§ 6-60-901. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Arkansas Higher Education Information System” means the database maintained by the Division of Higher Education containing student data files that the division and institutions of higher education in Arkansas are required to collect under §§ 6-85-214, 6-85-216, and 6-85-217, other state law, and federal law; and (2) “Institution of […]
§ 6-60-902. Arkansas Higher Education Information System
(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and maintain the Arkansas Higher Education Information System. (b) (1) The Division of Higher Education shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with direct read-and-report-only access to the data warehouse of the system concerning student academic data, financial aid data, and related records. (2) (A) In providing […]
§ 6-60-903. Compliance by institutions of higher education
(a) An institution of higher education shall provide the data required under this subchapter at the time and in the manner: (1) Required by rules of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and (2) Published from time to time by the Division of Higher Education. (b) Within two (2) weeks of an institution of higher […]
§ 6-60-1001. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act”.
§ 6-60-1002. Legislative intent
The General Assembly finds that: (1) The First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution protect the rights of free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of association for all citizens; (2) The United States Supreme Court has called public universities “peculiarly the marketplace of ideas”, Healy v. […]
§ 6-60-1003. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Benefit” means the following: (A) Recognition; (B) Registration; (C) The use of facilities of a state-supported institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes; (D) The use of channels of communication; and (E) Funding sources that are available to student organizations at the state-supported institution of higher education; […]
§ 6-60-703. Report
(a) (1) The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report shall be submitted by the Division of Higher Education to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor no later than December 15, 2011, and each […]
§ 6-60-704. Information submitted to the Division of Higher Education for inclusion in the report
(a) All higher education reports submitted to the General Assembly or other governmental bodies by individual colleges and universities, agencies, boards, or commissions shall be submitted directly to the Division of Higher Education no later than November 1, 2011, and each year thereafter for inclusion in the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report. (b) If […]
§ 6-60-705. Limitations
(a) This subchapter does not limit the authority of the General Assembly to request additional interim reports and supplemental information from the Division of Higher Education, colleges and universities, or other entities as needed. (b) The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report shall take priority for the division staff over a report requested under subsection […]
§ 6-60-801. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Clean Air on Campus Act of 2009”.