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6-60-901. Definitions.
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6-60-901. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Arkansas Higher Education Information System” means the database maintained by the Division of Higher Education containing student data files that the division and institutions of higher education in Arkansas are required to collect under §§ 6-85-214, 6-85-216, and 6-85-217, other state law, and federal law; and
(2) “Institution of higher education” means:
(A) An Arkansas state-funded community college;
(B) An Arkansas state-funded university; or
(C) A private college or university in Arkansas that receives state funding for student financial assistance or voluntarily participates in the system.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-60-901
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6-60-901. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Arkansas Higher Education Information System” means the database maintained by the Division of Higher Education containing student data files that the division and institutions of higher education in Arkansas are required to collect under §§ 6-85-214, 6-85-216, and 6-85-217, other state law, and federal law; and
(2) “Institution of higher education” means:
(A) An Arkansas state-funded community college;
(B) An Arkansas state-funded university; or
(C) A private college or university in Arkansas that receives state funding for student financial assistance or voluntarily participates in the system.
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6-85-214. Accountability — Transparency — Legislative oversight.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) The continual evaluation of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and of all state-supported scholarship and grant programs by the General Assembly is critical for maximizing the benefits to the state and its citizens of state financial aid for higher education and meeting state objectives for higher education; and
(2) Accountability and transparency in the implementation of state-supported scholarship programs are fundamental to a proper evaluation of the programs.
(b) The General Assembly finds that the collection of data and the reports required under §§ 6-85-216 — 6-85-220 and § 6-60-901 et seq. are necessary to ensure accountability and transparency.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-214
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6-85-216. Institution report to the division.
(a)(1) An approved institution of higher education that enrolls students receiving scholarships under this subchapter annually shall provide information and semiannually provide updated information to the Division of Higher Education regarding all state-supported student financial assistance whether or not the state-supported student financial assistance is awarded under this subchapter.
(2) The information shall be provided in the form of individual student records and shall include without limitation information regarding:
(A) State-supported student financial assistance;
(B) Demographic student data; and
(C) Disaggregated data on remedial courses.
(3)(A) An approved institution of higher education shall undertake the procedures necessary to ensure the collection and reporting of student information under this section.
(B) An approved institution of higher education may lose its approved status for receiving scholarship funds on behalf of a recipient under this subchapter if it fails to make a good-faith effort to comply with this section.
(C) In addition to the provisions of subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this section, an institution of higher education that does not comply with this section shall not be eligible to accept state aid from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account on behalf of a student.
(b) The division shall establish by rule the:
(1) Specific data required;
(2) Manner of reporting the information required; and
(3) Technology or software required for reporting.
(c) The division shall use the information provided under this section to conduct the research and analysis needed to support the annual report of the Director of the Division of Higher Education to the Legislative Council under
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-216
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6-85-217. Information provided to the Bureau of Legislative Research by the Division of Higher Education.
The Division of Higher Education shall provide the following data to the Bureau of Legislative Research through the Arkansas Higher Education Information System under § 6-60-901 et seq., for the purpose of assisting the General Assembly with evaluation and analysis under this subchapter:
(1) Existing individual student data;
(2) Institutional data;
(3) Financial data;
(4) Aggregate student scholarship and grant application and award data;
(5) Remedial course data; and
(6) Other data needed to track scholarship and grant students receiving state-supported student financial assistance from year to year.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-85-217
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 6-85-217. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.