AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND - R.I.S.E. ARKANSAS - MATH CURRICULUM GRANTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.
HB1101 is an appropriations bill for the Arkansas Department of Education’s Public School Fund, specifically creating funding for R.I.S.E. Arkansas math curriculum grants for fiscal year 2026-2027. The bill would appropriate $9.5 million to provide grants and aid to local school districts and special programs for math curriculum under the R.I.S.E. Arkansas initiative.
The measure is primarily a budget and spending authorization bill rather than a policy bill. It includes standard fiscal controls requiring the funds to be spent in compliance with state procurement, accounting, budgetary, and revenue stabilization laws, and it contains an emergency clause making the appropriation effective July 1, 2026. The bill died in House Committee at sine die adjournment, so it did not become law.
If enacted, HB1101 would have increased state education spending by directing $9.5 million from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account to math curriculum grants for school districts and special programs. It would not have changed substantive education law, but it would have authorized a specific one-year appropriation for the R.I.S.E. Arkansas math initiative and required spending to follow existing state fiscal and procurement rules.
The available record shows no committee debate, recorded votes, or public testimony, so there is no documented controversy or support level in the materials provided. The bill’s purpose suggests a generally constructive focus on improving math instruction and supporting schools through targeted grant funding, but the legislative history available here does not show how members felt about it beyond its introduction and eventual failure to advance before adjournment.
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or vote history. The only notable procedural outcome is that the bill died in House Committee at sine die adjournment, which indicates it did not receive final legislative approval. Any disagreement, if it existed, is not reflected in the materials provided.