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AR Code § 21-4-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-4-106. Leave of absence for participation in Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Agency” means a department, agency, bureau, including the Bureau of Legislative Research, board, or commission of any branch of state government;  (2) “Employee” means a full-time employee of the State of Arkansas or any branch, department, agency, board, bureau, including the Bureau of Legislative Research, or commission of any branch of state government; and  (3) “Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program” means the incentive program of the Department of Health that will reward regular exercise, good nutrition, and other healthy lifestyle choices.    (b)  (1) Upon completion of a pilot program to be conducted by the department, the department shall:  (A) Make the Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program available to all agency directors; and  (B) Assist the agencies in the Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program's implementation.    (2) Upon completion of the pilot program, every agency director shall consider making the Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program available to the agency's employees.    (c)  (1) At the discretion of the agency director, an employee may be granted paid leave of up to three (3) days per calendar year for satisfactory compliance with the Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program.  (2) The leave shall be used in the calendar year in which it was granted.  (3) The leave is not compensable at termination.    (d) Each agency shall identify and maintain, if practicable, in or near each agency building an area or areas that employees may use for walking exercise.
AR Code § 21-4-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-201. Title

 This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the “Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act”.
AR Code § 21-4-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-202. Legislative intent

 It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish a uniform attendance and leave policy for all affected state employees of agencies, boards, and commissions covered by the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 21-4-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-205. Annual leave — Unused leave

 (a)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, whenever an employee is separated from the agency by reason of resignation, layoff, termination of appointment, or dismissal, the unused annual leave to his or her credit as of his or her last duty date shall be liquidated by a lump-sum payment, not to exceed thirty (30) working days, inclusive of holidays.  (2) Unused annual leave to the credit of a fire and emergency service employee under § 21-4-204(a)(2) shall be liquidated by a lump-sum payment, not to exceed forty-five (45) working days, inclusive of holidays.    (b)  (1) Unused accumulated annual leave of a deceased employee, not to exceed thirty (30) days, shall be payable either to the estate of the deceased or to an individual authorized to receive such payment.  (2) Payment for services of an employee on leave with pay status at the time of death shall continue through close of business on the day of demise.  (3) No payment shall be made in any case until it shall have been determined that the deceased was not indebted to the agency.  (4) A voucher shall be prepared for the money due to be made payable either to the estate of the deceased or to an individual authorized to receive such payment.
AR Code § 21-4-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-206. Sick leave — When granted — Definition

 (a)  (1) Sick leave with pay shall be granted to employees when they are incapacitated for the performance of their duties by sickness, injury, or for medical, dental, or optical treatment.  (2) Sick leave may not be granted for slight illness or indisposition not incapacitating the employee for the performance of his or her regular duties.    (b)  (1) Sick leave may also be granted employees due to a death or serious illness of a member of the employee's immediate family.  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, “immediate family” means the father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, child, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, in-laws, or any individual acting as parent or guardian of an employee.
AR Code § 21-4-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-208. Sick leave — Use in conjunction with workers' compensation

 (a)  (1) Employees who are absent from work due to a temporary occupational injury or illness and who are entitled to workers' compensation benefits, upon proper application, may utilize their accrued sick leave as a supplement to their workers' compensation benefits so as to receive benefits from both sources equal to but not in excess of their normal weekly pay at the time of their injury or onset of illness.  (2) Such option, when exercised, shall reduce the employee's accrued sick leave on a proportional basis.    (b)  (1) In the event an employee receives workers' compensation payments as a salary benefit in addition to sick leave payments and the combined payments exceed the employee's normal weekly pay, the employee shall pay the excess amount to the agency for deposit into the agency's fund from which the sick leave has been paid.  (2) Upon receipt of the excess amount of pay, the agency shall then restore to the employee's credit that amount of sick leave that was used in a proportion that the workers' compensation payment is to the employee's weekly pay.
AR Code § 21-4-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-209. Maternity leave

 (a) Maternity leave shall be treated as any other leave for sickness or disability. Accumulated sick leave and annual leave, if requested by the employee, shall be granted for maternity use, after which leave without pay may be used.  (b) Catastrophic leave under § 21-4-214 may be used for maternity leave.
AR Code § 21-4-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-210. Leave of absence without pay

 (a)  (1) Upon application in writing to and written approval by the agency director, a state employee may be eligible to obtain a continuous leave of absence without pay up to six (6) months unless:  (A) Granted in accordance with § 21-4-212; or  (B) The agency director has determined that the state employee's request for leave of absence without pay would cause an undue hardship on the agency.    (2) At the expiration of such leave, the employee shall be reinstated in the service without loss of any of his or her benefits or shall extend the leave of absence without pay up to an additional six (6) months unless:  (A) The agency director has determined that reinstatement or continuing the leave without pay status of the state employee would cause an undue hardship on the agency; or  (B) The position is no longer available due to a budgetary reduction in staff of the agency.      (b) Failure on the part of an employee to report promptly at the expiration of the leave of absence except for satisfactory reasons submitted in advance shall be a cause for dismissal.  (c)  (1)  (A) Except in accordance with § 21-4-212 and in the case of maternity leave, leave of absence without pay shall not be granted until all of the employee's accumulated annual leave has been exhausted.  (B) However, an agency may place an employee in a leave-without-pay status:  (i) For disciplinary reasons in accordance with the agency's written and publicized personnel policy;  (ii) Due to inclement weather as designated by state policy; or  (iii) Due to necessary budget reduction as determined by the state agency director.      (2) Leave of absence without pay due to illness shall not be granted until all of the employee's accumulated sick leave has been exhausted.  (3) In the case of maternity leave, the employee may elect to take leave of absence without pay without exhausting accumulated annual and sick leave.    (d)  (1) Any employee on leave of absence without pay shall not accumulate leave time, participate in agency group insurance programs to which the state contributes, or receive pay for any legal holidays.  (2) Nothing in this subsection shall preclude an employee from paying the total costs of agency group insurance during such leave and being reinstated into such programs on return to duty.
AR Code § 21-4-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-211. Educational leave

 A permanent employee who is given out-service training may be granted educational leave by the agency director on the following basis:   (1) The employee will continue in the service of the agency for a period of time as statutorily required or, in the absence of a specific law, at least two (2) times the length of his or her course of training;  (2)  (A) Any employee who does not fulfill these obligations shall be required to pay to the agency the total cost, or a proportionate share of the cost, of the out-service training and compensation paid during the training period.  (B) A written contract shall be signed by the employee and the agency setting forth all terms of the agreement;    (3) The employee shall retain all rights in the position held at the time when leave was granted or in a position with comparable security and pay;  (4) The employee shall retain all benefits and rights during the training period that accrued during that time to regular employees;  (5) The amount of salary paid during the training period shall be as agreed by the employee and agency director but shall not exceed the regular salary paid the employee; and  (6)  (A) Payment of tuition, fees, books, and transportation may be made if moneys have been specifically appropriated by the General Assembly for those purposes or if the Department of Health provides assistance to employees of the department who are seeking a master's degree, a doctor of public health degree, or a doctor of philosophy degree in public health.  (B) The department shall not provide the assistance authorized under subdivision (6)(A) of this section to more than twelve (12) employees in any fiscal year.
AR Code § 21-4-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-213. Court and jury leave — Definition

 (a) An employee serving as a juror in state or federal court shall be entitled to full compensation in addition to any fees paid for such services, and such services or necessary appearances in any court shall not be counted as annual leave.  (b) If an employee is subpoenaed as a witness to give a deposition or testimony in state or federal court, at a hearing, or before any body with power to issue a subpoena, the employee is:  (1) Entitled to his or her salary if the employee is a witness in a matter:  (A) Within the employee's scope of state employment; or  (B) Outside the employee's scope of state employment and the employee is not serving as a paid expert witness or is not a party to the matter; and    (2) Required to take annual leave to attend the deposition, hearing, or appear in court only if the matter is outside of the employee's scope of state employment and the employee is serving as a paid expert witness or is a party to the matter.    (c)  (1) If a law enforcement officer is subpoenaed to appear at a time when the law enforcement officer is not scheduled for regular duty:  (A) This section shall not apply; and  (B) The law enforcement officer shall be entitled to retain witness and mileage fees tendered to the law enforcement officer.    (2) As used in this section, “law enforcement officer” means any public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses.
AR Code § 21-4-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act|§ 21-4-215. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Bone marrow donor” means a person from whose body bone marrow is taken to be transferred to the body of another person;  (2) “Organ” means a human organ that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person, including eyes;  (3) “Organ donor” means a person from whose body an organ is taken to be transferred to the body of another person;  (4) “Public school” means any public school or education service cooperative located in the State of Arkansas;  (5) “Public school employee” means a full-time employee of a public school or education service cooperative;  (6) “State agency” means an agency, bureau, board, or commission of any branch of state government, and all state-supported institutions of higher education; and  (7) “State employee” means a full-time employee of the State of Arkansas or any branch, department, board, bureau, commission, or state-supported institution of higher education.    (b) In any calendar year, a state employee or public school employee is entitled to the following leave in order to serve as an organ donor or a bone marrow donor:  (1) No more than seven (7) days of leave to serve as a bone marrow donor; and  (2) No more than thirty (30) days of leave to serve as an organ donor.    (c) In order to qualify for the leave, the state employee or public school employee must:  (1) Request the leave in writing;  (2) Provide the employing agency written verification by the physician to perform the transplantation that the employee is to serve as a human organ or bone marrow donor; and  (3) Provide the employing agency written verification by the physician performing the transplantation that the employee did serve as a human organ or bone marrow donor.    (d) A state employee or school employee may use the leave as provided in this section without loss or reduction in pay, leave, or credit for time of service.  (e) A state agency or public school shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining leave pursuant to this section.
AR Code § 21-4-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-301. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Active service” or “active duty” shall include the period during which a person in military service is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause;  (2) “Military service” shall signify federal service on active duty with any branch of service referred to in subdivision (4) of this section as well as training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service;  (3)  (A) “Period of military service” shall include the time between the following dates:  (i) For persons in active service as of March 18, 1943, it shall begin with the date of their induction into active service; and  (ii) For persons entering active service, it shall begin with the date of their induction into active service.    (B) It shall terminate with death or a date thirty (30) days immediately next succeeding the date of release or discharge from active military service, or upon return from active military service, whichever shall occur first; and    (4) “Person in military service” and “persons in the military service of the United States” shall include the following persons and no others:  (A) All members of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard; and  (B) All officers of the United States Public Health Service detailed by proper authority for duty with either the United States Army or the United States Navy.
AR Code § 21-4-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-302. Officers — Leave of absence granted to perform active military service

 (a) Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the following officers shall be granted leave of absence from their respective offices and duties to perform active military service:  (1) State officials;  (2) County officials;  (3) County school officials;  (4) Municipal officials;  (5) Township officials; and  (6) All others who hold an elected office under the government of the State of Arkansas.    (b) When an officer volunteers or is called into active duty in the United States Armed Forces during war, the Governor, or person or persons whose duty it is to fill the vacancy should there be one, shall, upon application being made by the officer, grant the officer a leave of absence during the time the officer is retained in the military service, subject to the exceptions provided in this subchapter.  (c)  (1) An officer who volunteers or is called into active duty in the United States Armed Forces shall not be deemed to have forfeited his or her office during his or her leave of absence for military duty.  (2) Upon completion of active military duty, the officer shall be permitted to resume his or her office for the remainder of the term for which he or she was elected.
AR Code § 21-4-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-303. Officers — Deputy appointed by officer

 (a) Officers who are authorized by law to appoint deputies shall appoint capable and competent deputies to take over and perform the duties of the office while the officers are on leave.  (b) The deputy shall be required to furnish good and sufficient bond in the same sum as required of the officer appointing him or her for the faithful performance of such duties.  (c) After the bond is furnished by the deputy, the bond of the officer appointing him or her shall be null and void.  (d)  (1) Such officer shall file a certificate with the county clerk stating that he or she is taking a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter and shall name in the certificate the deputy selected by him or her to fill the office while he or she is on leave.  (2) The county clerk shall record the certificate in the records of the county court.    (e) The deputy so appointed shall have the right to appoint any deputies necessary for the efficient operation of the office.  (f)  (1) Any deputy qualifying under the provisions of this subchapter shall perform all duties that may devolve upon the officer appointing him or her, and shall sign all official papers and documents in the name of the officer so appointing him or her as deputy.  (2) The deputy's acts shall in all respects be as binding as if performed by the officer appointing such deputy.
AR Code § 21-4-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-304. Officers — Deputy appointed by Governor

 (a)  (1) Any elected officer who is not authorized by law to appoint deputies to perform the duties of the office which he or she holds, except circuit judges and members of the General Assembly, shall select a competent and qualified person to perform the duties of the office during the time the officer is on leave and certify to the Governor, or the person or persons who would be authorized to fill a vacancy if one should occur in the office, the selection of such person.  (2) The Governor shall confirm the selection by appointment unless he or she shall determine that the person is unfit and not qualified to fill the office.  (3) After it is determined that the person so selected is not qualified, the Governor shall make a statement in writing setting out his or her specific objections to the person selected, and the officer applying for a leave shall certify the selection of a person who is found to be qualified before the leave of absence may be granted.  (4) However, if the officer fails or refuses to appoint or select a person qualified, the Governor, or person who would have the authority to appoint a qualified person to fill the office during the leave, shall make such appointment.    (b) When the officer terminates his or her military service and appears and offers to resume the duties of his or her office, the person appointed to fill the office shall relinquish the same to him or her.
AR Code § 21-4-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-306. Circuit court judges

 (a) Whenever a judge of a circuit court shall volunteer or be called into the military service of the United States, the office shall be filled during such leave of absence by the election of an emergency circuit judge by a majority of all regular licensed and practicing attorneys of the judicial district in attendance at a meeting to be called by the circuit judge, after due notice to the attorneys.  (b) The emergency circuit judge shall hold and discharge the duties of the office until such time as the regularly elected circuit judge shall reassume the office and shall be vested with all the powers and charged with all the duties incident to the office.  (c) The emergency circuit judge shall be compensated in the same manner and amount as provided by law to the regularly elected circuit judge holding such office.
AR Code § 21-4-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-307. Officers — Expiration of term while on leave

 (a) In the event the term of office of an official on leave shall expire during leave, the office of that official shall be filled by election or appointment as may be required by law.  (b) However, the official on leave shall have the right to qualify and become a candidate for such office, and if nominated and elected, shall have the same rights and privileges provided in this subchapter.
AR Code § 21-4-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-308. Employees — Leave of absence granted at discretion of employer

 (a) In the discretion of their employer, all employees of the state, counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions of Arkansas may be granted leave of absence under the terms of this subchapter and upon leave of absence’s being granted to officials under this subchapter.  (b) However, an employee shall not have the right to select or in any way control the selection of his or her successor.
AR Code § 21-4-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-309. Employees — Reemployment rights

 (a) Any public employee who may be granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter and who serves for not more than four (4) years, plus any period of additional service imposed pursuant to law shall be entitled, upon release from service under honorable conditions, to reemployment rights as provided by federal law.  (b) The refusal of any state, county, or municipal official to comply therewith shall subject the official to removal from office.