Fiscal Impact Statement
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DATE: 3/29/2023
BILL: HB1724,
SPONSOR: Tosh
SUBTITLE:
TO ESTABLISH THE NUMBER OF LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS A PUBLIC
SCHOOL SHALL EMPLOY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
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TOPIC
Library Media Specialist
AFFECTED FUNDS
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REVENUE IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact
ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON:
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
This bill would require that all districts in each school employ a library media specialist and establish the
ratios for how many LMS a district must employ based on enrollment in law. Currently, the ratios are
established in the Standards for Accreditation.
The current ratios in the Standards for Accreditation (Standard 4-F.2) are smaller than the ones
proposed in this bill.
Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education