Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1139: TO CREATE THE RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the released time education act; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the released time education act.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 2, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 6-18-237. Released Time Education Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Released Time Education Act". (b) As used in this section: (1) "Released time course" means a course in religious moral instruction that is taught by an independent entity for which a student is excused from school to attend; and (2) "School" or (B) An open-enrollment public charter school. (c)(1) A school, upon request of the parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to an enrolled student, shall excuse the student from school to attend a released time course. (2) A student under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be excused from school to attend the released time course for at least one (1) hour each week but not more than five (5) hours each week. *TNL024* 01/15/2025 8:32:00 AM TNL024
Sponsors
- Brit McKenzie (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Bryant (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1139?
- HB1139 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT.
- What does HB1139 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the released time education act; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the released time education act.
- What is the status of HB1139?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1139?
- Brit McKenzie (R, 7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1139?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1139
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