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Bills discussed (10)
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HB1103
Act 126
· 6 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “HB1103 Evans TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING A…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION. | Evans | Notification that HB1103 is now Act 126 |
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HB1104
Act 85
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “HB1104 Evans TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING S…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS. | Evans | Notification that HB1104 is now Act 85 |
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HB1151
Act 89
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “HB1151 Evans TO SUSPEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL RATING SYSTEM FOR THE 20…”
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TO SUSPEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL RATING SYSTEM FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER § 6-15-2105. | Evans | Notification that HB1151 is now Act 89 |
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SB114
Act 331
· 4 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “SB114 Irvin TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING A…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING APPLICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT … | Irvin | Notification that SB114 is now Act 331 |
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SB147
Act 490
· 3 mentions in chapter, transcript, agenda
Matched: “SB147 J. English TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERN…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; … | J. English | Notification that SB147 is now Act 490 |
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SB206
Act 289
· 3 mentions in agenda, transcript, chapter
Matched: “…ANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015. SB206 Irvin TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF TITLE 6 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE C…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF TITLE 6 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROVISIONAL POSITIONS FOR STATE-SUPPORTED … | Irvin | Notification that SB206 is now Act 289 |
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HB1113
Act 350
· 2 mentions in chapter, agenda
Matched: “HB1113 Dotson TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS URBAN HOMES…”
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TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS URBAN HOMESTEAD ACT TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF … | Dotson | Notification that HB1113 is now Act 350 |
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SB77
Act 134
· 2 mentions in chapter, agenda
Matched: “SB77 L. Eads TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING…”
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TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONES. | L. Eads | Notification that SB77 is now Act 134 |
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HB113
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “we will move that to Monday's agenda as well as HB 113 or 1113 we will move that also that's pending an amendment…”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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SB61
Act 633
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ain a motion. Senator Urban? Yes, and I would just say that Senate Bill 61 does talk about college career coaches”
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TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHES PROGRAM. | Irvin | Notification that SB61 is now Act 633 |
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Okay members calling this meeting to order. Chair sees a quorum. All right we are going to go
ahead and get started. So just to give you a little bit of an update, I understand that Senate Bill 147, Senator English, we're going to take no action on that today because we're pending an amendment so we will skip over Senate bill 147 for today and
we will move that to Monday's agenda as well as HB 113 or 1113 we will move that also that's pending an amendment so with that I'm gonna recognize I know that Senator Eads is running a bill right now in public health so if representative Evans, we will go to you, House Bill 1103, and I'll wait and do mine after you.
So, Representative Evans, you're recognized to present House Bill 1103. Thank you, Madam
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Chair. Committee members, House Bill 1103
Representative Brian S. Evans
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very simply does a couple of things. One, it addresses the issue of student safety and bus transportation. We're looking to amend the code to show that safety for students is at a very utmost high by prohibiting a person from driving a school bus who within the past three years has been convicted of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
It also, we're looking to provide some efficiencies in the planning and the maintenance of facilities within our school districts. Currently, superintendents have to have an annual face-to-face consult with the department in regards to that, whether they're going to do anything or not. Each of them are already filing reports with the department on what they're looking to do over their master plans. and so it's really disingenuous to have them to physically come to Little Rock to meet
when we have other methods that are available. And also the fact that there's a cost savings involved with this because these reports have to be sent out to every superintendent in the state by certified mail, so there is a cost that goes with that. And based on the fact that we all now communicate by electronic mail and our superintendents are all on a listserv with a department, and we feel like that we can eliminate that requirement of certified mail when it comes to communications on these facilities. I'd be happy to answer any questions.
Members, are there any questions on this bill? All right, seeing no
questions, what's the pleasure of the committee? Motion do pass. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Bill
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passes. Congratulations. Next bill, House Bill 1104. I'm
sorry, Representative Evans, let me just go back. Is there anybody here that was going
to speak for or against House Bill 1103?
Did anybody sign up? Yes or no? All right. Thank you. Sorry. Moving forward, House Bill 1104.
The one-page bill here was also down on my third provision put in there that the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education must approve the day-to-day of the election. What we're looking to do on this is striking that section primarily for the reason that the statute provides no authority or basis for the Commissioner to deny such a request. Since there is no basis for denial and approval is not necessary. I visited with Secretary Key on this on the years
that he's done that position. There's actually only been one time that there was a question that was raised, and as he addressed that, the school districts were able to work through that issue. But otherwise, in all the special school elections that have taken place, previously as Commissioner and House Secretary, there's never a place to do
the nice rest and strike that in favor. OK. All right, are there any
questions? Senator Elliott, you recognize? Yes, Reptitive Evans on, I guess, line 28,
where the election is held before the date of the annual election. Do you happen to know if it has to be held a certain number of days? Is there anything in the statute anywhere that would require that election to be held a certain number of days before the annual school election? Okay. Is an and, the and, what was there before, why was this not clear before the and being added?
I guess I'm not getting that. When I see something really small added, it should do a small thing, you know, sometimes it doesn't. Did it read just with that colon there? I assume, or is there something in between? Line 27. uh-huh seven uh-huh and was added so i'm just wondering yeah
i believe the purpose of adding that was so without that 27 would blow into line 28 and 28 would blow to 29 if you look at line 29 election uh semicolon and provide that
stipulation that the commission would have to prove so since we're taking that out Oh, so, yeah. When it became a series of two rather than a
series of three. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. Thanks. Thank you. All right. Are
there any other questions? All right. So is there anyone here to speak for or against the bill? And just for the purposes of the committee, we do have sign-up sheets for folks in the other holding room.
but there's nobody that we know that has signed up on those. So is there anyone in the audience? All right, seeing none, what
is the pleasure of the committee? And is there a second? Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. And opposed? Ayes have it, but the bill passes. All right, next bill. Representative Evans,
you're recognized to present House Bill 1151. Thank
Representative Brian S. Evans
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you. So committee members, House Bill 1151 is an act that we're asking to suspend in the public school rating system for the 2021 school year.
We are all familiar with the fact that the spread of the coronavirus in 2019 has resulted in the disruption of education of our students in grades K through 12. Due to the impossibility, public schools did not receive a rating under the public school rating system for the 2019-2020 school year because statewide student assessments were not conducted during that school year. The suspension of that system is warranted, I believe, for the 2021 school year due to the fact that we have a continuing disruption in education of K-12 caused by the impact and ongoing coronavirus.
But also for the fact that even though I agree and I do believe the department agrees that it is the intent to have these statewide assessments, we're not even sure what's going to happen next week with this virus. And so with that and with the fact that we've had such a disruption on any given day in my district back home, I just received a report today, we have 166 faculty members that are out due to the pandemic virus. We have teachers that have been quarantined as many as four times this year due to the six-foot rule.
They have missed as many as 40 days of instruction. And so I believe it's putting just an undue onus upon them for them to be able to operate and know that at the end of the year that they're going to be graded and their school is going to be labeled as an A through F. I think the purpose of that program very much was about transparency. I think parents do have a right to know. I think right now, though, that our teachers are doing a fabulous job. They're overcoming the obstacles right now, and as I stated this the other day,
I believe they've been more in student survival mode than they've been in student growth mode. This legislation to pause the A through F rating does not affect the Arkansas School Recognition Program under 615-2017. That program was created to provide financial rewards to public schools that experience high student performance and those that have high student academic growth. That does not change that. All we're asking is that we just temporarily suspend this A through F rating system due to what the virus has done and give a
little bit of mental relief to our teachers and faculty members who are going above and beyond. Thank you.
All right, are there any questions from members of the committee? Is there anyone here to speak for or against the bill? And I believe nobody has signed up to speak for or against it. All right, what's the pleasure of the committee motion do pass and second all those in favor say aye and opposed ayes have it bill passes thank you thank you committee
have a good day all right we are going to go back to the top Senator Eads is not here yet but I will present Senate bill 206 and then I'll turn it over to to senator elliott okay senate bill 206 we'll do that one first members as soon as i get
my hand on it we uh we there we have an amendment that's being passed
out um so i will um entertain a motion to accept the amendment to the bill uh it's moved second Second. Second. Anybody want to speak against or against the amendment? All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed, no. Okay, the amendment is adopted. Senator Irving, you're recognized to proceed, even though I have not found that bill. I don't have the bill. I bet it's in here somewhere. Do you have the bill? Yes, ma'am.
207. Okay. Okay, I'm going to have, I'll bring it up on my phone. Okay, okay, I apologize, it should be. It probably
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isn't, I'm just overlooking it, this is easier. So,
there we go. Okay, and I'm going to have Melissa Rust and Shane Broadway, if they could come up to the table, they can help me with this bill. But basically, what this is, it's dealing with your, it's to amend the
provisions of the Arkansas Code concerning enhanced retracement funding.
Oh, I'm sorry. Wrong bill. I know you don't recognize it, but speaking to that mic a little bit more, because I bet people are straining
to hear you. Okay, getting to the right bill. All right, I'm going to let you go ahead. While we're pulling up the bill, you
can explain the bill. All right, if you would just introduce yourselves, please, and then you're
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recognized to proceed once you do. Thank you, Madam Chair. Shane Broadway with
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the ASU system. Melissa Rust with the UA system.
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This bill, thank you, Senator Irvin and Senator Elliott, and members of the committee. This is the bill that we have to do every two years. Every institution is given by statute provisional positions. These are not appropriated positions because they're not tied to state funding. So that is why this is a substantive bill and not a joint budget bill. Every institution over the years has requested how many of these provisional positions they need. These are, for the most part, grant-funded, foundation-funded, or privately-funded or collection-funded positions
when we receive a federal grant or a gift, and that is going to be the case this time. ADHE sends out a survey to all the institutions prior to the session every year, and this year there are three. I can address one of them, and I'll give the other two to Melissa. ASU Jonesboro is asking for 50 additional positions. Actually, let me read this, make sure I say it right. You may or may not recall, since it's been quite a year, back last January, Arkansas
State University, we announced an agreement to collaborate with ADTALM Global Education to explore the feasibility of creating the first in-state veterinary school. That explanation continues. Obviously, COVID has slowed down any discussions, a lot of discussions, but there are still discussions. But if it comes together before the 2023 session, when we would come back with another bill, we need to have these positions available to us, which will be paid for by that private company.
This will be another public-private partnership similar to what we have with our NYT Medical School, but the positions in this instance could likely be Arkansas State University positions paid for by that entity. So that's the reason for our
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request. We had a request with the UA system for two different entities within the system. First of all, UAPB had asked for some additional positions based upon a grant that they had received.
As you likely know, the campuses are always seeking grants, whether they're state grants, federal grants, or private. UAPB had received a grant, and they needed some additional provisional positions. So that's the basis for the additional positions for UAPB. The amendment that you passed just a moment ago was based upon the fact that my office, the system office, determined that the project that I think a lot of you may be familiar with
that the system office is undertaking is our project to get all of our campuses on the same financial, human resources, and student information system. It's a five-year project, and half of our campuses have already transitioned to a new finance and HR system. The other half of those campuses will transition July 1 to the new system for HR and finance. At the same time that we are bringing on the student information system for all of our campuses,
we are going to need to bring on UAMS for HR and finance. Because of COVID and the extraordinary obligations that UAMS has undertaken over the last, close to the last year, we are going to need some additional time to get UAMS transitioned over for finance and HR. And as a consequence of that, some of these positions that are temporary in nature will not be going away quite as quickly as we had anticipated because it's going to take us a little bit longer to get UAMS on the new ERP system.
so as a result of that, we've asked for 10 additional positions at the UA
system office. Are there any questions from any
members? Anybody here to speak for or guess the bill? If not, I'll
entertain a motion to do pass. I'll make a motion to pass the
bill as amended. Okay, the motion is do pass as amended.
Is there a second? Is there a second? All those in favor, aye. Aye. Those opposed, no. Okay, the bill passes.
Thank you all for visiting us today. Thank you. Appreciate
it. Thank you both so
much. Appreciate it. Senator Irving, you're recognized to
present Senate Bill 114. Thank you.
Members, Senate Bill 114 is a bill that requires for students to complete the FAFSA.
As you know, students are already required to apply for the FAFSA to receive the academic challenge and the AR features. So this provides consistency among those programs and avoids confusion for students making the application. The FAFSA is a document, I filled it out four times now I think with my children, but it helps students plan and budget for college expenses and I think it's important for students, lots of students don't really know what's available to
them until after they complete the FAFSA so it's really a tool that's used when loans are used responsibly it's a really important tool to bridge you know what loans are required versus what scholarships or grants that are available in order to meet the cost of tuition so I think you know there's a lot more information I could say about this but I think generally speaking it's a good step to do to create that consistency and right now
currently in Arkansas fewer than sixty percent of high school seniors complete the FAFSA and given the relatively low medium income in our state students are missing out a lot on a lot of assistance because they are failing to complete this tool and so they're missing out on anything that's available to them so the FAFSA and turning that in gives them to that point. I think the Department of Higher Ed is here to answer any questions. They have told me they have a set a goal of 80 percent completion and setting completion of the FAFSA as an
eligibility requirement for state scholarships will help reinforce their effort of meeting that 80 percent completion rate of the FAFSA amongst students. So I think this is a great a great step because it brings initially it just brings real awareness to the students about finances of college tuition and then what you can qualify for as in student loans or the different scholarships that are available. So that's all the bill does and we're happy to take any questions. All right I
think I want to ask a
question of the Department of Higher Ed. Somebody's here to help with that. It occurs to me, Senator Irving, you might have known that answer, but I might as well let Dr. Markham do her thing. She's here.
That's correct. They are here to answer the questions.
Yeah. If you'll introduce yourself, please. Yes, ma'am. Maria Markham, Director
of the Division of Higher Education. Thank you, Dr. Markham, for being here. My immediate thought when I read this, I remember back some time ago, we were texting about, oh, big improvement here.
It really is that it's been streamlined. some, but with that, and I was trying to figure out if we're going to reach that goal for those kids, a lot of them who are low income are the ones who are not completing it because sometimes they don't have the means or they don't have the assistance to do so. So is there, do we have a plan for if we're going to
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require it that we can help kids get it
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done? Thank you for that that question yes we are we're partnering with the division of elementary and secondary education to
reach this strategic goal of the 80 percent so we're looking at ways to leverage our career coach program and other assets that we already have in place to encourage students to complete this now that the fast perform has been drastically reduced and much more streamlined we think that this will be a much more attractive process for students and they won't need as much parental support that we can handle a lot of this on campus you
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know one of the things that we've learned is filling out the fafsa and becoming aware of the assistance that's available is often a motivator for students
to go to college that didn't think they would be able to in the past so this is just one of the many strategies that we're using to try to help students who wouldn't typically think about going to college move on into some type of
post-secondary programming and in those schools where we don't have career coaches and counselors are covered up? Are we thinking about some kind of way? Are we working with school districts themselves too? Because I know there's so many cases where the counselor can't do it, won't do it,
or whatever, and there's not a career coach, and I want these kids to do this. And because they don't know what they don't know, even if they know they can get money, then they don't know how to do it. So have we thought beyond that or that's just where we are
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at this point? That's where we are at this point. We're in the early stages of making these plans to
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help that 80% goal happen. And part of that is there's a proposal to increase the funding for career coaches so that we can expand those to every school.
So we're looking at expanding that program and that would be something that would definitely lend itself to be a complimentary component of this program. Okay, thank you very much. I appreciate that.
Any other questions for Dr. Markham? Senator Sturge. Thank you, Madam Chair. Dr.
Senator James Sturch
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Markham, I just wanted to ask, Senator Irvin mentioned this was trying to get every scholarship then required to do the FAFSA. Are there any others then besides the three that are mentioned here? Are there others out there that we also need
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to be looking at? No, these are the only three, Senator Sturge, that don't currently require statutorily.
Practically, students that are applying for the other scholarships are also applying for these. So most of the students have already applied for the FAFSA, but
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this would definitely shine a little more light on the necessity and the benefit of completing that. Thank you, ma'am.
Thank you. Dr. Markham, is that greatly improved document online yet? Do you know of the FAFSA? I believe that the
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sample is there, but it's not yet active. I think that they were hoping for 2023 before that document is fully operational.
And is it at the Department of Education? Is that where we can find it? Yes.
Okay, because I'd like to take a look at it. I mean, anything would be an improvement. There's no question about that. But I'd like to look at it and just see how much improvement there's been. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Any other questions for Dr. Markham? All right, thank you. Anybody have any questions of Senator Urban? If not, I'll
entertain a motion. Senator Urban? Yes, and I would just say that Senate Bill 61 does talk about college career coaches
and trying to expand that program. That's a bill that I'm also running. To your point, Senator Elliott, where there does need to be more, I think, engagement on our campuses with children who may or may not have the parental help at home. And so I recognize that. The department, I think, recognizes that. And so that bill will be coming to you. So with that, I just
would ask for a good vote, and I'd make a motion, do pass. Before we vote, I
forgot to ask if there's anybody here to speak for or against the bill.
If not, a motion, did I get a second? Motion to pass. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? The motion passes. And Senator Irvin, I'm going to turn it
back over to you. Thank you, Senator Elliott. Senator Eades, you're recognized to present your bill, Senate
Bill 77. Thank you, Madam Chair. This bill is some clarification and cleanup of education renewal zones.
There's a lot of information in there. You'll see there's a lot of mark-throughs. And as part of transformation, when there was a change from Division of Education Renewal Zones to Office of Education Renewal Zones, so it cleans up a lot of that language. So there's a lot of strike-throughs on that. You'll see it throughout several pages. the bill also clarifies the purpose of education renewal zones and provides a structure that provides that avoids inefficient and costly overlap so that they make sure they're not trying to do two things at the same time with an overlapping services if they don't need to for efficiencies and then there's a
big section of strike through that you'll find what that is taking out there they know no longer have to apply to receive these services they will be offered statewide and this will allow districts to have a wider array of professional development opportunities to address student needs. Instead of relying also in their service area, they can have access to them across the entire state, so it gives them access to more and different ones. That's primarily what this does, and Missy Wally from the Department of Education here, if we have any specific questions that I can't answer on this, that you might have.
Okay, thank you. Are there any questions? Yeah, I want to get one clarification, please. Senator Elliott, if you can come forward, please, and state your name for the record, and Senator Elliott will be recognized to
ask questions. Okay. Missy Wally, Director of Special Projects with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Ed.
I think this is a real simple question. First of all, when there are a lot of strike-throughs, I don't do well trying to determine what was
stricken through and what's left and what's the result? So my question is, is there any substantive change in the bill that if somebody were to look at it under how it operates or whatever under this
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bill, as opposed to what it is now, would there be? It takes out the application process. Before, schools had to apply to be a part of the education renewal zones. So it takes out that application process.
And then it also widens their array, like you said earlier, to where they can offer their professional development statewide instead of just within their zones. So it allows people in the state, our schools and cooperatives in the state to be able to access those services. Okay, is that
in person and online or is it? Right now it's virtually. It's just, okay. It is, but we do offer
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it in person and online. Okay, all right.
That's all I need, thank you.
Are there any other questions? All right. Seeing none. Pleasure of the committee. Oh, is there anybody here to speak for or against the bill? And nobody has signed up? Okay. All right. Motion do pass. Motion do pass and second. Second. All those in favor say aye.
Aye. And opposed? Ayes have it. The bell passes. All right. So, members for Monday, I have Senate Bill 147, which we're waiting for an amendment for,
House Bill 1113, which also an amendment for, House Bill 1009, I believe, is also on the agenda. And are there any other bills that you want to add for Monday's meeting at 2 o'clock? We will meet Monday at 2 o'clock. Senator Sturge. Madam Chair, if I could add Senate
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Bill 124 on that list. Senate Bill 124. Got it.
Okay, any other, do we have the fiscal impact on that one back?
Did you get that? Okay. All right. Is there any other bills that, Senate Bill 31? Yep. Okay, Senate Bill 31 also. Okay, and then there may be a few others if somebody notifies me today or tomorrow. All right. Before you leave, I wanted to introduce Dr. Allison Roberts. If Dr. Roberts will stand. Dr. Roberts is the liaison for education with the governor's office, and we're pleased to have you here at the committee meetings.
So, members, if you have a question that you would like to address with the governor or with Dr. Roberts, she'll be here. and just wanted to put a face to the name. Thank you for being here. And then we also have former Representative David Branscombe, if you will stand. I'm going to embarrass you. And you're working with the Department of Education as well. Is that correct? So, members, you can also bug him if you would like. All right. Is there any other business to come before the committee?
All right. See you now. We're
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adjourned. Thank you, members. Thank you.
Agenda
Call to Order
SB77 L. Eads TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONES.
SB147 J. English TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; AND TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015.
SB206 Irvin TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF TITLE 6 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROVISIONAL POSITIONS FOR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
HB1103 Evans TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION.
HB1104 Evans TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS.
HB1151 Evans TO SUSPEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL RATING SYSTEM FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER § 6-15-2105.
HB1113 Dotson TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS URBAN HOMESTEAD ACT TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLS ON LAND DONATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS WHEN THE LAND IS NOT BEING UTILIZED AS A HOMESTEAD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
SB114 Irvin TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING APPLICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP, THE ARKANSAS GOVERNOR'S SCHOLARS PROGRAM, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SUBJECT AREAS.
Adjourn
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Senator Missy Irvin Chair
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Representative Brian S. Evans
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Senator Joyce Elliott Chair
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Senator James Sturch
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