{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-401","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-401","heading":"Teacher's license requirement","body":"(a) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education. (b) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has: (1) A valid license issued by the state board; or (2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1377, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1931, No. 169, § 164; Pope's Dig., § 11606; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1209; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1999, No. 1078, § 60; 2005, No. 2151, § 1; 2007, No. 169, § 2; 2007, No. 710, § 2.\n\n(a) Except as permitted under § 6-17-309 and § 6-17-2601 et seq., no teacher shall be employed in any public school of the state who is not licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education.\n\n(b) Any person who shall teach in a public school in this state shall only be entitled to receive any compensation from the school funds for such services if the person has: (1) A valid license issued by the state board; or (2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.\n\n(1) A valid license issued by the state board; or\n\n(2) Other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education authorizing employment as a teacher under the conditions set forth by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the documentation.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 4"],"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":"1da24816dc56f42b4826a91f9f5de6d45d7fd6345c3cf7f7ba8157ad536eb4e2","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-310","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}