005.28.24 Ark. Code R. 019 - DESE Rules Governing the Arkansas Fiscal Assessment and Accountability Program
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AUTHORITY
1.01 The State Board of
Education enacted this rule pursuant to Arkansas Code §§
6-11-105,
6-20-1901 et seq., and
25-15-201 et
seq.
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PURPOSE
2.01 The purpose of this
rule is to establish how the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
will review the financial management practices of public school districts,
including identifying best financial management practices, and evaluate,
assess, identify, classify and address school districts in any phase of fiscal
distress, including identification of early indicators of fiscal distress and
early intervention in public school districts that experience early indicators
of fiscal distress, and provide fiscal support to public school
districts.
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DEFINITIONS
3.01 "Annexation"
means the joining of an affected school district or part of an affected school
district with a receiving district pursuant to Arkansas Code §
6-13-1401 et seq.
3.02 "Capital Outlay Expenditures" means
land, land improvements, buildings, infrastructure and equipment having a unit
value of $1,000 or more and a life expectancy of more than one year.
3.03 "Consolidation" means the joining of two
(2) or more school districts or parts of the districts to create a new single
school district pursuant to Arkansas Code §
6-13-1401 et seq.
3.04 "Current Year Expenditures" means the
total expenditures accruing to the combined teacher salary, operating, and debt
service funds, excluding restricted funds.
3.05 "Current Year Revenues" means the total
revenues accruing to the combined teacher salary, operating, and debt service
funds, excluding restricted funds.
3.06 "Day" means a calendar day, unless
otherwise specified in this rule, regardless of whether it is a day the
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or a public school district
conducts official business.
3.07
"Debt" means a legal liability, encumbrance or contract, including employment
contracts, to be paid out of future revenues or current reserves of the
district.
3.08 "Declining Balance"
means a balance that results when current year expenditures exceed current year
revenues.
3.09 "Fiscal Distress
Financial Improvement Plan (Plan)" means the written plan submitted by a
district classified in fiscal distress and approved by the division to be
implemented by the district addressing each indicator of fiscal distress
identified by the division and the State Board of Education with a specific
corrective action plan and timeline.
3.10 "Fiscal Distress Status" means the
status of a public school district identified by the division and classified by
the state board as being placed in fiscal distress status pursuant to Arkansas
Code §
6-20-1901 et seq. and this
rule.
3.11 "Fiscal Integrity" means
to comply with financial management, accounting, auditing, and reporting
procedures and facilities management procedures as required by state and
federal laws and regulations in a forthright and timely manner.
3.12 "General Business Manager" means a chief
financial officer or business manager, however the position is titled, who:
3.12.1 Is responsible for the fiscal
operations of a public school district;
3.12.2 Performs duties under the direction of
a superintendent, or equivalent, of a public school district; and
3.12.3 Is not the superintendent or
equivalent of the public school district.
3.13 "Jeopardize" means to expose to loss,
injury, or peril.
3.14 "Material
Failure, Violation, Default, or Discrepancies" means an act, omission, event,
circumstances, or combination thereof, that directly jeopardizes the fiscal
integrity of a school district.
3.15 "Non-Material Failure, Violation,
Default, or Discrepancies" means an act, omission, event, circumstance, or
combination thereof, that does not directly jeopardize the fiscal integrity of
a school district, but without intervention could place the school district in
fiscal distress.
3.16 "Public
school" means:
3.16.1 A school operated by a
public school district; or
3.16.2
An open-enrollment public charter school, as defined in Arkansas Code §
623-103.
3.16.3 Schools or
educational programs created by or receiving authority to exist pursuant to
Arkansas Code §§
6-15-501,
9-28-205, and
12-29-301 et seq., are
specifically excluded from this definition.
3.17 "Public school district" means:
3.17.1 A geographic area that qualifies as a
taxing unit for purposes of ad valorem property taxes under Arkansas Code
§
26-1-101 et seq. and Arkansas
Constitution, Article 14, § 3, and is either:
3.17.1.1 Governed by an elected board of
directors; or
3.17.1.2 Under the
administrative control of the State Board or the Commissioner of Education in
place of an elected board of directors; or
3.17.2 An open-enrollment public charter
school, as defined in Arkansas Code § 623-103.
3.17.3 Schools or educational programs
created by or receiving authority to exist pursuant to Arkansas Code
§§
6-15-501,
9-28-205, and
12-29-301 et seq., are
specifically excluded from this definition.
3.18 "Reconstitution" means the
reorganization of the administrative unit or the governing school board of
directors of a school district, including, but not limited to, the replacement
or removal of a current superintendent or the removal or replacement of a
current school board of directors or both;
3.19 "Restricted Funds" means funds accruing
to the teacher salary, operating and debt service funds that can be used only
for specific purposes as stated in law or in accordance with a grant award
(such as ESA, ALE, ELL, Professional Development).
3.20 "School district systems" means the
operations and procedures that occur within a public school district, including
without limitation:
3.20.1
Academics;
3.20.2
Facilities;
3.20.3 Fiscal
operations;
3.20.4 Human capital
management; and
3.20.5 Student
support services
3.21
"School Year" means a school year beginning July 1 of one calendar year and
ending June 30 of the following calendar year.
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INDICATORS OF FISCAL
DISTRESS
4.01 A school district meeting
any of the following criteria may be identified by the Division of Elementary
and Secondary Education to be a school district in fiscal distress upon final
approval by the State Board of Education:
4.01.1 A declining balance determined to
jeopardize the fiscal integrity of a school district. However, capital outlay
expenditures for academic facilities from a school district balance shall not
be used to put the school district in fiscal distress.
4.01.2 An act or violation determined to
jeopardize the fiscal integrity of a school district, including without
limitation:
4.01.2.1 Material failure to
properly maintain school facilities;
4.01.2.2 Material violation of local, state,
or federal fire, health, or safety code provisions or law;
4.01.2.3 Material violation of local, state,
or federal construction code provisions or law;
4.01.2.4 Material state or federal audit
exceptions or violations;
4.01.2.5
Material failure to provide timely and accurate legally required financial
reports to the division, Arkansas Legislative Audit, the General Assembly, or
the Internal Revenue Service;
4.01.2.6 Insufficient funds to cover payroll,
salary, employment benefits, or legal tax obligations;
4.01.2.7 Material failure to meet legally
binding minimum teacher salary schedule obligations;
4.01.2.8 Material failure to comply with
state law governing purchasing or bid requirements;
4.01.2.9 Material default on any school
district debt obligation;
4.01.2.10
Material discrepancies between budgeted and actual school district
expenditures;
4.01.2.11 Material
failure to comply with audit requirements;
4.01.2.12 Material failure to comply with any
provision of the Arkansas Code that specifically places a school district in
fiscal distress based on noncompliance;
4.01.2.13 Material failure to comply with
Arkansas Code § 6-201913 or the division's rules concerning the minimum
qualifications for a general business manager; or
4.01.2.14 Material failure to comply with
reporting, debt approval, or other requirements placed on a public school
district that has been returned to local control under Arkansas Code §
6-20-1912; or
4.01.3 Any other fiscal condition of a school
district deemed to have a material detrimental negative impact on the
continuation of educational services by that school
district.
4.02 By
November 1 of each year, the division shall report to the superintendent of a
public school district if the division is aware that the public school district
has experienced two (2) or more indicators of fiscal distress, as described in
4.01, in one (1) school year that the division deems to be at a nonmaterial
level but that without intervention could place the public school district in
fiscal distress.
4.03 By November 1
of each year, the superintendent of a public school district shall report to
the division if the superintendent is aware the public school district has
experienced two (2) or more indicators of fiscal distress, as described in
4.01, in one (1) school year that the superintendent deems to be at a
nonmaterial level but that without intervention could place the public school
district in fiscal distress.
4.04
The division and the superintendent shall review all data related to the
nonmaterial indicators of fiscal distress.
4.04.1 Within thirty (30) days of the
division's determination that the public school district may be experiencing
fiscal distress at a nonmaterial level, the division shall provide a notice to
the public school district's superintendent and board of directors that:
4.04.1.1 Describes the nonmaterial indicators
of fiscal distress that could jeopardize the fiscal integrity of the public
school district if not addressed; and
4.04.1.2 Identifies the support available
from the division to address each nonmaterial indicator of fiscal
distress.
4.04.2 The
board of directors of the public school district shall place on the agenda for
the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of directors of the public
school district a discussion of the notice of nonmaterial indicators of fiscal
distress.
4.05 If a
public school district is determined to be experiencing fiscal distress at a
nonmaterial level, the public school district shall:
4.05.1 Comply with all requirements
established by the state board in this rule, including without limitation
review of the public school district's budget, reporting, and the hiring and
termination of staff; and
4.05.2
Not incur any debt without the prior written approval of the
division.
4.06 The
division may request that Arkansas Legislative Audit conduct an annual audit of
a public school district that is determined to be experiencing fiscal distress
at a nonmaterial level under this section.
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CLASSIFICATION OF FISCAL DISTRESS
STATUS
5.01 Those school districts
identified by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as being in
fiscal distress shall be classified as school districts in fiscal distress upon
final determination (classification) by the State Board of Education.
5.02 Any school district classified as in
fiscal distress shall be required to publish at least one (1) time for two (2)
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district
the school district's classification as a school district in fiscal distress
and the reasons why the school district was classified as being in fiscal
distress.
5.02.1 The district shall publish
this announcement within thirty (30) days of the final classification by the
state board.
5.02.2 The newspaper
of general circulation may be either a daily or weekly newspaper.
5.03 The provisions of sections
5.01 and 5.02 are effective after the school district's appeal rights in
Arkansas Code §
6-20-1905 and section 6.00 have
been exhausted.
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NOTIFICATION AND APPEAL
6.01 The
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide written notice,
via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the president of the school
board of directors and the superintendent of each school district identified as
being in fiscal distress.
6.01.1 The division
shall provide the notice on or before June 30 of each year.
6.01.2 At any time after June 30, the
division may identify a school district as being in fiscal distress if the
division discovers that a fiscal condition of a school district negatively
impacts the continuation of educational services by the school district. If
this identification occurs, the division shall immediately provide the same
notice described in section 6.01.
6.02 Any school district identified in fiscal
distress status may appeal to the State Board by filing a written appeal with
the Office of the Commissioner of the division, by certified mail return
receipt requested, within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of being
identified in fiscal distress status from the division.
6.03 The State Board of Education shall hear
the appeal within sixty (60) days of receipt of the written notice of appeal
from the school district.
6.04 The
written appeal shall state in clear terms the reason why the school should not
be classified as in fiscal distress.
6.05 Notwithstanding any appeal rights in
Arkansas Code §
6-20-1901 et seq. and this rule, no
appeal shall stay the division's authority to take action to protect the fiscal
integrity of any school district identified as in fiscal distress.
6.06 The following procedures shall apply to
state board hearings involving school districts that appeal a fiscal distress
identification by the division:
6.06.1 All
persons wishing to testify before the state board shall first be placed under
oath by the Chair of the State Board.
6.06.2 The division shall have up to thirty
(30) minutes to present its case to the state board as to why the school
district identified as a district in fiscal distress should be classified as a
school district in fiscal distress. The Chair may allow additional time if
necessary.
6.06.3 The appealing
school district shall have up to thirty (30) minutes to present its case to the
state board as to why the school district should not be classified as a school
district in fiscal distress. The Chair may allow additional time if
necessary.
6.06.4 The state board
may pose questions to any party at any time during the hearing.
6.06.5 The state board shall then discuss,
deliberate and vote upon the matter of the classification of fiscal
distress.
6.06.6 If it deems
necessary, the state board may take the matter under advisement and announce
its decision at a later date, provided that all discussions, deliberations and
votes upon the matter take place in a public hearing.
6.06.7 The state board shall issue a written
order concerning the matter.
6.07 The decision of the state board shall be
a final order, and there is no further right of appeal except that the school
district may appeal to Pulaski County Circuit Court pursuant to the Arkansas
Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code §
25-15-201 et
seq.
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FISCAL
DISTRESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN
7.01 School
districts classified by the State Board of Education as being in fiscal
distress shall file, with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
within ten (10) days after the final classification, a written fiscal distress
financial improvement plan to address any area in which the school district is
experiencing fiscal distress as identified by the division.
7.01.1 The plan shall contain, at a minimum,
the following elements:
7.01.1.1
Identification of each indicator of fiscal distress;
7.01.1.2 Specific corrective action steps for
each indicator of fiscal distress;
7.01.1.3 A timeline for the completion of
each corrective action step;
7.01.1.4 Additional corrective action steps
the school district proposes to take; and
7.01.1.5 A timeline for each additional
corrective action step proposed by the school district.
7.01.2 The division is authorized to review
and amend the plan submitted by the school district.
7.01.3 The division may edit, amend, update,
or replace the plan at any time deemed appropriate.
7.01.4 The school district shall be given
notice of the edited, amended, updated, or replacement plan criteria.
7.01.5 The district may appeal any edit,
amendment or replacement of a plan by filing its written notice of appeal
(which must include an explanation of its concerns) with the Commissioner of
Elementary and Secondary Education within ten (10) days of receipt of the
notice required in section 7.01.4. The appeal shall be heard at the next state
board meeting, and the state board's decision shall be final.
7.02 Each school district shall
seek and obtain approval of its plan from the division and shall describe how
the school district will remedy those areas in which the school district is
experiencing fiscal distress and shall establish the time period by which the
school district will remedy all criteria which placed the school district in
fiscal distress status.
7.03 A
school district in fiscal distress may only petition the state board for
removal from fiscal distress status after the division has certified in writing
that the school district has corrected all criteria for being classified as in
fiscal distress, has not experienced any additional indicators of fiscal
distress, and has complied with all division recommendations and requirements
for removal from fiscal distress status.
7.04 Except as set forth in Arkansas Code
§
6-20-1910(e) and
Section 10.05, a school district shall not be allowed to remain in fiscal
distress status for more than five (5) consecutive school years from the date
that the school district was classified as being in fiscal distress
status.
7.05 Any school district
classified as being in fiscal distress status shall be required to receive
on-site technical evaluation and assistance from the division.
7.06 The division shall evaluate and make
written recommendations to the district superintendent regarding staffing and
fiscal practices of the school district.
7.07 The written recommendations of the
division shall be binding on the school district, the superintendent and the
school district board of directors.
7.08 Every six (6) months, the division shall
submit a written evaluation on the status of each school district in fiscal
distress to the state board.
7.09
The division may petition the state board at any time for the consolidation,
annexation, or reconstitution of a school district in fiscal distress or take
other appropriate action as allowed by Arkansas Code §
6-20-1901 et seq. and this rule in
order to secure and protect the best interest of the educational resources of
the state or to provide for the best interests of students in the school
district. The state board may approve the petition or take other appropriate
action as allowed by Arkansas Code §
6-20-1901 et seq. and this
rule.
7.10 Except as set forth in
Arkansas Code §
6-20-1910(e) and
Section 10.05, the state board shall consolidate, annex, or reconstitute any
school district that fails to remove itself from the classification of a school
district in fiscal distress within five (5) consecutive school years of
classification of fiscal distress status unless the state board, at its
discretion, issues a written finding supported by a majority of the state
board, explaining in detail that the school district could not remove itself
from fiscal distress due to impossibility caused by external forces beyond the
school district's control.
8.00
DEBT ISSUANCE
8.01 No school district identified in fiscal
distress may incur any debt without the prior written approval of the
division.
9.00
DIVISION FISCAL DISTRESS ACTIONS
9.01 In addressing public school districts in
fiscal distress, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education may:
9.01.1 Remove permanently, reassign, or
suspend on a temporary basis the superintendent of the school district and:
9.01.1.1 Appoint an individual in place of
the superintendent to administratively operate the school district under the
supervision and approval of the Commissioner;
9.01.1.2 Compensate nondivision agents
operating the school district from school district funding; and
9.01.1.3 Authorize an individual appointed
under 9.01.1.1 to remove, replace, reassign, or suspend public school district
personnel in accordance with state law;
9.01.2 Suspend or remove some or all of the
current board of directors and call for the election of a new board of
directors for the school district, in which case the school district shall
reimburse the county board of election commissioners for election costs as
otherwise recognized by law;
9.01.3
Suspend on a temporary basis some or all of the powers and duties granted to
the current public school district board of directors under Arkansas Code
§
6-13-620 or any other law but allow
the board of directors to continue to operate under the direction and approval
of the Commissioner;
9.01.3.1 The State Board
of Education shall define the powers and duties of the board of directors while
the board of directors is operating under the direction and approval of the
Commissioner.
9.01.3.2 The public
school district board of directors shall act in an advisory capacity to the
Commissioner regarding all powers and duties granted under Arkansas Code §
6-13-620 that are not defined under
9.01.3.1.
9.01.4 Require
the school district to operate without a local school board of directors under
the supervision of the local superintendent or an individual or panel appointed
by the Commissioner;
9.01.5 Waive
the application of Arkansas law or the corresponding state board rules with the
exception of:
9.01.5.1 Special education
programs as provided in state and federal law;
9.01.5.2 Criminal background checks for
employees as provided in state law; and
9.01.5.3 Health and safety codes as
established by the state board and local governmental entities;
9.01.6 Petition the state board
for the annexation, consolidation, or reconstitution of the school
district;
9.01.7 In the absence of
a school district board of directors, assume all authority of the board of
directors as designated by the state board as may be necessary for operation of
all school district systems;
9.01.8
Require reassignment of some or all of the administrative, instructional, or
support staff of a public school district;
9.01.9 Require reorganization, closure, or
dissolution of one (1) or more of the public schools within the public school
district;
9.01.10 Return the
administration of the school district to the former board of directors or to a
newly elected board of directors if:
9.01.10.1
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education certifies in writing to the
state board and to the school district that the school district has corrected
all issues that caused the classification of fiscal distress and the public
school district has not experienced any additional indicators of fiscal
distress; and
9.01.10.2 The state
board determines the school district has corrected all issues that caused the
classification of fiscal distress.
9.01.10.3 If the Commissioner calls for an
election of a new school district board of directors, the school district shall
reimburse the county board of election commissioners for election costs as
otherwise required by law;
9.01.11 Otherwise reconstitute the school
district; or
9.01.12 Take any other
action allowed by law that is deemed necessary to assist a school district in
removing the classification of fiscal distress.
9.02 The division may impose various
reporting requirements on the school district. The division may review any and
all school district records and documents.
9.03 The division shall monitor the fiscal
operations and accounts of the school district.
9.04 The division shall require school
district staff and employees to obtain fiscal instruction or training in areas
of fiscal concern for the school district.
10.00
STATE BOARD ACTIONS
10.01 After a public hearing, the State Board
of Education shall consolidate, annex, or reconstitute the school district in
fiscal distress to another school district or school districts upon a majority
vote of a quorum of the members of the state board as permitted or required by
Arkansas Code §
6-20-1901 et seq. and this rule.
10.01.1 After providing thirty (30) days
written notice, via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
superintendent and the president of the school board of directors, the Division
of Elementary and Secondary Education may petition the state board for the
consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district in fiscal
distress pursuant to Arkansas Code §
6-20-1908 and section
7.09.
10.01.2 After providing
thirty (30) days written notice, via certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the superintendent and the president of the school board of directors, the
state board, on its own motion, may consolidate, annex, or reconstitute the
school district in fiscal distress as set forth in Arkansas Code §
6-20-1910 and section
10.01.
10.02 The
following procedures shall apply to state board hearings concerning the
consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district in fiscal
distress:
10.02.1 All persons wishing to
testify before the state board shall first be placed under oath by the Chair of
the State Board.
10.02.2 The
division shall have up to thirty (30) minutes to present its case to the State
Board as to why the school district classified as a district in fiscal distress
should be consolidated, annexed, or reconstituted. The Chair may allow
additional time if necessary.
10.02.3 School districts and citizens' groups
opposing the consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution shall have up to a
combined thirty (30) minutes to present their cases to the state board as to
why the school district classified as a district in fiscal distress should not
be consolidated, annexed or reconstituted. The Chair may allow additional time
if necessary.
10.02.4 The state
board may pose questions to any party at any time during the hearing.
10.02.5 The state board shall then discuss,
deliberate and vote upon the matter of the consolidation, annexation, or
reconstitution of the school district classified as a district in fiscal
distress.
10.02.6 If it deems
necessary, the state board may take the matter under advisement and announce
its decision at a later date, provided that all discussions, deliberations and
votes upon the matter take place in a public hearing.
10.02.7 The state board shall issue a written
order concerning the matter.
10.02.8 If the state board orders the
annexation or consolidation of a school district in fiscal distress, the order
shall, as appropriate, dissolve existing school districts and establish
receiving or resulting school districts. The order shall also establish the
boundary lines of the receiving or resulting school district or school
districts. The state board shall file the order with:
10.02.8.1 The county clerk of each county
where a receiving or resulting district is located. The county clerk shall make
a permanent record of the order;
10.02.8.2 The Secretary of State;
and
10.02.8.3 The Arkansas
Geographic Information Systems Office.
10.02.9 It shall be the duty of the Arkansas
Geographic Information Systems Office to make changes in the maps of the school
districts to properly show the boundary lines of the receiving or resulting
districts.
10.03 The
state board has exclusive jurisdiction to determine the boundary lines of the
receiving or resulting school district and to allocate assets and liabilities
of the school district.
10.04 The
decision of the state board shall be final with no further right of appeal
except that a school district may appeal to Pulaski County Circuit Court
pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code §
25-15-201 et seq.
10.05 If, by the end of the fifth school year
following the school district's classification of fiscal distress status, the
school district in fiscal distress has not corrected all issues that caused the
classification of fiscal distress, the state board, after a public hearing,
shall consolidate, annex, or reconstitute the school district under Arkansas
Code §
6-20-1910 and this rule.
10.05.1 The state board may grant additional
time for a public school or school district to remove itself from fiscal
distress by issuing a written finding supported by a majority of the state
board explaining in detail that the public school or school district could not
remove itself from fiscal distress during the relevant time period due to
impossibility caused by external forces beyond the control of the public school
or school district.
10.05.2 Nothing
in Arkansas Code §
6-20-1910 or this rule shall be
construed to prevent the division or the state board from taking any of the
actions listed in Arkansas Code §
6-20-1909 or §
6-20-1910 at any time to address a
school district in fiscal distress.
11.00
FISCAL SUPPORT AND
MONITORING
11.01 When a public school
district is returned to local control or removed from fiscal distress status,
the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education:
11.01.1 Shall monitor the fiscal operations
and accounts of the public school district for a period of three (3)
years;
11.01.2 Shall provide
support to the public school district regarding maintaining fiscal integrity
and best financial management practices; and
11.01.3 May impose various reporting
requirements on the public school district.
11.02 A public school district that is
returned to local control shall:
11.02.1
Comply with all monitoring and reporting requirements established by the
division and the state board, including without limitation review of the public
school district's budget and approval for staffing;
11.02.2 Not incur any debt without prior
written approval of the division; and
11.02.3 Use Arkansas Legislative Audit to
conduct an annual audit.
12.00
GENERAL BUSINESS MANAGER
QUALIFICATIONS
12.01 A general business
manager for a public school district or education service cooperative shall
either meet the qualifications of a Certified Arkansas School Business Official
(CASBO) based on the requirements established by the Arkansas Association of
School Business Officials (AASBO), or be enrolled in the CASBO required courses
of study.
12.01.1 The CASBO courses of study
include ten (10) required courses and five (5) electives.
12.01.2 Information pertaining to CASBO
courses is posted on the Arkansas Association of Education Administrators
(AAEA) web site under the Constituent Association AASBO.
12.01.3 Membership in AAEA, AASBO or any
other organization is not required in order to obtain General Business Manager
Certification from the Division.
12.02 If not already certified through AASBO,
the general business manager must complete at least five (5) CASBO courses per
year and must complete the ten (10) required and five elective CASBO courses
within three (3) years.
12.02.1 The three-year
timeframe for completing the 15 CASBO courses begins on July 1 preceding the
Cycle 1 report that first names the individual as General Business
Manager.
12.03 After
having obtained certification through AASBO or having completed the CASBO
courses, the general business manager will receive a certificate issued and
dated by the division with the designation of "Certified General Business
Manager."
12.04 A Certified General
Business Manager must renew his or her certificate by completing at least two
(2) upper-level CASBO courses per year after the date of certification.
12.04.1 The two (2) upper-level CASBO courses
must be completed during the fiscal year beginning July 1 following the date of
certification and each year thereafter.
12.05 Any individual named as general
business manager who fails to complete certification within the designated time
or who fails to renew his or her certification will not be able to perform the
functions of that role until certification requirements are met.
12.06 If the general business manager for a
school district or education service cooperative fails to obtain certification
within the designated time or who fails to renew his or her certification, the
school district or education service cooperative must appoint another person to
the position who meets the general business manager qualifications listed
above.
12.07 A general business
manager who was hired before July 31, 2007, is exempt from these requirements
as long as they remain with the same school district.
12.08 School districts and education service
cooperatives shall report the name and qualification status of its general
business manager in the Cycle 1 report submitted each year through the Arkansas
Public School Computer Network (APSCN).
Notes
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