(a) The Private Career Education Arbitration Panel as referenced in this section shall represent the sole authority to resolve disputes between a student and schools as to grievances relating to:
(1) The failure of the school to perform agreements made with the student; or
(2) An admissions representative's misrepresentations in enrolling the student.
(b)
(1) In consultation with the State Board of Private Career Education, the Director of the Division of Higher Education shall appoint the panel, which shall be composed of three (3) members. One (1) member shall be from the school sector, and two (2) members shall be from the general public.
(2) No member of the panel may serve for hearings which involve the member's school.
(c)
(1) In resolving disputes, the panel shall be exempt from judicial redress for failure to exercise skill or care in the performance of its duties.
(2) The arbitration proceeding, confirmation, or vacation of an award and appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, § 16-108-201 et seq.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education
Chapter 51 - Vocational and Technical Schools
Subchapter 6 - Private Resident and Correspondence Schools
§ 6-51-601. Legislative intent
§ 6-51-604. Notice of possible violations — Responses — Injunctions
§ 6-51-605. State Board of Private Career Education
§ 6-51-606. School license generally
§ 6-51-607. Private Career School Student Protection Trust Fund
§ 6-51-608. Extension course sites and satellite schools — Additional school license
§ 6-51-609. Admissions representative’s license — Generally
§ 6-51-612. Penalty for operating school without license
§ 6-51-613. Contracts and promissory notes of unlicensed schools void — Recovery of tuition
§ 6-51-614. Denial, probation, or revocation of school license — Review
§ 6-51-615. Denial or suspension of admissions representative's license — Review — Penalty
§ 6-51-616. Student grievance procedure
§ 6-51-617. Private Career Education Arbitration Panel
§ 6-51-619. Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum
§ 6-51-621. Construction of subchapter
§ 6-51-622. Noncommercial driver training instruction