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AR SB66
Bill
Status
2/23/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jane English
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AI Summary
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Removes the exclusion of exclusively online programs from the Arkansas National Guard tuition-free benefit, allowing soldiers and airmen to use the benefit for online degree programs.
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High school students concurrently enrolled in state-supported institutions of higher education remain excluded from the tuition-free benefit.
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Amends Arkansas Code § 6-60-214(e) to authorize state reimbursement to both traditional state-supported institutions and exclusively online degree-offering institutions associated with state-supported institutions.
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Effective upon approval, signed on February 23, 2021.
Legislative Description
To Allow The Tuition-free Benefit For Soldiers And Airmen Of The Arkansas National Guard To Apply To Programs Of Study In Which The Courses Are Taken Exclusively Online.
Last Action
Notification that SB66 is now Act 133
2/23/2021