§ 6-60-210 - Minor child as legal resident.
6-60-210. Minor child as legal resident.
(a) As used in this section, "minor child" means a child under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b) Any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas shall be considered a legal resident of Arkansas for the following purposes:
(1) Admission and enrollment in a public institution of higher education; and
(2) Eligibility for a postsecondary scholarship offered by the State of Arkansas or by a public institution of higher education.
(c) In determining admission or scholarship eligibility, a public institution of higher education shall give the same consideration to an official high school transcript issued by an out-of-state school or school district on behalf of any minor child of a parent who is a legal resident of Arkansas as a high school transcript issued by a school or school district in Arkansas.