Bill > HB1484

This bill establishes a new regulation for course credit recovery programs in Arkansas, limiting students to a maximum of ten total credits obtained through credit recovery during grades 9-12, beginning with the entering ninth grade class of 2025-2026. However, the bill provides numerous exceptions to this limitation for students in specific circumstances, including those with individualized education programs, students in foster care, those in the custody of Youth Services, homeless students, students in long-term medical or mental health placements, pregnant students, high-risk students, those in full-time virtual charter schools, students in English as a Second Language programs, and students enrolled in credit recovery open-enrollment public charter schools. The bill defines "long-term placement" as a student's absence from school for a cumulative total of 30 or more days during a single academic semester while attempting to earn graduation credits. This legislation aims to regulate and potentially limit the use of credit recovery programs while providing flexibility for students facing unique educational challenges.

Education

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1484&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R