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005.28.20-3.00. Minimum Area and Attendance Requirements

AR ADC 005.28.20-3.00Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: June 12, 2020

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 28. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Rule 20. Rules Governing the Creation of School Districts by Detachment
Effective: June 12, 2020
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.20-3.00
Formerly cited as AR ADC 005.23.12-3.00
005.28.20-3.00. Minimum Area and Attendance Requirements
Currentness
3.01 A new school district may not be created in an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
3.02 An existing school district shall not be reduced by means of detachment to an area with fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) students in average daily membership.
3.03 A new school district to be created by detachment must only be made up of students from one (1) existing school district.
3.04 These rules shall apply only to school districts that:
3.04.1 Had an average daily membership of at least five thousand (5,000) students in the school year immediately preceding the detachment; or
3.04.2 Encompass a total area of four hundred and fifty square miles (450 sq. mi.) or more, now or in the future.
Source: Ark. Code Ann. ยง 6-13-1502

Credits

Adopted June 20, 2015. Amended Sept. 1, 2016; June 12, 2020.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.28.20-3.00, AR ADC 005.28.20-3.00
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