| 2 | | - | Act 910 of the Regular Session |
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| 5 | | - | State of ArkansasAs Engrossed: H2/26/25 H3/3/25 H3/4/25 H3/11/25 H3/12/25 1 |
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| 6 | | - | S4/9/25 2 |
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| 7 | | - | 95th General Assembly A Bill 3 |
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| 8 | | - | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1484 4 |
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| 9 | | - | 5 |
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| 10 | | - | By: Representative Gramlich 6 |
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| 11 | | - | By: Senator J. Boyd 7 |
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| 12 | | - | 8 |
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| 13 | | - | For An Act To Be Entitled 9 |
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| 14 | | - | AN ACT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CREDITS A STUDENT MAY 10 |
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| 15 | | - | OBTAIN IN A COURSE CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM; AND FOR 11 |
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| 16 | | - | OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 3 | + | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | + | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | + | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1484 3 |
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| 6 | + | 4 |
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| 7 | + | By: Representative Gramlich 5 |
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| 8 | + | 6 |
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| 9 | + | 7 |
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| 10 | + | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | + | AN ACT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS A STUDENT 9 |
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| 12 | + | MAY OBTAIN IN A COURSE CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM; AND 10 |
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| 13 | + | FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 14 | + | 12 |
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| 18 | | - | 14 |
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| 19 | | - | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | | - | TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CREDITS A STUDENT 16 |
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| 21 | | - | MAY OBTAIN IN A COURSE CREDIT RECOVERY 17 |
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| 22 | | - | PROGRAM. 18 |
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| 23 | | - | 19 |
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| 24 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 |
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| 25 | | - | 21 |
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| 26 | | - | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 16, Subchapter 1, is amended 22 |
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| 27 | | - | to add an additional section to read as follows: 23 |
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| 28 | | - | 6-16-163. Course credit recovery program — Limitation on credits 24 |
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| 29 | | - | obtained. 25 |
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| 30 | | - | (a) Beginning with the entering ninth grade class of 2025 -2026, a 26 |
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| 31 | | - | student participating in a course credit recovery program in order to obtain 27 |
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| 32 | | - | credit toward high school graduation requirements shall not obtain more than 28 |
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| 33 | | - | ten (10) total credits in the course credit recovery program during grades 29 |
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| 34 | | - | nine through twelve (9 -12). 30 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) However, this section shall not apply to a: 31 |
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| 36 | | - | (1) Student with an individualized education program if the 32 |
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| 37 | | - | student's individualized education program includes a course recovery 33 |
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| 38 | | - | program; 34 |
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| 39 | | - | (2) Student who is in foster care; 35 |
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| 40 | | - | (3) Student who is in the custody of the Division of Youth 36 As Engrossed: H2/26/25 H3/3/25 H3/4/25 H3/11/25 H3/12/25 S4/9/25 HB1484 |
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| 45 | | - | Services; 1 |
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| 46 | | - | (4) Student who is considered homeless under the McKinney -Vento 2 |
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| 47 | | - | Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq., as it existed on January 3 |
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| 48 | | - | 1, 2025; 4 |
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| 49 | | - | (5) Student who is in long -term placement in a mental health 5 |
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| 50 | | - | facility; 6 |
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| 51 | | - | (6) Student who is in long -term placement in a medical hospital 7 |
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| 52 | | - | due to unforeseen circumstances, including without limitation a medical 8 |
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| 53 | | - | procedure or an accident; 9 |
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| 54 | | - | (7) Student who is pregnant; 10 |
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| 55 | | - | (8) Student who is determined to be high -risk or in need of Tier 11 |
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| 56 | | - | III intensive intervention services according to the Division of Elementary 12 |
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| 57 | | - | and Secondary Education Alternative Education Process Guide; 13 |
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| 58 | | - | (9) Student who is enrolled full -time in a statewide open -14 |
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| 59 | | - | enrollment virtual charter school; 15 |
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| 60 | | - | (10) Student who is being served or has been served in an 16 |
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| 61 | | - | English as a Second Language program in grades nine through twelve (9 -12); or 17 |
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| 62 | | - | (11) Student who is enrolled in a credit recovery open -18 |
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| 63 | | - | enrollment public charter school. 19 |
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| 64 | | - | (c) As used in this section, "long -term placement" means the placement 20 |
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| 65 | | - | of a student in a mental health facility or medical hospital for prescribed 21 |
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| 66 | | - | care that results in the student being absent from school for a cumulative 22 |
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| 67 | | - | total of thirty (30) or more days during a single academic semester while the 23 |
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| 68 | | - | student is enrolled in school and attempting to earn credit towards 24 |
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| 69 | | - | graduation. 25 |
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| 70 | | - | 26 |
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| 71 | | - | /s/Gramlich 27 |
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| 72 | | - | 28 |
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| 73 | | - | 29 |
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| 74 | | - | APPROVED: 4/21/25 30 |
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| 75 | | - | 31 |
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| 16 | + | Subtitle 14 |
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| 17 | + | TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS A 15 |
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| 18 | + | STUDENT MAY OBTAIN IN A COURSE CREDIT 16 |
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| 19 | + | RECOVERY PROGRAM. 17 |
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| 20 | + | 18 |
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| 21 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 22 | + | 20 |
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| 23 | + | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 16, Subchapter 1, is amended 21 |
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| 24 | + | to add an additional section to read as follows: 22 |
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| 25 | + | 6-16-163. Course credit recovery program — Limitation on hours 23 |
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| 26 | + | obtained. 24 |
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| 27 | + | (a) A student participating in a course credit recovery program in 25 |
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| 28 | + | order to obtain credit toward high school graduation requirements shall not 26 |
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| 29 | + | obtain more than six (6) total hours of credit in the course credit recovery 27 |
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| 30 | + | program during grades nine through twelve (9 -12). 28 |
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| 31 | + | (b) However, this section shall not apply to a student with an 29 |
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| 32 | + | individualized education program if the student's individualized education 30 |
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| 33 | + | program includes a course credit recovery program. 31 |
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