{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2903","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2903","heading":"Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program - Creation","body":"(a) The Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program is hereby created to recognize and reward excellent teachers across the State of Arkansas. (b) A teacher deemed eligible under the program shall be rewarded with annual bonuses of no more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (c) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules for the implementation of this program, including without limitation: (1) The administration and methods of distribution of funds under the program; (2) Eligibility requirements; and (3) Timelines and processes for identifying eligible teachers. Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 37, eff. 3/8/2023.\n\n(a) The Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program is hereby created to recognize and reward excellent teachers across the State of Arkansas.\n\n(b) A teacher deemed eligible under the program shall be rewarded with annual bonuses of no more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).\n\n(c) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules for the implementation of this program, including without limitation: (1) The administration and methods of distribution of funds under the program; (2) Eligibility requirements; and (3) Timelines and processes for identifying eligible teachers.\n\n(1) The administration and methods of distribution of funds under the program;\n\n(2) Eligibility requirements; and\n\n(3) Timelines and processes for identifying eligible teachers.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 29"],"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":"4f668c1a76d690427d23bda053fbfdf29a368c13dcb3f7dce142b4f240b073c1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2902","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}