HB1199

House Bill 1199 seeks to repeal Arkansas Code § 6-18-317, which currently prohibits school district boards of directors from granting legal student transfers if those transfers would violate a desegregation-related court order. The existing statute also requires that transfer forms be accompanied by affidavits signed by school board members confirming compliance with these court orders, and stipulates that state aid may be withheld from districts that fail to comply with these reporting requirements. By repealing this section, the bill removes the specific statutory prohibition against such transfers and eliminates the associated mandatory affidavit and funding penalty mechanisms. The primary purpose of the legislation is to deregulate the process for student transfers in the context of districts operating under desegregation court orders.