Arkansas

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Devin Boggs Riley
University of Arkansas
p: 479-575-7665
dsboggsr@uark.edu

Amanda Wallace
University of Arkansas
p: 479-575-5497
aw008@uark.edu

State Alliance: Arkansas Alliance in Inclusive Higher Education (AAIHE)

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Policy & Legislation

Policy and Legislation > State Legislation

Arkansas SB 58: An Act for the Department of Education – Division of Higher Education Appropriation for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

This legislation, passed in March 2022, provides $2,000,000 for the Governor’s Higher Education Transition Scholarship Program, to assist students accepted into transitional programs for students...Read more

Policy and Legislation > State Legislation

Arkansas SB 457: Expand eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program to include students who are accepted into an approved CTP

This bill died in Senate Committee at adjournment in October, 2021. The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is the state’s flagship public scholarship program, and the bill would make CTP students eligible to receive a funding award....Read more