The bill aims to make technical corrections to Title 6 of the Arkansas Code concerning education. It includes the repeal of obsolete provisions, such as Arkansas Code 6-13-1006(c), which mandated the first meeting of a board of directors for education service cooperatives to occur within thirty days of January 1, 2024. Additionally, it amends Arkansas Code 6-13-1006(d) to replace the phrase "At its first regular meeting, the" with "The" to streamline the language. The bill also repeals Arkansas Code 6-15-215, which pertained to the Arkansas Smart Core Incentive Funding Program, as it expired on June 30, 2020.

Furthermore, the bill makes grammatical corrections and updates references throughout various sections. For instance, it amends Arkansas Code 6-16-152(b)(3) to clarify the format in which computer science courses should be offered. It also reenacts provisions in Arkansas Code 6-17-2403 to include "open-enrollment public charter schools" in the minimum teacher compensation schedule and funding qualifications. The bill emphasizes that these changes are technical in nature and do not alter the substantive law.

Statutes affected:
SB 172: 6-13-1006(c), 6-13-1006(d), 6-15-215, 6-16-152(b)
Act 165: 6-13-1006(c), 6-13-1006(d), 6-15-215, 6-16-152(b)