§ 9-33-302 - Creation -- Purpose.
9-33-302. Creation -- Purpose.
(a) There is created the Arkansas After-School Enrichment Program.
(b) The purpose of the program is to provide grants to at-risk school districts for locally designed programs based on criteria developed through research-based prevention programs deemed effective by the Department of Education that target at-risk students in middle school, junior high school, high school, or any combination of the three (3) by:
(1) Enhancing educational attainment through coordinated services to respond to the needs of students who are at risk of school failure and at risk of failure in their lives and careers following their school years;
(2) Providing financial assistance for at-risk students to those at-risk school districts that by definition are identified to have the greatest need; and
(3) Providing for a safe and secure learning environment.