Arkansas / State / 95th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session
Act 826 of 2025 (HB 1786) Extended the National Guard tuition benefit to private nonprofit Arkansas colleges, capped at the public amount
Added Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-214(j) and (k): a Guard member at a private nonprofit two-year or four-year college headquartered in Arkansas and eligible for Title IV aid may receive up to what the member would receive at a public college. Act 14 of 2025 separately opened the waiver to certificate and credential programs. Approved April 17, 2025; effective August 5, 2025.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done,
- In committee Done, House Education
- Passed one chamber Done, House
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate
- Signed by the governor Done, Act 826
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Keith Brooks
- Joshua Bryant
What it touches
- Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-214
Catalog entry
Official record
Read Act 826 of 2025 (HB 1786) on the jurisdiction's own record