{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-701","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-701","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"School\" means public tax-supported elementary or high school; (2) \"School district\" means: (A) A geographic area with an elected board of directors that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of school district taxes under § 26-80-101 et seq., which board of directors conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested in it by the General Assembly and this title; and (B) An open-enrollment public charter school; and (3) \"School lunch program\" means a program under which lunches are served by any school in this state on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including any such program under which a school receives assistance out of funds appropriated by the United States Congress. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1073,§ 34, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1947, No. 157, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-125.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"School\" means public tax-supported elementary or high school;\n\n(2) \"School district\" means: (A) A geographic area with an elected board of directors that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of school district taxes under § 26-80-101 et seq., which board of directors conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested in it by the General Assembly and this title; and (B) An open-enrollment public charter school; and\n\n(A) A geographic area with an elected board of directors that qualifies as a taxing unit for purposes of school district taxes under § 26-80-101 et seq., which board of directors conducts the daily affairs of public schools pursuant to the supervisory authority vested in it by the General Assembly and this title; and\n\n(B) An open-enrollment public charter school; and\n\n(3) \"School lunch program\" means a program under which lunches are served by any school in this state on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including any such program under which a school receives assistance out of funds appropriated by the United States Congress.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 20","Subchapter 7"],"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":"24b92e205e37f0f2289915b1c2ece6625ee36f8949cd33ab8cef6ee6313ab3df","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-606","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}