§ 6-41-101 — Services to children with disabilities in nonpublic schools

Arkansas § 6-41-101

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 6

Text

(a) Before expending any funding for new programs for children with disabilities that include funding for evaluation, counseling, assessment, personnel, equipment, or other capital outlay in other than public schools, the Division of Career and Technical Education shall publish a public notice of the intent to provide additional special services to children with disabilities, specifying the services in the public notice, and inviting organizations that are recognized by the state to provide education, assessment, jobs skills training, or vocational education to children with disabilities to submit proposals to provide the additional special services. (b) The division may award one (1) or more contracts to any organization that can fulfill the goals and objectives of the program, or the division may assume responsibility for implementing the program.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1762, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1987, No. 1048, § 12; 1993, No. 294, § 14; 1999, No. 1323, § 25.