Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB624: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN HIS OR HER RESIDENT DISTRICT
Status: Chaptered, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the arkansas opportunity public school choice act; to amend the public school choice act of 2015; to allow a student to transfer to another public school within his or her resident district; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the arkansas opportunity public school choice act; to amend the public school choice act of 2015; and to allow a student to transfer to another public school within his or her resident district.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN HIS OR HER RESIDENT DISTRICT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN HIS OR HER RESIDENT DISTRICT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-18-202(g), concerning the interpretation of the law concerning student attendance requirements, is amended to read as follows: (g) This section shall not be construed to restrict a student's ability to: (1) Participate in a tuition agreement with a nonresident school district for any tuition or fees that also apply to students assigned to the school district; (2) Officially transfer to another a nonresident school district or another public school within a resident or nonresident school district pursuant to the Public School Choice Act of 2015, § 6-18-1901 et seq.; or *TNL416* 04/03/2025 2:20:43 PM TNL416 SB624 (3) Attend school as an international exchange student placed with a host family by an international student exchange visitor placement organization under the International Student Exchange …