1. APPEAL ERROR — APPEALS FROM STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE GOVERNED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT. — An appeal from the Arkansas State Board of Education is an appeal from a decision by an administrative agency and is therefore governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. 5-701 through 5-715 (Repl. 1976 and Supp. 1985). 2. SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICTS — APPEAL FROM DECISION OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. — The Quality Education Act of 1983 provides appeals from rulings of the State Board of Education may be made to a court of competent jurisdiction. [Ark. Stat. Ann. 80-4606.] 3. COURTS — APPEALS FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DECISIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE CIRCUIT COURT. — Appeals from the decisions of the State Board of Education should be taken to the circuit court, not the chancery court.
PER CURIAM.
A Writ of Prohibition is granted. The action filed by the Bright Star Independent School District in the Chancery Court of Miller County is an appeal from a decision by an administrative agency, the Arkansas State Board of Education. Such appeals are governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. 5-701 through 5-715 (Repl. 1976 and Supp. 1985).
[2, 3] The Quality Education Act of 1983 provides appeals from rulings by the State Board of Education may be made to a "court of competent jurisdiction." Ark. Stat. Ann. 80-4606. We deem that court to be the circuit court. See 5-713(b)(1). Therefore the chancery court does not have jurisdiction to entertain this suit.
Writ granted.