(a) Recognizing the tremendous potential represented by the young people attending Arkansas institutions of higher education, and in due consideration of the great interest of the people of the State of Arkansas in retaining graduates of Arkansas institutions of higher education within the state, with the further conviction that it is in the best interest […]
For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Academic credit” means the recognized unit requirements which students attending eligible institutions must accomplish in order to receive a degree for completion of a two-year or four-year course of study; (2) “Arkansas Cooperative Education Advisory Committee” means the committee established by this subchapter to: (A) Determine the eligibility […]
Nothing in this subchapter is to be construed as barring or in any way limiting the employment of students within the State of Arkansas governmental system, even though the student is participating in the cooperative education program at an institution of higher education during employment with the State of Arkansas.
There is established a cooperative education program for hiring qualified students from eligible institutions of higher education within the State of Arkansas to be administered by the state personnel administrator and the Arkansas Cooperative Education Advisory Committee, as provided in this subchapter.
(a) The Governor shall appoint an Arkansas Cooperative Education Advisory Committee to advise and consult with the state personnel administrator in carrying out the administration of this subchapter. (b) The state personnel administrator shall serve as chair ex officio of the committee, which shall consist of the following: (1) Four (4) representatives of the state […]
All offices, branches, and agencies within state government shall be eligible to participate in the cooperative education program.
A student shall be eligible for a cooperative education placement upon: (1) Certification to the state personnel administrator by the student’s cooperative education program director or coordinator that the student: (A) Has completed twenty-four (24) or more college credit hours or their equivalent measure; and (B) Is presently enrolled as a full-time student or has […]
In order for any institution of higher education within the State of Arkansas to participate in the cooperative education program, that institution must meet the following criteria, as determined by the Arkansas Cooperative Education Advisory Committee: (1) The institution has appointed a director or coordinator whose primary responsibility is the direction of that institution’s cooperative […]
(a) The state personnel administrator shall have the responsibility to administer the cooperative education program. (b) The duties of the administrator include, but are not limited to: (1) Disseminating information on the availability of students through the cooperative education program and collecting requests for employment of cooperative education students; (2) Conveying state job opportunity information […]
