# Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2909: Public availability of test instruments and scores > Arkansas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2909 ## Section - **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2909 - **Heading:** Public availability of test instruments and scores - **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 29 / Section 6-15-2909 ## Text (a) Any material containing the personally identifiable information, including without limitation identifiable scores, of individual students on any test taken under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be: (1) Considered a public record within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; or (2) Disseminated or otherwise made available to the public by a member of the State Board of Education, an employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, a member of the board of directors of a school district, an employee of a school district, or any other person, except as permitted under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2017. (b) All analyses, reports, and compilations of test scores that do not contain personally identifiable information are a public record within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., if the release complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2017, and with § 6-18-109 . (c) In order to protect the validity and reliability of statewide student assessments, the test instruments shall not be made available to the public. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1300, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. (a) Any material containing the personally identifiable information, including without limitation identifiable scores, of individual students on any test taken under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be: (1) Considered a public record within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; or (2) Disseminated or otherwise made available to the public by a member of the State Board of Education, an employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, a member of the board of directors of a school district, an employee of a school district, or any other person, except as permitted under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2017. (1) Considered a public record within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; or (2) Disseminated or otherwise made available to the public by a member of the State Board of Education, an employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, a member of the board of directors of a school district, an employee of a school district, or any other person, except as permitted under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2017. (b) All analyses, reports, and compilations of test scores that do not contain personally identifiable information are a public record within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., if the release complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , as it existed on January 1, 2017, and with § 6-18-109 . (c) In order to protect the validity and reliability of statewide student assessments, the test instruments shall not be made available to the public. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1300, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 930,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. ## Nearby sections - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2901 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2901.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2902 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2902.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2903 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2903.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2904 Responsibility of Division of Elementary and Secondary Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2904.md) - [Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-2905 Authority of State Board of Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T6_C15_S29_S6-15-2905.md) - [Ark. 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