§ 6-18-404 - Creation -- Fees -- Rules. - Arkansas Statutes

6-18-404. Creation -- Fees -- Rules.

(a) (1) The Arkansas American College Test Assessment Assistance Pilot Program is hereby established, to be administered by the Commissioner of Education.

(2) Each academic year, the Department of Education shall gradually increase the number of pilot locations allowed to participate in the program until all or substantially all school districts in the state with students in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) are allowed to participate in the program.

(b) (1) Contingent upon legislative appropriations, the state will pay all or part of the American College Test assessment registration fee.

(2) The State Board of Education shall create a sliding scale based on family income.

(c) The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this subchapter, including the criteria for waiving the American College Test assessment fee.