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Act 678 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/2/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1172
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5 By: Representative Tollett
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WAIVERS; TO
9 REQUIRE CERTAIN NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES BY THE STATE
10 BOARD OF EDUCATION UPON THE STATE BOARD OF
11 EDUCATION'S REVIEW OF WAIVERS GRANTED TO PUBLIC
12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 TO REQUIRE CERTAIN NOTIFICATION
17 PROCEDURES BY THE STATE BOARD OF
18 EDUCATION UPON THE STATE BOARD OF
19 EDUCATION'S REVIEW OF WAIVERS GRANTED TO
20 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 6-15-103, concerning school district
26 waivers, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as follows:
27 (e)(1) To conduct a review of a waiver granted under this section, the
28 state board shall:
29 (A)(i)(a) Give a public school district superintendent and
30 a local public school district board of directors president at least fifteen
31 (15) business days' notice in writing and by electronic mail of the state
32 board's intent to conduct a review.
33 (b) Notification required under subdivision
34 (e)(1)(A)(i)(a) of this section shall include the time, date, and location at
35 which the review under this section will be conducted.
36 (ii) A failure to notify a public school
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1 superintendent and a local public school district board of directors
2 president as required under subdivision (e)(1)(A)(i) of this section shall
3 result in a waiver of the right of the state board to conduct a review under
4 this section until the notification requirement under subdivision
5 (e)(1)(A)(i) of this section is met;
6 (B) Provide the specific reason for the state board's
7 intent to conduct a review; and
8 (C) State additional information that is required by the
9 division or the public school district.
10 (2) Following a review of a waiver granted under this section,
11 the state board may modify, in whole or in part, or revoke, in whole or in
12 part, a waiver granted under this section.
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17 APPROVED: 4/12/21
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Statutes affected:
Old version HB1172 Original - 1-13-2021 10:29 AM: 6-15-103
Old version HB1172 V2 - 2-2-2021 09:47 AM: 6-15-103
HB 1172: 6-15-103
Act 678: 6-15-103
Old version of HB 1172 - 02-02-21: 6-15-103
Old version of HB 1172 - 01-13-21: 6-15-103