Arkansas § 6-4-305 - Duties of the State Council.

§ 6-4-305. Duties of the State Council.

Within thirty (30) days from the date the appointments are initially made, the members of the State Council for the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall appoint a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children adopted under this subchapter. The council may promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter and provide recommendations to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education regarding the promulgation of rules applicable to the division and public school districts. Children of military families under this subchapter shall have equitable access to academic courses and programs and to extracurricular academic, athletic, and social programs. The State Council shall meet at least annually to hold a public forum in a military community to hear direct feedback from military families regarding the effectiveness of the compact in this state. Under this subchapter, parents and legal guardians of military families may request the opportunity to: Speak at the public forum under subdivision (d)(1) of this section; or Make an online presentation to the State Council during the public forum under subdivision (d)(1) of this section. The State Council may seek input from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education regarding the outcome of a case that is brought to the State Council for resolution. The State Council shall provide annually a report to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education that includes without limitation the following: Information regarding the achievements of the State Council and public school districts regarding the support provided to military families under this subchapter; Details of the reports regarding the compact in this state that are provided to the Military Interstate Children's Compact Council and actions taken by the Military Interstate Children's Compact Council that impact the state; Details of cases and the outcomes of the cases brought to the State Council for resolution, in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, as it existed on January 1, 2019, and state student privacy laws; Information regarding training that is provided to and completed by public school district personnel with respect to this subchapter; Details regarding plans for future engagement efforts with military families under this subchapter; and Any other information requested by parents and legal guardians of military families.