Section 6-23-108 - School for Agricultural Studies(a) The authorizer may designate a public charter school as a "School for Agricultural Studies".(b) To be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies", the applicant must include in its original application or charter amendment request: (1) A request to be designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies";(2) The school's agricultural studies plan, which shall include without limitation: (A) The type of agricultural industry in the school's local region;(B) How the school will address the needs of that industry and the state's agricultural-based economy; and(C) Anticipated support from the agricultural industry; and(3) A written review of the agricultural studies plan from the Division of Career and Technical Education.(c)(1) A School for Agricultural Studies may petition the State Board of Education for creation of a new school district by detachment under § 6-13-1501 et seq. if the School for Agricultural Studies meets the conditions of this subsection.(2) To be eligible to petition for detachment, the school shall:(A) Complete three (3) academic years serving students as a School for Agricultural Studies;(B) Not currently be classified in need of Level 5 - Intensive support, fiscal distress, or facilities distress;(C) Not be in probationary status for violation of the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts; and(D) Show evidence that the school is meeting its stated goals.(3) A School for Agricultural Studies:(A) Is exempt from the minimum student enrollment and square mileage requirements under § 6-13-1501(a)(2) and § 6-13-1502; and(B) Shall not be approved to create a new school district by detachment with fewer than three hundred fifty (350) students as determined by a feasibility study included with the petition.(d)(1) Nothing in this section prohibits a public charter school from offering agricultural programming without the designation as a "School for Agricultural Studies".(2) A public charter school shall not refer to itself as a "School for Agricultural Studies" unless it is designated as a "School for Agricultural Studies" under this section.Amended by Act 2019, No. 757,§ 55, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1737, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by Act 2017, No. 742,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.