(a) In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to provide administrative assistance in accordance with terms agreed upon by both the Department of Higher Education and parties establishing trusts, endowments, or otherwise providing funds in support of scholarships, research, or other educational activities at Arkansas institutions of higher education.
(b) The department is not authorized to be the custodian of, or to in any way participate in, the financial management of trusts, endowments, or other funds established for purposes of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed].
(c)
(1) The assistance of the department is limited to administrative support in the allocation or awarding of funds to be disbursed by the donor or a properly authorized trustee.
(2) The department is authorized to supplement administrative costs for such assistance by charging a minimal administrative fee acceptable to the department and the parties establishing the endowments or providing the funds.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
§ 6-61-201. Members — Meetings
§ 6-61-202. Powers and duties generally
§ 6-61-203. Director and staff — Funds — Central office
§ 6-61-204. Advisory committees and councils
§ 6-61-206. Studies, surveys, evaluations, etc
§ 6-61-207. Role and scope designations
§ 6-61-208. New units of instruction, research, and public service
§ 6-61-212. State agency for federal programs
§ 6-61-213. Administration of trusts, endowments, etc
§ 6-61-214. Review of existing degree programs — Minimum standards
§ 6-61-215. Student tuition and fees — Reporting
§ 6-61-217. Minimum core courses for college prep
§ 6-61-218. Minimum college core — Transferability
§ 6-61-220. Retention and graduation rate information
§ 6-61-221. Reporting of graduates requiring postsecondary remediation
§ 6-61-222. Financial condition report
§ 6-61-226. Guidelines for course review
§ 6-61-227. Annual transfer credit report
§ 6-61-231. Statewide transfer agreement — Definitions
§ 6-61-232. Maximum semester hours required for a degree program