SB 89 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE INFORMATION THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE ELECTRONICALLY WITH RESPECT TO ITS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SB 89 requires Arkansas school districts to post agendas for all school board meetings - including regular, special, and emergency sessions - online at least two hours before the meeting begins. It also mandates that districts provide the names and email addresses of all board members through their electronic platforms. This bill directly affects school districts by updating their public posting requirements and enhances transparency for residents seeking meeting information. The changes apply to all school board meetings, ensuring timely access to agendas and board member contact details for the public.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Feb 18, 2025
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Act 120 SB 89 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill appears to be a technical reformatting change rather than a substantive policy amendment. The document shows formatting adjustments to line numbers and spacing, with minor indentation changes to existing financial reporting requirements for school districts. No new requirements, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and indentation in the financial reporting section, with no substantive policy changes to the requirements for school district financial data disclosure.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB89 is now Act 120
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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