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AR Code § 25-16-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1002. Prohibited employment of relatives

 (a) A public official shall not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the state agency in which the official is serving or over which the official exercises jurisdiction or control, any person who:  (1) Is a relative of the public official; and  (2) Is an employee of a state agency or as a result of the public official's action would be an employee of a state agency.    (b) Within each state agency, no employees who are related shall be placed within the same direct line of supervision whereby one (1) relative is a supervisory employee and responsible for supervising the job performance or work activities of another relative.  (c) If a person is placed on the payroll of a state agency in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section:  (1) The person shall not be entitled to pay at the rate for which the employee was initially hired;  (2) The person shall be entitled to receive pay at the greater of the minimum hourly wage rate under § 11-4-210 or the federal minimum hourly wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for time actually worked while in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section; and  (3) The employment shall be void.
AR Code § 25-16-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1003. Married state agency employees

 (a) If as a result of a marriage that occurs after August 12, 2005, employees of a state agency are in violation of the prohibition established by § 25-16-1002, the violation shall be resolved by:  (1) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another position within the state agency;  (2) Transferring one (1) of the employees to another state agency; or  (3) The resignation of one (1) of the employees.    (b)  (1) The public official of the state agency shall provide written notice to the employees of each of the alternatives under subsection (a) of this section available to eliminate the violation.  (2) The employees shall be given the opportunity to select among the available alternatives.  (3) If the employees are unable to agree upon an alternative within sixty (60) days of the notice required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, then the public official shall take action to eliminate the violation.
AR Code § 25-16-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1004. Criminal penalty

 (a) A person commits an offense if the person approves an account or draws or authorizes the drawing of a warrant or order to pay the compensation of another person employed in violation of § 25-16-1002.  (b) An offense under subsection (a) of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 25-16-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1005. Civil penalties

 (a) A public official who knowingly violates § 25-16-1002(a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (b)  (1) The Attorney General may file suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court to collect the penalty.  (2) Penalties collected under this section shall be deposited to the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.
AR Code § 25-16-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1006. Administration and enforcement

 (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish rules and forms for all state agencies that will enable each public official and each supervisory employee within a state agency to determine whether:  (1) The hiring of a job applicant would violate § 25-16-1002 or § 25-16-1003; or  (2) The promotion or transfer of an employee of a state agency would violate § 25-16-1003.    (b) The office shall also establish rules concerning the procedures for:  (1) Reporting suspected violations of this subchapter to the office; and  (2)  (A) Referring suspected violations to the Attorney General or the Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District for enforcing civil penalties under § 25-16-1005.  (B) If the Attorney General is suspected of violating this subchapter, the office shall refer the matter to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney.
AR Code § 25-16-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 10 - Hiring of Relatives by Public Officials|§ 25-16-1007. Applicability

 This subchapter shall not apply to the hiring, transfer, or promotion of any person employed in a state agency as of August 12, 2005.
AR Code § 25-16-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1101. Legislative intent

 (a) It is the policy of the State of Arkansas to promote integrity in public employment.  (b) It is the intent of this subchapter to require that a public servant who pleads guilty to or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of the following to forfeit his or her office, position, or employment, and thereafter he or she is disqualified from holding an office, position, or employment with a governmental body:  (1) A felony offense relating to his or her office, position, or employment;  (2) A misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty, bribery, forgery, or other form of corruption relating to his or her office, position, or employment; or  (3) Theft of property under § 5-36-103 when the victim of the theft is the governmental body with which the public servant is associated.
AR Code § 25-16-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1102. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Governmental body” means any office, department, commission, council, board, committee, legislative body, agency, or other establishment of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of the state, municipality, county, school district, institution of higher education, improvement district, or any political district or subdivision;  (2) “Offense” means conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or fine, or both, is authorized by statute;  (3)  (A) “Public servant” means a public official, public employee, or public appointee.  (B) “Public servant” does not mean a member of the General Assembly or a person holding an office of trust or profit in the state under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 9;    (4) “Relating to” means an offense that directly involves a person's performance in the office, position, or employment held by a person in a governmental body; and  (5) “Public official” means a member of the General Assembly or person holding an office of trust or profit in the state under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 9.
AR Code § 25-16-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1103. Forfeiture of office

 (a) A public servant holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body shall forfeit the office, position, or employment if he or she pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of:  (1) A felony offense relating to the public servant's office, position, or employment;  (2) A misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty, bribery, forgery, or other form of corruption relating to the public servant's office, position, or employment; or  (3) Theft of property under § 5-36-103 when the victim of the theft is the governmental body with which the public servant is associated.    (b)  (1) A public official may be removed from office under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5.  (2) The General Assembly or the state may consider the following offenses when determining if a public official is qualified:  (A) A felony offense;  (B) Theft of property under § 5-36-103;  (C) Abuse of office under § 5-52-107; or  (D) Witness tampering under § 5-53-110.      (c) A public official or public servant may hold a public office after he or she is removed from an office, position, or employment with a governing body if an offense identified in subdivision (b)(2) of this section is expunged and permitted under applicable law.
AR Code § 25-16-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1104. Disqualification from office

 A public servant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of an offense under § 25-16-1103(a) shall be disqualified and barred from holding an office, position, or employment in a governmental body.
AR Code § 25-16-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1106. Applicability

 (a) This subchapter shall apply to a public servant that, on or after July 31, 2009, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a felony offense relating to his or her office, position, or employment in any governmental body.  (b) This subchapter shall not supersede any provision of Arkansas law which provides forfeiture of or disqualification from service as a public servant for an offense other than a felony.
AR Code § 25-16-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 16 - State Officers|Subchapter 11 - Forfeiture of or Disqualification from Public Employment on Conviction of an Offense Related to Public Employment|§ 25-16-1107. Effect of expungement

 An expunged record shall not serve as the basis for forfeiture of office or disqualification from office under this subchapter.
AR Code § 25-17-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25-17-101. Antidiscrimination clause required in contracts

 All agencies of the state or any department thereof shall include in all contracts negotiated or renegotiated by them for and on the behalf of the state a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any qualified employee or qualified applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, or ancestry and shall require the contractor to include a similar provision in all subcontracts.
AR Code § 25-17-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25-17-103. Repair of damage to charitable institution

 In case of destruction of any of the charitable institutions by fire or tornado, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered upon the approval of the Governor to borrow money at a reasonable rate of interest and immediately repair the damage done to the building.
AR Code § 25-17-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-201. Boards created for management of various institutions

 The following honorary boards are created:   (1) A board of five (5) members constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf;  (2) A board of five (5) members constituting the Board of Corrections;  (3) A board of seven (7) members constituting the Board of Trustees of the University of Central Arkansas, hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate;  (4) A board of seven (7) members constituting the Board of Trustees of Henderson State University, hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate;  (5) A board of five (5) members to be appointed from the state at large, constituting the Board of Trustees of Arkansas State University; and  (6) A board of (5) five members to be appointed from counties in the Second Agricultural and Mechanical District, constituting the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Tech University.  (7) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 25-17-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-202. Powers and duties

 The boards created in § 25-17-201 are charged with the management and control of the respective institutions of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 25-17-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-203. Eligibility for membership

 (a) Members of the boards appointed by the Governor under the provisions of § 25-17-201, in addition to possessing the qualifications of an elector, shall reside in the State of Arkansas.  (b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Commissioner of State Lands, Justices of the Supreme Court, and the directing head of any state department, state agency, or state institution shall be ineligible for membership on any of the boards provided for in § 25-17-201 during the time for which they were elected or appointed.  (c) No individual may be a member of more than one (1) of the boards created under the provisions of § 25-17-201 at the same time.
AR Code § 25-17-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-204. Appointment and terms of members generally

 (a) By and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint the members of the boards.  (b) The term of office for each member shall commence January 15 and shall end on January 14 of the fifth or seventh year, as the number of years the full term may be, following the year in which the term commenced. The terms shall be arranged so that the term of one (1) member of each board shall expire each year.  (c)  (1) Within twenty (20) days after the convening of the General Assembly in a regular session or a fiscal session, the Governor shall submit to the Senate for confirmation the names of those board members and appointees who are by law required to be confirmed by the Senate.  (2) However, the names of appointees to fill vacancies which occur after the first twenty (20) days of the session of the General Assembly, but prior to the adjournment thereof, shall be submitted within five (5) days from the date of each vacancy.  (3) In the event of rejection by the Senate of an appointee whose name has been so submitted, the Governor shall submit the name of another appointee to fill the vacancy within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of the Senate of the rejection.  (4) In the event the Governor within the time herein required should fail to appoint or fail to submit to the Senate for confirmation the name of any appointee, then the office shall be vacant, and the Senate shall proceed to fill the vacancy by an appointee of its own choice.    (d) Any vacancies arising in the membership of the boards for any reason other than the expiration of the regular terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by the appointment of the Governor, subject to the approval by a majority of the remaining members of the respective boards and shall be thereafter effective until the expiration of the regular terms.  (e) The Secretary of State shall furnish a certificate to each board member within ten (10) days following appointment, whereupon the appointee shall notify the Governor and the Secretary of State in writing of his or her acceptance of the appointment within thirty (30) days. If the appointee shall fail to give notice of his or her acceptance within the time required, then the appointment shall be declared void and another appointment shall be made.
AR Code § 25-17-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-205. Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf — Deaf and blind members — Parents or guardians as members

 (a) There shall be at all times one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf who is a deaf person who fluently utilizes deaf sign language.  (b) The second vacancy arising on the board shall be filled by the appointment of a person who is legally blind.  (c)  (1) The Governor shall appoint one (1) person who is the parent of a blind student and one (1) person who is the parent of a deaf student to serve as advisory nonvoting members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.  (2) The term of office of the advisory members shall be the same as the term of office of the other members of the board. Any vacancy arising in an advisory position shall be filled in the same manner as those of other vacancies arising in the membership of the board.  (3) A state employee who is a parent or a legal guardian of a student at the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be eligible to serve as a regular or advisory member of the board.
AR Code § 25-17-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-207. Oath of members

 (a) Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each board member shall take, subscribe, and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath that he or she will:  (1) Support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas;  (2) Faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter; and  (3) Not be or become directly or indirectly interested in any contract made by the board.    (b)  (1) Any violation of the oath shall be a Class A misdemeanor.  (2) Any contract entered into in violation of the oath shall be void.
AR Code § 25-17-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-208. Meetings generally

 (a)  (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, each honorary board or commission shall meet in regular session at least once each semiannual period and shall meet in special session as often as its business may require.  (2) As used in this section, the term “honorary board or commission” means any state board or commission whose members receive no compensation other than stipends or reimbursement of expenses.    (b)  (1) All meetings shall be open to the public except when the board or commission has under consideration the employment, discharge, or investigation of an individual.  (2) The board or commission by a majority vote thereof may declare the matter they are about to consider to be privileged and may declare a closed session for the period of time during which this matter is being discussed.  (3) At the end of that time and before any new subject is discussed, the secretary of the board or commission shall announce to the public and press who may be in attendance that the meeting is reopened for the discussion of further business.
AR Code § 25-17-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-210. Removal of members generally

 (a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.  (b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.  (c) The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.  (d)  (1) An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.  (2) An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.
AR Code § 25-17-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 17 - Management Of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Honorary Boards and Commissions|§ 25-17-211. Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal

 (a) Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all board or commission members have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board or commission.  (b) Excessive Absences. A board or commission member shall be subject to removal from the board or commission in the event the member shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence. Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings, without attending any intermediary called special meetings, shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.  (c) Notice and Removal Procedures. Removal of board or commission members shall be in accordance with the following:  (1)  (A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board or commission meeting, the secretary of each board or commission shall notify the Governor in writing of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings.  (B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year;    (2) Any board or commission secretary's failing to submit the notices and documentation required by this section shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;  (3)  (A) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the board or commission secretary, the Governor shall notify the board or commission member in writing of his or her intent to remove the member for cause.  (B) This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);    (4) Within twenty (20) days of the date of the Governor's notice, the member may request an excused absence as provided by this section or may file notice with the Governor's office that the member disputes the attendance records and the reasons thereby;  (5) The Governor shall grant an excuse for illness of the member when the illness is verified by a written sworn statement by the attending physician or other proper excuse as determined by the Governor; and  (6) After twenty (20) days of the date of the Governor's notice, if no rebuttal is received or other adequate documentation submitted, the member may be removed in accordance with the provisions set forth at § 25-17-210.    (d) Reimbursements Withheld. Any board or commission member referred to the Governor because of excessive absences under the provisions of this section shall not be entitled to any per diem or expense reimbursement for travel or attendance of any subsequent meeting until the board or commission receives notification from the Governor that the member has been excused for the absences.