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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-29-304. Costs and funding

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The cost of implementing and operating the Arkansas Correctional School District shall be borne by the state and shall be paid from funds appropriated by the General Assembly from the general revenues of the state to the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, together with any federal funds that may be available for that purpose and from any funds generated from the operations of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction, in the following manner:

(1) The cost of facilities, equipment, and current operation in excess of the amount of grants and aids received from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall be borne by the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction as approved by the Board of Corrections; and

(2)(A) The district, as other school districts in the state, shall share in the distribution of grants and aids from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(B) However, in no case shall the moneys from the Public School Fund to the district be in excess of the line item appropriation provided to the district in the fund.

(b)(1) Recognizing that the primary roles, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction are to serve as penal and correctional institutions, the district shall be exempt from and shall not be penalized in any manner for not complying with:

(A) All of the following:

(i) The Quality Education Act of 2003, § 6-15-201 et seq.;

(ii) The Arkansas Educational Support and Accountability Act, § 6-15-2901 et seq.;

(iii) Sections 6-15-901, 6-15-902, 6-15-2001--6-15-2008, 6-15-2101--6-15-2107, 6-15-2301, and 6-16-1201--6-16-1206;

(iv) The Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program, § 6-20-1901 et seq.; and

(v) The Arkansas Educational Financial Accounting and Reporting Act of 2004, § 6-20-2201 et seq.;

(B) Any state laws or rules adopted to comply with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act as reauthorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq., as in existence on January 1, 2005; and

(C) Any rule of the State Board of Education related to the provisions listed in this subdivision (b)(1).

(2) The district's exemption from or noncompliance with the provisions under this subsection shall not affect the eligibility of the district, the Division of Correction, and the Division of Community Correction to apply for or receive state grants or aids for public school districts as authorized in this subchapter and related rules.

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