Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-401: Teacher's license requirement

(a) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education. (b) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has: (1) A valid license issued by the state board; or (2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1377, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1931, No. 169, § 164; Pope's Dig., § 11606; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1209; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1999, No. 1078, § 60; 2005, No. 2151, § 1; 2007, No. 169, § 2; 2007, No. 710, § 2.

(a) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education.

(b) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has: (1) A valid license issued by the state board; or (2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.

(1) A valid license issued by the state board; or

(2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.