HB 1468 Summary

• Amends the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004 to replace references to "academic distress" classification with "Level 5 — intensive support" designation and "F" school ratings under §§ 6-15-2913, 6-15-2915, 6-15-2105, and 6-15-2106.

• Changes the transfer application deadline from July 30 to May 1 for students seeking to transfer from poorly performing schools or districts to schools not in distress.

• Requires both sending and receiving school districts to timestamp transfer applications upon receipt and establishes priority reconsideration for applicants rejected due to numerical limits until July 1.

• Modifies the Public School Choice Act of 2015 to change the enrollment date for calculating the 3% numerical net maximum transfer limit from October 15 to October 1 of the preceding school year.

• Requires annual reporting to legislative committees on public school choice participation, disaggregated by transfer type and including aggregate data on student race and gender.