Arkansas 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 370 — CONCERNING THE SCHOOLS OF LAW UNDER THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

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The bill establishes a full-time law school under the University of Arkansas system and mandates the merging of administrative offices between two law schools to achieve cost reductions.

  • 6-64-602

    There is established a full-time law school, to be operated in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, under the control and direction of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, to be known as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, and to offer classes of legal instruction both in the daytime and in the evening. → There is established a full-time law school under the control and direction of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, to be known as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

    The description of the law school's establishment is modified to remove unnecessary details about its location and class schedules.

  • 6-64-602

    Work to combine at least the following offices of both the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, while ensuring adequate and comparable services at each school: → Work to combine at least the following offices of both the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law:

    The legislative requirement for ensuring adequate and comparable services at each law school has been removed.

  • 6-64-602

    The Dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law and the Dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law shall yearly report to the Legislative Council: → The Dean of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law and the Dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law shall annually report to the Legislative Council:

    The frequency of the report has been changed from 'yearly' to 'annually' for clarity.

  • 6-64-602

    The merger of the offices required under subdivision (b)(3) of this section shall not alter the status of a faculty member of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law or the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, including: → The merger of the offices shall not alter the status of a faculty member of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law or the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, including:

    The phrasing regarding the status of faculty members after the merger has been simplified.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Sine Die adjournment

  2. Recommended for study in the Interim Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

  3. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.

  4. Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

  5. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  6. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  7. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  8. Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1

  9. Rules suspended.

  10. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

  11. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (126)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 370?
SB 370 is sponsored by Ricky Hill, Ben Gilmore, Alan Clark, Ronald Caldwell, Aaron Pilkington, Wayne Long, Mary Bentley, Howard M. Beaty, Jr., Rick Beck, Mark Johnson, Matt McKee, and John Payton.
What is the current status of SB 370?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 370?
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