(a) All blind persons of suitable character and capacity between the ages of three (3) and twenty-one (21) years, residing in the state shall be entitled to the benefits of the school free of charge.
(b) Pupils from outside the state may be admitted to the privileges of the institution upon the payment of such sums as the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind may consider sufficient to defray expenses.
(c) If, in the opinion of the board of trustees, any blind person above the age of twenty-one (21) years may be benefited by being received into the institution for a limited time to learn a trade or receive instruction, they may, by unanimous vote, and with approval of the Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind, admit such person.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 3 - Special Educational Programs
Chapter 43 - Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas School for the Blind
§ 6-43-201. Board of trustees — Eligibility
§ 6-43-202. Records of board's proceedings
§ 6-43-204. General control of property and institutional affairs
§ 6-43-205. Real and personal property
§ 6-43-206. Materials and supplies
§ 6-43-207. Approval of building expenditures
§ 6-43-209. General business manager
§ 6-43-210. Performance of duties by employees
§ 6-43-211. Qualifications of teachers
§ 6-43-212. Employment of operatives to make repairs and cultivate grounds
§ 6-43-216. Use of buildings during vacation period
§ 6-43-217. Sale of articles made by students
§ 6-43-218. Financial aid to graduates attending postsecondary educational institutions
§ 6-43-219. Sacred Scriptures and copy of United States Constitution presented to blind pupils
§ 6-43-220. Records of purchasing agent
§ 6-43-221. Report of school officers
§ 6-43-222. Record of allowances — Statement of expenditures