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Current Rules
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Listed below are rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The rules are organized alphabetically by subject, and are posted as either a PDF file or a HTML file. The date listed next to each rule indicates the date the rule was given final approval by the State Board of Education.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W |
| A |
| Academic Facilities Bonded Debt Assistance - PDF November, 2005 |
| Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program - PDF January, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities Distress Program - PDF January, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program - PDF June 18, 2008 |
| Academic Facilities Partnership Program - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Accounting, Regulatory Basis of - PDF October 9, 2006 |
| Addition of Areas of Licensure or Endorsement - PDF June 11, 2007 |
| Administrative Consolidation and Annexation of Public School Districts - PDF December 2005 |
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program - PDF August, 2007 |
| African American History and Racial and Ethnic Awareness - PDF Oct. 12, 2004 |
| Alternative Learning Environments: Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those FundsNov. 13 , 2006 |
| Alternative Pay Programs - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
| Appropriation for the Students at Risk, K-3 - PDF |
| Arkansas Better Chance Program - PDF 2007 |
| Arkansas Child Care Approval System - PDF April 15, 1996 |
| Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP), Monitoring of - PDF December, 2007 |
| Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program - PDF October 9, 2006 |
| Arkansas Financial Accounting and Reporting System and Annual Training Requirements - PDF September, 2007 |
| Arkansas Public School Computer Network - Public School Data - PDF October, 2007 |
| Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts - Assessment Scores - PDF August 2006 |
| Arkansas Teacher Retirement System - Waivers of the Earnings Limitations - PDF September, 2007 |
| ARkids First - PDF October 9, 2006 |
| Assessment Scores for Students Attending the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts of the University of Arkansas - PDF August 2006 |
| Athletic Expenditures for Public School Districts - PDF September, 2007 |
| Attendance at Certified Instructional Professional Development Sessions - PDF |
| Attendance Requirements (Mandatory) - PDF August, 2007 |
| Audit Requirements for School Districts - PDF Sept. 13, 1999 |
| Automated External Defibrillators, Requirement of Schools to Have - PDF July 14, 2008 |
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| B |
| Best Financial Management Practices Review For Public School Districts June 14, 2004 |
| Body Mass Index, and Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards - PDF August, 2007 |
| Bonded Debt Assistance - PDF November, 2005 |
| Braille & Large Print Textbook Appropriation Oct. 12, 1997 |
| Budget and Accounting System (Establishing and Implementing a Uniform System)June 14, 2004 |
| Business Managers of Public School Districts, Minimum Qualifications for - PDF May, 2008 |
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| C |
| Calculation of Miscellaneous Funds - PDF Sept. 10, 2007 |
| Certified Staff Salary Schedule Oct. 10, 1994 |
| Charter Schools, Public - PDF November, 2007 |
| Charter Schools - Limited Aug. 13, 2001 |
| Child Nutrition Directors, Managers and Workers – Professional Development March 14, 2005 |
| July 2005 |
| Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators - PDF June 9, 2008 |
| College Preparatory Enrichment Program Feb. 14, 2000 |
| Commission Appeals (Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation) - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Compulsory Attendance RequirementsAugust, 1999 |
| Concurrent College and High School Credit for Students who have Completed the Eighth Grade Feb. 10, 1992 |
| Consistency and Rigor in Course Work Jan. 10, 2005 |
| Consolidation and Annexation of Public School DistrictsMarch 13, 2005 |
| Core System Feb. 9, 1998 |
| Criminal Background Checks for Employment of Personnel in School Districts - PDF April, 2008 |
| Criminal Background Checks for Substitute Teachers - PDF April, 2008 |
| Construction (Self-Construction Projects by School Districts) Oct. 8, 2001 |
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| D |
| Discipline (student) and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| Distance Learning - PDF July 11, 2005 |
| Distance Learning (Availability) May 24, 2004 |
| Distance Learning Development Project for Public Schools - PDF Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Distance Learning (Grants)June 14, 2004 |
| Distributing Selective Service Registration Forms and Obtaining Reasons for Students Dropping Out of Schools 9/08/1997 |
| Distribution of Consolidation/Annexation Incentive Funding 11/2005 |
| Dropout and Graduation Rates (Reporting) 7/11/2005 |
| Duty to Report Student Criminal Acts8/9/1999 |
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| E |
| Education Excellence Trust Funds 6/10/1996 |
| Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting 6/14/2004 |
| Educational Services for Students in Youth Shelters 5/08/2000 |
| Eligibility and Financial Incentives For Arkansas Leadership Academy Master School Principal Designation - PDF September, 2007 |
| Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions for Educational Administrators, Employees, Board Members and Other Parties 7/11/2005 |
| Ethics for Arkansas Educators, Code of - PDF June 9, 2008 |
| Expenditure Requirements by Arkansas School Districts 7/12/1996 |
| Eye and Vision Screening Report in Arkansas Public Schools - PDF July 10, 2006 |
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| F |
| Facilities Master Plan - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Final Close of Public School Financial Records - PDF September, 2007 |
| Financial Accounting and Reporting System and Annual Training Requirements - PDF September, 2007 |
| Financial Records, Final Close of - PDF September, 2007 |
| Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Four Day School Weeks Dec. 8, 1997 |
| Funding of Public School Districts - PDF September, 2007 |
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| G |
| General Business Managers of Public School Districts, Minimum Qualifications for - PDF May, 2008 |
| Gifted & Talented Program Approval Standards June 14, 1999 |
| Governor's School Site Selection Jan. 12, 2004 |
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| H |
| High-Growth School District Loan Program - PDF June 18, 2008 |
| Highly Qualified TeachersAug. 2005 |
| Home Schools August, 2007 |
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| I |
| IDEA |
| Immunization Requirements Dec. 13, 1982 |
| Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High Priority Districts with an Average Daily Membership of 1,000 or Fewer October, 2007 |
| Instructional Materials July 10, 1995 |
| Intervention Block Grant Program (5/01) May 14, 2001 |
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| K |
| Kindergarten Physical Screening Feb. 14, 1994 |
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| L |
| License - Renewing a Standard Teaching - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
| Licensure (Speech-Language Pathologists) March 11, 1996 |
| Licensure - Adding Areas - PDF June 11, 2007 |
| Licensure – Administrator (Initial and Standard) Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Licensure by Reciprocity July 14, 2008 |
| Licensure – Non-Traditional - PDF July 2007 |
| Licensure – Teacher (Initial, Standard and Provisional) - PDF July, 2007 |
| Lifetime Teaching License - PDF September, 2007 |
| Limited English Proficiency Funding April 2000 |
| Loan and Bond Applications - PDF May 12, 2008 |
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| M |
| Mandatory Attendance Requirements for Students in Grades Nine through 12 - PDF August, 2007 |
| Master School Principal Designation, Eligibility and Financial Incentives for - PDF September, 2007 |
| Matching Grants for Mathematics and Science Equipment June 10, 1991 |
| Minimum Qualifications for General Business Managers of Public School Districts, - PDF May, 2008 |
| Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Sept. 13, 1993 |
| Miscellaneous Funds, Calculation - PDF Sept. 10, 2007 |
| Monitoring of Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plans (ACSIP) - PDF December, 2007 |
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| N |
| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards July, 2007 |
| Net Athletic Event Gate Receipts by Public School Districts, Use of - PDF November, 2007 |
| Non-Traditional Licensure July, 2007 |
| Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards, and Body Mass IndexAugust, 2007 |
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| P |
| Parental Notification of an Assignment of a Non-Certified Teacher to Teach a Class for More than 30 Consecutive School Days during a School Year and for Granting Waivers - PDF September, 2007 |
| Personnel Policies (Filing Requirements) - PDF |
| Physical Education Course Credit for Organized Physical Activity Course July 11, 2005 |
| Professional Development July 11, 2005 |
| Property Insurance Requirements - PDF July 13, 2007 |
| Processes to Ensure the Quality, Security, Validation and Timeliness of Public School Data in the Arkansas Public School Computer Network - PDF October, 2007 |
| Public Charter Schools November, 2007 |
| Public Education Salvage Computer Loan Program - PDF Oct. 10, 2005 |
| Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Emergency Amendment to Rules Governing Property Insurance Requirements - PDF April 11, 2007 |
| Public School Student Services - PDF |
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| Q |
| Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Nov. 13, 2000 |
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| R |
| Reciprocity, Teacher Licensure by - PDF July 14, 2008 |
| Regulatory Basis of Accounting - PDF Oct. 9, 2006 |
| Reimbursement by School Districts for Election Expenses - PDF October, 2007 |
| Renewing a Standard Arkansas Teaching License - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
| Reporting Student Criminal Acts Aug. 9, 1999 |
| Requirement of Schools to Have Automated External Defibrillators - PDF July 14, 2008 |
| Residential Placement of Students and Ed. Services in Such Placements October 2006 |
| Rewarding Excellence in Achievement Program - PDF Oct. 8, 2007 |
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| S |
| Safety (School) and Student Discipline Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| School Bus Design - PDF Sept. 1, 2008 |
| School Bus Drivers - Physical Examinations Oct. 14, 1996 |
| School Bus Drivers - Use of Mobile Phones Aug. 13, 2001 |
| School Bus Specifications May 24, 2004 |
| School Choice October, 2007 |
| School Choice, Opportunity for May 24, 2004 |
| School District Audits Not Conducted by Legislative Audit May 24, 2004 |
| School District Student Discipline and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| School Districts, Funding - PDF September, 2007 |
| School Fire Marshall - ACT 61 Sept. 21, 1987 |
| School Workers Defense Program Sept.13, 1999 |
| Selective Service Registration Forms and Records of Students Dropping Out of School - PDF |
| Service Learning June 10, 1996 |
| Single Member Voting Zones Aug. 13, 2001 |
| Special Education – Child Find Oct. 13, 2003 |
| Special Education – Early Childhood Regulations April 8, 2002 |
| Special Education - Mediation and Hearings Oct. 13, 2003 |
| Special Education Catastrophic Occurrences June 14, 2004 |
| Special Education Expenditures Oct. 12, 1997 |
| Special Education and Related Services - July 1, 2008 (Special Education Web Site) |
| Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those FundsNov. 13 , 2006 |
| Specifications Governing School Bus Design - PDF Sept. 1, 2008 |
| Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts - PDF June, 2008 |
| Student Discipline and School Safety Policies - PDF May 14, 2007 |
| Student Permanent Record Act 335 (1991) June 10, 1991 |
| Student Special Needs Funding and the Determination of Allowable Expenditures of Those FundsNov. 13 , 2006 |
| Submitting A Petition for Declaratory Order Aug. 12 2002 |
| Substitute Teachers, Waivers for - PDF September, 2007 |
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| T |
| Teacher Evaluations April 14, 1997 |
| Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity - PDF July 14, 2008 |
| Teacher of the Year - PDF Sept. 11, 2006 |
| Technology Training Centers in Education Service Cooperatives Oct. 14, 1996 |
| Ten-Year Facilities Master Plan - PDF March 17, 2008 |
| Testing Improprieties August 12, 1991 |
| Training for School Board MembersMarch 13, 2006 |
| Traveling Teacher Program - PDF September, 2007 |
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| U |
| Uniform Grading Scales Oct. 10, 2005 |
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| V |
| Visual Art and Music Instruction for Students in Grades 1-6 July 11, 2005 |
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| W |
| Waivers for Substitute Teachers September, 2007 |
| Waivers of Earnings Limitations Under the Teacher Retirement System September, 2007 |
| Waivers of Minimum Salaries for Certified Personnel Feb. 12, 1996 |
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