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AR Code § 23-115-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-212. Duties and responsibilities of internal auditor

 (a) The internal auditor employed by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall report directly to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.  (b) The secretary shall determine the duties and responsibilities of the internal auditor that:  (1) Assist the office in the office's obligations under § 23-115-206; and  (2) Are consistent with the suggested standards for the professional practice of internal auditing as adopted by the Institute of Internal Auditors, including without limitation:  (A) Preparing a formal written three-year audit plan and presenting it to the secretary for the secretary's approval;  (B) Conducting ongoing reviews of the internal procedures, records, and operating procedures of the office and the lotteries to:  (i) Verify compliance with established policies, procedures, and control systems;  (ii) Assure compliance with regulatory and statutory conditions; and  (iii) Assure adherence to generally accepted accounting principles; and    (C) Advising the secretary of inconsistencies within or improvements needed to the internal controls, operating procedures, or accounting procedures of the office or the lotteries.      (c)  (1) The internal auditor shall report to the Legislative Council one (1) time per month to:  (A) Advise the Legislative Council concerning current issues and problems reported to the secretary under subsection (b) of this section; and  (B) Update the Legislative Council concerning the resolution of any audit findings of Arkansas Legislative Audit.    (2) The internal auditor is not required to file a report but shall include a statement in the monthly report of the office if:  (A) There are no current issues or problems reported to the office; and  (B) The office and Arkansas Legislative Audit agree that all audit findings are resolved.
AR Code § 23-115-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-301. Director — Appointment — Duties

 (a)  (1)  (A) The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.  (B) The director is an employee of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and shall direct the day-to-day operations and management of the office.    (2) The director is vested with powers and duties as specified by law.  (3) The director serves at the pleasure of the Governor.    (b)  (1) An individual considered for appointment as director shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (2) The state and federal criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.  (3) The applicant shall sign a consent to the release of information for the state and federal criminal background check.  (4) The office shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the state and federal criminal background check.  (5) Upon completion of the state and federal criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the Governor and the office all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.    (c) The Governor shall not appoint as director an individual who has:  (1) Been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in a state or federal court of the United States;  (2) Been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; or  (3) Entered into a plea agreement to avoid felony prosecution.
AR Code § 23-115-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-302. Duties of director

 (a) The Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities related to the operation of a lottery in accordance with this chapter and with rules adopted by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.  (b) The director shall:  (1) Facilitate the initiation and supervise and administer the operation of the lotteries;  (2) Direct personnel as deemed necessary;  (3) Employ and compensate persons and firms as deemed necessary;  (4) Appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including professional and administrative staff and personnel and hearing officers, and fix their compensation and pay their expenses as authorized by Arkansas law;  (5) Promote or provide for the promotion of lotteries and any functions related to the operation of a lottery;  (6)  (A) Prepare a budget of the office with the information and in the form and manner required by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.  (B) The budget shall be presented to the Legislative Council before each regular session for presession budget meetings with Joint Budget Committee members attending under § 10-3-507;    (7) Require bond from retailers and vendors in amounts as required by the office;  (8) Report monthly to the office and the Legislative Council a complete statement of lottery revenues and expenses for the preceding month and an accompanying statement of net assets;  (9) Annually by November 15, report to the Legislative Council the following:  (A) For the immediately preceding fiscal year:  (i) The total amount of net proceeds from the state lottery; and  (ii) The amounts deposited into and disbursed from the Scholarship Shortfall Reserve Trust Account under § 23-115-802; and    (B) The office's projection for net proceeds from the state lottery for the current fiscal year; and    (10) Perform other duties generally associated with a director of an organization of an entrepreneurial nature.    (c) The director may for good cause suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any contract or license entered into in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the office.  (d) The director or his or her designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons to assure the security and integrity of lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or compliance by vendors and retailers.
AR Code § 23-115-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-303. Employees — Background investigation

 (a) As required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 4, the General Assembly shall fix the salaries of all employees of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, including without limitation the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.  (b) An office employee shall not have a financial interest in a vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the office.  (c) An office employee with decisionmaking authority shall not participate in a decision involving a retailer with whom the office employee has a financial interest.  (d)  (1) An office employee who leaves the employment of the office shall not:  (A) Represent a vendor or retailer before the office for a period of two (2) years after leaving the employment of the office; or  (B) Engage in lobbying on any matter related to the operation or conduct of a lottery for a period of two (2) years after leaving the employment of the office.    (2)  (A) Subdivision (d)(1) of this section is supplemental to § 19-11-701 et seq.  (B) If any provision of § 19-11-701 et seq. would impose a restriction on a specific employee greater than the restrictions under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the provision of § 19-11-701 et seq. shall apply.      (e)  (1) Each person considered for employment by the office shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (2) The state and federal criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.  (3) The applicant shall sign a consent to the release of information for the state and federal criminal background check.  (4) The office shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the state and federal criminal background check.  (5) Upon completion of the state and federal criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the office all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.    (f) The office shall not employ an individual who has:  (1) Been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in a state or federal court of the United States;  (2) Been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; or  (3) Entered into a plea agreement to avoid felony prosecution.    (g)  (1) The office shall bond an office employee with access to office funds or lottery revenue in an amount as provided by the office and may bond other office employees as deemed necessary.  (2) Bonds under subdivision (g)(1) of this section shall be fidelity bonds in excess of the amount provided by the Governmental Bonding Board.
AR Code § 23-115-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-304. Office of the Arkansas Lottery employees — Participation in Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System

 (a) Employees of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall be members of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.  (b) An office employee's compensation for retirement purposes includes the base salary of the employee under § 23-115-305 and any special salary allowances under § 23-115-306.
AR Code § 23-115-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-305. Regular salaries

 There are established for the Office of the Arkansas Lottery the following titles and grades for each position. The salary for the positions assigned to grades shall be determined in accordance with the pay level for the grade assigned in this section, as established in § 21-5-209.   Class No. of Code Title Employees Grade U128U OAL DIRECTOR 1 SE-4 G056N OAL GAMING DIRECTOR 1 SE-4 A024N OAL INTERNAL AUDITOR 1 SE-1 D029N OAL DEPUTY IT GAMING DIRECTOR 1 IT08 D113C OAL SR. DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 1 IT07 D112C OAL NETWORK ENGINEER 1 IT07 D110C OAL QA SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 IT07 D111C OAL IT SECURITY ANALYST 1 IT06 D119C OAL LEAD COMPUTER OPERATOR 1 IT04 D108C OAL APPLICATION SUPP SPECIALIST 1 IT02 D107C OAL COMPUTER OPERATOR 2 IT01 G051N OAL SALES DIRECTOR 1 GS15 G050N OAL CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GS15 A016N OAL CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GS15 G057N OAL DIR SECURITY & COMPLIANCE 1 GS14 G047N OAL MARKETING & ADVERTISING DIR 1 GS14 G046N OAL SALES TRNG & RETAIL COORD 1 GS13 G059N OAL SECURITY DEPUTY DIR 1 GS12 A015N OAL TREASURER 1 GS12 A014N OAL CONTROLLER 1 GS12 G058N OAL KEY CHAIN ACCOUNT MANAGER 1 GS11 G044N OAL REGIONAL SALES MANAGER 2 GS11 A025N OAL FINANCIAL ANALYST 1 GS10 G060N OAL PRODUCT MANAGER 2 GS10 C106C OAL OFFICE COORDINATOR 1 GS08 A026N OAL AUDITOR 2 GS08 A120C OAL ACCOUNTANT 4 GS08 A123C OAL COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST 1 GS08 X211C OAL SENIOR SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GS08 X208C OAL CLAIMS CENTER MANAGER 1 GS07 P069C OAL GRAPHIC SPECIALIST 1 GS07 G260C OAL MARKETING SALES REP 20 GS07 P072C OAL PUBLICATION SPECIALIST 1 GS07 P070C OAL OFFICE CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR 1 GS07 X210C OAL LICENSING MANAGER 1 GS07 A122C OAL FISCAL SPECIALIST 1 GS06 G261C OAL DRAW MANAGER 2 GS06 X209C OAL SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GS06 X213C OAL LICENSING SPECIALIST 3 GS05 X212C OAL SECURITY SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GS04 X214C OAL CLAIMS ASSISTANT 2 GS04 C105C OAL RECEPTIONIST 1 GS03 TOTAL NO. OF POSITIONS: 72   Click to view table.
AR Code § 23-115-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-306. Special salary allowances

 (a) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the Governor may establish the salary of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the salary of the office's gaming director, and the salary of the office's internal auditor, that is up to fifty percent (50%) above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title.  (b) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the director may establish salaries that exceed the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) for no more than ten percent (10%) of the positions authorized in § 23-115-305.  (c) Salaries established under this section above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title shall be approved by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.  (d)  (1) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, before granting a special salary allowance under this section is not a severable part of this section.  (2) If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void.
AR Code § 23-115-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-307. Expansion pool

 (a) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery is authorized a pool of ten (10) positions to be used to establish additional positions with the proper title and pay grade if the office does not have sufficient positions available to address growth needs.  (b) A position established under this section may exceed the highest salary rate established for the grade in this subchapter.  (c) A position shall not be authorized from the expansion pool until the specific position that is requested by the office is reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.  (d) When seeking review of a position by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, under this section, the office shall provide an organizational chart indicating the current structure of the office and its employees.  (e)  (1) The requirement of review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, before authorizing a position from the expansion pool is not a severable part of this section.  (2) If the requirement of review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void.
AR Code § 23-115-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 3 - Employees of Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-308. Participation in Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System

 (a) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery may participate in the Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System.  (b) The Department of Finance and Administration shall be reimbursed under § 23-115-201 for services it provides to the office under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 23-115-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-401. Minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses

 (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Office of the Arkansas Lottery encourage participation by minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses in one (1) or more of the lotteries under this chapter.  (b) The office shall adopt a plan that encourages to the greatest extent possible a level of participation in the lotteries by minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses and takes into account the total number of all retailers and vendors that may participate, including any subcontractors.  (c) The office shall provide training programs and other educational activities to encourage minority-owned businesses and female-owned businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis.  (d) The office shall employ staff to develop and implement the plans and programs under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and to assist prospective vendors and retailers in entering into and competing for contracts.  (e) The office shall monitor the results of minority-owned business and female-owned business participation and shall report the results of minority-owned business and female-owned business participation to the Governor and the Legislative Council on at least an annual basis.
AR Code § 23-115-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-402. Restriction on sales — Definition

 (a)  (1) Unless authorized to do so in writing by the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, a person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price other than the price established by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.  (2)  (A) Only a retailer holding a valid certificate of authority from the office shall sell a ticket.  (B) This subsection does not prevent an individual who may lawfully purchase a ticket or share from making a gift of the ticket or share to another individual.      (b) This chapter does not prohibit the office from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell or give tickets or shares directly to the public.  (c) Subject to prior approval by the office, retailers may give away tickets or shares as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers.  (d) A retailer shall not sell a ticket or share except from the locations evidenced by the retailer's license issued by the office unless the office authorizes in writing any temporary location not listed in the retailer's license.  (e)  (1) A ticket or share shall not be sold or given to an individual under eighteen (18) years of age.  (2) An individual under eighteen (18) years of age is not eligible to win a lottery prize.    (f) An individual is not eligible to win a lottery prize while the individual is incarcerated in:  (1) The Division of Correction;  (2) The Division of Community Correction; or  (3) A county or municipal jail or detention facility.    (g)  (1) A ticket or share shall not be sold by use of in-store credit, credit cards, charge cards, checks, or any form of deferred payment.  (2)  (A) A retailer may choose whether to accept as a form of payment:  (i) Cash; or  (ii) Noncash, noncredit methods of payment, including without limitation debit cards or other electronic transfer of funds of the consumer to the retailer.    (B) A retailer that chooses to accept noncash, noncredit methods of payment is responsible for any costs, fees, or charge-backs that may be incurred with the noncash, noncredit transaction.    (3) As used in this subsection, “debit card” means any card issued by a financial institution to a consumer for use in initiating an electronic fund transfer from the account of the consumer at the financial institution for the purpose of transferring money between accounts or obtaining money, property, labor, or services.
AR Code § 23-115-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-404. Confidential information

 (a)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall comply with the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.  (2) The following records or information shall be treated as confidential and are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.:  (A) Information pertaining to the security of lottery games and lottery operations, including without limitation:  (i) Security measures, systems, or procedures; and  (ii) Security reports; and    (B) Any records exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.      (b) Arkansas Legislative Audit shall have full access to the records of the office.
AR Code § 23-115-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-405. Intelligence sharing, reciprocal use, or restricted use agreements

 (a) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery may enter into an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use, or restricted use agreement with the United States Government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies, and gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions that provide for and regulate the use of information provided and received under the agreement.  (b) Records, documents, and information in the possession of the office received under subsection (a) of this section are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., and shall not be released without the permission of the person or agency providing the records, documents, and information.
AR Code § 23-115-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-406. Authority of local government

 (a)  (1) The authority of local government concerning all matters relating to the operation of lotteries is preempted by this chapter.  (2) Local government shall not take any action, including without limitation the adoption of an ordinance, relating to the operation of lotteries.    (b) This section does not prohibit local government from requiring a retailer to obtain an occupational license for any business unrelated to the sale of tickets or shares.
AR Code § 23-115-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-407. Video lotteries prohibited

 A video lottery shall not be used as part of a lottery under this chapter.