AR HB1208

Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools may adopt policies allowing private school or home school students to enroll in academic courses if the student resides in the district.

Policies may set admissions criteria, allow enrollment in one or more academic courses per semester, and limit enrollment by course type, grade level, or other criteria determined by the school.

Schools enrolling private or home school students receive one-sixth (1/6) of the state foundation funding amount for each academic course in which such a student is enrolled.

Schools cannot receive more than the equivalent of full state foundation funding for one average daily membership per student, regardless of how many courses the private or home school student takes.

The bill does not require any public school district or charter school to allow private or home school students to enroll in academic courses.