Joint Education Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026

Legislative committee (name not specified in transcript) · January 6, 2026

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Call to order and approval of minutes

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Chair called the meeting to order and the body moved, seconded and approved the November 3 minutes by voice vote (motion made and seconded; 'Aye' recorded).

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Legislators heard presentations from Arkansas Division of Higher Education, Division of Career and Technical Education, and Department of Commerce about implementation of the LEARNS and ACCESS acts, scholarship changes, workforce Pell rules, and a new federal apprenticeship grant; members asked about impacts on small districts, homeschool/private-school eligibility, and program eligibility and reporting. An interim study on a four‑day school week was adopted by voice vote.

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