The Senate failed to pass SB668 by Sen. Kim Hammer which would allow the state to keep a school district under state control for up to nine years. The current law only allows the state to retain control of a school district for five years. AEA opposes this bill. The Senate immediately voted to expunge the failed vote, and the bill is expected to be heard again tomorrow (4/9). The legislature is expected to recess in just a few days, and bills are moving very quickly. We recommend contacting both the full Senate, as well as the members of the House Education Committee, where the bill will likely head if it ultimately passes the Senate.
Please contact the members of the Senate and House Education Committee and say that NINE years of taxation without representation is wrong.
School Districts Currently Under State Control:
- Little Rock
- Pine Bluff
- Earle
- Dollarway
WE NEED YOU TO CONTACT THE SENATE AND HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND ASK THEM TO VOTE NO ON SB539
2019 Arkansas House of Representatives Education Committee
Chair | Representative Bruce Cozart | |
Vice-Chair | Representative Reginald Murdock | |
Representative Fred Allen | ||
Representative Rick Beck | ||
Representative LeAnne Burch | ||
Representative Frances Cavenaugh | ||
Representative Gary Deffenbaugh | ||
Representative Jana Della Rosa | ||
Representative Jim Dotson | ||
Representative Jon S. Eubanks | ||
Representative Brian S. Evans | ||
Representative Denise Garner | ||
Representative Mickey Gates | ||
Representative Grant Hodges | ||
Representative Mark Lowery | ||
Representative Stephen Meeks | ||
Representative Nelda Speaks | ||
Representative Dan Sullivan | ||
Representative DeAnn Vaught | ||
Representative John W. Walker |