This bill authorizes incorporated towns or cities of the second class in Arkansas to petition the State Board of Education for the establishment of a local public elementary school or satellite school under specific conditions. The new legal language outlines that a written appeal can be filed by the town or city, along with parents or guardians of students, if the affected district has experienced a school consolidation within the last twenty years and has previously included an elementary school. Additionally, the town or city must demonstrate the capability to provide adequate school facilities.

If the receiving school district board approves the appeal, both the board and the town or city will jointly submit a request to the State Board of Education for the establishment of the school. The bill also stipulates that any local public elementary school created under this provision will be part of the receiving district, and it allows for written agreements between the receiving district and the town or city for in-kind contributions to support the establishment and maintenance of the new school.