(a) Except as provided in Arkansas Code § 6-21-120, a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school that sponsors or supervises an overnight trip involving a public school student shall ensure that a public school student attending the overnight trip either:

1. (1) Shares sleeping quarters with a member or, if necessary, multiple members, of the same sex, as defined in Arkansas Code § 6-21-120; or
2. (2) Is provided single-occupancy sleeping quarters.

(c)

1. (1) A public school shall not allow a student who is under the age of eighteen (18) to participate in an overnight trip unless the student’s parent, legal guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to the student provides written authorization to the school prior to the trip.
2. (2) A student who is under the age of eighteen (18) may only share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex pursuant to subsection (b) of this section if specifically stated in the written authorization required under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.