Minor child as legal resident

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Education
  4. Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
  5. General Provisions
  6. Enrollment and Tuition
  7. Minor child as legal resident

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  1. (a) As used in this section, “minor child” means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age.

  2. (b) Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:

    1. (1) Admission and enrollment in a public institution of higher education; and

    2. (2) Eligibility for a postsecondary scholarship offered by the State of Arkansas or by a public institution of higher education.

  3. (c) In determining admission or scholarship eligibility, a public institution of higher education shall give the same consideration to an official high school transcript issued by an out-of-state school or school district on behalf of any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas as a high school transcript issued by a school or school district in Arkansas.


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