{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-2302","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Educational scholarship\" means a grant to a qualified student that covers all or part of the tuition and fees at a private school; (2) \"Eligible contribution\" means a monetary contribution from a taxpayer to a scholarship-granting organization or an amount prorated to be contributed to the scholarship-granting organization under § 6-18-2308 ; (3) \"Qualified student\" means a student who: (A) Is eligible to attend a public school in this state; (B) Has an annual family income that is less than or equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines as determined annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2) ; and (C) Either: (i) Was enrolled on a full-time basis in a public school in this state in the previous school year; (ii) Is enrolling in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the state for the first time; (iii) Was enrolled in a private school in the state and received an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter in the previous school year; (iv) Was: (a) Residing in another state during the previous school year before enrollment in a private school in this state; (b) Not the recipient of an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; and (c) Not attending a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or (v) Is a student with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023; (4) \"Scholarship-granting organization\" means an organization that: (A) Complies with the requirements of this subchapter; (B) Receives eligible contributions that qualify eligible taxpayers for tax credits under this subchapter; and (C) Provides educational scholarships under this subchapter to qualified students attending private schools without limiting the availability of educational scholarships to qualified students of only one (1) school; and (5) \"Taxpayer\" means a resident individual or business, including without limitation: (A) Two (2) taxpayers who are eligible to file a joint federal income tax return; (B) A domestic or foreign corporation; (C) A partnership; (D) A Subchapter S corporation; (E) Another similar pass-through entity, estate, or trust; and (F) A partner, member, or Subchapter S corporation shareholder of a pass-through entity, estate, or trust. Amended by Act 2023EX1, No. 5,§ 1, eff. 9/14/2023. Added by Act 2021, No. 904,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Educational scholarship\" means a grant to a qualified student that covers all or part of the tuition and fees at a private school;\n\n(2) \"Eligible contribution\" means a monetary contribution from a taxpayer to a scholarship-granting organization or an amount prorated to be contributed to the scholarship-granting organization under § 6-18-2308 ;\n1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Educational scholarship\" means a grant to a qualified student that covers all or part of the tuition and fees at a private school;\n\n(2) \"Eligible contribution\" means a monetary contribution from a taxpayer to a scholarship-granting organization or an amount prorated to be contributed to the scholarship-granting organization under § 6-18-2308 ;\n\n(3) \"Qualified student\" means a student who: (A) Is eligible to attend a public school in this state; (B) Has an annual family income that is less than or equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines as determined annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2) ; and (C) Either: (i) Was enrolled on a full-time basis in a public school in this state in the previous school year; (ii) Is enrolling in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the state for the first time; (iii) Was enrolled in a private school in the state and received an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter in the previous school year; (iv) Was: (a) Residing in another state during the previous school year before enrollment in a private school in this state; (b) Not the recipient of an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; and (c) Not attending a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or (v) Is a student with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023;\n\n(A) Is eligible to attend a public school in this state;\n\n(B) Has an annual family income that is less than or equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines as determined annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2) ; and\n\n(C) Either: (i) Was enrolled on a full-time basis in a public school in this state in the previous school year; (ii) Is enrolling in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the state for the first time; (iii) Was enrolled in a private school in the state and received an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter in the previous school year; (iv) Was: (a) Residing in another state during the previous school year before enrollment in a private school in this state; (b) Not the recipient of an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; and (c) Not attending a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or (v) Is a student with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023;\nding a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or (v) Is a student with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023;\n\n(i) Was enrolled on a full-time basis in a public school in this state in the previous school year;\n\n(ii) Is enrolling in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in the state for the first time;\n\n(iii) Was enrolled in a private school in the state and received an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter in the previous school year;\n\n(iv) Was: (a) Residing in another state during the previous school year before enrollment in a private school in this state; (b) Not the recipient of an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; and (c) Not attending a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or\n\n(a) Residing in another state during the previous school year before enrollment in a private school in this state;\n\n(b) Not the recipient of an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; and\n\n(c) Not attending a private school in the state for more than one-half (1/2) of the school year before the year in which the qualified student is applying for an educational scholarship from a scholarship-granting organization under this subchapter; or\n\n(v) Is a student with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023;\n\n(4) \"Scholarship-granting organization\" means an organization that: (A) Complies with the requirements of this subchapter; (B) Receives eligible contributions that qualify eligible taxpayers for tax credits under this subchapter; and (C) Provides educational scholarships under this subchapter to qualified students attending private schools without limiting the availability of educational scholarships to qualified students of only one (1) school; and\n\n(A) Complies with the requirements of this subchapter;\n\n(B) Receives eligible contributions that qualify eligible taxpayers for tax credits under this subchapter; and\n\n(C) Provides educational scholarships under this subchapter to qualified students attending private schools without limiting the availability of educational scholarships to qualified students of only one (1) school; and\n\n(5) \"Taxpayer\" means a resident individual or business, including without limitation: (A) Two (2) taxpayers who are eligible to file a joint federal income tax return; (B) A domestic or foreign corporation; (C) A partnership; (D) A Subchapter S corporation; (E) Another similar pass-through entity, estate, or trust; and (F) A partner, member, or Subchapter S corporation shareholder of a pass-through entity, estate, or trust.\n\n(A) Two (2) taxpayers who are eligible to file a joint federal income tax return;\n\n(B) A domestic or foreign corporation;\n\n(C) A partnership;\n\n(D) A Subchapter S corporation;\n\n(E) Another similar pass-through entity, estate, or trust; and\n\n(F) A partner, member, or Subchapter S corporation shareholder of a pass-through entity, estate, or trust.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 18","Subchapter 23"],"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":"c1909f8624276e95fab23ee947272fccb551af7fd386cd1e8a9e418560d3837c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-18-2303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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