(1) The English language shall be the official language of the State of Arkansas.
(2) This section shall not prohibit the public schools from performing their duty to provide equal educational opportunities to all children.
Ark. Code Ann. § 1-4-117
Official language
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ruiz v. Hull (1998)
Most recently applied in Alaskans for a Common Language, Inc. v. Kritz (November 2007)
Acts 1987, No. 40, § 1; 1987, No. 77, § 1.
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Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.