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HR 1017

TO COMMEMORATE AND RECOGNIZE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brit McKenzie

Arkansas House commemorates National School Choice Week, reaffirming support for student-first education and parent choice across public, nonpublic, and home schooling options.

READ AND ADOPTED.
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Bill Summary · HR 1017

Summary — HR 1017 (95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025)

Title: To commemorate and recognize National School Choice Week during the week of January 26–February 1
Classification: House Resolution (commemorative)
Filed/Introductory sponsor listed in text: Representative B. McKenzie
Primary sponsors (per bill info): Nancy Mace; B. McKenzie
Status: Read and adopted

Purpose / Intent

HR 1017 is a commemorative House resolution that formally recognizes and proclaims National School Choice Week in Arkansas for the week of January 26–February 1. The resolution expresses the Arkansas House of Representatives’ support for educational options and parental choice and highlights the importance of quality education for students and the state’s economy.

Key provisions / Findings

The resolution contains a series of "whereas" statements and a single resolving clause. Major points include:
- Recognition that all Arkansas children should have access to high‑quality education.
- Emphasis on the role of effective education in preparing students for adulthood and contributing to Arkansas’s economic vitality.
- Reference to the 2023 LEARNS Act as a legislative commitment to improving educational outcomes.
- Assertion of a "student first" approach that empowers parents to choose among educational options (public, nonpublic, and home schooling).
- Praise for the state’s diverse mix of public, nonpublic, and home education choices and for Arkansas educators.
- Acknowledgement that National School Choice Week raises awareness among students, parents, educators, schools, and organizations.

Action taken: The House “commemorates and recognizes” National School Choice Week in Arkansas for the specified week.

Who is affected / Impact

  • Direct legal effect: None. This is a non‑binding, symbolic resolution that does not create rights, impose duties, or alter statutes or funding.
  • Practical/communicative impact: Signals legislative support for school choice and may be used to promote awareness activities, encourage participation in National School Choice Week events, and affirm policy priorities to constituents, schools, and education stakeholders.

Procedural history (selected timeline)

  • 2025-01-27: Read first time; rules suspended; read second time; referred to Committee on House Management; filed.
  • 2025-01-29: Committee returned Do Pass.
  • 2025-01-30: Read and adopted (journal entry records).
  • 2025-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; introduced in House.
  • 2025-05-01 to 05-24: Placed on calendars, reported enrolled, and adopted (nonrecord vote recorded 05-23; reported enrolled 05-24).

Legal effect / Limitations

HR 1017 is a ceremonial resolution. It expresses the sentiment of the House but does not change law, appropriations, or regulation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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