HB 1903 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FLEXIBILITY REGARDING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

House Bill 1903 amends the Arkansas Code to provide school districts with flexibility regarding alternative learning environments (ALEs). Previously, school districts were required to provide one or more ALEs for students meeting specific criteria. This bill changes that mandate, making it optional for districts to provide these environments. School districts that choose to offer an ALE can do so by establishing their own, cooperating with other districts, or partnering with educational institutions.

Issues: ✗ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 911 → HB 1903 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from Act 911 to HB 1903, removing the approval date stamp and adding blank lines. No substantive policy changes were made to the legislative content itself.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date stamp (4/21/25) that was present in the previous version.

Added two blank lines at the beginning of the bill text.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1903 is now Act 911

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 5 co-sponsors