Section 6-16-1604 - Public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools - Requirements(a) Each participating public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall: (1) Submit a plan for the administration of the Arkansas High-Impact Tutoring Pilot Program in the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that addresses the research-based criteria under § 6-15-3104;(2) Provide a funding match to support the high-impact tutoring program funding that is distributed by the division; and(3)(A) Submit to the division, using a template and guidance established by the division and leveraging existing reporting processes where possible, a report that includes without limitation the following: (i) The number of students who participated in the program at each public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation related student metrics using tutoring subjects, grade levels, attendance, dosage, previous performance on state assessments, and demographic information;(ii) How the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school maintained consistent access for participating students to non-core academic instruction;(iii) How grant funding for the program was used by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school, including without limitation a summary of additional resources, if any, used to provide the tutoring;(iv) The academic achievement results or other criteria used to enroll students in the program;(v) The impact on student academic and non-academic outcomes that are associated with the public school district's or open-enrollment public charter school's program, including without limitation interim assessments or other outcome metrics; and(vi) Other information as requested by the division to complete its annual report to the General Assembly required under § 6-16-1603.(B) The report required under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be submitted on a timeline established by the division.(b) Subject to the availability of funding, the General Assembly shall provide for: (1) The program to be made available as competitive grants to public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools; and(2) Funding to be made available to the division to administer and manage the program.(c) The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement this section.Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 20, eff. 3/8/2023.