Annexation or consolidation not to negatively impact state-assisted desegregation
Arkansas Code § 6-13-1409
- (a) The State Board of Education shall not order any annexation, consolidation, or boundary change pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-13-1401 et seq., or any other act or any combination of acts that hampers, delays, or in any manner negatively affects the desegregation efforts of a school district or districts in this state.
- (b) Prior to the entry of any order under Arkansas Code § 6-13-1401 et seq., the state board shall seek an advisory opinion from the Attorney General concerning the impact of the proposed annexation, consolidation, or boundary change on the effort of the state to assist a school district or districts in desegregation of the public schools of this state.
- (c) Any order of annexation, consolidation, boundary change, or combination thereof that violates the provisions of Arkansas Code § 6-13-1408 and this section shall be null and void.