Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1490: TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT RETURN TEMPORARILY ISSUED ITEMS, RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND PROPERTY BELONGING TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN A HOME SCHOOL
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act concerning eligibility for enrollment in a home school; to repeal the requirement that a public school student return temporarily issued items, resources, materials, and property belonging to a public school in order to be eligible to enroll in a home school; and for other purposes. subtitle to repeal the requirement that a public school student return temporarily issued items, resources, materials, and property belonging to a public school in order to be eligible to enroll in a home school.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN A HOME SCHOOL; TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT RETURN TEMPORARILY ISSUED ITEMS, RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND PROPERTY BELONGING TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN A HOME SCHOOL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT RETURN TEMPORARILY ISSUED ITEMS, RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND PROPERTY BELONGING TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN A HOME SCHOOL. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-15-503(f), concerning the requirement to return certain items to a public school in order to be eligible to enroll in a home school, is repealed. (f)(1) A student who is enrolled in a public school and who has been temporarily issued items, resources, supplies, materials, or other property belonging to the public school at which he or she is enrolled is eligible for enrollment in a home school after: (A) The items, resources, supplies, materials, or other property belonging to the public school district at which the student is enrolled have been returned to the public school; *TNL001* 02/13/2025 5:13:14 PM TNL001 HB1490 (B) The items, resources, supplies, materials, or other property belonging to the public school …