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Act______________________________________________________________________ 354Amendment ofNo. the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:

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RepresentativesAdd L.Representative McGruder AND Add Senator J.

Johnson,Dotson McGruder*.CRH248* TheAmendment was read ________________________________________________________________________________ By:

SenatorRepresentative J.L.

DotsonJohnson 8CRH/CRH For- An03-06-2025 Act09:08:34 To_________________________ BeCRH248 EntitledChief ANClerk ACT REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION;

TO REQUIRE STATE- SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CERTAIN STUDENTS;

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Subtitle TO REQUIRE STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CERTAIN STUDENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

SECTION 1.

Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows:

6-60-123.

Requirement for career counseling and other career-related resources — Definition.

(a) As used in this section, "career-related resources" includes without limitation information about:

(1) Available career and technical training;

and (2) Trade industries that provide employment opportunities.

(b) The Division of Higher Education shall maintain an accessible location on its website with a link for career counseling and other career- related resources that are available to students and provided by state- supported institutions of higher education.

(c) A state-supported institution of higher education shall:

(1) Maintain on its website a link to the division's career *CRH143* 03-10-2025 11:41:25 CRH143 As Engrossed:

H3/10/25 HB1601 counseling and other career-related resources available to students;

and (2) Take appropriate steps to inform students of career counseling and other career-related resources, including without limitation how to access the information at the state-supported institution of higher education and from the division.

(d) The career counseling and other career-related services offered by a state-supported institution of higher education shall remain available to a student who has not yet graduated for up to six (6) months after the student is no longer enrolled at the state-supported institution of higher education, upon request.

(e) This section does not apply to a concurrently enrolled student or a student who has enrolled at a subsequent institution of higher education.

/s/L.

Johnson APPROVED:

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