Arkansas § 25-43-502 State entities transferred to Department of Education

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§ 25-43-502 — State entities transferred to Department of Education

Arkansas § 25-43-502

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Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-502 (2026).

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(a)The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Education by a cabinet-level department transfer:

(1)The Arkansas Better Chance Program, created under § 6-45-105 ;

(2)The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, created under § 6-61-201 ;

(3)The Arkansas School for the Blind, described in § 6-43-201 et seq.;

(4)The Arkansas School for the Deaf, created under § 6-43-301 ;

(5)The Arkansas State Library, created under § 13-2-203 ;

(6)The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf, created under § 6-43-101 ;

(7)The Department of Career Education, created under § 25-30-106 , now to be known as the "Division of Career and Technical Education";

(8)The Department of Education, created un

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(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Education by a cabinet-level department transfer: (1) The Arkansas Better Chance Program, created under § 6-45-105 ; (2) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, created under § 6-61-201 ; (3) The Arkansas School for the Blind, described in § 6-43-201 et seq.; (4) The Arkansas School for the Deaf, created under § 6-43-301 ; (5) The Arkansas State Library, created under § 13-2-203 ; (6) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf, created under § 6-43-101 ; (7) The Department of Career Education, created under § 25-30-106 , now to be known as the "Division of Career and Technical Education"; (8) The Department of Education, created under § 25-6-102 , now to be known as the "Division of Elementary and Secondary Education"; (9) The Department of Higher Education, created under § 25-7-101 , now to be known as the "Division of Higher Education"; (10) The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, created under § 6-21-112 ; (11) The Division of Public School Accountability, created under § 6-15-102 ; (12) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, created under § 25-24-101 ; (13) The State Board of Education, created under § 6-11-101 ; (14) The State Library Board, created under § 13-2-205 ; (15) The AmeriCorps Office, created under § 25-43-504 ; (16) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, created under § 6-21-114 ; (17) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, created under § 20-78-205 ; (18) The Child Care Appeal Review Panel, defined in § 20-78-202 ; and (19) The Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, created under § 20-78-501 . (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a cabinet-level department transfer under subsection (a) of this section includes all state entities under a state entity transferred to the Department of Education under subsection (a) of this section, including without limitation a division, office, program, or other unit of a state entity transferred to the Department of Education under subsection (a) of this section. (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a state entity whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Department of Education under subsection (a) of this section shall otherwise continue to exercise the duties of the state entity under the administration of the cabinet-level Department of Education in the same manner as before the creation of the cabinet-level department.