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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-21-116. Tornado shelter construction

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

(a) All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds.

(b)(1) School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(2) School districts may apply for grant funds to assist in the construction of a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area in new public school facilities.

(3) In calculating the amount of state financial participation in a facilities project that includes a tornado shelter or designated reinforced area, the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall deduct from the project cost the total amount of grant funds received by the school district for the shelter or area.

(c) Facilities constructed under this section will be subject to review under § 6-20-1407.

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