AR HB1689

Public high schools must grant military recruiters access to facilities on the same basis as prospective employers, colleges, and career entities, allowing in-person engagement with students in grades 10-12 during school hours and public events

Military recruiters may engage with all high school students regardless of academic standing, class enrollment, career aspirations, or extracurricular participation, with no additional privacy barriers or parental consent requirements beyond those applied to other recruiters

State-supported career academies, precollege academies, secondary career centers, technical centers, and institutions of higher education must permit military recruiter access to inform students of educational and career opportunities

Secretary of the Department of the Military must collect compliance information from Arkansas National Guard recruiters and submit annual reports to the Department of Education identifying school districts in violation

"Military forces" includes Arkansas National Guard, U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and federal reserve components of each branch