(a)
(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish the Positive Youth Development Grant Program to assist in the establishment and funding of positive youth development programs for children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age once funding is available.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, with the advice and assistance of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, shall develop rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.
(b) Participation in a positive youth development program shall be voluntary for:
(1) Public school districts; and
(2) Parents or guardians of children and youth five through nineteen (5-19) years of age.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education
Subchapter 9 - The Positive Youth Development Grant Program
§ 6-5-901. Legislative intent — Findings
§ 6-5-903. Establishment — Participation
§ 6-5-904. Applications process — Allocation of funding