(a) All state-supported colleges and universities shall establish a program for the retention of blacks and other members of minority groups as students, faculty, and staff. Retention action plans shall be prepared on a continuing basis for future five-year periods.
(b) Each state-supported college and university shall annually prepare a progress report on the steps that have been taken to reach the goals of the plan. The report shall include information relative to students, faculty, and staff within the institution.
(c) Copies of each institution's five-year plan and annual report shall be filed by June 30 with the Department of Higher Education, the board of trustees of the institution, the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, and the board of visitors of the institution, if applicable.
(d) The department shall develop appropriate forms for reporting and shall monitor the retention plans and annual reports.
(e) In carrying out the retention action plans, each institution shall provide for a part-time or full-time employee by reassignment, appointment, or employment to assist the institution in the retention of blacks and members of other minority groups for faculty and staff positions.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-61-105. Course in American history or civil government required
§ 6-61-107. Courses in conservation of natural resources — Teachers required to take course
§ 6-61-108. Eye protection required
§ 6-61-110. Testing of entering freshmen for remedial courses
§ 6-61-111. Student assessment programs
§ 6-61-112. Student or student's spouse called into military service
§ 6-61-113. References to race
§ 6-61-121. Higher education minority retention programs — Definition
§ 6-61-122. Higher education minority retention programs — Establishment — Reports
§ 6-61-123. Meningococcal disease warning
§ 6-61-124. Reporting minority students who complete an education program — Definitions
§ 6-61-125. American Sign Language as foreign language
§ 6-61-126. Electronic communication — Privacy policy
§ 6-61-127. Arkansas Higher Education Performance Reporting System
§ 6-61-128. Restrictions on use of social security numbers
§ 6-61-129. Establishment of centers of excellence — Definition
§ 6-61-130. Institutional advice for university course work and degree completion
§ 6-61-132. Academic advising on transferability of coursework
§ 6-61-134. Associate of applied science degree — Mathematics requirement
§ 6-61-135. False academic credential
§ 6-61-136. Establishment of an accrediting agency
§ 6-61-138. Posthumous degrees
§ 6-61-139. Emergency or security records or information — Disclosure exempted