The Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) gives notice of the following proposed changes to administrative rules with a public comment period ending on June 10, 2025:

• DESE Rules Governing the Public School Rating System on Annual School Performance Reports and the School Recognition Program, with a public comment hearing date of May 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
• DESE Rules Governing the Child Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention Program, with a public comment hearing date of May 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

The above-entitled public comment hearing will be held at the Arkansas Department of Education, Arch Ford Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR, 72201. Written comments regarding these proposed rules may be mailed to: ADE Legal Services, Four Capitol Mall, Room 302A, Little Rock, AR, 72201.  Comments also may be emailed to ADE.RulesComments@ade.arkansas.gov. Copies of the proposed rules may be accessed on the DESE website at: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/legal/rules/pending. Copies also may be obtained by contacting ADE’s Office of Legal Services at the above address or via phone at (501) 683-1390.

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