Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-3201: School eligibility

A public school district with a "D" or "F" school rating according to the most recent results of the school rating system under § 6-15-2101 et seq., or a school district classified as in need of Level 5 - Intensive support by the State Board of Education shall be eligible for an exemption from sanctions or action under §§ 6-15-2915 , 6-15-2916 , and 6-15-2917 , and qualify for funding provided under § 6-15-3203 if the public school district board of directors contracts with a partner to operate a public school district transformation campus with:

(1) The governing body of an open-enrollment public charter school; or

(2) Another entity, as approved by the State Board of Education.

Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 14, eff. 3/8/2023.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "LEARNS Act".