Arkansas § 6-23-108 School for Agricultural Studies

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-23-108 — School for Agricultural Studies

Arkansas § 6-23-108

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-23-108 (2026).

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(a)The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a "School for Agricultural Studies".

(b)To be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies", the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request:

(1)A request to be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies";

(2)The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation:

(A)The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region;

(B)How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and (C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and (3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education.

(c)(1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the S

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(a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a "School for Agricultural Studies". (b) To be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies", the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request: (1) A request to be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies"; (2) The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation: (A) The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region; (B) How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and (C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and (3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education. (c) (1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under § 6-13-1501 et seq. if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the conditions of this subsection. (2) To be eligible to petition for detachment, the school shall: (A) Complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies; (B) Not currently be classified in need of Level 5 - Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress; (C) Not be in probationary status for violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts; and (D) Show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals. (3) A School for Agricultural Studies: (A) Is exempt from the minimum student enrollment and square mileage requirements under § 6-13-1501(a)(2) and § 6-13-1502 ; and (B) Shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students as determined by a feasibility study included with the petition. (d) (1) Nothing in this section prohibits a public charter school from offering agricultural programming without the designation as a "School for Agricultural Studies". (2) A public charter school shall not refer to itself as a "School for Agricultural Studies" unless it is designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies" under this section.