{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-81-1605","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1605","heading":"Eligibility","body":"To be eligible for the State Teacher Education Program, an applicant shall: (1) Teach full-time at a public school district in a subject area or geographic area with a teacher shortage, as identified by the Division of Higher Education in consultation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; (2) Hold a valid Arkansas teacher's license; and (3) (A) Meet additional continuing eligibility criteria established by the Division of Higher Education. (B) An individual who has earned a teaching license upon the successful completion of an alternative educator preparation program is an eligible student under this section. Amended by Act 2019, No. 603,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2058, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2009, No. 1215, § 3.\n\nTo be eligible for the State Teacher Education Program, an applicant shall:\n\n(1) Teach full-time at a public school district in a subject area or geographic area with a teacher shortage, as identified by the Division of Higher Education in consultation with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;\n\n(2) Hold a valid Arkansas teacher's license; and\n\n(3) (A) Meet additional continuing eligibility criteria established by the Division of Higher Education. (B) An individual who has earned a teaching license upon the successful completion of an alternative educator preparation program is an eligible student under this section.\n\n(A) Meet additional continuing eligibility criteria established by the Division of Higher Education.\n\n(B) An individual who has earned a teaching license upon the successful completion of an alternative educator preparation program is an eligible student under this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 81","Subchapter 16"],"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":"f38050dfd467101403473fd8d2b1718d6cb294ccc6a3ef9aa9a624d67d4fa091","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-81-1604","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-81-1606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}