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AR HB1415
Bill
Status
Passed
2/22/2017
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Shepherd
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AI Summary
- Amends Arkansas Code § 6-13-629 to correct grammar in school board training provisions, allowing training to be conducted "by electronic means or in person, or both"
- Corrects misspelling of "kindergarden" to "kindergarten" in the definition of public school district serving K-12 or 1-12 programs
- Changes language in school election provisions from "shall be unable to" to "cannot" regarding when individuals may assume director duties
- Modifies educator ethics violation disclosures to clarify the department may post information about violations resulting in suspended, revoked, denied, or non-renewed licenses
- Updates Second Effort Scholarship Program eligibility criteria with grammatical corrections, including replacing "must be" with "is" and updating references to "high school equivalency test" instead of "General Educational Development Test"
- Corrects misspelling of "Eduction" to "Education" in Commissioner of Education fiscal distress provisions
- Clarifies that the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may consolidate vocational-technical institutions, including specifying White River Vocational-Technical School consolidation with Arkansas State University-Beebe
- Approved February 22, 2017
Legislative Description
To Make Technical Corrections To Title 6 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Education.
Last Action
Notification that HB1415 is now Act 275
2/22/2017
Committee Referrals
Insurance & Commerce2/14/2017
Judiciary2/1/2017
Full Bill Text
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