§ 6-85-108. 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 to include associate degree-granting and diploma schools of nursing in the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program under specific circumstances. (b) […]
§ 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, […]
§ 6-85-202. Creation
The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 is hereby created and established.
§ 6-85-203. Applicability
(a) This subchapter is applicable to students who apply for a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 for the academic year 2010-2011 and each academic year thereafter. (b) Except to the extent of an award amount under § 6-85-107(b)(2), a recipient of a scholarship under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship […]
§ 6-85-204. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “ACT” means the ACT Assessment administered by ACT, Inc.; (2) “ACT equivalent” means the SAT, COMPASS, Accuplacer, or other nationally normed test that is correlated with the ACT and approved by the Division of Higher Education for use by institutions of higher education to assess a person’s college readiness; […]
§ 6-85-205. Authority and duties of the Division of Higher Education
(a) The Division of Higher Education shall develop and promulgate rules for the administration of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program consistent with the purposes and requirements of this subchapter. (b) The rules developed and promulgated by the Division of Higher Education under this section shall pertain to: (1) Student eligibility criteria based on this […]
§ 6-85-101. Legislative findings and declarations of public necessity
The General Assembly hereby recognizes that taking the proper coursework in high school is essential for success in college. Arkansas high school students who complete the recommended precollegiate or technical preparation core curriculum score significantly higher on standardized preadmission tests and are more likely to be successful in college. Because the State of Arkansas also […]