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AR SB372
Bill
Status
Passed
4/7/2017
Primary Sponsor
Alan Clark
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AI Summary
- Voids a student's school choice transfer if the student returns to their resident district or enrolls in private or home school, requiring reapplication for future transfers
- Repeals the State Board of Education's authority to resolve transportation disputes under school choice provisions
- Requires nonresident districts to notify resident districts of school choice applications within 10 calendar days of receipt
- Establishes annual deadline of January 1 for school districts to submit proof of conflicts with desegregation court orders or court-approved desegregation plans to the Department of Education, with a 30-day review period and appeals process to the State Board of Education
- Repeals the two-year data collection and reporting requirement on school choice transfer effects
- Declares an emergency to take effect immediately for the 2017-2018 school year, approved April 6, 2017
Legislative Description
To Amend Provisions Of The Public School Choice Act Of 2015; And To Declare An Emergency.
Last Action
Notification that SB372 is now Act 1066
4/7/2017
Committee Referrals
Education3/9/2017
Education2/20/2017
Full Bill Text
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