Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB522 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 04/21/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 648 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas 	As Engrossed:  S3/20/25   1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 522 3 
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By: Senators M. McKee, A. Clark 5 
By: Representatives M. Brown, Warren, Barnett 6 
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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 
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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 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 
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 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 
 
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