An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ADULT EDUCATION 10 CHARTER SCHOOLS, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas              As Engrossed: H3/19/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                       A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           HOUSE BILL 1727

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5 By: Representative L. Johnson

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8                                For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ADULT EDUCATION

10  CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO AMEND THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO

11  ADULT EDUCATION CHARTER SCHOOLS; AND FOR OTHER

12  PURPOSES.

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16                       TO AMEND THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ADULT

17                       EDUCATION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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21  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 6-23-1005 is amended to read as follows:

22  6-23-1005. Funding.

23  (a) Funding for an adult education charter school shall not be

24 provided through the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School

25 Fund Account of the Public School Fund.

26  (b) Funding for an adult education charter school may come from public

27 or private sources, including from the eligible entity that operates an adult

28 education charter school.

29  (c)(1) An adult education charter school shall receive per student a

30 funding amount equal to the per-pupil foundation funding amount established

31 under � 6-20-2305.

32  (2) An adult education charter school that receives funding

33 under this section shall submit a report annually to the Division of

34 Elementary and Secondary Education and the Legislative Council that includes:

35                       (A) Data on graduation rates of students attending the

36 adult education charter school; and

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1           (B) Employment rates of students who were enrolled in the

2 adult education charter school.

3           (3) The funding provided under this section shall be reviewed

4 annually based upon a review of the report under subdivision (c)(2) of this

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7                                  /s/L. Johnson

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