{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-16-1902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-1902","heading":"Waivers - Rules","body":"(a) (1) A public school district board of directors may grant a waiver of this requirement for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis. (2) Extenuating circumstances permitted under subdivision (a)(1) of this section may include without limitation: (A) A major illness associated with a student or a family member of a student; (B) Student homelessness or housing insecurity; and (C) Notice to the public school district board of directors if the student is a major contributor to family income. (b) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter. Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.\n\n(a) (1) A public school district board of directors may grant a waiver of this requirement for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis. (2) Extenuating circumstances permitted under subdivision (a)(1) of this section may include without limitation: (A) A major illness associated with a student or a family member of a student; (B) Student homelessness or housing insecurity; and (C) Notice to the public school district board of directors if the student is a major contributor to family income.\n\n(1) A public school district board of directors may grant a waiver of this requirement for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis.\n\n(2) Extenuating circumstances permitted under subdivision (a)(1) of this section may include without limitation: (A) A major illness associated with a student or a family member of a student; (B) Student homelessness or housing insecurity; and (C) Notice to the public school district board of directors if the student is a major contributor to family income.\n\n(A) A major illness associated with a student or a family member of a student;\n\n(B) Student homelessness or housing insecurity; and\n\n(C) Notice to the public school district board of directors if the student is a major contributor to family income.\n\n(b) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 16","Subchapter 19"],"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":"d59373465678d22ae0cd4578f8b4b74c28d435761fea0d1971dd8b822f88645b","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-16-1901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-16-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}