Ark. Code § 6-17-1901

Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 6-17-1901 - Teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan
(a) By August 1, 2022, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school in the state shall prepare a three-year teacher and administrator recruitment and retention plan.
(b) The plan shall set forth goals for:
(1) The recruitment and retention of teachers and administrators of minority races and ethnicities who increase diversity among the district staff and, at a minimum, reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the district's students; and
(2) Increasing the number of students who pursue careers in education with an emphasis on students of minority races and ethnicities.
(c) A school district shall review annually the:
(1) Recruitment and retention plan; and
(2) Progress of the school district in meeting the goals established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The plan shall be:
(1) Updated annually; and
(2) Posted on the school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's website no later than August 1 of each year.

Ark. Code § 6-17-1901

Amended by Act 2021, No. 646,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1479, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1991, No. 1164, § 1.