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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/25/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1451
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5 By: Representative Lundstrum
6 By: Senator J. English
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS CONCURRENT CHALLENGE
10 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A
11 STUDENT UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONCURRENT CHALLENGE
12 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A STUDENT
17 UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONCURRENT CHALLENGE
18 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 6-85-402(4), concerning the definition of
23 "student" under the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program, is
24 amended to read as follows:
25 (4) "Student" means a person in grade nine (9), grade ten (10),
26 grade eleven (11), or grade twelve (12) who is enrolled at a:
27 (A) Public high school in Arkansas;
28 (B) Private high school in Arkansas; or
29 (C) Home school, as defined in � 6-15-501.
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31 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 6-85-405, concerning distribution and award
32 amounts under the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program, is
33 amended to add an additional subsection to read as follows:
34 (c) The division may distribute scholarships for students in grade
35 nine (9) up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in total
36 scholarship awards.
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