Notice of Rulemaking
Public Comment Period:
October 24 – November 24
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Division of Higher Education is considering new administrative rules. Public comment hearings will be held for the following rules:
• ADHE Rules Governing the Professional Skills Training Funding Model
• ADHE Rules Governing the Distribution of Productivity-Based Funding Model
• ADHE Rules Governing the Value-Based Productivity Funding Model – State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education
• ADHE Rules Governing the Productivity Funding Model – Two-Year Colleges (Repeal)
• ADHE Rules Governing the Productivity Funding Model – Universities (Repeal)
All hearings will be held November 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Education, Arch Ford Building, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR, 72201. The public comment period for these rules ends on November 24, 2026. Written comments regarding these proposed rules may be mailed to ADE Legal Services, Four Capitol Mall, Room 302A, Little Rock, AR, 72201.
Comments may be emailed to ADE.RulesComments@ade.arkansas.gov. A copy of the proposed rules can be found on the Division of Higher Education’s website at: https://adhe.edu/data-publications/pending-policies. Copies also may be obtained by contacting ADE’s Office of Legal Services at the above address, via phone at (501) 683-1390, or via email at legal@ade.arkansas.gov.
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