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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this section, “school district with a high dropout rate” means an Arkansas school district:
(1) That has the most statistically significant rate of dropouts;
(2) From which students may enroll in a regional community alternative learning environment center; and
(3) That is contiguous to other school districts that meet the criteria under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(b) An education service cooperative may receive funding from a local law enforcement agency, a state agency, or a federal agency, or from private donations, to employ one (1) or more truancy officers for a school district with a high dropout rate.
(c) An education service cooperative may employ under this section:
(1) One (1) truancy officer for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that has a student population of one thousand (1,000) or fewer students; and
(2) Two (2) truancy officers for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that:
(A) Is a countywide school district; or
(B) Has a student population of more than one thousand (1,000) students.
(d) A truancy officer hired under this section shall complete:
(1) The training requirements for juvenile intake and probation officer certification through the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
(2) Twelve (12) hours of continuing education annually as approved by the judge for the juvenile division of the circuit court for the county the truancy officer serves.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-11-209. Additional truancy officers - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-6-education/ar-code-sect-6-11-209/
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