The bill proposes to amend Arkansas Code 6-17-802 to allow public high schools that provide vocational agriculture training to contract with vocational agriculture teachers on a twelve-month basis. This change aims to enhance the employment flexibility for schools and teachers in the vocational agriculture field.
Specifically, the bill replaces the word "which" with "that" in the legal language and changes the requirement from "shall" to "may," indicating that schools are not mandated but are permitted to enter into these twelve-month contracts starting with the next school year. This amendment is intended to support the vocational agriculture programs by providing more consistent employment opportunities for teachers.