How SB 607 changes current law

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This bill establishes requirements for public school districts in Arkansas that implement a four-day school week.

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  so long as if planned instructional time is in accord with requirements established by → meets the State Board of Education requirements promulgated under subsection (d) of this section.

  Clarifies that planned instructional time must meet State Board requirements.

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  any a public school district is authorized to may initiate and maintain → a public school district may initiate and maintain

  Updates the wording to remove redundancy in authorization to initiate a four-day school week.

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  The state board and the Department of Education shall not have the authority to approve or deny the decision of a public school district board of directors to initiate and maintain a four-day school week

  Removes the provision that allows any authority to approve or deny a district's decision to implement a four-day school week.

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  appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for only the following: → appropriate standards, guidelines, and rules for the following:

  Corrects language to remove 'only' which may limit standards established.

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  the ability to initiate and maintain a four-day school week under this section if a public school district:

  Removes conditional ability to initiate and maintain a four-day school week based on certain classifications.

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  school district shall not receive any more state financial aid for offering a four-day school week of instruction than it would have received for offering a five-day school week of instruction.

  Clarifies financial limitations for districts adopting a four-day school week.

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  that initiate and maintain a four-day school week for any or all of its public schools → that initiates and maintains a four-day school week for any or all of its public schools

  Ensures grammatical correctness in describing the school district's actions.

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  which includes a public school district offering a five-day school week or a public school that follows a traditional calendar;

  Removes the comparison to a traditional five-day school week in the context of educational opportunities.