Lawmakers introduce âHigher Education Consumer Guide Actâ (Source: KAIT) By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 25, 2021 at 6:08 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 8:20 PM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A bill was filed Thursday in the Arkansas legislature, seeking to answer a question that many parents and prospective college students ask almost on a daily basis: how much will it cost to go to college? They include Reps. Frances Cavenaugh (R-Walnut Ridge), Deborah Ferguson (D-West Memphis) and Michelle Gray (R-Melbourne). Lawmakers said in the bill they are attempting to provide information at a key time for parents and students alike. âThe Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall create a Higher Education Consumer Guide that is designed for use by prospective students and parents and legal guardians of prospective students at a state-supported institution of higher education,â the bill noted.