The Arkansas Department of Education is considering new administrative rules or amendments to administrative rules for the following: 

• Rules Governing Public School Policies Relating to Overnight Travel and Use of Public School Lavatories;
• Rules Governing Grading and Course Credit;
• Rules Governing Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts; and
• Rules Governing the Course Choice Program.

Public comment hearings will be held for the forgoing rules on June 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the Arkansas Department of Education, Arch Ford Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR, 72201 in the ADE Auditorium. The public comment period for these rules ends on June 15, 2026. 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 rules are attached.  

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