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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1728 3
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By: Representative Ennett 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION; 9
TO REQUIRE REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS 10
RECEIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY AT 11
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; TO AMEND THE 12
COMPREHENSIVE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT 13
TO INCLUDE REPORTING ON STUDENTS RECEIVING 14
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY; AND FOR OTHER 15
PURPOSES. 16
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Subtitle 19
TO REQUIRE REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF 20
STUDENTS RECEIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A 21
DISABILITY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 22
EDUCATION. 23
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended 27
to add an additional section to read as follows: 28
6-60-123. Findings — Students with disabilities. 29
(a) The General Assembly finds that: 30
(1) The state does not collect or report statewide data to 31
examine the postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities; 32
(2) The lack of information on postsecondary outcomes for 33
students with disabilities prevents the state from connecting students with 34
disabilities to the workforce; and 35
(3) In order to meet the economic demands of the state, it is 36 HB1728
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essential to collect significant data and examine the postsecondary services, 1
supports, and accommodations necessary for students with disabilities to 2
improve postsecondary education and career outcomes. 3
(b)(1) An institution of higher education that is eligible to receive 4
Title IV federal student aid funds shall report annually to the Division of 5
Higher Education the number of students with disabilities at the institution 6
of higher education based upon the number of students with disabilities who 7
are registered to receive accommodations. 8
(2) The report under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall 9
include key data related to undergraduate students enrolled at the 10
institution of higher education who are formally registered as students with 11
disabilities with the office of disability services or an equivalent office 12
at the institution of higher education including without limitation the: 13
(A) Number of students registered to receive 14
accommodations; 15
(B) Percentage of students registered to receive 16
accommodations of all undergraduate students; and 17
(C) Total number of undergraduate certificates or degrees 18
awarded to students with disabilities who are registered to receive 19
accommodations. 20
(3) An institution of higher education is not required to submit 21
the information described in subdivision (b)(2) of this section if the: 22
(A) Number of students would reveal personally 23
identifiable information about an individual student; or 24
(B) Total number of students with disabilities is less 25
than three percent (3%) of the total student population. 26
(c) The division shall include the number of students with 27
disabilities registered to receive accommodations included in the report 28
under subdivision (b)(1) of this section in the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher 29
Education Annual Report required under § 6 -60-703. 30
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -60-703(b)(1), concerning the reports 32
required for the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report, is 33
amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: 34
(I) Students with disabilities, § 6-60-123; 35
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