Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-205: Provision for education

(a) The state shall make available a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability from three (3) years of age until the end of the school year in which the child turns twenty-one (21) years of age.

(b) The State Board of Education shall provide or cause to be provided by school districts, or in some cases by other departments of state government, by institutions, or by private facilities, all regular and special education, corrective, and supporting services required by children with disabilities to the end that they shall receive the benefits of a free and appropriate public education.