§ 6-18-107. Enrollment of military dependents -- Definitions

AR Code § 6-18-107 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) As used in this section:

(1) "Branch of the United States armed forces" means:

(A) United States Army;

(B) United States Air Force;

(C) United States Marine Corps;

(D) United States Navy;

(E) Army or Air National Guard; or

(F) United States Coast Guard;

(2) "Military dependent" means a child who:

(A) Is enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in a public school; and

(B) Resides in the household of a person who is on active duty in or serving in the reserve component of a branch of the United States armed forces;

(3)

(A) "Public school" means a state-supported school or public charter school serving students in prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary grades in Arkansas.

(B) "Public school" includes without limitation:

(i) Alternative learning environments;

(ii) The Arkansas School for the Blind;

(iii) The Arkansas School for the Deaf; and

(iv) The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.

(b) The Department of Education shall require a public school to report the enrollment of a student who is a military dependent:

(1) In the Arkansas Public School Computer Network; or

(2) If the public school does not report through the Arkansas Public School Computer Network, as established by rule.

(c) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement this section.