Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB387 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 638 of the Regular Session
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5	4		State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/27/23 1
6	5		94th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	6		Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 387 3
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9	8		By: Senator J. English 5
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11	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 7
12	11		AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CH ILD SCHOOL 8
13	12		TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2 021; TO AMEND FEDERA L CITATIONS 9
14	13		WITH REGARD TO THE D EFINITION OF "ACTIVE DUTY"; TO 10
15	14		REQUIRE A PUBLIC SCH OOL MILITARY FAMILY EDUCATION 11
16	15		COORDINATOR BE INCLU DED IN ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC 12
17	16		SCHOOL DISTRICT PARE NT AND FAMILY ENGAGE MENT PLAN; TO 13
18	17		AMEND THE QUORUM REQ UIREMENTS FOR THE AR KANSAS 14
19	18		COUNCIL FOR MILITARY CHILDREN; AND FOR OT HER 15
20	19		PURPOSES. 16
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23	22		Subtitle 19
24	23		TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD 20
25	24		SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. 21
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28	27		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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30	29		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-4-302, Article II, concerning the 26
31	30		definition of "active duty" used within the Interstate Compact on Educational 27
32	31		Opportunity for Military Children, is amended to read as follows: 28
33	32		A. “Active duty” means: full -time duty status in the active 29
34	33		uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National 30
35	34		Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 31
36	35		Chapters 1209 and 1211. 32
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38	37		SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -28-104, concerning the definition of 34
39	38		"active duty" as it is used under the Arkansas Military Child School 35
40	39		Transitions Act of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 36 As Engrossed: S3/27/23 SB387
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45	44		(2) “Active duty” means full -time duty status in the active, 1
46	45		uniformed services of the United States, including without limitation members 2
47	46		of the National Guard and reserve components of the uniformed services on 3
48	47		active duty orders under 10 U.S.C. §§ 10 U.S.C. Chapters 1209 and 1210 or 42 4
49	48		U.S.C. § 204, as they existed on January 1, 2021; 5
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51	50		SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 6 -28-116 is amended to read as follows: 7
52	51		6-28-116. New student reception programs — Military family education 8
53	52		coordinators. 9
54	53		A public school with twenty (20) or more children of military families 10
55	54		enrolled as students under this chapter or a public school district with at 11
56	55		least three thousand (3,000) enrolled public school students shall: 12
57	56		(1) Incorporate into the policies of the public school district 13
58	57		specific procedures that outline actions to take in suppor t of students who 14
59	58		are the children of military families who transition to and from the public 15
60	59		school district; and 16
61	60		(2)(A) Designate in each public school district a military 17
62	61		family education coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact for 18
63	62		each child of a military family and his or her parent or legal guardian. 19
64	63		(B) The public school military family education 20
65	64		coordinator shall have: 21
66	65		(i) Have specialized knowledge regarding the 22
67	66		educational needs of children of military families and the obs tacles that 23
68	67		children of military families face in obtaining an education ; and 24
69	68		(ii) Be included in the establishment and adoption 25
70	69		of a public school district's and public school's parent and family 26
71	70		engagement plan as required under § 6 -15-1702. 27
72	71		(C) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education 28
73	72		shall supply relevant resources for the orientation and training of public 29
74	73		school military family education coordinators under this section. 30
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76	75		SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 6 -28-203(a)(6), concerning the in clusion of 32
77	76		the Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities Association on the Arkansas 33
78	77		Council for Military Children, is amended to read as follows: 34
79	78		(6) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities 35
80	79		Association, or his or her designee ; 36 As Engrossed: S3/27/23 SB387
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86	85		SECTION 5. Arkansas Code § 6 -28-203, concerning the members serving on 2
87	86		the Arkansas Council for Military Children, is amended to add an additional 3
88	87		subsection to read as follows: 4
89	88		(c) The identification of a designee who shall serve in lieu of a 5
90	89		council member and with the same authority of the council member under this 6
91	90		section shall be provided to the council in writing. 7
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93	92		SECTION 6. Arkansas Code § 6 -28-204(e), concerning the purpose and 9
94	93		duties of the Arkansas Council for Military Children, is amended to read as 10
95	94		follows: 11
96	95		(e)(1) A majority of all council members shall constitute a quorum at 12
97	96		council meetings. 13
98	97		(2) The absence of the Chair of the Senate Committee on 14
99	98		Education or the Chair of the House Committee on Education or designees from 15
100	99		each of the committees shall not count against a quorum. 16
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