Advocacy Resources

 

New Laws Passed in the 93rd Legislative Session

Click the link below to read our executive summary about new laws passed in the 93rd legislative session!

Click here to see more resources about the 2021 legislative session!

 
 

act 746 - DACA Professional licensure

Act 746 (formerly HB 1735) has passed into law! Click the link below to learn about how this has changed things for Arkansas immigrants.

Key Points:

  • DACA Recipients with a “current and valid employment authorization document issued by USCIS” can obtain professional licenses in different career fields in the state of Arkansas.

 
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ACT 217 - Scholarship equity

Act 217 has passed into law! Click the link below to learn more about how this has changed things for Arkansas immigrants!

Key points:

  • Act 217 extends eligibility for the AR Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship and the AR High-Tech Scholarship to:

    • Migrants from the Compact of Free Association of Islands (COFA)

    • Students that hold an I-766 work permit (DACA)

    • Children with parents that hold an I-766 work permit (H-4 visa students)

 

DACA Teachers

DACA Nurses (Act 837) enabled more nurses to join the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19.

Now we have done the same for DACA Teachers! Click the link below to learn how Act 513 has changed things for Arkansas Immigrants since passing into law!

Key Points:

  • DACA Recipients with a “current and valid employment authorization document issued by USCIS” can obtain professional licenses to be teachers in the state of Arkansas"

 

DUAL IMMERSION

Act 663 (formerly known as HB 1451) has passed into law! Click the link below to learn how this has changed things for Arkansas Immigrants.

Key Points:

  • Arkansas Schools can now use a bilingual curriculum so our schools can better serve English Language Learners and immigrant communities