Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. Act 648 of the Regular Session *CRH291* 03-20-2025 15:43:30 CRH291 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/20/25 1 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 522 3 4 By: Senators M. McKee, A. Clark 5 By: Representatives M. Brown, Warren, Barnett 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL 9 FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS; TO AMEND THE 10 LAW RELATED TO THE TUITION AND FEES PAID BY STUDENTS 11 ENROLLED IN THE ONLINE PROGRAMS; AND FOR OTHER 12 PURPOSES. 13 14 15 Subtitle 16 TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE ARKANSAS 17 SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND 18 THE ARTS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED 19 TO THE TUITION AND FEES PAID BY STUDENTS 20 ENROLLED IN THE ONLINE PROGRAMS. 21 22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 6 -42-304(c), concerning tuition and fees 25 paid by students attending the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and 26 the Arts, is amended to read as follows: 27 (c)(1) Students who are residents of this state selected to attend the 28 school school's residential programs shall not be required to pay tuition, 29 fees, or room and board. 30 (2) Students who are residents of other countries selected to 31 attend the school shall pay the cost of tuition, fees, and room and board as 32 established by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. 33 (3) Students who are enrolled in the school's online programs 34 shall pay the cost of tuition and fees as established by the Board of 35 Trustees of the University of Arkansas. 36 As Engrossed: S3/20/25 SB522 2 03-20-2025 15:43:30 CRH291 1 /s/M. McKee 2 3 4 APPROVED: 4/16/25 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36