§ 17-2-101. Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Keep Arkansans Working Act of 2019”.

§ 17-2-102. Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that hard-working Arkansans maintain occupational licenses while trying to maintain debt-free lives and trying not to be impoverished.

§ 17-2-103. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Default” means the failure to: (A) Repay a student loan according to the terms agreed upon in a promissory note; or (B) Satisfy the requirements and conditions of a work-conditional scholarship for repayment; (2) “Delinquent” means the failure to: (A) Make a student loan payment when the payment is […]

§ 17-2-104. Student loans

Except as provided for rural medical practice student loans and scholarships under § 6-81-701 et seq., a state authority shall not suspend or revoke a license that has been issued to an individual solely on the basis of that individual’s being: (1) In default on the repayment obligations required by one (1) or more student […]

§ 17-2-105. Scholarships

Except as provided for rural medical practice student loans and scholarships under § 6-81-701 et seq., a state authority shall not suspend or revoke a license that has been issued to an individual solely on the basis of that individual’s being: (1) In default on the satisfaction of the requirements and conditions of a scholarship; […]