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AR Code § 6-17-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-107. Reporting student drug abuse — Provision of counseling, referrals, medical care, or other assistance to suicidal youths — Immunity from liability — Definition

 (a) Teachers and other school personnel in this state shall be immune from liability and suit for damages for communicating information in good faith concerning drug abuse by any pupil to that pupil's parents, to law enforcement officers, or to healthcare providers.  (b)  (1) Teachers, school counselors, school healthcare providers, and other school personnel shall be immune from any civil liability for providing counseling, referral, emergency medical care, or other assistance offered in good faith to suicidal students or other suicidal youth.  (2) “Suicidal” refers to a person who poses a substantial risk of physical harm to himself or herself as manifested by evidence of, threats of, or attempts at suicide or self-inflicted bodily harm or by evidence of other behavior or thoughts that create a grave and imminent risk to his or her physical condition.    (c) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages where the individual negligently performs professional counseling or nursing services which he or she is licensed under state law to perform.  (d) This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages as the result of gross negligence.
AR Code § 6-17-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-108. Authority for teachers to wear religious clothing

 Any teacher may wear the clothing of any established and recognized religion in the public schools and institutions of this state.
AR Code § 6-17-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-109. Travel reimbursement for family and consumer science teachers

 Teachers of family and consumer science shall be reimbursed for travel in the same manner as provided for teachers of agriculture.
AR Code § 6-17-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-110. Program to increase racial and ethnic sensitivity

 (a) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to develop, in cooperation with the Black History Commission of Arkansas, an inclusive statewide program to increase the racial and ethnic sensitivity of teachers and administrators in the public schools of this state.  (b) The program shall serve to assist teachers and administrators in developing a greater awareness of ethnic and racial differences, improving interpersonal skills, and enhancing racial harmony.  (c) Participating schools and school districts shall permit their teachers and administrators who have received training in the program to assist in training other teachers and administrators.  (d) Colleges and universities are hereby encouraged to work with neighboring local school districts regarding professional development of racial and ethnic awareness.  (e) Records shall be kept of the activities authorized by this section.
AR Code § 6-17-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-111. Duty-free lunch period

 (a)  (1) Each school district in this state shall provide at least a thirty-minute uninterrupted duty-free lunch period during each student instructional day for each licensed school employee in its employment.  (2) Any teacher not receiving a duty-free lunch period during each student instructional day as provided in subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be compensated at his or her hourly rate of pay for each missed lunch period.  (3) [Repealed.]    (b) Lunchroom supervisors who have been in-serviced may be volunteers, personnel in nonlicensed positions, or aides.
AR Code § 6-17-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-112. Corporal punishment — Immunity from liability — Definition

 (a)  (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, teachers and administrators in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy shall be immune from any civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students, provided only that the corporal punishment is administered in substantial compliance with the school district's written student discipline policy.  (2) A teacher or administrator in a school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in the school district's written student discipline policy is not immune from civil liability under subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the teacher or administrator uses corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic.    (b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, “teachers and administrators” means those persons employed by a school district and required to have a state-issued license as a condition of their employment.
AR Code § 6-17-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-114. Daily planning period — Definition

 (a)  (1) Effective beginning the 2003-2004 school year, each school district in this state shall provide a minimum of two hundred (200) minutes each week for each teacher to schedule time for conferences, instructional planning, and preparation for all classroom teachers employed by the school district.  (2)  (A) The planning time shall be in increments of no less than forty (40) minutes during the student instructional day unless a teacher submits a written request to be allowed to have his or her planning time scheduled at some time other than during the student instructional day.  (B) A teacher who does not receive the planning time required under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section during the student instructional day shall be compensated at his or her hourly rate of pay for each missed planning period except for planning periods missed because of occasional, not-regularly-scheduled field trips, fire drills, or bomb scares.  (C) [Repealed.]      (b)  (1) No school district shall provide planning time as required by this section by lengthening the school day unless the school district compensates teachers for the additional time at an hourly per diem rate.  (2) Any teacher not receiving individual planning time as provided for in this section shall be compensated for the planning time lost at his or her hourly rate of pay.    (c) Each school district shall implement the requirements of this section in accordance with § 6-17-201 et seq.  (d) As used in this section, “student instructional day” means the time that students are required to be present at school.
AR Code § 6-17-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-115. Elective or appointive office — State policy — Public school district policy

 (a) It is the policy of this state to encourage public school employees to participate in government and to reduce barriers to their seeking or holding an elective or appointive office. Therefore, it is the purpose of this section to provide public school employees clear information concerning the policies of the school affecting the rights of employees to seek or hold elective or appointive office.  (b)  (1) Each public school district shall adopt a policy concerning the right of employees of the school district to seek and hold an elective or an appointive office.  (2) The policy shall state the consequences, if any, for seeking or holding an elective or appointive office.
AR Code § 6-17-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-116. The Arkansas School Children Protection Act — Definitions

 (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Arkansas School Children Protection Act”.  (b) For purposes of this section:  (1) “Conviction” means having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or having been found guilty of committing a sexual offense against a minor or student; and  (2) A “sexual offense” is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq.    (c)  (1) Any public school district employee who commits a sexual offense against a minor shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.  (2) Any public school teacher who commits a sexual offense under § 5-14-125(a)(6) shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.
AR Code § 6-17-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-117. Noninstructional duties — Definitions

 (a)  (1) The purpose of this section is to provide additional time for instructional purposes and to reduce the amount of time for noninstructional duties.  (2) Any teacher assigned more than sixty (60) minutes of noninstructional duties per week shall be contracted in accordance with § 6-17-807(g).    (b) As used in this section:  (1) “Noninstructional duties” means the supervision of students before or after the instructional day begins or ends for students or for the supervision of students during breakfasts, lunches, or scheduled breaks; and  (2) “Instructional purposes” means activities initiated by the teacher related to teaching duties, including without limitation contacting parents, assessing student performance, documenting student performance, organizing the classroom, preparing instructional materials, supervising students during recess, and other teaching responsibilities related to instructional planning and the direct instruction of students.
AR Code § 6-17-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-118. Public education surplus computer loan program

 (a)  (1) Any public school district or open-enrollment charter school may develop a program that offers that school district's or charter school's surplus personal computers for loan to public school students attending that public school district or open-enrollment charter school.  (2) Before a public school district or open-enrollment charter school may loan any of its surplus personal computers under this program, it shall:  (A) Determine that the personal computer:  (i) Is outdated;  (ii) Is no longer useful to the school district or charter school except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(iv) of this section;  (iii) Has no reasonable resale value; and  (iv) May be used by the school district or charter school as an at-home educational tool for students; and    (B) Remove all information and other records from the personal computer that are required by law not to be disclosed by the school district or charter school.    (3) A public school district or open-enrollment charter school may loan a surplus personal computer to a currently enrolled student of that school district or charter school for no longer than the school year if the student's parent, guardian, or caregiver:  (A) Provides written verification that the student:  (i) Does not have access to a personal computer in his or her home environment;  (ii) Needs the use of a personal computer for educational purposes; and  (iii) Identifies one (1) of the student's teachers who is willing to attest to the student's need for access to a personal computer; and    (B) Signs an agreement:  (i) Accepting legal responsibility and liability for:  (a) The value and maintenance of the personal computer while in the student's possession; and  (b) Any reasonable cost associated with the recovery of the personal computer if it is not returned on the agreed-upon date or is damaged upon return; and    (ii) Agreeing that the school district or charter school may sell the personal computer loaned to the student if the school district or charter school determines that selling the computer would be beneficial and the computer is sold for its fair market value.        (b) Arkansas Legislative Audit or any private auditor retained by the public school district or open-enrollment charter school to perform its annual audit shall review the program and report any violation of law or the requirements of this section in the school district's or charter school's annual audit.  (c) The State Board of Education shall promulgate any rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
AR Code § 6-17-120 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-120. Membership in labor organizations — Definition

 (a)  (1) As used in this section, “labor organization” means a lawful organization that is composed of public school employees that exists for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or other terms and conditions of employment.  (2) “Labor organization” includes a:  (A) Labor union exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5) as amended; and  (B) Professional employee association exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(6), as amended.      (b)  (1) A public school employee may join or terminate membership in a labor organization at any time.  (2) A labor organization or an employer may not place a restriction on the time that a public school employee may join or terminate membership in a labor organization.
AR Code § 6-17-121 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Drug” means the same as defined in § 5-64-101;  (2) “Drug screening” means a chemical test administered for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug in an individual's blood, breath, or urine;  (3) “Employee” means an individual who is currently employed at a public prekindergarten through grade twelve (preK-12) school district; and  (4) “Positive drug screening result” means a finding of the presence of a drug in the sample tested during an individual's drug screening test.    (b) A school district board of directors may implement a policy that requires one (1) or more of the following:  (1) Pre-employment drug screening of an individual who applies for employment at a public school district; or  (2) Random drug screening of current employees.    (c) In the case of a positive drug screening result from a random drug screening of a current employee under this section, a school district may implement disciplinary actions that include without limitation the:  (1) Immediate dismissal of the employee;  (2) Requirement that the employee go on temporary leave; or  (3) Requirement that the employee enter a drug treatment program.
AR Code § 6-17-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-201. Personnel policies requirements — Definition

 (a) Each school district in the state shall have a set of written personnel policies, including the teacher salary schedule.  (b) “Personnel policies” means all school district policies, guidelines, regulations, and procedures that pertain to the terms and conditions of a teacher's employment.  (c) The personnel policies shall include, but are not limited to, the following terms and conditions of employment:  (1) Benefits;  (2) Compensation;  (3) Designation of workdays;  (4) Holidays and noninstructional days;  (5) The annual calendar;  (6) Methods of evaluations;  (7) Extra duties;  (8) Leave;  (9) Grievances;  (10) Dismissal or nonrenewal;  (11) Reduction in force; and  (12) Assignment of teacher aides.    (d)  (1)  (A) A school district shall not receive in any year any additional funding from the Public School Fund unless the school district posts by September 15 its current personnel policies on the school district's website, including the salary schedule as required by this subchapter.  (B) A written copy of the policies signed by the president of the local school district board of directors shall be retained by the school district in a central records location.    (2)  (A) By September 15 of each year, a school district shall provide the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education with the website address at which its current personnel policies, including the salary schedule, may be found.  (B) The division shall notify any school district that has not posted its policies on the school district website or provided the division with the website address in accordance with this section.
AR Code § 6-17-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-202. Right to join a professional organization

 School district boards of directors or their representatives shall not take or threaten actions that interfere with, restrain, or coerce a teacher in the exercise of the teacher's right to join a professional organization.
AR Code § 6-17-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-203. Committee for each school district

 (a) Each school district shall have a committee on personnel policies which shall consist of no fewer than five (5) classroom teachers and no more than three (3) administrators, one (1) of which may be the superintendent.  (b)  (1) The classroom teacher members of each school district's committee on personnel policies shall be elected by a majority of the classroom teachers voting by secret ballot.  (2) The election shall be solely and exclusively conducted by the classroom teachers, including the distribution of ballots to all classroom teachers.
AR Code § 6-17-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-205. Organization and duties of committee

 (a)  (1) Each school district's committee on personnel policies shall organize itself in the first quarter of each school year and elect a chair and a secretary.  (2) The committee shall develop a calendar of meetings throughout the year to review the school district's personnel policies in order to:  (A) Determine whether additional policies or amendments to existing policies are needed;  (B) Review any policies or changes to policies proposed by the board of directors;  (C) Propose additional policies or amendments to the board of directors; and  (D) Review any proposed distribution of a salary underpayment from previous years.    (3) Minutes of the committee meetings shall be promptly reported and distributed to members of the board of directors and posted in the buildings of the school district, including the administrative offices.    (b)  (1) Either the committee or the board of directors may propose new personnel policies or amendments to existing policies.  (2) New personnel policies or amendments to existing personnel policies proposed by the board of directors may not be voted on by the board of directors as a school district policy unless the final form of the policy to be voted on has been submitted as a proposed policy to the committee for consideration at least ten (10) working days before the vote of the board of directors.  (3)  (A) The superintendent may recommend any changes in personnel policies to the board of directors or to the personnel policies committee.  (B) The recommendations may then become proposals at the discretion of either the board of directors or the committee.      (c) The chair of the committee or a committee member designated by the chair shall be placed on the board of directors' agenda and shall have the opportunity to orally present to the board of directors the committee's comments, positions, or proposals on the final form of any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies, whether proposed by the committee or the board of directors, before they are voted on by the board of directors as school district policies.  (d) After the oral presentation to the board of directors, the board of directors may take final action immediately, but final action shall be taken no later than its next regular board of directors meeting.  (e) The board of directors may adopt, reject, or refer back to the committee on personnel policies for further study and revision any proposed policies or amendments to existing policies that are submitted to the board of directors for consideration by the committee.
AR Code § 6-17-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-206. Copies furnished teachers and administrators

 (a)  (1) Each teacher or administrator being employed by a school district for the first time shall be given a copy of the school district's personnel policies in effect at the time of his or her employment.  (2) A digital copy provided to an employee or an online copy that is accessible by internet or intranet will meet the requirements of subdivision (a)(1) of this section.  (3) A hard copy of all policies shall be available to review at each location.  (4) A hard copy shall be given to the individual employee upon request of the employee.    (b)  (1) Each teacher or administrator shall be furnished a copy of any amendments to the personnel policies within thirty (30) days after approval of the amendments by the board of directors of the school district.  (2) A digital copy provided to an employee or an online copy that is accessible by internet or intranet will meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section.  (3) A hard copy of all amendments shall be available for review at each location.  (4) A hard copy shall be given to the individual employee upon request of the employee.
AR Code § 6-17-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 2 - Personnel Policies|§ 6-17-207. Accreditation of school district

 No school district which does not have written personnel policies shall be accredited by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.