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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-15-103. School district waivers

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

(a) A public school district may petition the State Board of Education for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school.

(b) The petition for all or some of the waivers granted to an open-enrollment public charter school that is submitted by a public school district shall include without limitation:

(1) The name of the open-enrollment public charter school that has the requested waiver; and

(2) A list of the waivers that the public school district seeks to have granted.

(c)(1) The state board shall use the same criteria as is used for open-enrollment public charter school waivers in order to grant a waiver submitted by a public school district.

(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may request additional information from a public school district if necessary following the public school district's submission of a waiver under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.

(d) The division may promulgate rules to implement this section.

(e)(1) The state board may revoke a waiver granted under this section only upon showing cause.

(2) To revoke a waiver granted under this section, the state board shall:

(A)(i) Give a public school district superintendent and a local public school district board of directors' president at least fifteen (15) business days' notice in writing and by electronic mail of the state board's intent to revoke a waiver granted to the public school district under this section.

(ii) A failure to notify a public school superintendent and a local public school district board of directors' president as required under subdivision (e)(2)(A)(i) of this section shall result in a waiver of the right of the state board to revoke a waiver granted under this section until the notification requirement under subdivision (e)(2)(A)(i) of this section is met;

(B) Provide the specific reason for the state board's intent to revoke a waiver granted to a public school district under this section; and

(C) State additional information that is required by the division or the public school district.

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