§ 6-17-806 - Arkansas Teachers' Salaries Study Commission. - Arkansas Statutes

6-17-806. Arkansas Teachers' Salaries Study Commission.

(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Teachers' Salaries Study Commission.

(2) It shall be composed of:

(A) The Chair of the House Education Committee or his or her appointee;

(B) The Chair of the Senate Education Committee or his or her appointee;

(C) The Commissioner of Education;

(D) The Director of the Department of Workforce Education;

(E) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;

(F) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Education Association;

(G) One (1) representative of the Arkansas School Boards Association;

(H) The following persons appointed by the Governor:

(i) One (1) public school teacher;

(ii) One (1) public school superintendent; and

(iii) Two (2) lay persons from the state at large.

(b) The Arkansas Teachers' Salaries Study Commission shall conduct its study of the disparity in teachers' salaries among the state's school districts and among other states and report the results of its study, along with any recommendations, to each session of the General Assembly.