(a) The local school district boards of directors may create a community truancy board or may use other boards that exist or are created such as diversion boards. However, a diversion or other existing board must agree before it is used as a community truancy board.
(b) Members of the community truancy board shall be selected from representatives of the community.
(c) Duties of a community truancy board shall include, but not be limited to, recommending methods for improving school attendance such as assisting the parent or the child to obtain supplementary services that might eliminate or ameliorate the causes for the absences or suggesting to the school district that the child enroll in another school, an alternative education program, an education center, a skill center, a dropout prevention program, or another public or private educational program.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
§ 6-18-201. Compulsory attendance — Exceptions
§ 6-18-202. Age and residence for attending public schools — Definitions
§ 6-18-203. Attendance in district other than district of residence
§ 6-18-204. Attendance in another district — Conditions
§ 6-18-205. Attendance in another district — Liability
§ 6-18-207. Minimum age for enrollment in public school
§ 6-18-208. Requirements for enrollment in public school — Exceptions
§ 6-18-209. Adoption of student attendance policies — Effect of unexcused absences
§ 6-18-213. Attendance records and reports generally
§ 6-18-214. Records of students leaving school without graduating
§ 6-18-215. School enrollment census — Determining student dropout rates
§ 6-18-217. Records to be kept by teachers
§ 6-18-219. False attendance reports
§ 6-18-221. Cooperation of law enforcement agencies
§ 6-18-222. Penalty for unexcused absences — Revocation of driving privilege — Definition
§ 6-18-223. Credit for college courses
§ 6-18-226. Community truancy boards — Members — Duties
§ 6-18-227. Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act
§ 6-18-228. Attending classes and programs not offered by an assigned school
§ 6-18-229. Service as page for General Assembly
§ 6-18-230. Minimum age for enrolling in prekindergarten
§ 6-18-231. Additional absences for Arkansas National Guard members
§ 6-18-232. Enrollment of private school or home school students
§ 6-18-233. School choice for children in foster care — Definition