§ 6-85-219. Reports to legislative committees
(a) (1) Annually by November 1, the Division of Higher Education shall report to the Legislative Council in the manner and format that the Legislative Council requires on all state-supported student financial assistance awarded by the division and awarded by approved institutions of higher education. (2) The information provided shall include without limitation: (A) Current […]
§ 6-85-220. Legislative Council — Annual report
(a) The Legislative Council shall: (1) Oversee the development and implementation of Arkansas Code requirements with regard to the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program; (2) Review whether and how the use of net state lottery proceeds helps to accomplish state objectives for higher education; (3) Review the ongoing data collection, research, and evaluation of the […]
§ 6-85-221. Scholarship hold
(a) The Division of Higher Education may approve a scholarship hold for a traditional student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less. (b) The reasons for a scholarship hold may include without limitation: (1) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student’s immediate family that, on the basis of […]
§ 6-85-301. Creation
There is created the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program.
§ 6-85-302. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Approved institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program and that is: (A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or (B) A private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or […]
§ 6-85-303. Funding
(a) For an academic year, the following shall be used to fund Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships under this subchapter: (1) Excess funding returned to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under § 6-85-212(e)(2)(B)(i) from the previous academic year; and (2) Net proceeds remaining from the previous academic year after the office: (A) Transfers the funds […]
§ 6-85-207. Additional eligibility requirements for traditional students
In addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, an applicant is eligible as a traditional student if the applicant: (1) (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent. (B) The Division of Higher Education shall promulgate […]
§ 6-85-304. Eligibility
(a) A student is eligible to receive an Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship for an academic year if the student applies to the Division of Higher Education by a date determined by the Division of Higher Education preceding the academic year and: (1) Is an Arkansas resident or, if the student is less than twenty-one (21) […]
§ 6-85-208. Additional eligibility requirements for a nontraditional student
An applicant is eligible as a nontraditional student if, in addition to the requirements of § 6-85-206, the applicant meets one (1) of the following requirements: (1) If the applicant has not been enrolled in an approved institution of higher education, has either: (A) Graduated from an Arkansas public high school and achieved a 2.5 […]
§ 6-85-305. Distribution — Award amounts
(a) If funds are available, the Division of Higher Education shall distribute Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarships to all students who meet the requirements under § 6-85-304. (b) (1) The division shall distribute scholarships from the funds available in an equal amount to every student eligible to receive a scholarship under this subchapter. (2) Except as […]