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| 2 | 2 | | *TNL191* 02/13/2025 11:44:18 AM TNL191 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1482 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Representative Gramlich 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT CONCERNING ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | STUDENTS; TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION TO THE SCHOOL 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A STUDENT WHO TAKES A GED 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | TEST AND RECEIVES A GED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION TO THE SCHOOL 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A STUDENT 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHO TAKES A GED TEST AND RECEIVES A GED. 18 |
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| 22 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6 -18-201(a)(2), concerning exceptions to 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | the requirement that each child of a certain age shall enroll in and attend a 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | school, is amended to read as follows: 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) A child who has received a GED or a high school diploma or 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | its equivalent as determined by the State Board of Education is not subject 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to the attendance requirement under this section; 27 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -18-201(d), concerning requirements a 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | student must meet in order to take a GED test while enrolled is amended to 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | read as follows: 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) Students age sixteen (16) or above enrolled in a public, private, 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | parochial, or home school who desire to take the GED test shall meet the 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | following requirements: 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) A public school student shall not be required to obtain 35 |
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| 38 | 38 | | permission or approval from any official in a the public school district in 36 HB1482 |
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| 41 | 41 | | which he or she is enrolled before being allowed to take the test; 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) A student enrolled in a private or parochial school shall 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | provide a letter from the principal or administrator of the private or 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | parochial school to verify enrollment; 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (3) A student enrolled in a home school shall provide a 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | notarized copy of the notice of intent to home school provided to the 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | superintendent of the local school district as required by § 6 -15-503; and 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (4) A student enrolled in a public, private, parochial, or home 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | school must achieve at least the minimum official GED practice test scores. 9 |
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