Bill > HB1007

This bill appropriates over $3.4 billion from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to fund various grants and aid programs for local school districts and special educational initiatives, including significant allocations for state foundation funding, enhanced student achievement, minimum teacher salaries, and public school employee insurance, and also establishes staffing and funding for the Arkansas Public School Computer Network and the Office of Education Renewal Zones, with specific provisions for the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program and detailed guidelines for the allocation and use of funds for isolated funding, grants to school districts with unique geographical challenges, special education services, and the Better Chance Program, including administrative fee limits and carry-forward provisions for unexpended funds, while also authorizing transfers for the Arkansas/STRIVE Program, additional funding for the Arkansas Governor's School, and specific allocations for the EAST Initiative and various educational competitions and programs.

Budget and Finance

Joint Budget Committee (Joint)

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1007&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F