Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1542: TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT; AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMIT EACH STUDENT WHO APPLIES FOR ADMISSION AND INTENDS TO COVER PRIVATE SCHOOL COSTS WITH STATE FUNDING
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act concerning private schools; to require private schools to administer an annual statewide student assessment; to require private schools to admit each student who applies for admission and intends to use state funding to cover the costs associated with admittance and attendance at the private school; and for other purposes. subtitle to require private schools to administer an annual statewide student assessment; and to require private schools to admit each student who applies for admission and intends to cover private school costs with state funding.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT CONCERNING PRIVATE SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT; TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMIT EACH STUDENT WHO APPLIES FOR ADMISSION AND INTENDS TO USE STATE FUNDING TO COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMITTANCE AND ATTENDANCE AT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT; AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMIT EACH STUDENT WHO APPLIES FOR ADMISSION AND INTENDS TO COVER PRIVATE SCHOOL COSTS WITH STATE FUNDING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-15-2006(a)(1)(B), concerning an annual reporting of a student's statewide assessment test results, is amended to read as follows: (B) The A private school, as defined in § 6-15-2907, and a school district board of directors shall report to the parent, guardian, or the student, if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, the student's results on each statewide assessment test. SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6-15-2907(a), concerning the implementation *TNL060* 01/22/2025 4:08:41 PM TNL060 HB1542 of a statewide student assessment system, is amended to read as follows: (a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall implement a statewide student assessment system to be administered by Arkansas public schools …