The Division of Higher Education may make initial and continuing grants to students under the following conditions:(1) Grant recipients shall be bona fide residents of the State of Arkansas, as defined by the Division of Higher Education;(2) Grant recipients shall maintain current certification with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, allowing them to be employed by the public schools in Arkansas;(3) Grant recipients shall be currently employed as teachers or administrators in Arkansas and declare an intention to continue that employment in Arkansas;(4) Grant recipients shall be enrolled in an eligible accredited college or university in Arkansas;(5) Grant recipients shall be enrolled in college-level courses directly related to their employment as certified by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; and(6) Grant recipients shall maintain a grade point average in their college work of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or maintain an appropriate equivalent as determined by the Division of Higher Education.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2024, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1987, No. 331, § 3; 2005, No. 2196, § 4.
Arkansas Legal Code