A Building Better Futures Program implemented by an approved institution shall:(1) Have a selective admission process for students with documented intellectual disabilities;(2) Be exempt from the higher education state minimum core curriculum as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under § 6-61-218;(3) Be exempt from Building Better Futures Program review by the board under §§ 6-61-207 and 6-61-208;(4) Be part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program approved by the United States Department of Education within three (3) years of establishing the Building Better Futures Program at the approved institution;(5) Allow a certificate to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the Building Better Futures Program; and(6) Not permit hours completed in the Building Better Futures Program to be transferred toward credit for an associate or baccalaureate degree program.Added by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.Added by Act 2015, No. 410,§ 1, eff. 3/16/2015.
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