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Act 914 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1966 3
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By: Representative Barnett 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AN INCORPORATED TOWN OR A CITY OF 9
THE SECOND CLASS TO PETITION THE STATE BOARD OF 10
EDUCATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL PUBLIC 11
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR SATELLITE SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN 12
CONDITIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
TO AUTHORIZE AN INCORPORATED TOWN OR A 17
CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS TO PETITION THE 18
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE 19
ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL PUBLIC 20
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR SATELLITE SCHOOL 21
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 13, Subchapter 14, is 26
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 27
6-13-1419. Establishment of public elementary school — Required 28
following certain consolidations. 29
(a) An incorporated town or a city of the second class and the parents 30
of, legal guardians of, and persons standing in loco parentis to students 31
within an affected district may file a written appeal with a receiving 32
district board of directors for the establishment of a local public 33
elementary school or satellite school associated with an affected district's 34
existing school campus, to be located within the boundaries of the 35
incorporated town or city of the second class, if the: 36 HB1966
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(1) Affected district included a public school that was 1
configured as an elementary school; 2
(2) Affected district is within the boundaries of the 3
incorporated town or city of the second class; 4
(3) Affected district resulted in a consolidation within the 5
last twenty (20) years from the effective date of this section; and 6
(3) Incorporated town or city of the second class has the means 7
of providing adequate school facilities. 8
(b) If a receiving school district board of directors approves the 9
written appeal of an incorporated town or a city of the second class under 10
subsection (a) of this section, the receiving school district board of 11
directors and the incorporated town or city of the second class shall jointly 12
file an appeal with the State Board of Education for the establishment of a 13
local public elementary school or satellite school associated with an 14
affected district's existing school campus, to be located within the 15
boundaries of the incorporated town or city of the second class. 16
(c)(1) A local public elementary school established in an affected 17
district under subsection (b) of this section shall be part of the receiving 18
district. 19
(2) The receiving district and the incorporated town or city of 20
the second class may enter into a written agreement for the provision of in -21
kind contributions from the incorporated town or city of the second class to 22
the receiving district for purposes of establishing and maintaining the local 23
public elementary school or satellite school established in the affected 24
district under this section. 25
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APPROVED: 4/21/25 28
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