§ 6-1-301 - Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts. - Arkansas Statutes

6-1-301. Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts.

(a) There is created the "Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts".

(b) The Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts is composed of the following members:

(1) The Director of the Department of Higher Education;

(2) The Commissioner of Education;

(3) The Director of the Department of Career Education;

(4) The Director of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee;

(5) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;

(6) The Vice President for Agriculture of the University of Arkansas System;

(7) The President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority;

(8) The Director of the Department of Information Systems or his or her designee;

(9) The Governor or the Governor's designee;

(10) One (1) public school administrator appointed by the Governor;

(11) One (1) public school teacher appointed by the Governor;

(12) One (1) president or chancellor of a four-year university appointed by the Presidents Council;

(13) One (1) president or chancellor of a two-year college or two-year branch of a four-year university appointed by the council;

(14) One (1) member of the board of trustees of a four-year university or system of colleges and universities appointed by the council;

(15) One (1) member of the board of trustees of a two-year college or branch appointed by the council;

(16) One (1) member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Education Association;

(17) One (1) member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;

(18) One (1) member appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards Association;

(19) One (1) representative of a predominantly black college or university in Arkansas appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(20) One (1) member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who is from the private sector and has an interest in science, technology, engineering, or math; and

(21) One (1) member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate who is from the private sector and has an interest in science, technology, engineering, or math.

(c) (1) Each member of the commission shall be a resident of the State of Arkansas throughout his or her term on the commission.

(2) None of the members appointed from the board of trustees of a college or university shall be from an institution from which the president or chancellor of the institution is serving on the commission.

(d) The appointed members of the commission shall serve staggered terms of four (4) years.

(e) If a vacancy occurs in an appointed position, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by an appointment made in the same manner as the original appointment.