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The state Chamber of Commerce still opposes the bill; Mike Hernandez, head of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, which represents superintendents, is in favor of it.
A bill requiring Arkansans convicted of the most serious crimes to serve 100% of their sentences passed a Senate committee Wednesday.
Arkansas lawmakers debated 13 proposed constitutional amendments with the goal of referring three to voters on the November 2024 ballot.
A House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would require written permission from parents before school employees could address students by their preferred pronoun or name.