§ 6-41-901. Definitions -- Establishment -- Intent

AR Code § 6-41-901 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) As used in this section:

(1) "Foster care" means the care of a child by a group home or group facility on a twenty-four-hour-a-day basis away from the home of the child's parent or parents;

(2) "Foster parent" means the responsible official or officials of a group home or group facility that provides foster care to a child; and

(3) "Parent" means a student's parent or foster parent.

(b) The Succeed Scholarship Program is established and intended to provide a scholarship to a private school of choice for:

(1) Students in foster care; or

(2) Students with disabilities that have an individualized education program in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.