{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-13-1304","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-13-1304","heading":"School council established - Members","body":"The school district policy adopted by the board of directors and licensed faculty of a local school district shall require the following when any local school building site elects to implement site-based decision making under the provisions of this subchapter: (1) (A) (i) A school council shall be established, composed of teachers, classified employees, and the building principal or administrator. (ii) A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers. (B) (i) The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building. (ii) The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees; (2) (A) The school council may include parent representatives if two-thirds (2/3) of the parents present at a meeting called for that purpose vote to participate in site-based decision making. (B) The parent representatives on the council shall be elected by the parents at a meeting called for that purpose and shall not be relatives of any employee of the school or any board member; and (3) Members of the school council shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 11, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1995, No. 1125, § 4.\n\nThe school district policy adopted by the board of directors and licensed faculty of a local school district shall require the following when any local school building site elects to implement site-based decision making under the provisions of this subchapter:\n\n(1) (A) (i) A school council shall be established, composed of teachers, classified employees, and the building principal or administrator. (ii) A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers. (B) (i) The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building. (ii) The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees;\n\n(A) (i) A school council shall be established, composed of teachers, classified employees, and the building principal or administrator. (ii) A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers.\n\n(i) A school council shall be established, composed of teachers, classified employees, and the building principal or administrator.\n\n(ii) A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers.\n\n(B) (i) The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building. (ii) The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees;\nii) A majority of the council shall be made up of teachers.\n\n(B) (i) The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building. (ii) The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees;\n\n(i) The teacher representatives on the council shall be elected by a majority of the teachers in a secret ballot election conducted by the teachers in the building.\n\n(ii) The classified employee representatives shall be elected by a majority of the classified employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the classified employees;\n\n(2) (A) The school council may include parent representatives if two-thirds (2/3) of the parents present at a meeting called for that purpose vote to participate in site-based decision making. (B) The parent representatives on the council shall be elected by the parents at a meeting called for that purpose and shall not be relatives of any employee of the school or any board member; and\n\n(A) The school council may include parent representatives if two-thirds (2/3) of the parents present at a meeting called for that purpose vote to participate in site-based decision making.\n\n(B) The parent representatives on the council shall be elected by the parents at a meeting called for that purpose and shall not be relatives of any employee of the school or any board member; and\n\n(3) Members of the school council shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 13","Subchapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"9ec031ec66d8f60f79416d856d0cc10f14e1dc0c4df6b226c0613667c38970da","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-13-1303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-13-1305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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