§ 6-85-306. Agreements between institutions
An approved institution of higher education may enter into agreements with other institutions of higher education, including without limitation technical institutes, to allow students enrolled in the approved institution of higher education under this subchapter to take courses at the other institutions of higher education.
§ 6-85-210. Continuing eligibility
(a) (1) (A) A recipient who meets continuing eligibility criteria under this subchapter shall receive a scholarship for one (1) academic year renewable annually until the recipient has earned one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours. (B) A recipient may continue to receive a scholarship after he or she has earned one hundred twenty (120) […]
§ 6-85-307. Rules
The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
§ 6-85-211. Literacy tutoring
(a) As an additional component to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program: (1) Each applicant for the scholarship shall agree that for each year the scholarship is awarded he or she may volunteer to serve as a literacy tutor for a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours each semester in a public school or a […]
§ 6-85-212. Scholarship award amounts
(a) The General Assembly may use net proceeds from the state lottery to fund the scholarships awarded under this subchapter and to supplement the state-supported student financial assistance that the General Assembly determines is necessary to meet the state’s objective for broadening and increasing access of Arkansas citizens to higher education. (b) Net proceeds from […]
§ 6-85-213. Nursing school eligibility
(a) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that the State of Arkansas is experiencing a critical shortage of nurses. (2) It is the intent of this section to allow the Division of Higher Education the opportunity, under specific circumstances, to include an approved school of nursing that would not otherwise be an approved institution of higher […]
§ 6-85-109. Priority for teaching commitment
(a) During times of funding shortages under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, the Division of Higher Education shall give a priority to awards to applicants meeting all eligibility requirements under the program who agree to accept a forgivable loan, as set forth in this section, in lieu of a scholarship and who agree to […]
§ 6-85-110. Teaching requirements
(a) (1) At the beginning of the first school year in which a recipient of a forgivable loan under § 6-85-109 is eligible for employment as a licensed teacher, that recipient shall begin to render service as a licensed teacher in a public school district in the state: (A) In a subject matter area designated […]
§ 6-85-111. End-of-course assessment requirements
The Division of Higher Education may recognize a sub-score of nineteen (19) or higher in the applicable subject area on the ACT as meeting the requirements for passing end-of-course assessments under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program and the Arkansas Governor’s Scholars Program for a student who: (1) Has not had an opportunity to take […]
§ 6-85-201. Findings
The General Assembly finds that: (1) In approving Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87, the citizens of this state provided an opportunity to increase the resources provided for higher education scholarships and grants through a state lottery; (2) The net proceeds from the state lottery, in addition to existing nonlottery state educational resources for scholarships and grants, […]