SB629 allows school districts that have experienced a decline in average daily membership to receive both Declining Enrollment Funding and Special Needs Isolated Funding.
The Arkansas State House of Representatives passed SB629 on April 21, 2021 by a vote of 92 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation provides schools with extra funding for declining school attendance and enrollment and likely rewards schools with taxpayer dollars for poor school performance and management. Public education is not a constitutional right and this is an expansion of the failing public education system.