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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION; 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | TO REQUIRE REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | RECEIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY AT 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; TO AMEND THE 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | COMPREHENSIVE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | TO INCLUDE REPORTING ON STUDENTS RECEIVING 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY; AND FOR OTHER 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | PURPOSES. 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | Subtitle 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | TO REQUIRE REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | STUDENTS RECEIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | DISABILITY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | EDUCATION. 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | to add an additional section to read as follows: 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | 6-60-123. Findings — Students with disabilities. 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | (a) The General Assembly finds that: 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (1) The state does not collect or report statewide data to 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | examine the postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities; 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | (2) The lack of information on postsecondary outcomes for 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | students with disabilities prevents the state from connecting students with 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | disabilities to the workforce; and 35 |
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| 45 | 41 | | essential to collect significant data and examine the postsecondary services, 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | supports, and accommodations necessary for students with disabilities to 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | improve postsecondary education and career outcomes. 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | (b)(1) An institution of higher education that is eligible to receive 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | Title IV federal student aid funds shall report annually to the Division of 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | Higher Education the number of students with disabilities at the institution 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | of higher education based upon the number of students with disabilities who 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | are registered to receive accommodations. 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | (2) The report under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | include key data related to undergraduate students enrolled at the 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | institution of higher education who are formally registered as students with 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | disabilities with the office of disability services or an equivalent office 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | at the institution of higher education including without limitation the: 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | (A) Number of students registered to receive 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | accommodations; 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | (B) Percentage of students registered to receive 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | accommodations of all undergraduate students; and 17 |
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| 62 | 58 | | (C) Total number of undergraduate certificates or degrees 18 |
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| 63 | 59 | | awarded to students with disabilities who are registered to receive 19 |
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| 64 | 60 | | accommodations. 20 |
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| 65 | 61 | | (3) An institution of higher education is not required to submit 21 |
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| 66 | 62 | | the information described in subdivision (b)(2) of this section if the: 22 |
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| 67 | 63 | | (A) Number of students would reveal personally 23 |
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| 68 | 64 | | identifiable information about an individual student; or 24 |
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| 69 | 65 | | (B) Total number of students with disabilities is less 25 |
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| 70 | 66 | | than three percent (3%) of the total student population. 26 |
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| 71 | 67 | | (c) The division shall include the number of students with 27 |
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| 72 | 68 | | disabilities registered to receive accommodations included in the report 28 |
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| 73 | 69 | | under subdivision (b)(1) of this section in the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher 29 |
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| 74 | 70 | | Education Annual Report required under § 6 -60-703. 30 |
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| 75 | 71 | | 31 |
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| 76 | 72 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -60-703(b)(1), concerning the reports 32 |
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| 77 | 73 | | required for the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report, is 33 |
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| 78 | 74 | | amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: 34 |
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| 79 | 75 | | (I) Students with disabilities, § 6-60-123; 35 |
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