2016 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 18 - Students
Subchapter 19 - -- Public School Choice Act of 2015
§ 6-18-1907. Rules -- Appeal -- Data collection and reporting

(a) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.

(b) (1) A student whose application for a transfer under § 6-18-1905 is rejected by the nonresident district may request a hearing before the state board to reconsider the transfer.

(2) (A) A request for a hearing before the state board shall be in writing and shall be postmarked no later than ten (10) days after the student or the student's parent receives a notice of rejection of the application under § 6-18-1905.

(B) As part of the review process, the parent may submit supporting documentation that the transfer would be in the best educational, social, or psychological interest of the student.

(3) If the state board overturns the determination of the nonresident district on appeal, the state board shall notify the parent, the nonresident district, and the resident district of the basis for the state board's decision.

(c) (1) The department shall collect data from school districts on the number of applications for student transfers under this section and study the effects of school choice transfers under this subchapter, including without limitation the net maximum number of transfers and exemptions, on both resident and nonresident districts for up to two (2) years to determine if a racially segregative impact has occurred to any school district.

(2) Annually by October 1, the department shall report its findings from the study of the data under this subsection to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education.