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AR Code § 21-2-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-2-115. Persons in armed forces — Oath — Bond

 (a)  (1) Any person in the armed forces of the United States who has been granted leave of absence under §§ 21-4-301 — 21-4-304 and 21-4-306 — 21-4-313 may take and subscribe the official oath of office required by the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state at any time after his or her election and before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her office.  (2) The oath may be administered by any officer of this state or of any other state or of the United States or of any foreign country who may administer oaths.    (b) The person taking and subscribing the official oath of office under the terms of this section must cause the oath of office, together with the attestation of the oath or office, to be filed with the Secretary of State before entering upon the duties of his or her office.  (c)  (1) Any person enumerated in subsection (a) of this section who is required by law to enter into a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office may execute and file the bond at any time within thirty (30) days after he or she shall have taken the official oath of office.  (2) If the bond is not executed and filed within that time, the office shall be deemed and considered vacant.
AR Code § 21-2-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-701. Purpose

 It is found and determined that:   (1) The State of Arkansas and the counties, municipalities, and school districts of the State of Arkansas are expending large sums of money each year for premiums on blanket bonds for officers and employees;  (2) Considerable savings might be effected by the establishment of a self-insured fidelity bond program for state officials and employees, county officials and employees, municipal officials and employees, and school district officials and employees;  (3) This subchapter is designed to establish a governmental bonding board to develop a self-insured fidelity bond program for those officials and employees; and  (4) This subchapter is designed to provide that self-insured fidelity bonds would be in lieu of the various blanket bonds which are presently required under this chapter for various officials and employees and to thereby effectuate substantial savings in the cost of blanket bonds for those officials and employees.
AR Code § 21-2-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-703. Coverage in lieu of statutory bonds

 (a)  (1) The fidelity bond coverage provided under this subchapter shall be in lieu of all statutorily required bonds for the various public officers, officials, and employees participating in the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program.  (2) The various laws specifically requiring surety bonds or blanket bonds for the respective public officials, officers, and employees shall not be applicable so long as the fidelity bonds as provided in this subchapter are in effect covering the officials, officers, and employees.    (b) In the event coverage shall cease to be provided for any or all of the officials, officers, or employees pursuant to this subchapter, the laws currently in effect providing for surety bonds or blanket bonds shall again become applicable to the officials, officers, and employees.
AR Code § 21-2-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-705. Governmental Bonding Board

 (a) There is created the Governmental Bonding Board, which shall be composed of the following five (5) members:  (1) The President of the Association of Arkansas Counties;  (2) The President of the Arkansas Municipal League;  (3) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;  (4) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration; and  (5) The Insurance Commissioner, who shall serve as chair.    (b)  (1) The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but members other than the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, and the Insurance Commissioner may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (2) The expense reimbursement of members of the board shall be paid from the Fidelity Bond Trust Fund.    (c)  (1)  (A)  (i) The board shall meet at least quarterly.  (ii) However, if there is no proof of loss or other business for the board to consider, the chair may cancel a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting upon written notice to the members.    (B) The board shall also meet at any other time as necessary to carry out its responsibilities and duties, at the call of the chair, or upon the request of a majority of the board.    (2) All action of the board shall be by majority vote of the membership in attendance.  (3) If a board member is unable to attend any board meeting, the member shall appoint a designee to act as his or her representative. The representative shall have all the rights and privileges of the member represented.
AR Code § 21-2-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-706. Administration

 It shall be the responsibility of the Governmental Bonding Board to develop and administer the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program for state officers and employees, state public officials and public employees, and county, municipal, and school district public officials and public employees.
AR Code § 21-2-707 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-707. Operations and recommendations

 (a) The Insurance Commissioner, at the direction of the Governmental Bonding Board, shall receive and disburse funds necessary for the establishment and operation of the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program.  (b) The State Risk Manager shall assist in the operations of the program and shall submit to the board recommendations for the establishment of:  (1) Premium schedules for all participating governmental entities;  (2) Schedules for deductible amounts;  (3) Loss histories, loss reporting, and loss payment procedures;  (4) Program enrollments;  (5) Annual review of funds income, balances, and expenditures;  (6) Proposed invitations to bid, and retention levels, if the board determines that excess bonds or reinsurance is necessary; and  (7) Other information required by the board for efficient operation of the program.
AR Code § 21-2-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-708. Notice and proof of losses — Investigations — Restitution

 (a) The Legislative Auditor, with the approval of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, shall give notice and make proof of loss to the Governmental Bonding Board under the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program on behalf of a public official, officer, or employee when the audit of the records of the public official, officer, or employee reflects unauthorized disbursements or unaccounted-for funds or property for which the public official, officer, or employee may be liable.  (b) If an audit reflects unauthorized disbursements or unaccounted-for funds or property for which a public official, officer, or employee may be liable, then the Legislative Auditor shall request that:  (1) The appropriate prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General assist the state or the appropriate political subdivision in obtaining restitution; and  (2) The appropriate city attorney, county attorney, prosecuting attorney, or the Attorney General assist the state or appropriate political subdivision in filing a civil lawsuit against the public official, officer, or employee if the board determines that civil remedies should be pursued under § 21-2-709(a).    (c)  (1) To obtain restitution under subsection (b) of this section and as authorized by § 5-4-205, the board shall consider the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program and the participating governmental entity as victims.  (2) In any criminal prosecution against the official or employee causing the loss, where such official or employee enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or is found guilty following a trial, restitution shall be awarded to the participating governmental entity for the entire amount of its unreimbursed losses and to the program for the entire amount of its payment to the participating governmental entity.
AR Code § 21-2-709 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-709. Determination of coverage — Assignment of rights

 (a)  (1)  (A) Upon the receipt of the proof of loss from the Legislative Auditor, the Governmental Bonding Board shall determine whether the loss is covered under the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program.  (B) The board may withhold claim determination and a loss payment until the investigation in each case has been completed and all information deemed necessary for determination of coverage under the program has been received.    (2) If the board determines that the loss is covered under the program, then:  (A) The Insurance Commissioner shall authorize fidelity bond loss payments from the Fidelity Bond Trust Fund to the participating governmental entity on a timely basis; and  (B) The board shall:  (i) Provide a timely explanation of a loss payment and a denial of loss to the Legislative Auditor and to the participating governmental entity; and  (ii)  (a) Determine whether civil remedies should be pursued to recover the loss.  (b) In making a determination under subdivision (a)(2)(B)(ii)(a) of this section, the board shall consider the cost-effectiveness of pursuing civil remedies.        (3) All vouchers for a loss payment shall include as supporting documents a copy of the payment recommendation by the State Risk Manager and a copy of the proof of loss from the Legislative Auditor.  (4) Any loss payment may be adjusted by any applicable deductible, restitution, or coinsurance payment.    (b)  (1) Before any loss payment is paid from the fund, the recipient of the loss payment shall sign and return a transfer of rights form assigning to the fund to the extent of the loss payment all rights and claims that the recipient may have against the official, officer, or employee involved. The fund shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the recipients of the loss payment to the extent of the loss payment.  (2)  (A) If the participating governmental entity shall sustain any loss that exceeds the amount of indemnity provided by the program, the participating governmental entity shall be entitled to all recoveries, except from suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security, or indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the program, by whomever made, on account of the loss until fully reimbursed, less the amount of the deductible and coinsurance.  (B) Any remainder shall be applied to reimbursement of the program.    (3) If a participating governmental entity fails to pay over an amount due the program under these provisions, the board may deduct any amount due from future loss payments due the applicable participating governmental entity or from any treasury funds of the applicable participating governmental entity.
AR Code § 21-2-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-710. Billing certification — Payment and deposit

 (a) The Governmental Bonding Board, with the assistance of the State Insurance Department, shall prepare a billing certification to be remitted to the:  (1)  (A) Department of Finance and Administration. Upon receipt of this certification, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall pay it from funds specifically appropriated for it by the General Assembly or from other funds available therefor.  (B) Funds so appropriated for premiums for fidelity bonds for state public officials and employees and state officers and employees or funds otherwise made available for this purpose shall not be subject to reduction as a result of any shortfall of projected revenues; and    (2) Chief Fiscal Officer of the State who shall pay it from funds withheld from the:  (A) County Aid Fund which are due each county participating in the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program for premiums for fidelity bonds for county public officials and employees;  (B) Municipal Aid Fund which are due each municipality participating in the program for premiums for fidelity bonds for municipal public officials and employees; and  (C) Public School Fund which are due each school district participating in the program for premiums for fidelity bonds for school district officials and employees.      (b) Upon receipt of these funds, the Insurance Commissioner shall deposit them in the Fidelity Bond Trust Fund.
AR Code § 21-2-711 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 2 - Commission, Oath, And Bond|Subchapter 7 - Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program|§ 21-2-711. Fidelity Bond Trust Fund

 (a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a separate fund to be known as the “Fidelity Bond Trust Fund”.  (b)  (1) No money shall be appropriated from the fund for any purpose except for the use and benefit of participating governmental entities for bond claims and for Governmental Bonding Board expenses, including, but not limited to, travel, actuarial, consultant, and service contract fees.  (2) The fund shall be administered by and disbursed at the direction of the Governmental Bonding Board.    (c)  (1)  (A) The assets of the fund may be invested and reinvested as the Governmental Bonding Board may determine with the advice of the State Board of Finance.  (B) All incomes derived through investment of the fund shall be credited as investment income to the fund.  (C) For the purposes of investment, fund moneys invested and interest earned on fund moneys invested shall be administered as trust funds pursuant to the provisions of § 19-3-219(a)[repealed].    (2) Further, all moneys deposited to the fund shall not be subject to any deduction, tax, levy, or any other type of assessment.    (d) All moneys received by the Governmental Bonding Board for the Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Program, including premiums collected by the Governmental Bonding Board under this subchapter, restitution, interest payments, grants, gifts, and refunds shall be deposited into the fund.
AR Code § 21-3-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-3-101. Equal employment hiring program

 (a) Every state agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, and every constitutional officer as defined in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 56, § 1, shall adopt and pursue a comprehensive equal employment hiring program designed to achieve a goal of increasing the percentage of minority employees within the agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, or constitutional office to a level that approximates the percentage of minorities in the state's population.  (b)  (1) Every state agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, and constitutional officer shall report to the Legislative Council on June 30 of each year regarding its efforts to achieve its equal employment hiring program goal.  (2) However, the report required of any institution by § 6-63-103 may be used in lieu of the report required under this subsection and shall be filed as provided in this subsection.
AR Code § 21-3-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-3-102. Selective Service registration — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “statement of selective service status” means a statement on an application for employment with the State of Arkansas or for admission to any public institution of higher education, sworn under penalty of perjury, that:  (1) The person filing the certificate is registered with the Selective Service System in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act; or  (2) The person filing the certificate is not required to register with the Selective Service System because the person is:  (A) Under eighteen (18) years of age;  (B) In the armed forces of the United States on active duty, other than in a reserve or national guard unit;  (C) An alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101, for so long as he or she continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States;  (D) A permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands; or  (E) Excused from registration for other reason provided by federal law and that reason is included in the certificate.      (b) No person who is required to register with the Selective Service System shall be eligible for employment by any agency of the State of Arkansas or for admission to any public institution of higher education unless the person has signed a statement of selective service status.
AR Code § 21-3-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 2 - Age Discrimination|§ 21-3-201. Definition

 For the purposes of this subchapter, “public employer” means any agency, department, board, commission, bureau, council, institution, or other entity of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds, or any county or municipality or other political subdivision of this state. “Public employer” specifically includes public universities, colleges, and public school districts.
AR Code § 21-3-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 2 - Age Discrimination|§ 21-3-202. Applicability

 The prohibitions in this subchapter shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty (40) years of age.
AR Code § 21-3-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 2 - Age Discrimination|§ 21-3-203. Age discrimination prohibited — Exceptions

 (a) It shall be unlawful for a public employer to:  (1) Fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individual's age;  (2) Limit, segregate, or classify employees in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his or her status as an employee because of the individual's age; or  (3) Reduce the wage rate of any employee in order to comply with this subchapter.    (b) It shall not be unlawful for a public employer to:  (1) Take any action otherwise prohibited by this subchapter where age is a bona fide occupational qualification, reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business, or where the differentiation is based on reasonable factors other than age; or  (2) Discharge or otherwise discipline an individual for good cause.
AR Code § 21-3-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 2 - Age Discrimination|§ 21-3-205. Compulsory retirement of certain employees

 (a)  (1) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit compulsory retirement of any employee who has attained sixty-five (65) years of age, and who, for the two-year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide executive or a high policy-making position if the employee is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, savings, or deferred compensation plan, or any combination of such plans, of the employer of the employee, which equals, in the aggregate, at least forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000).  (2) In applying the retirement benefit test of subdivision (a)(1) of this section, if any such retirement benefit is in a form other than a straight life annuity with no ancillary benefits, or if employees contribute to any such plan or make rollover contributions, that benefit shall be adjusted by the actuary of the employee's public retirement system, so that the benefit is the equivalent of a straight life annuity with no ancillary benefits under a plan to which employees do not contribute and under which no rollover contributions are made.    (b) The prohibitions of this subchapter shall apply to employees with unlimited tenure who retire after July 1, 1982.
AR Code § 21-3-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 3 - Veterans Preferences|§ 21-3-301. Uniform Classification and Compensation Act rules

 Any requirement or rule set up for the purpose of selecting employees paid in whole or in part with state funds for positions subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., shall include rules under this subchapter.
AR Code § 21-3-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 3 - Veterans Preferences|§ 21-3-303. Failure to hire veteran

 (a) If requested by the veteran applicant and in addition to the requirements under § 21-3-302(d), a hiring official or selection authority for a state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., shall submit in writing to the veteran the reason the veteran was not:  (1) Included on a list of qualified candidates to be interviewed; and  (2) Selected for the position.    (b) The written reason provided under this section shall become a part of the employment application records of the state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., or a school district as defined under § 6-20-1903, and be retained for the same period of time as all other employment applications as established by law or agency policy.
AR Code § 21-3-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 3 - Recruiting, Hiring, and Appointment|Subchapter 3 - Veterans Preferences|§ 21-3-304. Reduction in force

 (a) A department or agency director or institution of higher education president or chancellor may separate any employee without prejudice because of lack of funds, curtailment of work, or in order to permit reinstatement of employees upon their release from periods of military service from the United States Armed Forces.  (b) However, no employee as defined by § 21-5-203 shall be separated while there are emergency, intermittent, temporary, provisional, or probationary employees serving in the same class of position in the same department or agency.  (c)  (1) The order of separation due to reduction in force shall be based upon criteria established by the Statewide Workforce Reduction Policy as issued and administered by the Office of Personnel Management.  (2) For the purpose of establishing this layoff formula, the veteran's service in the United States Armed Forces shall be considered as service with the department or agency and computed as a part of his or her seniority.