Bill to eliminate AETN and Arkansas library board passes Senate, heads to House

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Proposal to eliminate State Library and PBS governing boards passes Arkansas Senate

A proposal to abolish the boards that oversee public libraries and educational public television programs in Arkansas passed the state Senate on Monday and will go to the House next. Twenty-three Republican senators voted to approve Senate Bill 184, which would transfer the powers and authorities of the Arkansas State Library Board and the Arkansas Educational Television Commission to the state Department of Education. The Arkansas State Libra…

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Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate • Arkansas Advocate

From left: Arkansas Sens. Mark Johnson, R-Ferndale; Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro; Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville; and Terry Rice, R-Waldron listen to debate on the Senate floor on Monday, February 17, 2025. The Senate passed a bill Sullivan sponsored that would abolish the Arkansas State Library Board and the Arkansas Educational Television Commission. Leding voted against the bill while Johnson and Rice voted for it. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)A p…

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Bill to eliminate AETN and Arkansas library board passes Senate, heads to House

Legislation that looks to abolish an Arkansas commission and board cleared its first major hurdle on Monday.

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Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate Two Republicans join Democrats in voting against SB 184; three more do not vote https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/02/17/proposal-to-eliminate-arkansas-state-library-and-pbs-governing-boards-passes-senate/ Pro plugin deactivated or invalid The post Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate first appeared on Stephen's Ligh…

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Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate

Democratic Sens. Jamie Scott of North Little Rock and Clarke Tucker of Little Rock expressed concerns that Arkansas PBS would lose both federal and private funding if its governance were no longer independent of the executive branch.