Opinion No.

Dr. Linda C. Hodges, Chair Arkansas Primary Care Nursing Practice and Education Student Loan and Scholarship Program Board 4301 W. Markham, Slot 529 Little Rock, AR 72205-7199

Dear Dr. Hodges:

You have requested an Attorney General opinion concerning the duties of the board for the Arkansas Rural Advanced Nursing Practice and Nurse Educator Student Loan and Scholarship Program, which is governed by the provisions of A.C.A. § 6-81-1201 et seq.

You have presented the following question:

Has the board appropriately interpreted the term "year," as used in A.C.A. § 6-81-1204 in reference to the…