(a) The State Board of Career Education shall establish a technical curriculum that must be offered by any vocational-technical school requesting permission to change its name pursuant to this section to “technical institute”. The board shall periodically review and revise, if necessary, this technical curriculum requirement.
(b) Any vocational-technical school which satisfies the curriculum requirements established by the board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the board, seek approval from the board to change its name from “ Vocational-Technical School” to “ Technical Institute”. Upon approval by the board of any such application, the school shall be renamed and become a technical institute.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education
Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools
Subchapter 2 - Establishment and Administration Generally
§ 6-51-201. Receipt and administration of federal funds
§ 6-51-202. Authority to establish schools
§ 6-51-203. Determining school location and establishing courses of instruction
§ 6-51-204. Public school or community branches — Special instruction
§ 6-51-205. Responsibility for school operation — Personnel and equipment
§ 6-51-206. Local board's authority to sell, convey, or lease unneeded lands
§ 6-51-207. Authority to accept gifts and donations
§ 6-51-209. Accident insurance for students
§ 6-51-210. Disposition of funds generally
§ 6-51-211. Acceptance of certain federal benefits promoting vocational education
§ 6-51-212. Custodian of certain funds — Disbursement
§ 6-51-213. Administration of certain federal and state vocational education laws
§ 6-51-214. Annual report and statement of finances
§ 6-51-215. Cooperation of various boards in establishing vocational programs — Use of tax moneys
§ 6-51-216. State board authority to acquire and maintain facilities — Bonded indebtedness