Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 3, Chapter 41, Subchapter 2 - Children With Disabilities Act of 1973

• § 6-41-201 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known as the "Children With Disabilities Act of 1973".
• § 6-41-202 - Purposes and Applicability.
  (a) (1) It is the policy of this state to provide and to require school districts to provide, as an integral part of the...
• § 6-41-203 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "A child with a disability" means a person between three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of age evaluated...
• § 6-41-204 - Least Restrictive Environment.
  (a) Each public agency shall ensure that: (1) To the maximum extent appropriate, a child with a disability, including a child in a public...
• § 6-41-205 - Provision for Education.
  The State Board of Education shall provide or cause to be provided by school districts, or in some cases by other departments of state...
• § 6-41-206 - Responsibilities of State and School Districts.
  (a) (1) The responsibility of school districts and the state to provide free public education for children with disabilities is not diminished by the...
• § 6-41-207 - Duties of the State Board of Education.
  (a) The State Board of Education is empowered to initiate, inspect, approve, and supervise a program of education for children with disabilities as defined...
• § 6-41-208 - Contracts for Services.
  (a) The State Board of Education is granted authorization to contract primarily for appraisal and support services with the Department of Human Services, physicians,...
• § 6-41-209 - Cooperation Among State Agencies.
  The State Board of Education is granted authority to and is directed to cooperate with the Department of Human Services and with available treatment...
• § 6-41-210 - Special Education Section for Children With Disabilities.
  (a) There is established in the Department of Education a Special Education Section.(b) The section shall be headed by an associate director, who shall...
• § 6-41-211 - Advisory Council for the Education of Children With Disabilities.
  (a) (1) There shall be an Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities, which shall advise and consult with the Commissioner of...
• § 6-41-212 - Facilities.
  (a) Physical aspects and specifications for buildings, classrooms, and other facilities for, or likely to be used by, children with disabilities shall be approved...
• § 6-41-213 - [Repealed.]
• § 6-41-214 - Eligibility.
  Specific eligibility requirements for admission to these special services shall be the responsibility of the State Board of Education.
• § 6-41-215 - Tests and Examinations -- Evaluation of Child.
  (a) Every school district shall test and examine, or cause to be tested and examined, each child it believes has disabilities.(b) The tests and...
• § 6-41-216 - Tests and Evaluations -- Change of Child's Status -- Hearings.
  (a) All decisions pertaining to change in the educational status of a child shall follow due process procedures established by the State Board of...
• § 6-41-217 - Individualized Education Program.
  (a) Before any action is taken with respect to the initial placement of a child with disabilities in a special education program, a full...
• § 6-41-218 - Tests and Evaluations -- Records.
  (a) Every public school district shall make and keep current a list of all children with disabilities tested and examined.(b) The results of tests...
• § 6-41-219 - Tests and Evaluations -- Children in Private Schools.
  The requirements of §§ 6-41-215 -- 6-41-217 shall not apply to children attending private schools on a mandatory basis but may apply on a...
• § 6-41-220 - Equality in Expenditure.
  (a) (1) It is the responsibility of school districts to expend effort on behalf of the education of each child with disabilities equal to...
• § 6-41-221 - Receipt and Disbursement of Federal Funds.
  (a) (1) The State Board of Education is designated as the state agency to receive and disburse federal funds designed to improve educational opportunities...
• § 6-41-222 - [Repealed.]
• § 6-41-223 - Reports.
  Each school district shall report annually to the State Board of Education at a prescribed due date the extent to which it is at...

Last modified: November 15, 2016