Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1495: CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT'S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORD
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act concerning the transfer of a student's permanent school record; and for other purposes. subtitle concerning the transfer of a student's permanent school record.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT'S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT'S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORD. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-18-510 is amended to read as follows: 6-18-510. Enrollment during expulsion -- School policy. The board of directors of any school district may adopt a policy that any person who has been expelled as a student or is pending expulsion from any other school district or private school may not enroll as a student until the time of the person's expulsion has expired, provided that the receiving school district board of directors affords the student the opportunity for a hearing at the time the student is seeking enrollment. SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 5, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 6-18-517. Student permanent school record -- Disciplinary action. (a)(1) If a student transfers to another public school within his or her resident public school district or to a nonresident public school district, then the student's permanent school record shall transfer with the student to the other public school within his or her resident public school district or to the nonresident public school district to …
Sponsors
- RJ Hawk (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Dees (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : Received from the House.
- : Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- : Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- : Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : Filed
Votes
- House Roll Call #1375 (April 16, 2025): 86 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #803 (April 1, 2025): 79 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1495?
- HB1495 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT'S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORD.
- What does HB1495 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act concerning the transfer of a student's permanent school record; and for other purposes. subtitle concerning the transfer of a student's permanent school record.
- What is the status of HB1495?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1495?
- RJ Hawk (R, 81), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1495?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1495
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