| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity - PDF |
| Description: |
These rules amend the previous Rules Governing the Certification Laws and Regulations. These rules govern provisional, initial, or standard licensure through reciprocity. |
| Public Hearing: |
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. May 29, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
June 9, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Ron Tolson |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts - PDF |
| Description: |
These rules are to set forth the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas public schools and school districts. The purpose of these rules is to describe the process whereby Arkansas public schools or school districts will be cited or placed in probationary status for failure to meet Standards for Accreditation. The purpose of these rules is to set forth the enforcement actions that may be applied to Arkansas public schools or school districts that fail to meet Standards for Accreditation. |
| Public Hearing: |
3 p.m. May 22, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
June 5, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Tripp Walter |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules and Regulations Governing the Purchase of Instructional Materials by Arkansas School Districts - PDF |
| Description: |
The purpose of these regulations is to describe how the Arkansas Department of Education will implement Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-21-402 through 6-21-413. |
| Public Hearing: |
2:30 p.m. May 22, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
June 5, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Tripp Walter |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing the Requirement of Schools to Have Automatic External Defibrillators - PDF |
| Description: |
The purpose of this rule is to require schools to have Automatic External Defibrillators if funds are available. |
| Public Hearing: |
2 p.m. May 22, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
June 5, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Tripp Walter |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Qualifications for General Business Managers of Public School Districts - PDF |
| Description: |
These rules shall be applied to all school districts, open enrollment charter schools and education service cooperatives for the purposes of requiring minimum qualifications for General Business Managers. |
| Public Hearing: |
10 a.m. April 22, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
April 28, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Bill Goff or Bobbie Davis |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators - PDF |
| Description: |
The purpose of the Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators is to define Standards of professional conduct and to outline procedures for investigations and enforcement of the Code. |
| Public Hearing: |
Seven hearings are scheduled March 31 through April 10. - PDF |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
April 19, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Beverly Williams |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing Loan and Bond Applications - PDF |
| Description: |
These rules are enacted to set forth the criteria that shall be used by the Arkansas Department of Education Loans and Bonds Committee in reviewing and recommending loan and bond applications from school districts and revolving loan applications from Education Service Cooperatives to the State Board of Education, by the State Board of Education in reviewing loan and bond applications from school districts and revolving loan applications from Education Service Cooperatives, and by the Commissioner of the Department of Education in consideration of certain loan and bond applications. Also, these rules are enacted to set forth the criteria that shall be used by the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation in reviewing and recommending, to the Arkansas Commission of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, High Growth Program and Extraordinary Circumstances Program loans to qualifying school districts |
| Public Hearing: |
10 a.m. March 25, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
March 28, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Dr. Bobbie Davis |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing the Requirement of Criminal Background Checks for the Employment of Personnel in School Districts and Requirement of Criminal Background Checks for All First-Time Applicants, Each Applicant for His or Her First License Renewal, and the Revocation Procedures for Such Licenses - PDF |
| Description: |
It is the purpose of these rules to set forth the requirements for a criminal background check for each first-time applicant for a license issued by the State Board of Education and each applicant for his or her first license renewal on or after July 1, 1997. It is further the purpose of these rules to prescribe the procedure for revocation of an educational license. It is further the purpose of these rules to clarify whose criminal background check fees shall be paid by the Department of Education. It is further the purpose of these rules to clarify that the superintendent shall have the responsibility of reporting licensure violations of teachers to the State Board. It is further the purpose of these rules to add provisions concerning the requirement of criminal background checks for the employment of non certified personnel in school districts, and fraudulent acts by fiscal officers of public school districts. |
| Public Hearing: |
10 a.m. March 12, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
March 26, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Tripp Walter |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Proposed Rules Governing Criminal Background Checks for Substitute Teachers - PDF |
| Description: |
Criminal background checks for substitute teachers |
| Public Hearing: |
10 a.m. March 12, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
March 26, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Tripp Walter |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Rules & Regulations Governing the Arkansas Better Chance Program - PDF |
| Description: |
It is the purpose of these rules to set the general guidelines for the operation of early childhood programs funded under the Arkansas Better Chance Program and the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program. |
| Public Hearing: |
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. March 4, 10 and 17, Arkansas Department of Human Services, 700 Main Street, Little Rock |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
March 28, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Paul Lazenby, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Phone: 501-682-4836 |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Special Education and Related Services |
| Description: |
The purposes of these regulations are to ensure that all children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living; to ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected; to assist public agencies, local education agencies (LEAs), and educational service agencies (ESAs) to provide for the education of children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas; and to assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate
children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas. |
| Public Hearing: |
1 p.m. March 10, 2008, in the Fine Arts Building of Clarksville High School
1 p.m. March 12, 2008, at the Forrest City Civic Center
1 p.m. March 14, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
April 11, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Marcia Harding |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Arkansas Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Rules Governing the Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program - PDF |
| Description: |
The purpose of these rules is to implement the requirements of Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2511 (Act 995 of 2007) to provide for an Academic Facilities High-Growth School District Loan Program. |
| Public Hearing: |
10 a.m. February 20, 2008, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
March 6, 2008 |
| Public Comment Contact: |
Doug Eaton |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
The Division of Public School
Academic Facilities and Transportation
Custodial and Maintenance Manual - PDF |
| Description: |
The purpose of this manual is to establish a uniform standard for custodial, maintenance, repair and renovations of public school facilities in order to provide for the long-term conservation and protection of public school facilities, elimination of the deterioration of existing and future public school facilities; provide a safe and healthy environment for students, teachers, administrators, staff and others; and provide for the efficient use of state and local funds in support of facilities in each of the school districts. |
| Public Hearing: |
10:30 a.m. May 17, 2006, in the auditorium of the Arch Ford Education Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock. |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
June 9, 2006 |
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| Pending State Board of Education Rule |
| Title: |
Arkansas School Facilities Manual: Standards and Guidelines |
| Description: |
This document will establish new standards for the construction of academic facilities in the State. |
| Public Hearing: |
A series of public hearings will be held throughout the state. To view the schedule, please click here - PDF |
| Public Comment Deadline: |
August 12, 2005 |
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