AR HB1030

Allows students to use a legal guardian's or custodian's residential address for school enrollment if the student resides at that same address and the guardianship was not granted solely for educational purposes.

Permits international exchange students placed by registered placement organizations to attend public school in the district where their host family resides, exempting them from standard residency requirements.

Requires school districts to admit international exchange students but allows districts to limit enrollment to no fewer than one student per fifty enrolled students and may establish quarantine requirements up to seven days upon arrival.

Grants school districts discretion on whether to include international exchange students' test scores in state-mandated assessments and whether to provide English-language services.

Allows school districts to require international student placement organizations to be certified by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, provide proof of English proficiency, and provide at least three weeks' notice before student enrollment.