This text of Arkansas § 6-41-803 (Eligibility) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
To be eligible for selective admission into a Building Better Futures High School Program, a student shall:
(1)Be either:
(A)(i) A current student at a public high school who is currently served under an individualized education program.
(ii)(a) The parent or guardian of the student shall make a request to the student's individualized education program committee at least one (1) calendar year in advance of the Building Better Futures High School Program's application deadline that the student's individualized education program include participation, if admitted, in the nearest Building Better Futures High School Program.
(b)The student's individualized education program committee shall notify the parent or guardian within sixty (60) days of the parent's or guardian's making the request
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To be eligible for selective admission into a Building Better Futures High School Program, a student shall: (1) Be either: (A) (i) A current student at a public high school who is currently served under an individualized education program. (ii) (a) The parent or guardian of the student shall make a request to the student's individualized education program committee at least one (1) calendar year in advance of the Building Better Futures High School Program's application deadline that the student's individualized education program include participation, if admitted, in the nearest Building Better Futures High School Program. (b) The student's individualized education program committee shall notify the parent or guardian within sixty (60) days of the parent's or guardian's making the request of whether or not participation in the Building Better Futures High School Program is deemed appropriate for the student to receive a free appropriate public education. (iii) If the student's individualized education program committee determines that seeking admission to a Building Better Futures High School Program should be part of the student's individualized education program, the individualized education program committee shall submit an application to the nearest Building Better Futures High School Program located not more than fifty (50) miles from the public high school attended by the student; or (B) A current private high school or home-schooled student; (2) Be a citizen; (3) (A) Be an Arkansas resident. (B) A nonresident may be eligible for the Building Better Futures High School Program if there are openings available after all Arkansas residents are admitted; (4) Not have reached twenty-two (22) years of age; (5) Be selected for admission by an approved institution into the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program or a program in the process of becoming a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; (6) Have an intellectual disability; (7) Be able and willing to learn and participate in an inclusive classroom and work setting; and (8) Not be a danger to himself or herself or others, as determined by the accepting institution of higher education.