§ 6-42-108 - Summer residential and day programs. - Arkansas Statutes

6-42-108. Summer residential and day programs.

(a) The Department of Education is authorized to establish annual summer residential and day programs to provide enriched educational offerings for junior high and high school students who have demonstrated exceptional abilities in a specific subject area.

(b) Each program shall offer instruction in subject areas to be designated annually by the department from the subject areas of science, mathematics, computer science, social studies, arts and music, literature and communication, and foreign languages.

(c) The summer educational programs established pursuant to the authority of this section shall be operated by the department directly or by contract with other public or private agencies and shall be funded from the appropriation to the department for the operation of programs for the education of gifted and talented students.