TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 6 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING EDUCATION.
SB 172 makes technical corrections to Arkansas' education code by removing obsolete provisions and fixing errors. It repeals outdated sections like the 2024 meeting deadline for education cooperatives (§6-13-1006(c)) and the expired Smart Core Incentive Program (§6-15-215), which ended in 2020. The bill also corrects grammatical errors in sections about computer science courses (§6-16-152) and updates references to include open-enrollment charter schools in teacher compensation rules (§6-17-2403). These changes ensure the code accurately reflects current law without altering existing programs or funding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed Feb 25, 2025
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Act 165
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MINOR
The bill text shows minor formatting and spacing adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The content regarding student support programs remains the same, with no changes to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program requirements.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes around line numbers and header information, with no substantive policy modifications.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB172 is now Act 165
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clarke Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
Co
Josh Bryant
RRepublican
Co
Matthew Shepherd
RRepublican
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