{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-201","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-85-201","heading":"Findings","body":"The General Assembly finds that: (1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery; (2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, will: (A) Encourage associate degree, certificate of proficiency program, and technical certificate program recipients and university juniors to complete a baccalaureate degree; (B) Provide opportunities for students more than one (1) year out of high school to enter or reenter higher education; (C) Provide an improved system of communication to students and parents about opportunities for higher education scholarships and grants in Arkansas; and (D) Provide an evaluation and analysis of all state funding for scholarships and grants and how the funding advances the state's goals for higher education; and (3) Changes to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program may be necessary from time to time to ensure the solvency of the program by spreading the program liabilities over a period of time while ensuring that there are scholarship dollars available for students who successfully complete their courses. Amended by Act 2021, No. 636,§ 1, eff. 4/12/2021. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1105,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 4; 2009, No. 606, § 4.\n\nThe General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery;\n\n(2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, will: (A) Encourage associate degree, certificate of proficiency program, and technical certificate program recipients and university juniors to complete a baccalaureate degree; (B) Provide opportunities for students more than one (1) year out of high school to enter or reenter higher education; (C) Provide an improved system of communication to students and parents about opportunities for higher education scholarships and grants in Arkansas; and (D) Provide an evaluation and analysis of all state funding for scholarships and grants and how the funding advances the state's goals for higher education; and\n\n(A) Encourage associate degree, certificate of proficiency program, and technical certificate program recipients and university juniors to complete a baccalaureate degree;\n\n(B) Provide opportunities for students more than one (1) year out of high school to enter or reenter higher education;\n\n(C) Provide an improved system of communication to students and parents about opportunities for higher education scholarships and grants in Arkansas; and\n\n(D) Provide an evaluation and analysis of all state funding for scholarships and grants and how the funding advances the state's goals for higher education; and\n\n(3) Changes to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program may be necessary from time to time to ensure the solvency of the program by spreading the program liabilities over a period of time while ensuring that there are scholarship dollars available for students who successfully complete their courses.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 85","Subchapter 2"],"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":"f9c6ac55befbb41634e6e18686cd27836765857cf0d7df39d17e0925b4776267","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-111","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}