6 CAR § 270-111 – General business manager qualifications

(a)
1. (1) A general business manager for a public school district or education service cooperative shall either:
  1. (A) Meet the qualifications of a Certified Arkansas School Business Official (CASBO) based on the requirements established by the Arkansas Association of School Business Officials (AASBO); or
  2. (B) Be enrolled in the CASBO required courses of study.
2. (2) The CASBO courses of study include:
  1. (A) Ten (10) required courses; and
  2. (B) Five (5) electives.
3. (3) Information pertaining to CASBO courses is posted on the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA) website under the constituent association AASBO.
4. (4) Membership in AAEA, AASBO, or any other organization is not required in order to obtain General Business Manager Certification from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(b)
1. (1) If not already certified through AASBO, the general business manager must complete:
  1. (A) At least five (5) CASBO courses per year; and
  2. (B) Ten (10) required and five (5) elective CASBO courses within three (3) years.
2. (2) The three-year timeframe for completing the fifteen (15) CASBO courses begins on July 1 preceding the Cycle 1 report that first names the individual as general business manager.
(c) After having obtained certification through AASBO or having completed the CASBO courses, the general business manager will receive a certificate issued and dated by the division with the designation of “Certified General Business Manager”.
(d)
1. (1) A Certified General Business Manager must renew his or her certificate by completing at least two (2) upper-level CASBO courses per year after the date of certification.
2. (2) The two (2) upper-level CASBO courses must be completed:
  1. (A) During the fiscal year beginning July 1 following the date of certification; and
  2. (B) Each year thereafter.
(e) Any individual named as general business manager who fails to complete certification within the designated time or who fails to renew his or her certification will not be able to perform the functions of that role until certification requirements are met.
(f) If the general business manager for a school district or education service cooperative fails to obtain certification within the designated time or fails to renew his or her certification, the school district or education service cooperative must appoint another person to the position who meets the general business manager qualifications listed above.
(g) A general business manager who was hired before July 31, 2007, is exempt from these requirements as long as they remain with the same school district.
(h) School districts and education service cooperatives shall report the name and qualification status of its general business manager in the Cycle 1 report submitted each year through the Arkansas Public School Computer Network.