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6-61-505. State Community College Board.
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6-61-505. State Community College Board.
(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is authorized to act and shall act as the statewide coordinating board for the community colleges established in conformity with §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603.
(b) When the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is acting as the State Community College Board, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of that Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(c) The State Community College Board shall have the following duties and powers:
(1)(A) It shall function as the coordinating agency between the community colleges, the public schools, the universities, the state colleges, and the other educational institutions in Arkansas.
(B) In relation to the senior institutions of the state, it shall work with them and with the community colleges to develop the criteria for transfer of credits of students entering senior institutions from community colleges;
(2)(A) It shall set forth the criteria in conformity with, but not limited to, the provisions of §§ 6-61-507 and 6-61-510 — 6-61-519 for the establishment of community college districts.
(B) In addition to the specific requirements set forth in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, the criteria shall provide for the size and location of sites for the proposed community college, the nature and extent of the program, and the size and type of buildings required;
(3) It shall develop objective criteria for the determination of the re
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-505
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6-61-505. State Community College Board.
(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is authorized to act and shall act as the statewide coordinating board for the community colleges established in conformity with §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603.
(b) When the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board is acting as the State Community College Board, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of that Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(c) The State Community College Board shall have the following duties and powers:
(1)(A) It shall function as the coordinating agency between the community colleges, the public schools, the universities, the state colleges, and the other educational institutions in Arkansas.
(B) In relation to the senior institutions of the state, it shall work with them and with the community colleges to develop the criteria for transfer of credits of students entering senior institutions from community colleges;
(2)(A) It shall set forth the criteria in conformity with, but not limited to, the provisions of §§ 6-61-507 and 6-61-510 — 6-61-519 for the establishment of community college districts.
(B) In addition to the specific requirements set forth in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, the criteria shall provide for the size and location of sites for the proposed community college, the nature and extent of the program, and the size and type of buildings required;
(3) It shall develop objective criteria for the determination of the requirements in § 6-61-508;
(4) It shall upon request of a citizens' group develop a tentative budget to determine the annual cost of the operation;
(5) It shall act in an advisory capacity concerning changes and expansion of the overall program for community colleges and the program for each community college;
(6) It shall develop a uniform budget format and accounting and reporting procedures to be used by all community colleges;
(7) It shall, with the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, determine that state funds are used in conformity with the grants of the funds; and
(8)(A)(i) It shall develop criteria for determining if an institution is adequately comprehensive.
(ii) In developing criteria to determine if an institution is adequately comprehensive, the State Community College Board shall require that each community college fulfill all aspects of the definition of a community college as contained in § 6-61-501 and shall specifically provide for occupational programs that do not require academic transfer courses for completion.
(B) It must make an annual determination, and may do so more often, as to whether each community college is adequately comprehensive or is becoming adequately comprehensive.
(C) If it is determined that any community college is not adequately comprehensive and is not becoming adequately comprehensive, that institution shall not be eligible for state funds until it has corrected the deficiencies and has received a favorable determination by the State Community College Board.
(d) In furtherance of the purposes of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, and 6-61-601 — 6-61-603 and in addition to the powers and duties vested in the State Community College Board, the State Community College Board shall have authority to make agreements with agencies of this state, the United States Government, and political subdivisions of this state, and their institutions and agencies, not inconsistent with the Arkansas Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, when these agreements are to the advantage of the State of Arkansas in the furtherance of the state community college program as authorized by law.
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6-61-101. Definition.
As used in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], unless the context otherwise requires, “data processing” shall mean an automated process for data collection and the conversion of data into usable form or storage, including the planning, development, and implementation thereof, through the use of electronic or analogue data processing equipment, including computer systems, components of computer systems, and other necessary support equipment used in the automated process. This definition may be altered to include or exclude equipment or services in response to changes in data processing technology with the approval of the Arkansas Communications Study Committee as established by § 10-3-1201 et seq. [repealed].
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-101
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6-61-103. Powers and duties of existing governing boards unaffected by §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed].
Nothing in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] shall in any way affect the terms of office or tenure of the governing boards or any of the powers and duties vested in the boards in the internal management of the affairs of their respective institutions.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-103
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: repealed. The source passage cites 6-61-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-61-201. Members — Meetings.
(a)(1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall consist of twelve (12) members appointed by the Governor as follows:
(A)(i) Six (6) members who shall be:
(a) Qualified electors of the State of Arkansas; and
(b) Graduates of public two-year or four-year institutions of higher education within the state.
(ii) If an appointee under this subdivision (a)(1)(A) is serving as a member of a board of a two-year or four-year institution of higher education at the time of appointment to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the appointee shall relinquish his or her membership on the board of the two-year or four-year institution of higher education; and
(B)(i) Six (6) members shall be selected from business, industry, education, agriculturally related industry, and medical services and shall not be current members of a board of a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education.
(ii) At least one (1) of the appointees shall have a strong interest in and commitment to economic and workforce development.
(iii) At least one (1) of the appointees shall have experience in the knowledge-based technology field.
(2) No more than four (4) members of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be appointed from any one (1) congressional district as the districts exist at the time of the appointment.
(b) Vacancies on the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be filled for the unexpired terms, and the appointments shall be made in the same manner as the positions vacated.
(c)(1) The members of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall serve staggered terms of six (6) years.
(2) The terms of two (2) members shall expire each year.
(d) An intensive orientation progr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-201
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6-61-209. Budgets.
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)(A) To review, evaluate, and coordinate budget requests for the state-supported universities and colleges and present to the General Assembly and to the Governor prior to each regular session of the General Assembly a single budget report containing the recommendations for separate appropriations to each of the respective institutions.
(B) The recommendations will be consistent with a comprehensive master plan of postsecondary education in Arkansas as developed by the board.
(C) The recommendations, insofar as possible, will be based upon standard techniques of objective measurement of need and unit cost figures arrived at through comparative data secured from the several institutions.
(D) Specific needs of institutions based upon existing programs and deficiencies will be given consideration; and
(2)(A) To develop, in conjunction with the institutions of higher learning, the Governor, and the Legislative Council, a single set of budget forms which will be utilized by all parties in making requests and recommendations for the funding of state-supported colleges and universities.
(B) The forms and process will require that the total income and expenditures of each institution must be considered in the request process.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-209
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 6-61-209. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.