11.01 Except as provided by Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-202(b)(2), the State Board of Education on its own motion, or on petition from the Division or from a district, may, upon a showing of just cause in a public hearing of the State Board of Education, grant a waiver of any Standard for Accreditation for no longer than one (1) school year. However, no curricula, student performance, school performance, or any standard required by law may be waived for any time period.

11.01.1 Unless the timeline is waived by the Commissioner based on emergency circumstances, a petition for waiver of any Standard for Accreditation by a public school district shall be filed in the Office of the Commissioner of Education thirty (30) calendar days prior to the meeting of the State Board of Education hearing the waiver petition.

11.01.2 A hearing of the State Board of Education concerning a waiver of any Standard for Accreditation shall be conducted in a public hearing of a properly announced regular or special meeting of the State Board of Education in accordance with Arkansas law, and following procedures in 10.02 of these rules, no later than May 20.

11.02 A waiver of any Standard for Accreditation approved by the State Board of Education shall only apply to the school year in which it was granted. The approved waiver shall not apply to the next school year.