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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE STATE -9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | CAREER COUNSELING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CERTAIN 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | STUDENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 18 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TO REQUIRE STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE CAREER 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | COUNSELING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | CERTAIN STUDENTS. 19 |
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| 25 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 |
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| 27 | 25 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | to add an additional section to read as follows: 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | 6-60-123. Requirement for career counseling and other career -related 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | resources — Definition. 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | (a) As used in this section, "career -related resources" includes 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | without limitation information about: 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | (1) Available career and technical training; and 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | (2) Trade industries that provide employment opportunities. 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (b) The Division of Higher Education shall maintain an accessible 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | location on its website with a link for career counseling and other career -32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | related resources that are available to students and provided by state -33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | supported institutions of higher education. 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | (c) A state-supported institution of higher education shall: 35 |
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| 45 | 41 | | counseling and other career -related resources available to students; and 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | (2) Take appropriate steps to inform students of career 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | counseling and other career -related resources, including without limitation 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | how to access the information at the state -supported institution of higher 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | education and from the division. 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | (d) The career counseling and other career -related services offered by 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | a state-supported institution of higher education shall remain available to a 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | student who has not yet graduated for up to six (6) months after the student 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | is no longer enrolled at the state -supported institution of higher education, 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | upon request. 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | (e) This section does not apply to a concurrently enrolled student or 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | a student who has enrolled at a subsequent institution of higher education. 12 |
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