{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2002","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2002","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Administrative activities\" means activities that are not directly related to the comprehensive school counseling plan and are absent of any direct student services or interaction; (2) \"Direct services\" means services that are provided through face-to-face contact with students, including without limitation: (A) Regular classroom guidance limited to forty-minute class sessions, not to exceed three (3) class sessions per day and not to exceed ten (10) class sessions per week; (B) Individual and group counseling; (C) Responsive services on behalf of students whose immediate personal concerns and problems put the student's academic, career, or social and emotional development at risk, including the administration of a risk assessment; and (D) Interventions for students who are: (i) At risk of dropping out of school; or (ii) Exhibiting dangerous behaviors, such as drug use, self-harm, or gang activity; and (3) \"Indirect services\" means consultations between a student, a parent or legal guardian, school staff, and community agencies concerning a student's academic, career, and social and emotional needs. Added by Act 2019, No. 190,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Administrative activities\" means activities that are not directly related to the comprehensive school counseling plan and are absent of any direct student services or interaction;\n\n(2) \"Direct services\" means services that are provided through face-to-face contact with students, including without limitation: (A) Regular classroom guidance limited to forty-minute class sessions, not to exceed three (3) class sessions per day and not to exceed ten (10) class sessions per week; (B) Individual and group counseling; (C) Responsive services on behalf of students whose immediate personal concerns and problems put the student's academic, career, or social and emotional development at risk, including the administration of a risk assessment; and (D) Interventions for students who are: (i) At risk of dropping out of school; or (ii) Exhibiting dangerous behaviors, such as drug use, self-harm, or gang activity; and\n\n(A) Regular classroom guidance limited to forty-minute class sessions, not to exceed three (3) class sessions per day and not to exceed ten (10) class sessions per week;\n\n(B) Individual and group counseling;\n\n(C) Responsive services on behalf of students whose immediate personal concerns and problems put the student's academic, career, or social and emotional development at risk, including the administration of a risk assessment; and\n\n(D) Interventions for students who are: (i) At risk of dropping out of school; or (ii) Exhibiting dangerous behaviors, such as drug use, self-harm, or gang activity; and\n\n(i) At risk of dropping out of school; or\n\n(ii) Exhibiting dangerous behaviors, such as drug use, self-harm, or gang activity; and\n\n(3) \"Indirect services\" means consultations between a student, a parent or legal guardian, school staff, and community agencies concerning a student's academic, career, and social and emotional needs.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 18","Subchapter 20"],"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":"a7f7821043cb0fa7e067bbf7930409dc4694ad3d6919c1a3d8ca1dca9eff0e3b","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2001","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}