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005.01.24-4.00. Multicounty Education Service Cooperatives -- Establishment

AR ADC 005.01.24-4.00Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: May 19, 2018

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 01. Division of Fiscal & Administrative Services
Rule 24. Rules Governing Education Service Cooperatives
Effective: May 19, 2018
Ark. Admin. Code 005.01.24-4.00
005.01.24-4.00. Multicounty Education Service Cooperatives -- Establishment
4.1 The State Board of Education is authorized to establish a statewide system of not more than fifteen (15) multicounty education service cooperatives of school districts. Such education service cooperatives shall be intermediate service units in the state's elementary and secondary education system and as such shall be eligible to receive and expend funds from state and federal governments, school districts, and other public or private sources.
4.2 Education service cooperatives established by Title 6, Chapter 13, Subchapter 10 of the Arkansas Code will provide to school districts which choose to use them assistance in:
4.2.1 Meeting or exceeding accreditation standards and equalizing educational opportunities;
4.2.2 Using educational resources more effectively through cooperation among school districts; and
4.2.3 Promoting coordination between school districts and the Department of Education in order to provide services which are consistent with the needs identified by school districts and the educational priorities of the state as established by the General Assembly or the State Board of Education.
Source: Ark. Code Ann. ยง 6-13-1002

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Adopted July 16, 2012. Amended March 28, 2016; May 19, 2018.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.01.24-4.00, AR ADC 005.01.24-4.00
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