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 related to the Arkansas Smart Core Incentive Funding Program, as it expired on June 30, 2020.

Furthermore, the bill reenacts certain provisions to correct reference errors, such as including "open-enrollment public charter schools" in the minimum teacher compensation schedule and funding qualifications. It also codifies new funding procedures for salary increases at institutions of higher education, ensuring that such funds are exclusively used for that purpose. 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)