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6-45-105. Establishment of Arkansas Better Chance Program.
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6-45-105. Establishment of Arkansas Better Chance Program.
(a)(1)(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the Arkansas Better Chance Program to assist in the establishment and funding of the appropriate early childhood programs for children from birth through five (5) years of age.
(B) Within the Arkansas Better Chance Program there is established the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program for providing appropriate early care and education programs for children three (3) years of age and four (4) years of age as identified under § 6-45-108(a).
(2)(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall award grants or contracts to appropriate early childhood programs selected by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with specified programmatic standards.
(B)(i) These standards will be developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the advice and assistance of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.
(ii) Standards for funding the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) will be developed in conjunction with the Arkansas HIPPY Advisory Board.
(C) The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) regional technical assistance and training center shall be defined and funded as an integral part of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) to provide necessary training, technical assistance, and program support to program sites in Arkansas.
(b) The programmatic standards and other rules necessary for the implementation of the Arkansas Better Chance Program shall be adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-45-105
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6-45-105. Establishment of Arkansas Better Chance Program.
(a)(1)(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the Arkansas Better Chance Program to assist in the establishment and funding of the appropriate early childhood programs for children from birth through five (5) years of age.
(B) Within the Arkansas Better Chance Program there is established the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program for providing appropriate early care and education programs for children three (3) years of age and four (4) years of age as identified under § 6-45-108(a).
(2)(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall award grants or contracts to appropriate early childhood programs selected by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in accordance with specified programmatic standards.
(B)(i) These standards will be developed by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the advice and assistance of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.
(ii) Standards for funding the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) will be developed in conjunction with the Arkansas HIPPY Advisory Board.
(C) The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) regional technical assistance and training center shall be defined and funded as an integral part of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) to provide necessary training, technical assistance, and program support to program sites in Arkansas.
(b) The programmatic standards and other rules necessary for the implementation of the Arkansas Better Chance Program shall be adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(c)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may expend a maximum of two percent (2%) of available funds to administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program and to monitor Arkansas Better Chance Program grantees to ensure compliance with programmatic standards.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may contract with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to administer the Arkansas Better Chance Program.
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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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6-45-108. Criteria for determining need.
(a)(1) All children three (3) years of age and four (4) years of age who are members of a family with a gross family income not exceeding two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible to attend an Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program if there is an Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program available in the school district where the child resides and if there is available space for the child to attend the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education may develop a fee schedule and establish eligibility based on family income for children who are not eligible under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, but priority enrollment shall be allowed to children eligible under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(b) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall review various criteria for identifying and targeting the areas of the state with the greatest need for early childhood programs.
(c) The State Board of Education, with the advice and assistance of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, shall adopt the appropriate criteria for identifying Arkansas children with the greatest need to participate in Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program-funded early childhood programs.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-45-108
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 6-45-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.