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Committee approves two companion bills to improve reporting and access to disability accommodations in higher education
Summary
The committee passed two bills presented by Allison Guthrie and Sen. Brianne Davis: one requires Arkansas Department of Higher Education reporting on students registered to receive accommodations; the other expands acceptable documentation and transparency around accommodations and outreach during admissions and orientation.
The Education Committee approved two related measures intended to improve how colleges and universities in Arkansas record and report disability accommodations and how students obtain those services.
House Bill 17 28. Sponsored in committee presentations by Allison Guthrie and carried by Senator Brianne Davis, HB 17 28 directs the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) to include data in its annual legislative report on the number and share of students registered to receive disability accommodations, and to report retention and graduation statistics for those cohorts. Guthrie said the state currently lacks consistent, statewide public statistics about higher-education…
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