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Committee approves bill to make open-enrollment charter teachers eligible for Arkansas Teacher of the Year
2493593 · March 4, 2025
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Summary
HB 1477 passed the House Education Committee to add open-enrollment public charter school teachers to eligibility for Arkansas Teacher of the Year; sponsors said the bill simply amends eligibility language and does not change the existing paid administrative leave awarded to a winner.
The House Education Committee voted to pass HB 1477, which adds open-enrollment public charter school teachers to the pool of educators eligible for Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Representative Sonia Barker, presenting the bill, told the committee the change…
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