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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-23-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas...
§ 6-23-102. Legislative intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly, by this...
§ 6-23-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Adult education charter school”...
§ 6-23-104. Charter form for public charter schools — Requirements — Revision - (a) A charter for a public charter school shall: (1)...
§ 6-23-105. Basis and procedure for public charter school probation or charter modification, revocation, or denial of renewal - (a) (1) The authorizer may place a public charter school...
§ 6-23-106. Impact on school desegregation efforts - (a) The applicants for a public charter school, the local...
§ 6-23-107. Reporting requirements - (a) Within ten (10) calendar days of the close of...
§ 6-23-108. School for Agricultural Studies - (a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as...
Subchapter 2 - Conversion Public Charter Schools
§ 6-23-201. Application for conversion public charter school status - (a) (1) Any public school district may apply to the...
§ 6-23-202. Authorization for conversion public charter school status - As requested by the conversion public charter school applicant, the...
§ 6-23-203. Notice of disapproval — Technical assistance to conversion public charter school applicants - (a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for a conversion...
§ 6-23-204. Charter renewal - The authorizer may renew charters of conversion public charter schools...
§ 6-23-205. Teacher hires when charter revoked - If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district...
§ 6-23-206. Rules - The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to...
Subchapter 3 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools
§ 6-23-301. Application forms and procedures for open-enrollment public charter schools - (a) The authorizer shall adopt: (1) An application form, a...
§ 6-23-302. Application for open-enrollment public charter school - (a) Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, an eligible...
§ 6-23-303. Authorization for an open-enrollment public charter school - As requested by the applicant for an open-enrollment public charter...
§ 6-23-304. Requirements — Preference for certain districts - (a) The authorizer may approve or deny an application based...
§ 6-23-305. Notice of disapproval — Technical assistance to applicant for open-enrollment public charter school - (a) If the authorizer disapproves an application for an open-enrollment...
§ 6-23-306. Contents of open-enrollment public charters - An open-enrollment public charter granted under this subchapter shall: (1)...
§ 6-23-307. Renewal of charter - After the initial five-year period of an open-enrollment public charter,...
§ 6-23-308. Priority hiring for teachers - If a licensed teacher employed by a public school district...
§ 6-23-309. Rules - The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules...
§ 6-23-310. Status report - The authorizer shall report to the General Assembly each biennium...
Subchapter 4 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Operation
§ 6-23-401. Authority under a charter for open-enrollment public charter schools - (a) An open-enrollment public charter school: (1) Shall be governed...
§ 6-23-402. Enrollment numbers and deadline - (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may enroll a number...
§ 6-23-403. Annual audit of open-enrollment public charter school required - Any other provisions of the Arkansas Code notwithstanding, an open-enrollment...
§ 6-23-404. Evaluation of open-enrollment public charter schools - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall cause...
§ 6-23-405. Monthly reports - An open-enrollment public charter school in its initial school year...
§ 6-23-406. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education review - The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall: (1) Conduct...
Subchapter 5 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools — Funding
§ 6-23-501. Funding for open-enrollment public charter schools - (a) (1) An open-enrollment public charter school shall receive funds...
§ 6-23-502. Source of funding - (a) Open-enrollment public charter schools shall be funded each year...
§ 6-23-503. Use of funding - (a) An open-enrollment public charter school may not use the...
§ 6-23-504. Employee benefits - Employees of an open-enrollment public charter school shall be eligible...
§ 6-23-505. Annual audit - An open-enrollment public charter school shall prepare an annual certified...
§ 6-23-506. Assets of school as property of state - (a) Upon dissolution of the open-enrollment public charter school or...
§ 6-23-507. Rules - The State Board of Education shall have the authority to...
Subchapter 7 - Public Charter School Authorizer
§ 6-23-701. Designated public charter authorizer - (a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is the...
§ 6-23-702. Public charter authorizing procedures — Notification - (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as...
§ 6-23-703. State Board of Education optional review - (a) On a motion approved by a majority vote, the...
Subchapter 8 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program
§ 6-23-801. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Academic facility” means a...
§ 6-23-802. Purposes of grants - An open-enrollment public charter school may apply for and the...
§ 6-23-803. Application for grant - (a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter...
§ 6-23-804. Administration — Rules - (a) (1) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and...
Subchapter 9 - Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund
§ 6-23-901. Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund — Established - Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the Open-Enrollment Public Charter...
§ 6-23-902. Funding source — Procedures - (a) The Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund shall...
§ 6-23-903. Purpose of loan - An open-enrollment public charter school may borrow and the Division...
§ 6-23-904. Loan application - (a) The board of directors of an open-enrollment public charter...
§ 6-23-905. Loan decision - (a) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation...
§ 6-23-906. Rules - (a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and...
§ 6-23-907. Failure to remit payment - (a) If an open-enrollment public charter school fails to remit...
§ 6-23-908. Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Funding Aid Program - (a) There is created the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities...
Subchapter 10 - Adult Education Charter School
§ 6-23-1001. Application for adult education charter school - (a) (1) An eligible entity may apply to the authorizer...
§ 6-23-1002. Authorization for adult education public charter - The authorizer shall review an application for an adult education...
§ 6-23-1003. Resubmission of applications - (a) The authorizer may allow an applicant to resubmit an...
§ 6-23-1004. Enrollment in an adult education charter school - (a) An approved adult education charter school shall have an...
§ 6-23-1005. Funding - (a) Funding for an adult education charter school shall not...
§ 6-23-1006. Charter renewal - The authorizer may renew the charter of an adult education...
§ 6-23-1007. Reporting - The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall report to...
§ 6-23-1008. Rules - (a) The State Board of Education may adopt rules for...