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This bill amends the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program by expanding the definition of "student" to now include ninth-grade students, in addition to students in grades ten through twelve. Previously, the scholarship program was limited to students in grades ten, eleven, and twelve enrolled in public or private high schools in Arkansas, or in home schools. The bill also allows the division administering the scholarship to distribute up to $250,000 in total scholarship awards to ninth-grade students. The Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program is a state-level scholarship initiative designed to support high school students, and this amendment broadens the program's eligibility to include younger students in ninth grade, potentially providing more educational financial support to a wider range of high school students in the state.

Education

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1451&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R