§ 6-60-1102. Students’ right of expression
(a) (1) Except as provided in § 6-60-1103, a student journalist has the right to engage in protected activities in school-sponsored media. (2) This right exists regardless of whether the school-sponsored media are: (A) Supported financially by the public institution of higher education; (B) Produced using the facilities of the public institution of higher education; […]
§ 6-60-1103. Prohibited expression
The following types of expression by a student journalist are not protected activities under this subchapter: (1) School-sponsored media that are libelous, slanderous, or obscene, as defined by state law; (2) School-sponsored media that constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy; (3) School-sponsored media that violate federal or state law; (4) School-sponsored media that constitute or […]
§ 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”.
§ 6-60-701. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report Act”.
§ 6-60-702. Purpose
The Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report shall: (1) Serve as a central tool for the General Assembly and others to evaluate all facets of the Arkansas higher education system; and (2) Combine into one (1) report all higher education reports currently required by the General Assembly to be submitted separately.
§ 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 […]