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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/14/23 1
94th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1030 3
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By: Representative S. Meeks 5
By: Senator J. English 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT CONCERNING AG E AND RESIDENCY REQU IREMENTS FOR 9
ATTENDING PUBLIC SCH OOLS; TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF 10
INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE OPEN AND 11
FREE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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CONCERNING AGE AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS 16
FOR ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND TO 17
EXPAND THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM 18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL BE OPEN AND FREE. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-18-202(b)(1) and (2), concerning the 24
individuals for whom public schools of any school district in the State of 25
Arkansas shall be open and free, are amended to read as follows: 26
(b)(1) The public schools of any school district in this state shall 27
be open and free through completion of the secondary program to all persons 28
in this state between five (5) and twenty -one (21) years of age whose: 29
(A) Whose parent, legal guardian, person having lawful 30
control of the person, or person standing in loco parent is resides within the 31
school district; and to all persons between those ages who 32
(B) Who have been legally transferred to the school 33
district for education purposes. 34
(2) For purposes of this section, a student may use the 35
residential address of a l egal guardian, person having legal, lawful control 36 As Engrossed: H2/14/23 HB1030
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of the student under order of a court, or person standing in loco parentis 1
only if the student: 2
(A) Student resides at the same residential address ; and 3
if the guardianship 4
(B)(i) Guardianship or other legal authority of the 5
student is not granted solely for educational needs or school attendance 6
purposes. 7
(ii) However, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of this 8
section shall not apply to a host family of an international exchange student 9
placed by an international student exchange visitor placement organization 10
under the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization 11
Registration Act, § 6 -18-1701 et seq. 12
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -18-202(g), concerning age and residence 14
for attending public schools and students' ability to participate in the 15
Public School Choice Act of 2015, is amended to add an additional subsection 16
to read as follows: 17
(g) This section shall not be construed to restrict a student's 18
ability to participate: 19
(1) Participate in a tuition agreement with a nonresident school 20
district; or to officially 21
(2) Officially transfer to another school district pursuant to 22
the Public School Choice Act of 2015, § 6 -18-1901 et seq.; or 23
(3) Attend school as an international e xchange student placed 24
with a host family by an international student exchange visitor placement 25
organization under the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement 26
Organization Registration Act, § 6 -18-1701 et seq. 27
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 2, is amended 29
to add an additional section to read as follows: 30
6-18-234. Attendance of international exchange student — Required — 31
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(a) As used in this section: 33
(1) "Host family" means the individual or family wit h whom an 34
international exchange student is placed by an international student exchange 35
visitor placement organization under the International Student Exchange 36 As Engrossed: H2/14/23 HB1030
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Visitor Placement Organization Registration Act, § 6 -18-1701 et seq.; and 1
(2) "International exchange student" means a student who is 2
placed with a host family by an international student exchange visitor 3
placement organization under the International Student Exchange Visitor 4
Placement Organization Registration Act, § 6 -18-1701 et seq. 5
(b) A public school in the public school district in which a host 6
family resides shall admit for enrollment and attendance at the public school 7
an international exchange student who has been placed with the host family. 8
(c) A public school district that admits a n international exchange 9
student may: 10
(1)(A) Upon his or her arrival, require the international 11
exchange student to submit to quarantine to prevent the spread of infectious 12
diseases as may be necessary. 13
(B) A quarantine required under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of 14
this section shall not exceed seven (7) days unless otherwise recommended by 15
the Department of Health or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 16
(2) Expel or suspend the international exchang e student from the 17
public school based on a: 18
(A) Violation of the school district's written student 19
discipline policies, as required under § 6 -18-507; or 20
(B) Danger that the international exchange student 21
presents to the students attending and individuals employed by the school 22
district; and 23
(3)(A) Establish a limit on the total number of international 24
exchange students the public school district accept s for enrollment in the 25
public school district. 26
(B) A limit established by a public school district under 27
subdivision (c)(3)(A) of this section shall be no fewer than one (1) 28
international exchange student per fifty (50) students enrolled in the public 29
school district in which the international exchange student intends to enroll 30
according to the school district average daily membership in the school year 31
immediately preceding the current school year. 32
(d) A public school district shall have the option of whether or not 33
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(1)(A) Include test results achieved by an international 35
exchange student enrolled in the public school district in state -mandated 36 As Engrossed: H2/14/23 HB1030
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assessments. 1
(B) A public school district shall include or exclude the 2
test results achieved by each international exchange student enrolled in the 3
public school as a group; and 4
(2) Provide English -language services. 5
(e) Before a public school district is required to accept an 6
international exchange student under this section, the public school district 7
may require the international student exchange visitor placement organization 8
under the International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization 9
Registration Act, § 6 -18-1701 et seq., that is placing the international 10
exchange student to: 11
(1) Be certified by the Council on Standards for International 12
Educational Travel; 13
(2) Provide documented proof of the international exchange 14
student's English proficiency; and 15
(3) Notify the public school district at least two (2) weeks 16
before the beginning of the academic semester in which the international 17
exchange student is planning to enroll in the public school district. 18
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