§ 20-78-803. Professional development
A person holding a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential under this subchapter shall complete a minimum number of hours of professional development in early childhood development or early childhood education as determined by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services.
§ 20-78-804. Monitoring and assessment
The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services shall periodically monitor and assess a person holding a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential as the division may determine by rule.
§ 20-78-805. Core courses
In consultation with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services and the state-supported institutions of higher education in this state, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish a minimum core of early childhood development and education courses that shall be applied toward meeting the requirements of […]
§ 20-78-305. Status of agreements
Every agreement or contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall have the status of an interstate compact.
§ 20-78-801. Credential and endorsement — Definition
(a) (1) A person teaching in a public early childhood education program may obtain a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential from the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not be construed to permit a person teaching in a public early […]
§ 20-78-501. Creation — Composition — Meetings
(a) (1) There is hereby established the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, to be composed of eleven (11) members. (2) The Chair of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission shall be selected annually by majority vote of the commission. (b) The following members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the […]
§ 20-78-802. Minimum requirements for a teaching credential
The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services shall develop a birth through prekindergarten teaching credential that requires without limitation that the applicant: (1) Meet a minimum educational level; and (2) (A) Complete a core of courses in early childhood development and early childhood education. (B) The core […]
§ 20-78-502. Duties — Assistance
(a) The Arkansas Early Childhood Commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities and shall annually report its progress toward the following: (1) Advising the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education on the administration of the Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund; (2) Providing technical assistance in the design of training […]
§ 20-78-503. Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund
(a) There is established a cash fund account of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services to be known as the “Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund”. This cash fund account is to be maintained in one (1) or more financial institutions of the state […]
§ 20-78-504. Moneys for Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund
(a) (1) After providing for the exclusion of the interest income classified as special revenues as authorized by §§ 15-41-110 and 27-70-204, and for the first two million dollars ($2,000,000) of interest income received each fiscal year by the Treasurer of State as authorized in § 15-5-422, the next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of […]