Students Against ACCESS: UCA Young Democrats Stand Firm Against HB1512 The UCA Young Democrats oppose HB1512, which restricts student rights and centralizes education control. On March 10, 2025, they protested, speaking out against its threats to free speech and autonomy...

Proud of UCA Young Dems for speaking up against #Arkansas bad #ACCESS bill #HB1512. Way to go! 💙🔵

The crowd here in the joint meeting between the House and Senate Education is predictably smaller than it was this morning, but there's still a big crowd. Each person speaking against the bill is limited to three minutes—so the committee will likely be here for a bit. #SB246 #HB1512

We're back in the joint meeting between House and Senate Ed, now hearing from those who've signed up to speak against ACCESS (#SB246 and #HB1512).

It's my understanding the sponsors are amending the bill to address the free-speech concerns for K-12.

Watch at www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

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We're back in the joint meeting between House and Senate Ed, now hearing from those who've signed up to speak against ACCESS (#SB246 and #HB1512).

It's my understanding the sponsors are amending the bill to address the free-speech concerns for K-12.

Watch at www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

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Representative Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) and Senator Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe) are now presenting #HB1512 and #SB246, the ACCESS legislation aimed at higher ed (but also touches K-12 education).

You can watch at www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

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This morning's joint meeting of House and Senate Ed is underway here in Little Rock. The committees are hearing a couple of lottery-related items before moving on to today's special order of business, #SB246 and #HB1512.

Off to Little Rock for this morning’s 9:00 meeting of House and Senate Ed. #SB246 #HB1512

Tomorrow's newsletter's gonna hit inboxes a few hours earlier than usual, in part because House and Senate Ed meet at 9:00a to take up #SB246 and #HB1512.

If you aren't already signed up, subscribe at gregleding.com/newsletter.

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Good evening.

– House and Senate Ed meet at 9:00a Monday to hear #SB246 and #HB1512, the ACCESS bills aimed at higher ed. This might be the only chance the public has to participate in the debate.

– Senate Ag meets at 9:00a Tuesday—an hour earlier than normal—and could hear #SB290.

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Joint meeting of Education committees set to consider ACCESS Monday — Greg Leding | Arkansas Senate House and Senate Ed are set to meet at 9:00 AM Monday, March 10, to consider SB246 and HB1512, a pair of identical bills that represent Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ ACCESS legislation.

House and Senate Ed are set to meet at 9:00 AM Monday to take up #SB246 and #HB1512, a pair of identical bills aimed at higher education in Arkansas.

Good morning.

– ACCESS (#SB246, #HB1512), legislation aimed at higher ed, runs in a joint meeting of House and Senate Ed next Monday at 9:00a.

– We'll see #SB392, the employee pay plan, run next Tuesday at 8:00a.

– #SB290 could run in Senate Ag at 10:00a next Tuesday.

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I don’t know that I’d say #SB246 and #HB1512 are “moving at high speed.” Both were filed last Monday, and neither moved last week. I also wouldn’t say the speed at which they might run is meant to “overwhelm public opposition.” Republican lawmakers rarely let public opposition stop them.