AR SB129

Eliminates the "Private Career Education Arbitration Panel" definition and renumbers remaining definitions in Arkansas Code § 6-51-602.

Removes requirement for Division of Higher Education to consult with State Board of Private Career Education before taking enforcement actions for violations such as fraud, misrepresentation, or unethical practices.

Grants Division of Higher Education sole authority to approve schools, administer enforcement, and issue licenses without board consultation requirement.

Repeals temporary licensing provisions that allowed 6-month provisional licenses pending investigation when approval determination could not be made within 60 days.

Changes student grievance procedures from arbitration before a panel to hearings before the State Board of Private Career Education, and shifts dispute resolution from Uniform Arbitration Act to Arkansas Administrative Procedures Act.