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6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer.
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6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the designated public charter authorizer with jurisdiction and authority over all public charters issued in this state to take the following action on a proposed or established public charter:
(1) Approve;
(2) Reject;
(3) Renew;
(4) Nonrenew;
(5) Place on probation;
(6) Modify;
(7) Revoke;
(8) Deny;
(9) Transfer; or
(10) Assign.
(b)(1) The division shall exercise authority over public charter schools under this chapter through a public charter authorizing panel established within the division.
(2)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall appoint a public charter authorizing panel that may consist of individuals from outside the division as well as professional staff employed at the division to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(B) The commissioner may elect to serve as a member on the charter authorizing panel as the chair.
(3) The public charter authorizing panel is composed of an odd number of members and consists of no less than five (5) members and no more than eleven (11) members.
(c) The division may waive provisions of this title or State Board of Education rules as allowed by law for public charters.
(d)(1) The division shall conduct all hearings on public charter school matters as required by law, rule, and process and make final determinations as allowed by law.
(2)(A) A hearing under this chapter conducted by the division shall be an open meeting under § 25-19-106.
(B) For the purposes of § 25-19-106, the members of the public charter authorizing panel shall be considered a governing body only in regard to actions specifically authorized by this subchapter.
(3)(A) All decisions of the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-701
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6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the designated public charter authorizer with jurisdiction and authority over all public charters issued in this state to take the following action on a proposed or established public charter:
(1) Approve;
(2) Reject;
(3) Renew;
(4) Nonrenew;
(5) Place on probation;
(6) Modify;
(7) Revoke;
(8) Deny;
(9) Transfer; or
(10) Assign.
(b)(1) The division shall exercise authority over public charter schools under this chapter through a public charter authorizing panel established within the division.
(2)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall appoint a public charter authorizing panel that may consist of individuals from outside the division as well as professional staff employed at the division to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(B) The commissioner may elect to serve as a member on the charter authorizing panel as the chair.
(3) The public charter authorizing panel is composed of an odd number of members and consists of no less than five (5) members and no more than eleven (11) members.
(c) The division may waive provisions of this title or State Board of Education rules as allowed by law for public charters.
(d)(1) The division shall conduct all hearings on public charter school matters as required by law, rule, and process and make final determinations as allowed by law.
(2)(A) A hearing under this chapter conducted by the division shall be an open meeting under § 25-19-106.
(B) For the purposes of § 25-19-106, the members of the public charter authorizing panel shall be considered a governing body only in regard to actions specifically authorized by this subchapter.
(3)(A) All decisions of the panel shall be made by majority vote of the quorum.
(B) A decision of the division is final except as provided under § 6-23-703.
(4) The Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., shall not apply to a hearing concerning a public charter school.
(e) The division shall be the primary authorizer of public charters except as provided under § 6-23-703.
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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
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 25-15-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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25-19-106. Open public meetings. [Effective until emergency ends or December 31, 2020.]
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of all municipalities, counties, townships, and school districts and all boards, bureaus, commissions, or organizations of the State of Arkansas, except grand juries, supported wholly or in part by public funds or expending public funds, shall be public meetings.
(b)(1) The time and place of each regular meeting shall be furnished to anyone who requests the information.
(2) In the event of emergency or special meetings, the person calling the meeting shall notify the representatives of the newspapers, radio stations, and television stations, if any, located in the county in which the meeting is to be held and any news media located elsewhere that cover regular meetings of the governing body and that have requested to be so notified of emergency or special meetings of the time, place, and date of the meeting. Notification shall be made at least two (2) hours before the meeting takes place in order that the public shall have representatives at the meeting.
(c)(1)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (c)(6) of this section, an executive session will be permitted only for the purpose of considering employment, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignation of any public officer or employee.
(B) The specific purpose of the executive session shall be announced in public before going into executive session.
(2)(A) Only the person holding the top administrative position in the public agency, department, or office involved, the immediate supervisor of the employee involved, and the employee may be present at the executive session wh
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-19-106
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 25-19-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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25-19-106. Open public meetings. [Effective when emergency ends or on December 31, 2020.]
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of all municipalities, counties, townships, and school districts and all boards, bureaus, commissions, or organizations of the State of Arkansas, except grand juries, supported wholly or in part by public funds or expending public funds, shall be public meetings.
(b)(1) The time and place of each regular meeting shall be furnished to anyone who requests the information.
(2) In the event of emergency or special meetings, the person calling the meeting shall notify the representatives of the newspapers, radio stations, and television stations, if any, located in the county in which the meeting is to be held and any news media located elsewhere that cover regular meetings of the governing body and that have requested to be so notified of emergency or special meetings of the time, place, and date of the meeting. Notification shall be made at least two (2) hours before the meeting takes place in order that the public shall have representatives at the meeting.
(c)(1)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (c)(6) of this section, an executive session will be permitted only for the purpose of considering employment, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignation of any public officer or employee.
(B) The specific purpose of the executive session shall be announced in public before going into executive session.
(2)(A) Only the person holding the top administrative position in the public agency, department, or office involved, the immediate supervisor of the employee involved, and the employee may be present at the executive session
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-19-106
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 25-19-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review.
(a) On a motion approved by a majority vote, the State Board of Education may exercise a right of review of a charter determination made by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education at the next regularly scheduled state board meeting after receiving notice provided under § 6-23-702(b).
(b) If the state board votes to review a final decision made by the division, the state board shall:
(1) State the specific additional information the state board requires from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district;
(2) Conduct a full hearing regarding a final decision by the division under § 6-23-701(a); and
(3) Hold the hearing at the earlier of:
(A) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting following the state board meeting during which the state board voted to authorize a review; or
(B) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(c)(1) At the conclusion of the hearing, the state board may issue a final decision by state board vote.
(2) The state board may decide by majority vote of the quorum to:
(A) Affirm the decision of the division;
(B) Take other lawful action on the public charter; or
(C)(i) Request additional information from the division, public charter school, public charter school applicant, or affected school district, if needed.
(ii) If the state board requests additional information under subdivision (c)(2)(C)(i) of this section, the state board shall hold a subsequent hearing at the earlier of:
(a) The next regularly scheduled state board meeting; or
(b) A special board meeting called by the state board.
(3) A decision made by the state board is final with no right of appeal.
(d) The state board may prom
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-23-703
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 6-23-703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.