Arkansas § 6-11-209 - Additional truancy officers — Definition.

§ 6-11-209. Additional truancy officers — Definition.

As used in this section, “school district with a high dropout rate” means an Arkansas school district: That has the most statistically significant rate of dropouts; From which students may enroll in a regional community alternative learning environment center; and That is contiguous to other school districts that meet the criteria under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section. An education service cooperative may receive funding from a local law enforcement agency, a state agency, or a federal agency, or from private donations, to employ one (1) or more truancy officers for a school district with a high dropout rate. An education service cooperative may employ under this section: One (1) truancy officer for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that has a student population of one thousand (1,000) or fewer students; and Two (2) truancy officers for each school district with a high dropout rate in its service area that: Is a countywide school district; or Has a student population of more than one thousand (1,000) students. A truancy officer hired under this section shall complete: The training requirements for juvenile intake and probation officer certification through the Administrative Office of the Courts; and Twelve (12) hours of continuing education annually as approved by the judge for the juvenile division of the circuit court for the county the truancy officer serves.