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Arkansas RISE Act: accommodations and disability resource information at institutions of higher education
Arkansas RISE Act (Act 907 of 2025)
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance, Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are an institution of higher education in Arkansas (a public institution, a tribal college, or a private institution that receives federal funding), adopt a policy providing that specified documentation, including an individualized education program, a Section 504 plan or service record, or a disability due to military service, will be considered in evaluating whether a student is a student with a disability (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1603 as enacted).
- Make the policy transparent and explicit, describing how you determine eligibility for accommodations and identifying any disability resource center or other area that provides accommodations, including housing and residence life (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1603 as enacted).
- Disseminate that information to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in formats consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, during the student application process, at student orientation, in academic catalogs, and on your public website (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1603 as enacted).
- Engage in an interactive process to document a student's accommodation needs and to establish a reasonable accommodation (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1604(a) as enacted).
- Include a representative list of reasonable accommodations and disability resources that is accessible to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in formats consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, provided during the student application process, at student orientation, in academic catalogs, and on your public website (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1604(b) as enacted).
- Individualize the accommodations and resources you provide, so that they are not limited to the representative list (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1604(c) as enacted).
- Advise an admitted student who has self-identified as having a disability and is requesting an accommodation of the process for requesting accommodations (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1605 as enacted).
- Do not require a student to be reevaluated for a permanent disability if the student previously provided proof of permanent disability status (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1605 as enacted).
- Keep an established process to follow if an instructor or academic office believes that an accommodation would fundamentally or substantially alter an essential requirement of a course or program or pose an undue burden on the institution (Act 907 of 2025, sec. 6-60-1605 as enacted).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
An institution of higher education under the Arkansas RISE Act means a public institution of higher education, a tribal college, or a private institution of higher education that receives federal funding. Each such institution must adopt a policy providing that specified documentation will be considered in evaluating whether a student is a student with a disability. The policy must be transparent and explicit.
The institution must disseminate the policy information to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in formats consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The institution must provide that information during the student application process, at student orientation, in academic catalogs, and on the institution's public website.
The institution must engage in an interactive process to document a student's accommodation needs and to establish a reasonable accommodation. The institution must include a representative list of reasonable accommodations and disability resources that is accessible to applicants, students, parents and faculty in plain language and in formats consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The institution may not require a student to be reevaluated for a permanent disability where the student previously provided proof of permanent disability status. Section 1 of Act 907 of 2025 adds the Act to Chapter 60 of Title 6 of the Arkansas Code as a subchapter on students with disabilities, numbering its sections 6-60-1601 to 6-60-1605, and took effect on .
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