- (a) A school district board of directors may create and implement a program to authorize a parent of a child enrolled in the school district to act as a monitor on a school bus transporting students to and from school.
- (b) A parental monitor under this section is a qualified volunteer under the Arkansas Volunteer Immunity Act, Arkansas Code § 16-6-101 et seq.
- (c) Prior to acting as a parental monitor under this section, the volunteer must pass the same records checks as required of nonlicensed staff under Arkansas Code § 6-17-414.
- (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to override or supersede any local school district policy regarding the use of adult volunteers as monitors or chaperones on a school bus transporting students to and from school-sponsored activities.