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AR Code § 6-17-911 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-911. Effect of failure to make records and settlements

 (a) The disbursing officer of the State Board of Education shall withhold any and all state funds due the school districts of any county until the county treasurer has set up his or her records in accordance with § 6-17-907.  (b) If the county collector fails to make settlements with the county treasurer as now provided by law, the county treasurer shall forthwith notify the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration of such failure.  (c)  (1) If such delinquent settlement is not made within two (2) weeks, the Treasurer of State shall withhold the monthly distribution of county aid provided for under § 19-5-602(b) upon notification from the secretary that the county has failed to make such settlement.  (2) The monthly distribution shall be withheld until such settlement is made to the satisfaction of the secretary.
AR Code § 6-17-912 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-912. Advances from other funds

 When acting in the capacity as school district treasurer, the county treasurer is authorized to make advances from one (1) fund to another upon written request from the local school district board of directors during the fiscal year.
AR Code § 6-17-913 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-913. Audits of accounts

 (a) The accounts of all school districts shall be audited annually by Arkansas Legislative Audit or a certified public accountant.  (b) Where audits are made by a certified public accountant, a certified copy of the audit shall be distributed to the school district, the Department of Finance and Administration, the Division of Career and Technical Education, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.  (c)  (1) Arkansas Legislative Audit shall provide a copy of every audit report performed on each school district to the county clerk of the county in which the school district is located.  (2) The county clerk shall keep a copy of the audit reports performed on the school district on file for at least two (2) years.
AR Code § 6-17-915 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-915. Filing of personnel lists

 The ex officio financial secretary of each school district in the state shall file on or before October 1 of each year a list of all licensed personnel and all classified personnel employed by the school district for the current year setting forth the annual salary of each and such other information as the State Board of Education may prescribe.
AR Code § 6-17-918 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-918. Issuing and countersigning warrants

 (a)  (1) It shall be the duty of the school district superintendent of schools to serve as ex officio financial secretary.  (2) All warrants and checks shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of §§ 6-13-618(c) and 6-13-701(e).    (b) The school district superintendent shall neither issue nor countersign any warrants or checks until he or she has determined that the warrants have been issued in conformity with § 6-20-402, this subchapter, and other laws.
AR Code § 6-17-919 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 9 - The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law|§ 6-17-919. Warrants void without valid license and contract

 (a) All warrants issued in payment of teachers' salaries are void unless:  (1) The teacher is:  (A) Licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education; or  (B) A substitute teacher employed under § 6-15-1004 and rules of the State Board of Education;    (2) The teacher has been employed by a valid written contract; and  (3) Copies of such contract are on file in the office of the county treasurer or the school district treasurer if the school district has its own treasurer.    (b)  (1) The school district superintendent and the superintendent's surety shall be liable for any warrants that he or she countersigns in payment of teachers' salaries unless and until the state board has issued a valid license or the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education has provided the documentation required by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section.  (2) An online copy that is accessible on a website designated by the division is sufficient evidence of the issuance of a valid license or the documentation required by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section.    (c) The county treasurer, or the school district treasurer if the school district has its own treasurer, and his or her surety shall be liable for all warrants in payment of teachers' salaries that he or she pays unless and until there is a valid contract on file in his or her office.
AR Code § 6-17-1109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 11 - Insurance|§ 6-17-1109. Life and disability insurance — Notice, evaluation, and approval of bid proposals

 (a) Before selecting a policy or entering into an agreement with an insurance company for the providing of life or disability insurance for public school employees as authorized in this subchapter, the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board shall publicize, by inserting in one (1) or more newspapers having a general circulation in the State of Arkansas, notice that bid proposals for the providing of life or disability insurance for public school employees will be received by the board on the date and at the place stated in the notice.  (b) The notice shall be published by two (2) insertions with the first insertion to be at least thirty (30) days before the date for receiving bids and with the second insertion to be not later than two (2) weeks before the date for receiving bids.  (c)  (1) The board shall open all bids in a public meeting at the time and place established in the notice for receiving bid proposals.  (2) All bids so opened shall be made available for public inspection.    (d)  (1) The board shall evaluate each bid proposal according to the uniform criteria established by the Insurance Commissioner for evaluating benefits in relation to premiums to be charged for the benefits.  (2) The board shall also determine that each insurance company submitting a bid meets the minimum standards for financial solvency and ability to provide services as promulgated by the commissioner.    (e) After reviewing all bids, the board may approve the policy proposal with the insurance company that the board determines has submitted the bid with the best benefit coverage in relation to the premiums to be paid, as the board determines to be in the best interest of the public school employees' life or disability program.  (f) A bid contract shall be for a minimum of five (5) years.  (g) However, the board may reject any bid and readvertise for bids as set forth in this section.
AR Code § 6-17-1114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 11 - Insurance|§ 6-17-1114. Cooperation

 It is the duty of the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board, the Supervisor of the Public School Employees Insurance Section and the insurance section employees, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and each public school district and their officers and employees:   (1) To cooperate with one another, when called upon to do so, in all such reasonable ways as will assist or further the objectives of the board by making available records and statistical or other data or information to provide legal and actuarial advice; and  (2) If required, to occasionally make available the services of their officers and employees.
AR Code § 6-17-1115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 11 - Insurance|§ 6-17-1115. Group insurance for independent school districts

 (a) The employees of an independent school district may be insured under a group insurance policy issued to and procured by an independent school district to insure the employees of an independent school district for the benefit of the employees of an independent school district subject to the following requirements:  (1) The employees eligible for insurance under the group insurance policy shall all be employees of the school district or all of any class determined by conditions pertaining to their employment; and  (2) The premium for the policy shall be paid by the policyholder from funds contributed wholly by the insured employees, except that:  (A) The employer may deduct from the employees' salaries the required contributions for the premiums when authorized in writing by the respective employees to do so; and  (B) The premium for the policy may be paid for the policyholder wholly or partly from funds of the school district.      (b) As used in this section, “group insurance” shall be as described by § 23-83-101 et seq., § 23-86-101, and group contracts or policies that provide disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, or accident-only insurance to groups described under § 23-86-106.
AR Code § 6-17-1118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 11 - Insurance|§ 6-17-1118. School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board

 (a) The School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board is created. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:  (1) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators or his or her designee;  (2) The President of the Arkansas Rural Ed Association or his or her designee;  (3) The Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards Association or his or her designee;  (4) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Education Association or his or her designee;  (5) The designee of the Attorney General;  (6) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her designee; and  (7)  (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee.  (B) Provided, however, no employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education who is charged with administering the defense fund and protection program shall be eligible to serve as the designee of the commissioner.      (b) Members of the board shall biannually elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.  (c)  (1) The board shall meet within the State of Arkansas and may meet as often as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its duties under the provisions of this section.  (2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of a meeting.    (d)  (1) The board shall have final authority to hear and adjudicate any appeal filed by a school worker for protection against liability pursuant to § 6-17-1113.  (2) In an emergency situation, the chair of the board may approve payment of a claim without a meeting of the board.    (e)  (1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules as necessary for the proper administration of this section to establish the board.  (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide support staff for the board.
AR Code § 6-17-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1201. Title

 The title of this subchapter shall be “The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law”.
AR Code § 6-17-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1202. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Accumulated sick leave” means the total number of days of unused sick leave that a teacher has to his or her credit;  (2) “Immediate family” means the teacher's:  (A) Spouse;  (B) Child;  (C) Parent; or  (D) Any other relative if the other relative lives in the same household as the teacher;    (3) “Month or major portion thereof” means twelve (12) or more working days in a calendar month, including all professional development days required by the school district that count toward the hours of required professional development for a teacher;  (4) “Sick leave” means absence with full pay from one's duties in a public school for personal illness or illness in one's immediate family, except for an absence due to personal injury resulting from either an assault or other violent criminal act as provided in this subchapter; and  (5) “Teacher” means any full-time employee of a local school district who is compelled by law to secure a license from the State Board of Education as a condition precedent to employment.
AR Code § 6-17-1203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1203. Policies and regulations

 (a) The board of directors of each school district shall adopt written policies for the administration of sick leave.  (b) These policies and regulations shall be a part of the written personnel policies of each school district, and a copy shall be furnished to each teacher.
AR Code § 6-17-1204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1204. Amount and use of leave

 (a)  (1) Each school district in the state shall provide sick leave for each of its teachers at a minimum rate of one (1) day per month or major portion thereof that the teacher is contracted at full pay.  (2) A school district shall credit one (1) day of sick leave to a teacher if the teacher:  (A) Used one (1) day of sick leave on a mandatory professional development day; and  (B) Made up the missed mandatory professional development day on a noncontract day.      (b) Such sick leave shall be in force beginning with the first day of the first school term for which each teacher is employed.  (c) If a teacher resigns or leaves his or her teaching position for any reason before the end of the school term, the employing school district may deduct from his or her last paycheck full compensation for any days of sick leave used in excess of the number of days earned.  (d) A teacher shall be entitled to sick leave only for reasons of personal illness or illness in his or her immediate family.
AR Code § 6-17-1205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1205. Record of used and accumulated leave

 (a) A record of sick leave used and accumulated shall be established and maintained by each school district for each of its teachers.  (b) Sick leave that is unused by a teacher during any school year shall be accumulated in that teacher's sick leave account at a rate of one (1) day per month or major portion thereof employed until ninety (90) days have been accumulated.  (c) A teacher who qualifies for sick leave under § 6-17-1204 may use any amount up to his or her total number of accumulated days.  (d) Accumulated days of sick leave that are used up may be restored up to ninety (90) days in the same manner that they were first accumulated.
AR Code § 6-17-1206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1206. Credit for leave accumulated in another school district

 (a) Whenever an employee of a school district, an education service cooperative, a state education agency, or a two-year college in this state shall leave the school district, education service cooperative, state education agency, or two-year college and accept employment in another school district in this state, education service cooperative, state education agency, or two-year college, the employee shall be granted credit by the new school district, education service cooperative, state education agency, or two-year college for any unused sick leave accumulated by the employee while employed by the former school district but not to exceed a maximum of ninety (90) days.  (b)  (1) The accumulated and unused sick leave credit shall be granted to the employee upon furnishing proof in writing from the school district of former employment of the employee.  (2) Sick leave granted to an employee under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be depleted before the employee uses sick leave granted by the current school district.  (3) Upon the hiring of an employee and the verification of accumulated sick leave, sick leave that is transferred from the school district of former employment of the employee to the school district of current employment of the employee is eligible for payment upon retirement of the employee from the school district of current employment of the employee if the school district's policy provides for payment of sick leave.    (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to employment with another school district, education service cooperative, state education agency, or two-year college on or after July 1, 1997.
AR Code § 6-17-1207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1207. Payment for unused leave

 Payment for unused sick leave shall be made from the salary fund of the school district, and these moneys shall be included in meeting the annual requirements for payment of teachers' salaries.
AR Code § 6-17-1208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1208. Authority to liberalize policy

 The number of days of sick leave provided by this subchapter are minimums only, and nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit any school district from providing more days of sick leave or from having a more liberal policy for the administration of sick leave, including, but not limited to, the establishment of sick leave pools or banks and allowing school district employees who are husband and wife to each utilize the other's accumulated sick leave.
AR Code § 6-17-1209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 12 - The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1209. Leave of absence for personal injury from assault or other violent criminal act

 (a)  (1)  (A) Whenever a schoolteacher is absent from his or her duties in a public school as a result of personal injury caused by either an assault or a criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of his or her employment, the teacher shall be granted a leave of absence from school with full pay for up to one (1) year from the date of the injury.  (B) Teachers who suffer personal injury while intervening in student fights, restraining a student, or protecting a student from harm shall be considered to be injured as a result of an assault or a criminal act.    (2) The leave of absence for personal injury from an assault or a criminal act shall not be charged to the teacher's sick leave authorized under this subchapter.    (b) The board of directors of each school district shall adopt written policies for the implementation of this section and incorporate them as part of the written personnel policies of the school district.
AR Code § 6-17-1301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 13 - The School Employees' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1301. Title

 The title of this subchapter is “The School Employees' Minimum Sick Leave Law”.
AR Code § 6-17-1302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 13 - The School Employees' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1302. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Accumulated sick leave” means the total number of days of unused sick leave that a school employee has to his or her credit;  (2) “Immediate family” includes the school employee's spouse, children, parents, and any other relatives in the same household;  (3) “School employee” includes any employee of a school district who works not less than twenty (20) hours per week and who is not compelled by law to secure a teaching license from the State Board of Education as a condition precedent to employment. This subchapter covers those school employees who are normally and usually designated as noncertified school employees; and  (4) “Sick leave” means absence with full pay from one's duties in a public school for the reason of personal illness or illness in his or her immediate family.
AR Code § 6-17-1303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 13 - The School Employees' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1303. Policies and regulations

 (a) The board of directors of each school district shall adopt written policies for the administration of sick leave.  (b) Such policies and regulations shall be a part of the written policies of each school district, and a copy shall be furnished to each school employee.
AR Code § 6-17-1304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 17 - Personnel|Subchapter 13 - The School Employees' Minimum Sick Leave Law|§ 6-17-1304. Amount and use of leave

 (a) Each school district in the state shall provide sick leave for each of its school employees at a minimum accumulation rate of one (1) day per month or major portion thereof that the school employee is employed at full pay.  (b) Such accumulation shall begin with the first month or major portion thereof beginning with the first day of the first school term for which each such individual is employed.  (c) If a school employee resigns or leaves his or her employment position for any reason before the end of the school term, the employing school district may deduct from his or her last pay check full compensation for any days of sick leave in excess of the number of days earned.  (d) A school employee shall be entitled to sick leave only for reasons of personal illness or illness in his or her immediate family.