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Arkansas House Education Committee
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committee members
Wade Andrews (R)
Sonia Barker (R)
Lincoln Barnett (D)
Rick Beck (R)
Chair
Keith Brooks (R)
Karilyn Brown (R)
Bruce Cozart (R)
Hope Duke (R)
Tony Furman (R)
Denise Garner (D)
Diana Gonzales Worthen (D)
Julie Mayberry (R)
Austin McCollum (R)
Jessie McGruder (D)
Vice Chair
Brit McKenzie (R)
Stephen Meeks (R)
Jason Nazarenko (R)
Stetson Painter (R)
DeAnn Vaught (R)
Steven Walker (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1005 | To Amend The Law Regarding Tuition Waivers For Arkansas National Guard Soldiers And Airmen To Include Programs Of Study Leading To A Postsecondary Certificate Or Credential. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1017 | To Amend The Law Regarding Paid Maternity Leave For Public School Employees; And To Require The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Pay For Incurred Costs For Approved Paid Maternity Leave. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1020 | To Repeal The Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program; To Create A New Education Funding Category For Students Who Receive Special Education And Related Services; And To Create The Community Schools Act Fund. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1022 | To Repeal Performance-based Incentive Awards For Public Schools And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1023 | To Amend The State Teacher Education Program; And To Amend The Eligibility Requirements For Loan Forgiveness And The Loan Repayment Amounts Under The State Teacher Education Program. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1025 | To Create The Teacher Fair Dismissal Act Of 2025. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1027 | To Create The Brighter Start Act Of 2025; And To Require The Treasurer Of State To Make A One-time Contribution To Each Existing And Future Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan Account. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1030 | To Require A School Resource Officer Or Law Enforcement Personnel To Obtain Certification In Youth Mental Health First Aid; And To Require A School Counselor To Receive Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1031 | To Create The Arkansas Healthy Lifestyle Education Act Of 2025; And To Ensure The Health Curriculum In Arkansas Public Schools Addresses Certain Health Issues Facing Students. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1051 | To Amend The Public School Start Date Requirements. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1060 | To Revise The Instruction Provided On The Failure Of Communist And Autocratic Systems And To Reinforce In Required Instruction The Resiliency Of The Constitutional Republic System Adopted By The United States Of America. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1062 | To Create The Teacher And Student Protection Act Of 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1081 | To Repeal Additional Funding For The Development And Administration Of Professional Learning Communities. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1085 | To Adopt Federal Law Concerning Tax-deferred Tuition Savings Programs; And To Amend The Income Tax Liability For Rollover Contributions From An Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan To A Roth Individual Retirement Account. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB1117 | Concerning The Administration Of Instruction On Firearm Safety In Public School Districts And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/14/2025 |
| HB1133 | To Authorize Northwest Technical Institute To Appoint A President With An Industry Background; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| HB1139 | To Create The Released Time Education Act. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB1144 | To Require A Participating School Under The Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program To Comply With The Same Statutory And Department Of Education Reporting Requirements To Which Public Schools Are Subject. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB1179 | To Create Child And Adolescent Mental Health Survey Programs In Schools And Childcare Facilities For Children From Birth To Nineteen Years Of Age. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB1189 | An Act To Amend Novice Teacher Mentoring Requirements Under The Teacher Excellence And Support System; And For Other Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1197 | To Prohibit Scheduling, Hosting, Or Requiring An Outdoor Practice, Scrimmage, Game, Or Activity For An Extracurricular Activity During The Hours When An Excessive Heat Warning Has Been Declared. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1199 | To Repeal The Statute Concerning The Prohibition Against A School District Board Of Directors Granting A Legal Transfer Under Certain Conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| HB1215 | To Authorize A Coach Or Athletics Personnel Member Of The Opposite Sex To Address, Supervise, Or Treat Student Athletes In A Multiple Occupancy Restroom Or Changing Area Under Certain Conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| HB1236 | To Allow A Public School Employee To Be Released From His Or Her Contract By A Certain Date Upon His Or Her Written Request; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1239 | To Amend The Public School Funding Act Of 2003; And To Add An Additional Category Of Funding For Special Education Funding. | Dead | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1242 | To Amend The Mechanism By Which School Nurses Are Compensated. | Dead | 01/27/2025 |
| HB1283 | To Require The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Include Digital Media Standards In Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Library Media Standards. | Dead | 01/28/2025 |
| HB1305 | To Require The State Board Of Education To Issue A Teaching License To An Individual Who Does Not Meet Traditional Or Alternative Licensure Requirements Under Certain Conditions. | Dead | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1312 | To Amend Public School Funding Amounts Under The Public School Funding Act Of 2003. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HB1370 | Concerning Making Up Missed School Days; And To Require A Public School District To Include Additional Days Or Hours, As Applicable, In Its School Calendar For The Purpose Of Making Up Missed School Days. | Dead | 02/03/2025 |
| HB1374 | Concerning A Report By The Director Of The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Concerning Contracts Awarded To Businesses In Operation Less Than Five Years. | Dead | 02/10/2025 |
| HB1384 | To Amend The Law Concerning The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| HB1398 | To Require Schools To Support, Establish, And Implement A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan That Integrates Nationally Recognized Elements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB1446 | To Amend The Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program; And To Declare An Emergency. | Dead | 02/11/2025 |
| HB1451 | To Amend The Definition Of A Student Under The Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB1457 | To Require Public Schools To Submit Data And Other Information Related To A Public School Student's Individualized Education Program Using A Uniform Statewide Data Collection System. | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| HB1477 | To Allow The Governing Body Of An Open-enrollment Public Charter School To Submit An Applicant For Consideration For The Arkansas Teacher Of The Year. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB1480 | To Amend The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program; And To Amend The Definition Of "approved Institution Of Higher Education". | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB1482 | To Create An Exception To The School Attendance Requirements For A Student Who Takes A Ged Test And Receives A Ged. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB1483 | To Allow A Public School District To Use State Funds To Pay For An Adult Education Program With Which It Contracts. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB1484 | To Limit The Number Of Credits A Student May Obtain In A Course Credit Recovery Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB1490 | To Repeal The Requirement That A Public School Student Return Temporarily Issued Items, Resources, Materials, And Property Belonging To A Public School In Order To Be Eligible To Enroll In A Home School. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| HB1492 | To Require Each Public School District And Open-enrollment Public Charter School To Implement A Mobile Panic Alert System. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| HB1495 | Concerning The Transfer Of A Student's Permanent School Record. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| HB1496 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code To Ensure Arkansas Students Are Taught By Qualified Teachers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| HB1512 | To Create The Arkansas Access Act; And To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Education In The State Of Arkansas. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| HB1528 | To Require A Report Card To Include A Student's Current Reading Grade Level. | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| HB1539 | To Amend The Public School Funding Act Of 2003; And To Add An Additional Education Category Of Funding For Special Education. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB1541 | To Require A Private School That Accepts State Funding Of Any Type To Provide Transportation To Certain Students Enrolled In The School. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB1542 | To Require Private Schools To Administer An Annual Statewide Student Assessment; And To Require Private Schools To Admit Each Student Who Applies For Admission And Intends To Cover Private School Costs With State Funding. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB1545 | To Amend The Arkansas Military Child School Transitions Act Of 2021. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| HB1561 | To Establish The Research And Education Protection Act Of 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/24/2025 |
| HB1571 | To Amend The Arkansas Adult Diploma Program Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB1580 | To Require Schools To Provide Certain Information On Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes When Other Health Information Is Provided. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB1598 | To Require The Department Of Education To Establish A New Accountability System For Public Schools; And To Remove Public Schools From School Ratings For Certain School Years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB1601 | To Require State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education To Provide Career Counseling And Other Resources To Certain Students. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB1633 | To Amend Eligibility Requirements For Participating In Extracurricular Activities For Certain Students Who Transfer Schools; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB1640 | To Amend The Definition Of "administrator" As It Relates To Ethical Guidelines And Prohibitions; And To Amend The Restrictions On Employment Specific To Public School Administrators. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB1642 | To Amend The Measures Considered When Calculating A School Rating; And To Ensure A Student Is Not Counted As A Dropout For Purposes Of Calculating A School-level Graduation Rate If The Student Passes A Ged Test. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB1646 | To Require Certain Materials To Be Stored In Locked Compartments Within A Designated Area. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB1672 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code To Create A More Efficient System For Public Schools Of Innovation In Arkansas. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| HB1684 | To Create The Parents And Teachers Helping Students Succeed (paths) Act. | Dead | 03/05/2025 |
| HB1689 | To Require A Public High School To Grant Access To Its Facilities To Military Recruiters; And To Require Certain State-supported Postsecondary Institutions To Grant Access To Its Facilities To Military Recruiters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| HB1696 | To Establish The Strengthening Arkansas Education Act; And To Provide A Core Curriculum At State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| HB1697 | To Amend Provisions Of Title 6 And Title 19 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Provisional Positions And Motor Vehicle Restrictions For State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/06/2025 |
| HB1705 | To Require Information Concerning How The Religious And Moral Beliefs Of The Founding Fathers Influenced The Founding Of The United States To Be Embedded Into Existing Social Studies Standards. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/06/2025 |
| HB1709 | To Amend The Human Services Workers In The Schools Program; And To Include Mental Health Counselors In The Human Services Workers In The Schools Program. | Dead | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1710 | To Prohibit A School From Using Or Referencing A Public School Rating In Any Advertising, Promotional Material, Or Communication Directed To The Public. | Dead | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1719 | To Amend The Days Included In The Total Number Of Maternity Leave Days Approved By A School That Offers Maternity Leave. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1724 | To Amend The Law Concerning Local School Boards Of Directors And School Board Elections; And To Amend The Date On Which An Election Of A School District Board Of Directors Is Held. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1727 | To Amend The Funding Available To Adult Education Charter Schools. | Dead | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1728 | To Require Reporting On The Number Of Students Receiving Accommodations For A Disability At Institutions Of Higher Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB1733 | To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning The Arkansas Better Chance Program Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/11/2025 |
| HB1747 | To Create The Babies At School Act; And To Allow Schools To Permit Employees Who Are Parents To Bring Their Infants Six Months Or Younger To Work. | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1755 | To Require Each Public School To Participate In The Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Survey. | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1756 | To Allow A Parent, Legal Guardian, Or Person Standing In Loco Parentis To A Student To Document And Maintain The Community Service Hours The Student Obtains. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1761 | To Increase Fiscal Responsibility Through The Establishment Of Income Limits For Students Eligible For Educational Freedom Accounts In The 2025-2026 School Year And Thereafter. | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1766 | To Create The Arkansas Respond, Innovate, Succeed, And Empower (rise) Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| HB1786 | To Provide Eligibility For A Tuition Benefit To Soldiers And Airmen Of The Arkansas National Guard Attending Certain Private Two-year And Four-year Colleges And Universities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| HB1793 | To Amend The Law Concerning The Use Of Positive Behavioral Supports In Public School Districts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| HB1805 | To Amend The Definition Of "bullying"; And To Create A Process Whereby A Public School May Conduct Multiple, Simultaneous Investigations Into The Same Allegation Of Bullying Under Certain Circumstances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB1806 | To Provide Curriculum Transparency For Parents Of Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Students; And To Allow A Parent To Review And Opt Out Of Selected Library Media Materials For His Or Her Child. | Dead | 03/17/2025 |
| HB1810 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning The Arkansas School For The Blind And The Arkansas School For The Deaf; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB1812 | To Amend The Arkansas Educational Support And Accountability Act; To Create An Exception To Attendance Requirements For A Student Who Takes A Ged Test; And To Amend The Score Requirements For The Ged Test. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB1825 | To Allow A Public High School To Require An Enrolled Student To Earn One Unit Of Credit In A Computer Science Or Computer Science-related Career And Technical Education Course In Order To Graduate. | Dead | 03/18/2025 |
| HB1833 | To Amend The Law Concerning The Admissions At The University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/18/2025 |
| HB1864 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code To Improve Efficiency In Student Instruction; And To Create A Standardized Flexible School Calendar System For Public Schools. | Dead | 03/20/2025 |
| HB1866 | To Create Eli's Law; And To Require Each Public School To Install An Audio Recording Device In Each Locker Room And Dressing Room On The Public School Campus. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2025 |
| HB1874 | An Act To Amend The Use Of Professional Development Funding That Exceeds The Maximum Amount Awarded To Public Schools For Public School Teachers Under The Public School Funding Act Of 2003. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2025 |
| HB1903 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code To Provide School Districts With Flexibility Regarding Alternative Learning Environments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1919 | To Create The Public School Access And Transparency Act; And To Require Public Access To Learning Materials. | Dead | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1924 | To Repeal The Requirement That The State Board Of Education Establish Rules Regarding The Implementation Of Four-day School Weeks. | Dead | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1933 | To Amend The Law Concerning A School District Board Of Directors; And To Create A Recall Election And Petition For Removal For A Member Of A School District Board Of Directors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1938 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning The Creation Of District Strategic Plans And The Responsibility Of The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1939 | To Amend Eligibility For Teacher Incentive And Merit Pay; To Amend Requirements For Summative Evaluations; And To Amend School District Requirements Under The Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1940 | To Establish The Requirements For A Public School District That Initiates And Maintains A Four-day School Week; And To Declare An Emergency. | Dead | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1941 | Concerning Department Of Education Boards And Commissions; And To Protect Arkansas Students By Ensuring The Efficient Disposition Of Ethics Complaints Against Teachers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1945 | To Amend The Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act; To Amend The Public School Choice Act Of 2015; And To Allow A Student To Transfer To Another Public School Within His Or Her Resident District. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB1946 | To Require Human Growth And Development Instruction In Public Schools. | Dead | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1962 | To Prohibit A School From Serving Or Selling Ultra-processed Food On The School Campus During The Normal School Day. | Dead | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1966 | To Authorize An Incorporated Town Or A City Of The Second Class To Petition The State Board Of Education For The Establishment Of A Local Public Elementary School Or Satellite School Under Certain Conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| HB1977 | To Create The Protecting Childhood Innocence In Libraries Act. | Dead | 04/02/2025 |
| HB1986 | Concerning Excused Absences For Children Of Fallen Service Members And Children Of Fallen First Responders. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| HB1990 | To Amend The Law Concerning Higher Education. | Dead | 04/03/2025 |
| HB1999 | To Require The Secretary Of The Department Of Education To Provide Information Regarding The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program To Certain Students. | Dead | 04/07/2025 |
| HB2000 | To Amend The Law Concerning Education Service Cooperatives, Public School Districts, And Open-enrollment Public Charter Schools. | Dead | 04/07/2025 |
| HB2002 | To Amend The Education Service Cooperative Act Of 1985. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| HR1027 | To Express Support For Arkansas's Participation In The Crisis Recovery Support Network Coordinated By The Southern Regional Education Board. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| SB46 | To Reflect A Merger Between The University Of Arkansas And East Arkansas Community College By Changing The Name Of East Arkansas Community College To The University Of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| SB59 | To Provide Each Student With One Breakfast At No Cost Each School Day Upon Request Without Consideration Of The Student's Eligibility For A Federally Funded Free Or Reduced-price Meal; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/06/2025 |
| SB89 | To Amend The Information That A School District Shall Provide Electronically With Respect To Its School District Board Of Directors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| SB90 | To Require Members Of The Public To Be Afforded The Opportunity To Present Public Comment At Each Meeting Of A School District Board Of Directors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| SB135 | To Amend Election Requirements In The Case Of An Unchanged Rate Of An Annual Ad Valorem Property Tax Levied By A Public School District Board Of Directors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB142 | To Create The Bell To Bell, No Cell Act; And To Amend The Requirements For Public School Discipline Policies With Regard To Student Use Of Personal Electronic Devices. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| SB149 | To Amend Public School Funding Amounts Under The Public School Funding Act Of 2003. | Dead | 04/09/2025 |
| SB167 | To Amend The Dates By Which Certain Requests To Transfer Public Schools Or Public School Districts Shall Be Submitted. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| SB183 | To Amend The Universal Act Assessment Program Act; And To Amend The Types Of Assessments Public Schools May Provide To Students. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| SB206 | To Amend The Right To Read Act; And To Amend The Amount Of The Literacy Tutoring Grant Awarded Under The Right To Read Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| SB223 | To Create The Religious Rights At Public Schools Act Of 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB226 | To Amend The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act; And To Modify The Requirements For Professional Development In School Districts Related To Sudden Cardiac Arrest. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| SB228 | Concerning A Waiver For A Renewed Background Check Granted By A Board Of Directors Of An Educational Entity To An Applicant For A Nonlicensed Staff Position. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| SB232 | To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/19/2025 |
| SB292 | To Amend The Law Concerning The Date Of An Annual School Election; To Move The Annual School Election If The Annual School Election Is Scheduled On A State Holiday In Certain Instances; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| SB303 | To Allow A Resident School District To Permit A Private School Student To Participate In An Interscholastic Activity At The Resident School District Under Certain Conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| SB317 | To Prohibit An Institution Of Higher Education From Participating In Certain Activities With A Prohibited Foreign Party. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| SB352 | To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools; And To Prohibit Antisemitism In State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SB373 | To Amend The Arkansas Financial Education Commission. | Dead | 03/20/2025 |
| SB390 | To Establish The State Apprenticeship Agency Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2025 |
| SB391 | To Create The Robotics Competition Grant Program For Eligible Robotics Teams In Public Or Private Schools For The Purpose Of Encouraging Study In The Fields Of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/18/2025 |
| SB402 | To Prohibit A Public School District And An Educational Service Cooperative From Requiring Or Taking Certain Actions Related To Employee Organizations And Professional Associations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/19/2025 |
| SB413 | To Amend The Law Concerning A School District Board Of Directors; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Certification Of An Oath For A School Board Director. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SB417 | To Amend Various Laws Related To Higher Education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SB425 | To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Enhanced Transportation; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB450 | To Require The Department Of Education To Include A Human Fetal Growth And Development Discussion In The Relevant Standards During The Arkansas Academic Standards Revision Cycle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB451 | To Require The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Education To Establish Regional Behavioral Health Programs; To Amend The Law Concerning The Education Of Certain Students; And To Declare An Emergency. | Vetoed | 04/08/2025 |
| SB467 | To Modify The Definition Of "healthcare Provider" Regarding Student Athlete Concussion Education To Include Chiropractors Or Chiropractic Physicians. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB470 | To Require An Adult Approved To Oversee The Administration Of A Statewide Student Assessment To Certain Students In A Virtual Setting To Meet Certain Requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB484 | To Establish A Process Whereby A Vacancy Is Filled On A School District Board Of Directors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| SB504 | To Establish The Arkansas Rural Preceptorship Program Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| SB515 | To Require That A Unit Dedicated To Arkansas Veterans And Their Families Be Included Within Existing Arkansas History Course Content Guidelines. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB522 | To Amend The Law Regarding The Arkansas School For Mathematics, Sciences, And The Arts; And To Amend The Law Related To The Tuition And Fees Paid By Students Enrolled In The Online Programs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB545 | To Amend The Law Related To The Property And Finances Of State Institutions Of Higher Education; To Amend The Law Related To Bonds; And To Amend The Law Regarding Rents, Tolls, Fees, And Other Charges Related To Athletic Contests. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB547 | To Repeal The Requirement That A Homeschooled Student Live Within A Certain Radius Of A Private School For Purposes Of Participating In An Extracurricular Activity. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| SB559 | To Amend The Arkansas Military Child School Transitions Act Of 2021. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| SB572 | To Create The Public School Access And Transparency Act; And To Require Public Access To Learning Materials. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| SB604 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Regarding The Course Choice Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/08/2025 |
| SB618 | To Amend The Arkansas Student Due Process And Protection Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/08/2025 |
| SB619 | Concerning The Formation Of An Isolated School District. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/08/2025 |
| SB624 | To Amend The Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act; To Amend The Public School Choice Act Of 2015; And To Allow A Student To Transfer To Another Public School Within His Or Her Resident District. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/08/2025 |
| SB625 | To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning The Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program; And To Declare An Emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/10/2025 |
| SB634 | To Create The Division Of Interscholastic Activities Within The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education. | Dead | 04/10/2025 |