HB 1779 Summary

• Repeals Arkansas Code §§ 6-51-901 and 6-51-902, eliminating outdated legislative authority regarding postsecondary vocational-technical education and accountability measure requirements for technical institutes and comprehensive lifelong learning centers.

• Amends § 6-51-903 to change references from "all postsecondary vocational-technical schools" to "a postsecondary vocational-technical school" and updates terminology related to local board governance and member qualifications.

• Amends § 6-51-904 to update duties of local boards, replacing references to "technical institutes" with "postsecondary vocational-technical school" and replacing "Career Education and Workforce Development Board" with "Department of Higher Education" throughout.

• Repeals §§ 6-51-905 through 6-51-907, eliminating separate statutory provisions for technical institutes, comprehensive lifelong learning centers, and expanded associate degree instruction that are no longer applicable.

• Maintains Riverside Vocational and Technical School's exemption from subchapter provisions while remaining a postsecondary vocational-technical school under the State Board of Career Education.