AR SB48

Appropriates $2,834,192,853 to the Department of Education for grants and aid to local school districts for fiscal year 2014-2015, with major allocations including $1,976,072,528 for State Foundation Funding and $213,768,543 for National School Lunch programs

Establishes staffing and funding for the Arkansas Public School Computer Network ($22,875,544) and the Office of Education Renewal Zones ($1,475,373), with specified employee positions and salary grades

Appropriates additional funds for specific programs including $111,000,000 for Better Chance Program, $10,000,000 for Arkansas School Recognition Program, and $10,000,000 for Broadband Facilities Matching Grant Program with required one-to-one state/local matching

Amends Arkansas Code §21-5-405(b)(4)(C)(i) to require school districts use health insurance funding from adequacy study calculations in the year received or following year to increase district contributions or health savings accounts for employees

Modifies open-enrollment virtual charter school provisions to prohibit districts from receiving foundation funding for students attending virtual schools that were counted in their average daily membership, with record-keeping requirements beginning April 1, 2014