Arkansas § 6-18-226 - Community truancy boards — Members — Duties.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 6-18-226 — Community truancy boards — Members — Duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-18-226. Community truancy boards — Members — Duties.
The local school district boards of directors may create a community truancy board or may use other boards that exist or are created such as diversion boards. However, a diversion or other existing board must agree before it is used as a community truancy board. Members of the community truancy board shall be selected from representatives of the community. Duties of a community truancy board shall include, but not be limited to, recommending methods for improving school attendance such as assisting the parent or the child to obtain supplementary services that might eliminate or ameliorate the causes for the absences or suggesting to the school district that the child enroll in another school, an alternative education program, an education center, a skill center, a dropout prevention program, or another public or private educational program.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 6-18-226 cover?
Section 6-18-226 ("Community truancy boards — Members — Duties.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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