Eligibility

To be eligible for selective admission into a Building Better Futures Program, a student shall: (1) Be a citizen; (2) (A) Be an Arkansas resident. (B) A nonresident may be eligible for the Building Better Futures Program if there are openings available after all Arkansas residents are admitted; (3) Be selected for admission by an approved institution into the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program or a program in the process of becoming a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; (4) Have an intellectual disability; (5) Be able and willing to learn and participate in an inclusive classroom and work setting; and (6) Not be a danger to himself or herself or others, as determined by the accepting institution of higher education. Added by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2015, No. 410,§ 1, eff. 3/16/2015. To be eligible for selective admission into a Building Better Futures Program, a student shall: (1) Be a citizen; (2) (A) Be an Arkansas resident. (B) A nonresident may be eligible for the Building Better Futures Program if there are openings available after all Arkansas residents are admitted; (A) Be an Arkansas resident. (B) A nonresident may be eligible for the Building Better Futures Program if there are openings available after all Arkansas residents are admitted; (3) Be selected for admission by an approved institution into the institution's comprehensive transition and postsecondary program or a program in the process of becoming a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program; (4) Have an intellectual disability; (5) Be able and willing to learn and participate in an inclusive classroom and work setting; and (6) Not be a danger to himself or herself or others, as determined by the accepting institution of higher education. Added by Act 2017, No. 432,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Added by Act 2015, No. 410,§ 1, eff. 3/16/2015.