The General Assembly finds that:
(1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery;
(2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, will:
(A) Encourage associate degree, certificate of proficiency program, and technical certificate program recipients and university juniors to complete a baccalaureate degree;
(B) Provide opportunities for students more than one (1) year out of high school to enter or reenter higher education;
(C) Provide an improved system of communication to students and parents about opportunities for higher education scholarships and grants in Arkansas; and
(D) Provide an evaluation and analysis of all state funding for scholarships and grants and how the funding advances the state's goals for higher education; and
(3) Changes to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 may be necessary from time to time to ensure the solvency of the program by spreading the program liabilities over a period of time while ensuring that there are scholarship dollars available for students who successfully complete their courses.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 6 - Postsecondary Education — Financial Assistance Programs
Chapter 85 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2
§ 6-85-205. Authority and duties of the Division of Higher Education
§ 6-85-206. Basic eligibility requirements
§ 6-85-207. Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students
§ 6-85-208. Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student
§ 6-85-209. Additional eligibility requirements for a current achiever student
§ 6-85-210. Continuing eligibility
§ 6-85-212. Scholarship award amounts
§ 6-85-213. Nursing school eligibility
§ 6-85-214. Accountability — Transparency — Legislative oversight
§ 6-85-216. Institution report to the division
§ 6-85-219. Reports to legislative committees