§ 6-20-1903 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

6-20-1903. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Annexation" means the joining of an affected school district or part of the school district with a receiving district pursuant to 6-13-1401;

(2) "Consolidation" means the joining of two (2) or more school districts or parts of the districts to create a new single school district pursuant to 6-13-1401;

(3) "Department" means the Department of Education;

(4) "Fiscal distress status" means a public school district determined by the department and classified by the State Board of Education as being placed in fiscal distress status pursuant to this subchapter;

(5) "Fiscal integrity" means to comply with financial management, accounting, auditing, and reporting procedures and facilities management procedures as required by state and federal laws and regulations in a forthright and timely manner;

(6) "Reconstitution" means the reorganization of the administrative unit or the governing school board of directors of a school district, including, but not limited to, the replacement or removal of a current superintendent or the removal or replacement of a current school board of directors or both;

(7) "School district" means a public school district created or established pursuant to this title; and

(8) "State board" means the State Board of Education.