Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB2002: TO AMEND THE EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT OF 1985
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the education service cooperative act of 1985; to remove boundaries established for education service cooperatives; to require an education service cooperative board of directors to establish an executive subcommittee; to require each education service cooperative to establish a strategic plan; to repeal the requirement that each education service cooperative establish a teacher center; to authorize the state board of education to take action against an education service cooperative director under certain conditions…
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT OF 1985; TO REMOVE BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED FOR EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVES; TO REQUIRE AN EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ESTABLISH AN EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE EACH EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC PLAN; TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT EACH EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ESTABLISH A TEACHER CENTER; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST AN EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE DIRECTOR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A FUNDING FORMULA FOR EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVES; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST AN EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE THAT RECEIVES AN "F" RATING FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS; TO AMEND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY DISSOLVE AN EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE; AND TO REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE RATING SYSTEM. Subtitle TO AMEND THE EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT OF 1985. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: *TNL439* 04/09/2025 8:19:07 AM TNL439 HB2002 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-13-1002 is amended to read as follows: 6-13-1002. Education service cooperatives established -- Functions. (a)(1) The State Board of Education is authorized to may establish a statewide system of not more than …