§ 6-60-210. Minor child as legal resident

AR Code § 6-60-210 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) As used in this section, "minor child" means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age.

(b) Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:

(1) Admission and enrollment in a public institution of higher education; and

(2) Eligibility for a postsecondary scholarship offered by the State of Arkansas or by a public institution of higher education.

(c) In determining admission or scholarship eligibility, a public institution of higher education shall give the same consideration to an official high school transcript issued by an out-of-state school or school district on behalf of any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas as a high school transcript issued by a school or school district in Arkansas.