SB 564: Arkansas Tutoring Corps Act

Establishes a statewide Arkansas Tutoring Corps (with a focus on rural areas), to address interrupted learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stipulations include:
 - Should address the immediate emergency as well as lay the groundwork for a long-term, sustainable strategy
 - Tutors must be qualified (as defined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education), trained and provided ongoing support
 - Developed for K-6th grade math and reading
 - Tutoring curriculum must be aligned with state standards
 - Tutoring sites can be public schools, open-enrollment charter schools, institutes of higher education, an education service cooperative or a community facility that meets requirements set by the Division
 - Option to develop, in coordination with the Division of Higher Education and Arkansas institutions of higher education, incentive structures such as course credit for participating qualified tutors