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6-61-133. Professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel — Definitions.
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6-61-133. Professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Child maltreatment” means the abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or abandonment of a child under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq.; and
(2) “Licensed school personnel” means a person who works with students in an elementary or secondary public school, a public charter school, a school district, or an education service cooperative for whom a license issued by the State Board of Education is a condition of employment, including without limitation a:
(A) School or school district administrator;
(B) Teacher;
(C) Coach for a school athletics program;
(D) School counselor;
(E) School social worker;
(F) School psychologist; and
(G) School nurse.
(b) For each degree program at an institution of higher education in this state that is a prerequisite for licensure or certification in a profession in which the professional is a child maltreatment mandated reporter under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq., the Division of Higher Education shall coordinate with all the institutions of higher education to ensure that before receiving a degree, each graduate receives the professional development identified in subdivision (d)(1) of this section.
(c) Licensed school personnel shall obtain the professional development identified in subsection (d) of this section:
(1) Not more than one (1) year before the individual's initial licensure; and
(2) According to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(d)(1) The professional development required under this section shall include without limitation:
(A) Recognizing the signs and symptoms of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-133
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6-61-133. Professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Child maltreatment” means the abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or abandonment of a child under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq.; and
(2) “Licensed school personnel” means a person who works with students in an elementary or secondary public school, a public charter school, a school district, or an education service cooperative for whom a license issued by the State Board of Education is a condition of employment, including without limitation a:
(A) School or school district administrator;
(B) Teacher;
(C) Coach for a school athletics program;
(D) School counselor;
(E) School social worker;
(F) School psychologist; and
(G) School nurse.
(b) For each degree program at an institution of higher education in this state that is a prerequisite for licensure or certification in a profession in which the professional is a child maltreatment mandated reporter under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq., the Division of Higher Education shall coordinate with all the institutions of higher education to ensure that before receiving a degree, each graduate receives the professional development identified in subdivision (d)(1) of this section.
(c) Licensed school personnel shall obtain the professional development identified in subsection (d) of this section:
(1) Not more than one (1) year before the individual's initial licensure; and
(2) According to the professional development schedule under § 6-17-709.
(d)(1) The professional development required under this section shall include without limitation:
(A) Recognizing the signs and symptoms of child maltreatment;
(B) The legal requirements of the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq., and the duties of mandated reporters under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq.; and
(C) Methods for managing disclosures regarding child victims.
(2) In addition to the professional development required under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, licensed school personnel shall obtain professional development in connecting a victim of child maltreatment to appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs, and services needed to provide the child with the emotional and educational support the child needs to continue to be successful in school.
(e)(1) The professional development obtained by licensed school personnel may be obtained as in-person or online professional development.
(2) The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission shall approve the curriculum for the professional development.
(3) Licensed school personnel shall document completed professional development according to the rules of the state board.
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12-18-101. Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Maltreatment Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-18-101
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6-17-709. Professional development schedule.
(a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, a school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall make available to the appropriate licensed personnel the following professional development:
(1) In the 2013-2014 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel required under § 6-61-133;
(2) In the 2014-2015 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the family and community engagement professional development under § 6-15-1703;
(3) In the 2015-2016 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the teen suicide awareness and prevention professional development required under § 6-17-708; and
(4) In the 2016-2017 school year and every fourth school year thereafter, the Arkansas history professional development required under § 6-17-703.
(b)(1) Two (2) hours of the professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, required by subsection (a) of this section shall be counted in one (1) school year toward the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(2) If additional hours or professional learning credits are obtained by a licensed educator, the school district may count those hours or credits as part of the professional development required for licensed educators under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Professional Development.
(c) Annually, the State Board of Education may require up to six (6) hours of integrated professional development, or pro
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-709
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 6-17-709. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.