Opinion No.

The Honorable Lonnie P. Clark State Representative P.O. Box 406 Berryville, Arkansas 72616

Dear Representative Clark:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions: If a school allows out of district students to attend, can the school district charge the parents with tuition for that child attending the school? If so, what level of charge is possible?

Acts 464 and 762 of the 1987 legislative session must be considered in responding to these questions. Both Acts address the subject of student transfers, yet they exhibit differences which are particularly…