§ 6-27-102 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

6-27-102. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Active duty" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 12301 et seq. and 10 U.S.C. 12401 et seq. as they existed on January 29, 2009;

(2) "Child of a military family" means a school-aged child in the household of a person on active duty who is enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12);

(3) "Deployment" means the period one (1) month before departure of the person on active duty from his or her home station on military orders through six (6) months after return to his or her home station;

(4) "Education records" means the official records, files, and data maintained by the local education agency and kept in the student's cumulative folder, including general identifying data, records of attendance and academic work completed, records of achievement, and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs;

(5) "Extracurricular activities" means voluntary activities sponsored by the school, local education agency, or an organization sanctioned by the local education agency, including preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities;

(6) "Local education agency" means a public authority legally recognized by the state as an administrative agency to provide control and direction for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) public education;

(7) "Receiving school" means the school in a state to which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought;

(8) "Sending school" means the school in a state from which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought;

(9) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, and any other United States territory;

(10) "Student" means the child of a military family enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12);

(11) "Transition" means:

(A) The formal and physical process of transferring from the sending school to the receiving school; or

(B) The period of time in which a student moves from the sending school in a state to a receiving school in a state;

(12) "Uniformed services" means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; and

(13) "Veteran" means a person who served in the uniformed services and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.