Arkansas Code
Subchapter 5 - Public Recreation and Playgrounds
§ 6-21-502. Operation or cooperation — No state aid

(a) Any school district or any board of directors thereof may:
(1) Operate such a program independently or cooperate in its conduct with any other public corporation, board, or body in any manner in which they mutually agree; or
(2) Delegate the operation of the program to a recreation board created by one (1) or more of them, and appropriate money voted for this purpose to that board.

(b)
(1) The right of a school district to enter into such agreements with any other public corporation, board, or body, or the right to delegate power to a board for operating a program of recreation, shall be authorized only by a majority vote cast at an annual school election.
(2) However, state aid shall not be used for recreational purposes as provided in this subchapter.