ninety percent (90%) of the maximum authorized student population in a program, class, grade level, or school building;
(C) Shall include a statement that priority will be given to an applicant who has a sibling or stepsibling who:
(i) Resides in the same household; and
(ii) Is already enrolled in the nonresident district by choice; and
(D) Shall not include an applicant's:
(i) Academic achievement;
(ii) Athletic or other extracurricular ability;
(iii) English proficiency level; or
(iv) Previous disciplinary proceedings, except that an expulsion from another district may be included under § 6-18-510.
(3) A school district receiving transfers under this subchapter shall not discriminate on the basis of gender, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
(e) A nonresident district shall:
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-1903
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6-18-1903. Public school choice program established.
(a) A public school choice program is established to enable a student in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) to attend a school in a nonresident district, subject to the limitations under § 6-18-1906.
(b) Each school district shall participate in a public school choice program consistent with this subchapter.
(c) This subchapter does not require a school district to add teachers, staff, or classrooms or in any way to exceed the requirements and standards established by existing law.
(d)(1) The board of directors of a public school district shall adopt by resolution specific standards for acceptance and rejection of applications under this subchapter.
(2) The standards:
(A) May include without limitation the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or school building;
(B) May include a claim of a lack of capacity by a school district only if the school district has reached at least ninety percent (90%) of the maximum authorized student population in a program, class, grade level, or school building;
(C) Shall include a statement that priority will be given to an applicant who has a sibling or stepsibling who:
(i) Resides in the same household; and
(ii) Is already enrolled in the nonresident district by choice; and
(D) Shall not include an applicant's:
(i) Academic achievement;
(ii) Athletic or other extracurricular ability;
(iii) English proficiency level; or
(iv) Previous disciplinary proceedings, except that an expulsion from another district may be included under § 6-18-510.
(3) A school district receiving transfers under this subchapter shall not discriminate on the basis of gender, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
(e) A nonresident district shall:
(1) Accept credits toward graduation that were awarded by another district; and
(2) Award a diploma to a nonresident student if the student meets the nonresident district's graduation requirements.
(f) The superintendent of a school district shall cause public announcements to be made over the broadcast media and either in the print media or on the internet to inform parents of students in adjoining districts of the:
(1) Availability of the program;
(2) Application deadline; and
(3) Requirements and procedure for nonresident students to participate in the program.
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6-18-1906. Limitations.
(a)(1) If the provisions of this subchapter conflict with a provision of an enforceable desegregation court order or a district's court-approved desegregation plan, either of which explicitly limits the transfer of students between school districts, the provisions of the order or plan shall govern.
(2) Annually by January 1, a school district that claims a conflict under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall submit proof from a federal court to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that the school district has a genuine conflict under an active desegregation order or active court-approved desegregation plan that explicitly limits the transfer of students between school districts.
(3) Proof submitted under subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall contain the following:
(A) Documentation that the desegregation order or court-approved desegregation plan is still active and enforceable; and
(B) Documentation showing the specific language the school district believes limits its participation in the school choice provisions of this subchapter.
(4)(A) Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of proof under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the division shall notify the school district whether it is required to participate in the school choice provisions of this subchapter.
(B) The division may reject incomplete submissions.
(C) If the division does not provide a written exemption to the school district, then the school district shall be required to participate in the school choice provisions of this subchapter.
(5) The division shall maintain on its website a list of school districts that are not required to participate in the school choice provisions of this subchapter.
(6) The State Board of Education may revie
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-1906
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 6-18-1906. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-18-510. Enrollment during expulsion — School policy.
The board of directors of any school district may adopt a policy that any person who has been expelled as a student from any other school district may not enroll as a student until the time of the person's expulsion has expired, provided that the receiving school district board of directors affords the student the opportunity for a hearing at the time the student is seeking enrollment.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-510
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 6-18-510. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.