SB625
To Amend Provisions of the Arkansas Code Concerning the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program; and to Declare an Emergency.
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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Senate Reconvenes for Sine Die
Matched: “Senate Bill 625, Act 920, Senate Bill 290, Act 921, Senate Bill 397, Act 93…”
Senate Bill 625, Act 920, Senate Bill 290, Act 921, Senate Bill 397, Act 931, Senate Bill 400, Act 933, Senate Bill 533, Act 934, Senate Bill 546, Act 935, Senate Bill 565, Act 936, Senate Bill 596, Act 940, Senate Bill 437, Act 945, Senate...
House Convenes
Matched: “SB625 B. Davis Brooks TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CO…”
the page, go about halfway down, we'll take up Senate Bill 625.
your bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I bring you Senate Bill 625. First, and this may be a little bit unique in terms of bill presentations, I want to begin with what this bill does not do. Senate Bill 625 does not take any funds ...
...ow. The money follows a student to put their specific needs first and foremost. Senate Bill 625 continues with that commitment and does nothing to hinder or attack education freedom in the state of Arkansas. In reality, it strengthens it fo...
...rning needs. For instance, a laptop, a printer, or an internet connectivity device. Senate Bill 625 still allows for student costs relative to transportation. There's a requirement that those costs do not exceed 25% of the total EFA amount,
... about the natural beauty in the great state of Arkansas. This allows for that. Senate Bill 625 gives an initial application period of February 1 to June 1 for consistency with our public school choice deadlines, but it also allows for the ...
And with that, I'm closed, and I'd appreciate a good vote. Representative Brooks is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 625.
You have passed the bill and the emergency clause. Madam Clerk, please transmit Senate Bill 625 to the
Senate Convenes
Matched: “SB625 TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARK…”
be Senate Bill 437, Senate Bill 491, Senate Bill 625, and Senate Bill 601.
to Senate Bill 625. Amendment 1, Senate Bill 625. Senator Davis, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam President. Before I
Thank you for your work. Okay. Okay, members, we amended Senate Bill 625, the EFA debate that we had last week. We made a few different changes. One, we changed the window of time that people could apply from, it ended May 1st. We changed i...
is concurred in Senate Bill 625 by Senator Davis to amend provisions of the Arkansas Code concerning the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account program and declare an emergency. Senator
1 nay, 1 not voting, 4 present. Senate Bill 625 passes, and the corresponding emergency clause is adopted. Please enroll
Education Committee- House
Matched: “…law TO AMEND THE EDUCATION SERVICE COOPERATIVE ACT OF 1985. SB625 B. Davis TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNIN…”
House education will return members without objection, I am going to yield the chair to Vice Chair McKenzie for presentation of Senate Bill 625.
So the amendment that you have in front of you on Senate Bill 625 is just providing additional clarifying language that we've been working on for several weeks with the department to just hit the highlights, and I'll be happy to hit them in...
...Department of Education. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, committee. Senate Bill 625 came to us with support of Governor Sanders and Secretary Oliva and the Department of Education as we look at how we can continue to improve wha...
...bout House Bill 625, 625 is simply strengthening what we do and learns. We've never backed down from our commitment to students. Let me hear you or hear me say this very clearly. EFAs do not change at all with House or with Senate Bill 625.
...d the opportunity for anyone to have education freedom decrease in any way, and Senate Bill 625 simply does not do that. So the suggestion that anyone, especially someone sitting here at this table or my Senate colleague is attacking educat...
...ally closing a number of those schools. That's an attack on education freedoms. Senate Bill 625 is not. Senate Bill 625 allows us to further strengthen what we're doing for long term sustainability of the EFA program. So what does this bill...
... for public schools is June 1. This just provides consistency for that initial EFA application. The other thing that SB 625 does, uh, that has gotten a lot of interest in it, is that we do look at two different categories, the categories of
...t to me, and you may have already answered this, but forgive me. Concerns about SB 625, parts of this bill, blah, blah, blah, blah, let's see. It limits or persecutes homeschoolers for having the ability to go outside their district for ext...
...me today I am very grateful to live in a country and under a government that hears the voices of its people and is truly my honor to be here with you today. I would like to address some issues I have with Senate Bill 625 and the information
...me time to watch the program fully unfold and then watch the wonders that they are capable of. Skipping forward, in summary, Senate Bill 625 came to the floor with incomplete information and sought to make claims that it has no validity for
...o's Arkansas's largest homeschool advocacy organization for being supportive of SB 625. So just a clarification, there are no boxes in this. If you need to buy a computer for your child, buy a computer for your child. If you need to buy an ...
Senate Convenes
Matched: “SB625 B. Davis TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNIN…”
Senate Bill 625 by Senator Davis to amend provisions of
With 19 yeas, 9 nays, 4 non-voting, 3 present, Senate Bill 625, and its corresponding emergency clause passes, please transmit to the House. I'm sorry, you are correct. Emergency clause does not fail. I'm going
a motion to expunge the vote by which the emergency clause failed on SB 625.
vote on the emergency clause of Senate Bill 625. OK, we're going to vote on
Education Committee - Senate
Matched: “SB625 B. Davis TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNIN…”
are looking at yeah Senate bill 625 yes
Senate Convenes
Matched: “Motion to make am amendment on SB625”
to Senate Bill 625 by Senator Davis recommend that it do pass as amended number 1.
Thank you, Mr. President. Members, I make a motion that we adopt Amendment 1 on Senate Bill 625.
to make a motion on Senate Bill 625.
Madam Secretary. We are committed on gross bills to whom is first Senate Bill 625 by Senator Davis. Compare
Agenda items (1)
Education Committee - Senate
Matched: “SB625 B. Davis TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNIN…”
district 25 jay believe it department of education like to address the amendment yes thank you madam chair This is an amendment to Senate Bill 625.
Education Committee - Senate
Matched: “SB625 B. Davis TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNIN…”
Documents (4)
- Agenda — EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 14, 2025 · April 14, 2025
- Agenda — EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE MEETING JOINTLY WITH ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, Apr 9, 2025 · April 9, 2025
- Agenda — EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE MEETING JOINTLY WITH ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, Apr 9, 2025 · April 9, 2025
- Agenda — EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE MEETING JOINTLY WITH ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, Apr 7, 2025 · April 7, 2025