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Senate panel advances bill aligning Guard Youth Challenge teachers' leave with K–12 rules
Summary
The Senate Education Committee approved SB 34 to change leave accrual for teachers in the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge program so their leave mirrors K–12 districts, addressing gaps that left instructors without paid time during off-session months.
Senator English, chair of the Senate Education Committee, successfully moved SB 34 on behalf of the Arkansas National Guard Youth Challenge program, and the committee passed the bill by voice vote.
Scott Stenger, chief of staff for the Department of Military, told the committee the program employs five teachers and is “75% federally funded [and] 25% by the state.”…
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