ACT340 - Arkansas ACCESS Act（SENATE BILL 246）

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Arkansas Senate Bill 246 establishes the “Arkansas ACCESS Act” and amends provisions of the Arkansas Code related to education in the state. The bill revises the School Leadership Coordinating Council’s membership composition, including leadership roles and additional stakeholders, and updates language governing council meetings and quorum requirements. It also repeals Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11, removing the prior structure governing the Council on Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness.

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SENATE BILL 246

Arkansas ACCESS Act - Legislative purpose

SECTION 1 - Citation

SECTION 2 - Amendments to § 6-1-404(a) (membership)

SECTION 3 - Amendments to § 6-1-404(d) (meetings and quorum)

SECTION 4 - Repeal of Title 6, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11

1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/6/25 S3/12/25 2 95th General Assembly A Bill 3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 246 4 5 By: Senator J. Dismang 6 By: Representatives M. Shepherd, Evans, Beaty Jr., Brooks, Eubanks, Wardlaw, Barker, K. Brown, M. 7 Brown, John Carr, Cavenaugh, Crawford, Gramlich, Hawk, McAlindon, McClure, S. Meeks, Nazarenko, 8 Rose, Torres, Wing, Achor, Beck, Eaves, Unger, Andrews 9 10 For An Act To Be Entitled 11 AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; TO AMEND 12 VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY 13 RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND FOR 14 OTHER PURPOSES . 15 16 17 Subtitle 18 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND 19 TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE 20 ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO 21 EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS . 22 23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 25 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY . Title. 26 This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas ACCESS Act”. 27 28 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6-1-404(a), concerning the membership of 29 the School Leadership Coordinating Council, is amended to read as follows: 30 (a) The School Leadership Coordinating Council consists of ~~seventeen~~ 31 ~~ (17)~~ the following members ~~as follows~~ : 32 (1) ~~ The Chair of the Arkansas Association of Colleges for~~ 33 ~~ Teacher Education Council of Deans;~~ 34 ~~ (2)~~ The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; 35 ~~ (3) The Director of the Arkansas Leadership Academy;~~ 36 ~~ (4)~~ (2) The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education; 1 ~~ (5)~~ (3) The Director of the Division of Career and Technical 2 Education; 3 ~~ (6) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of~~ 4 ~~ Educational Administrators;~~ 5 ~~ (7) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Education~~ 6 ~~Association;~~ 7 ~~ (8) The Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards~~ 8 ~~Association;~~ 9 ~~ (9) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association for~~ 10 ~~ Supervision and Curriculum Development;~~ 11 ~~ (10) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Rural Ed~~ 12 ~~Association;~~ 13 ~~ (11) A representative from the Arkansas Professors of~~ 14 ~~ Educational Administration;~~ 15 ~~ (12) A representative from the Arkansas Center for Executive~~ 16 ~~ Leadership;~~ 17 ~~ (13) A representative from an education service cooperative;~~ 18 ~~ (14) A representative from the Arkansas Public School Resource~~ 19 ~~ Center, Inc~~.~~ ;~~ 20 ~~ (15) A representative from the Arkansas State Teachers~~ 21 ~~Association;~~ 22 ~~ (16)~~ (4) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education or the 23 chair's designee; ~~and~~ 24 ~~ (17~~ ) (5) The Chair of the House Committee on Education or the 25 chair's designee ; and 26 (6) Other stakeholders as deemed necessary by the members 27 designated under subdivisions (a)(1) -(5) of this section . 28 29 SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 6-1-404(d), concerning meetings of the 30 School Leadership Coordinating Council, is amended to read as follows: 31 (d)(1) The council shall meet at the times and places that the Chair 32 of the School Leadership Coordinating Council deems necessary but no less 33 than four (4) times per year . 34 (2) ~~ Seven (7)~~ A majority of the members of the council shall 35 constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. 36 (3) All actions of the council are by quorum . 1 2 SECTION 4. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11 is 3 repealed. 4 ~~ Subchapter 11 — Council on Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness~~ 5 ~~ 6-5-1101~~.~~ Legislative intent ~~. 6 ~~ The General Assembly finds that:~~ 7 ~~ (1) Public schools should help all students:~~ 8 ~~ (A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills~~ 9 ~~needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate~~ 10 ~~ degree programs in non-mathema

FAQs

What does Arkansas Senate Bill 246 create?

It creates the “Arkansas ACCESS Act,” establishing the act’s name and purpose for citation in law.

How is the School Leadership Coordinating Council membership changed?

The bill amends Arkansas Code § 6-1-404(a) by revising the listed council members and adding language for additional stakeholders as deemed necessary.

What happens to the prior subchapter on postsecondary education and career readiness?

The bill repeals Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11, removing the existing provisions related to that council.

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