{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-61-131","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-61-131","heading":"Student accounts receivable policies at state-supported institutions of higher education","body":"(a) A state-supported institution of higher education shall: (1) Develop and adopt policies concerning: (A) (i) Student accounts receivable. (ii) A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education; (B) The collection of delinquent accounts; and (C) The prevention of students with long-standing delinquent account balances from registering for courses or completing courses; and (2) (A) Review its policies and practices to ensure its compliance with census reporting guidelines promulgated by the Division of Higher Education. (B) A review under this subdivision (a)(2) shall occur at the beginning of each fall semester. (b) A policy developed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be published in the student handbook of the state-supported institution of higher education and on the website of the state-supported institution of higher education. (c) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop rules to implement this section. Amended by Act 2021, No. 69,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1963, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1962, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2007, No. 50, § 1.\n\n(a) A state-supported institution of higher education shall: (1) Develop and adopt policies concerning: (A) (i) Student accounts receivable. (ii) A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education; (B) The collection of delinquent accounts; and (C) The prevention of students with long-standing delinquent account balances from registering for courses or completing courses; and (2) (A) Review its policies and practices to ensure its compliance with census reporting guidelines promulgated by the Division of Higher Education. (B) A review under this subdivision (a)(2) shall occur at the beginning of each fall semester.\n\n(1) Develop and adopt policies concerning: (A) (i) Student accounts receivable. (ii) A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education; (B) The collection of delinquent accounts; and (C) The prevention of students with long-standing delinquent account balances from registering for courses or completing courses; and\n\n(A) (i) Student accounts receivable. (ii) A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education;\n\n(i) Student accounts receivable.\n\n(ii) A student accounts receivable aging report shall be provided annually to the governing board of the state-supported institution of higher education;\n\n(B) The collection of delinquent accounts; and\n\n(C) The prevention of students with long-standing delinquent account balances from registering for courses or completing courses; and\n\n(2) (A) Review its policies and practices to ensure its compliance with census reporting guidelines promulgated by the Division of Higher Education. (B) A review under this subdivision (a)(2) shall occur at the beginning of each fall semester.\n\n(A) Review its policies and practices to ensure its compliance with census reporting guidelines promulgated by the Division of Higher Education.\n\n(B) A review under this subdivision (a)(2) shall occur at the beginning of each fall semester.\n\n(b) A policy developed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be published in the student handbook of the state-supported institution of higher education and on the website of the state-supported institution of higher education.\n\n(c) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop rules to implement this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 61","Subchapter 1"],"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":"e8eeb0e0490bce3c76fa3c6c6362d914892d1e35e75336f3291dbef355d331af","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-61-130","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-61-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}