HB1030

House Bill 1030 amends Arkansas law regarding age and residency requirements for public school enrollment. The bill explicitly mandates that public school districts must admit international exchange students placed with host families residing within the district. It outlines specific conditions for this enrollment, including the ability for districts to set enrollment caps for international students, require a quarantine period for infectious disease prevention, and discipline students for violations of school policy. The bill also clarifies that student residency for school enrollment purposes must be legitimate and not established solely for educational or school attendance reasons, though it creates a specific exemption from this residency requirement for international exchange students. Finally, the act allows districts discretion regarding the inclusion of international students' test scores in state assessments and the provision of English-language services to those students.