005-01-15 Ark. Code R. § 3

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 7, July, 2024

Rule 005.01.15-003 - ADE Rules Governing the Issuance of Local Education Agency Numbers

1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

1.01 These rules shall be known as the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Issuance of Local Education Agency Numbers.

1.02 The State Board of Education enacted these rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-11-105, 25-6-107, and 25-15-204.

2.00 REQUIRED REPORTS

2.01 The Department of Education is the sole and official issuer of local education agency numbers to educational entities in the State of Arkansas.

2.02 These numbers shall be issued, activated, deactivated, or changed according to the annual schedule and in a format established by the Arkansas Department of Education.

2.03 An educational entity shall not be recognized as a public school district or entitled to the rights and privileges of a school district solely because the educational entity has been assigned a local education agency number.

2.04 All requests for a local education agency number assignment or change must be submitted on a form supplied by the Arkansas Department of Education. School districts must submit such requests by August 1 prior to the beginning of the school year for which the request is made.

Note: For instance, if a school district requests an assignment of, or change to, a local education agency number for the 2016-2017 school year, such a request must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education by August 1, 2016.

005.01.15 Ark. Code R. § 003

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