Ark. Code Ann. § 6-53-401: Coordination with institutional boards of trustees

A merger or consolidation of a state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical institution with an existing community college, with a branch campus of a four-year institution, or with a four-year institution, is subject to the approval of the:

(1) Board of directors or board of trustees of the existing community college or four-year institution; and

(2) Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.