CONCERNING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND TO PROTECT ARKANSAS STUDENTS BY ENSURING THE EFFICIENT DISPOSITION OF ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST TEACHERS.
HB 1941 amends Arkansas law to streamline the process for handling ethics complaints against teachers and restructure certain Department of Education boards. It modifies the Professional Licensure Standards Board's duties, establishing an ethics subcommittee to investigate complaints, recommend sanctions, or dismiss cases. The bill outlines new procedures for hearings, allows educators to appeal decisions to the State Board of Education, and details public disclosure of certain ethical violations. Additionally, it repeals the School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board.
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 17, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
Act 809
→
HB 1941
·
1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renamed from 'Act 809' to 'HB 1941' and renumbered for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a procedural update reflecting the bill's transition into a new legislative session rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Bill title and number changed from Act 809 to HB 1941 for the 2025 Regular Session, indicating a procedural renumbering rather than policy modification.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1941 is now Act 809
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1941
Scope: AR
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1941. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline