Charlene Fite Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Establishes the LEARNS Act
Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Title: Establishes the LEARNS Act
Vote to establish the LEARNS act, which amends Arkansas Code related to education policies for Grades K-12.
Requires training to Youth Mental Health First Aid not certification (Pg. 2).
Specifies alterations to teacher contracts (Pg. 4).
Authorizes each public school district superintendent and public school principal to make all employment related decisions (Pg. 5).
Requires emergency readiness standards enforced at all schools (Pg. 11).
Establishes literary screeners for K-3 (Pg. 13).
Increases high school graduation requirements (Pg. 15).
Establishes new school eligibility requirements (Pg. 17).
Ensures compliance with Title IV and VI and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pg. 20).
Prohibits indoctrination (Page 20).
Repeals digital learning requirements (Pg. 23).
Establishes Course Choice Program (Pg. 28).
Prohibits free or reduced price meals under National School Lunch Act (Pg. 57).
Establishes salary increase of $2,000 for the 2023-2024 school year (Pg. 73).
Establishes the ‘Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program’ (Pg. 82).
Establishes the Transportation Modernization Grant Program (Pg. 100).
Repeals Succeed Scholarship Program (Pg. 109).
Establishes the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program (Pg. 122).
Repeals the Child Care and Early Childhood Education Fund Account (Pg. 136).
Title: Establishes the LEARNS Act
Vote to establish the LEARNS act, which amends Arkansas Code related to education policies for Grades K-12.
Requires training to Youth Mental Health First Aid not certification (Pg. 2).
Specifies alterations to teacher contracts (Pg. 4).
Authorizes each public school district superintendent and public school principal to make all employment related decisions (Pg. 5).
Requires emergency readiness standards enforced at all schools (Pg. 11).
Establishes literary screeners for K-3 (Pg. 13).
Increases high school graduation requirements (Pg. 15).
Establishes new school eligibility requirements (Pg. 17).
Ensures compliance with Title IV and VI and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pg. 20).
Prohibits indoctrination (Page 20).
Repeals digital learning requirements (Pg. 23).
Establishes Course Choice Program (Pg. 28).
Prohibits free or reduced price meals under National School Lunch Act (Pg. 57).
Establishes salary increase of $2,000 for the 2023-2024 school year (Pg. 73).
Establishes the ‘Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program’ (Pg. 82).
Establishes the Transportation Modernization Grant Program (Pg. 100).
Repeals Succeed Scholarship Program (Pg. 109).
Establishes the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program (Pg. 122).
Repeals the Child Care and Early Childhood Education Fund Account (Pg. 136).
Title: Establishes the LEARNS Act