Arkansas Code
Chapter 10 - General Provisions
§ 6-10-129. Efficiency in reporting — Definitions

(a)
(1)
(A) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education may require a school district or public school to submit data and other information deemed necessary to assure that a school district or public school is in compliance with federal and state law and rule.
(B) A required submission may be made using the Arkansas Public School Computer Network or another system specified by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education.

(2)
(A) All divisions of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Career and Technical Education shall have access to data and other information that is submitted to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education respectively.
(B) An employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education or a contractor acting on behalf of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education may only access data that is necessary to perform his or her duties.


(b) As used in this section, “data and other information” that is considered submitted includes information that is:
(1) Maintained by a school district or public school in eSchool, eFinance, or the Arkansas Public School Computer Network;
(2) Contained in any statewide data system or successor program; and
(3) Delivered to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education in paper format.

(c)
(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education may require a school district or public school to resubmit or explain data and other information if the data or other information is determined to be inaccurate, incomplete, unclear, or not in compliance with federal or state law or rule.
(2) Except as provided under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, data and other information shall not have to be resubmitted or explained in its original format or any other format.

(d) If the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education requires data or other information to be compiled into a format that is different from what was originally submitted by a school district or public school, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Division of Career and Technical Education shall make the necessary format changes.
(e)
(1) A school district or public school may submit by electronic means any signatures required when submitting reports or data and other information to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Career and Technical Education.
(2) As used in this subsection, “electronic means” means any of the following:
(A) A scanned and emailed version of a paper document;
(B) A document submitted by facsimile transmission;
(C) An electronic signature system that includes a passcode and is administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; or
(D) Other technological means approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 6 - Education

Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally

Chapter 10 - General Provisions

§ 6-10-101. Title

§ 6-10-102. Penalty

§ 6-10-103. Prosecutions and fines

§ 6-10-104. Duty of prosecuting attorney

§ 6-10-106. Uniform dates for beginning and end of school year — Definition

§ 6-10-107. Notice of beginning of school term

§ 6-10-108. Twelve-month school year — Definition

§ 6-10-109. Special program for training parents of students

§ 6-10-110. Fire marshal program

§ 6-10-111. Equity Assistance Center

§ 6-10-112. Rent on Department of Education buildings

§ 6-10-113. Eye protection — Definitions

§ 6-10-114. Unlawful to discriminate — Penalties

§ 6-10-115. Period of silence

§ 6-10-117. Four-day school week — Definition

§ 6-10-118. Information about the availability of ARKids First

§ 6-10-119. Medicaid billing

§ 6-10-120. Adequate and equitable public education system

§ 6-10-121. Tornado safety drills — Definition

§ 6-10-122. Automated external defibrillators required

§ 6-10-123. School-based automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs

§ 6-10-124. Updating of school policies

§ 6-10-125. School district floor plan on file with emergency management coordinator — Definition

§ 6-10-126. Delay or early release of school due to emergency circumstances

§ 6-10-127. Making up missed school days

§ 6-10-128. School resource officers

§ 6-10-129. Efficiency in reporting — Definitions

§ 6-10-130. Use of English learner assessment scores

§ 6-10-131. Immunity

§ 6-10-132. Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act — Definition

§ 6-10-133. Bleeding control training

§ 6-10-134. Notification to school district of the adjudication or conviction of a minor — Confidentiality — Definition