Rules Governing Child Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention, 6 CAR pt. 107

The Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, proposes its Rules Governing Child Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention. Purpose The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking review of the proposed Rules Governing Child Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention as a result of Section 16 of Act 237 of 2023. 9

A public hearing was held on May 22, 2025. The period closed on June 10, 2025. The agency has indicated that it received no public comments. Jason Kearney, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and was provided with the following agency responses: 1) The “Authority” section of the proposed rule references Arkansas Code Annotated § 6-21-120, which concerns public school restrooms and designation based upon sex. Does this rule deal with that topic in any way? RESPONSE: Because the rule was placed on the Agency’s mandatory rule making list but the code section did not explicitly authorize rulemaking, the authority section was not as straight forward as is sometimes the case. The statutory text relevant to this rule was in the same section of the Act as the section addressing restrooms. If “section” is read to refer to act section rather than code section than this grant of authority is relevant. It is on this theory that the reference is included. 2) Arkansas Code Annotated § 6-16-157(a)(1)(A), which concerns child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention, provides that the division “shall enhance or adapt curriculum materials to assis

• Rule packet: E.3.c DOE DESE Rules Governing Child Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention
• ALC summary agenda Aug 14, 2025
• ALC agenda Aug 14, 2025
• ALC meeting video Aug 14, 2025
• Arkansas Register, September 2025