(a) State Park Field Trip Grants.

1. (1) These would be grants offered to schools (K-12) that have difficulty securing travel funds to visit their local state parks.
2. (2) The grants would focus on a classroom visiting the park during the school year.
3. (3) Priority would be given to field trips that align with the school curriculum and are between September and April (see attached application).

(b) State Parks Explorer Program.

1. (1) This program’s goal is to connect young people ages six (6) to fourteen (14) to Arkansas’s state park system through a variety of in-park, open-ended, self-initiated activities that are designed to introduce them to the system and cultivate future generations of park stewards.

2. (2) Funds from the license plate program would support:

   1. (A) Educational materials;
   2. (B) Supplies; and
   3. (C) Public outreach.

(c) Educational programs. Funding from the specialty license plate program may fund:

1. (1) Visitor centers interpretive galleries and state parks wayside exhibits;
2. (2) Brochures;
3. (3) Teacher workbooks and guides;
4. (4) Related supplies and materials; and
5. (5) Programming equipment.