Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts, 6 CAR pt. 231
Department of Education · Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Status
- Reviewed by ALC
- Citation
- 6 CAR pt. 231
- Comment deadline
- Jun 15, 2026
- Public hearing
- Jun 8, 2026
- ALC review
- Aug 20, 2026 · item E.3.c · ALC Administrative Rules
- Effective
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The Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks to amend its Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts. PURPOSE The purpose of this rule is to govern the process by which schools are annexed or consolidated. The portion of the rule being amended, Subpart 4, governs incentive funding for annexations or consolidations. The purpose of this amendment is to incentivize annexations and consolidations by ensuring that when a district agrees to combine with an isolated school and that school subsequently detaches under Arkansas Code § 6-13-1801 et. seq, the receiving district will not be financially penalized.
A public hearing was held on June 8, 2026. The period expired June 15, 2026. The agency provided the following public comment summary: Commenter Name: Julie Duncan COMMENT: I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposed rules as a mother of two Mountain View students. I am encouraged that the Department appears to recognize that parent districts of detaching schools are facing a significant financial burden by this law and its subsequent “special language” changes. The proposed funding provisions are a positive step in helping to make sure students, like mine, are not harmed through this process. However, I remain concerned that overall it continues to place most of the burden on the existing district while providing limited protections for the students who remain. The communities of parent districts like Mountain View were never given a vote in the detachment process, despite the significant financial and educational impacts these decisions create for our children. While residents of the detaching communities were allowed to determine their future, the families who remained in the existing district had no voice in a decision that directly affected them. Independence for o
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