HB1280 Summary

• Amends teacher licensure requirements under the Right to Read Act to require elementary (K-6) and special education (K-12) teachers to demonstrate proficiency in scientific reading instruction by the 2023-2024 school year, with opportunity for intensive support status if not demonstrated by that date.

• Changes the title "Assistant Director for Public School Finance and Administrative Support" to "Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services" in provisions regarding tuition disputes between school districts.

• Adds internal reference to § 6-53-201 et seq. regarding Arkansas State University Three Rivers' subjection to the same restrictions and privileges as other technical colleges.

• Changes "Arkansas State" to "Statewide" in the official name of the Arkansas Statewide Longitudinal Data System used for the Higher Education Consumer Guide.

• Replaces "Department of Criminal Justice" with "School of Criminal Justice and Criminology" at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in provisions regarding the Police Corps Act implementation and advisory group structure.