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AR Code § 21-10-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 10 - Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act|§ 21-10-105. Construction

 This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of states which enact it.
AR Code § 21-10-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 10 - Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act|§ 21-10-106. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.”
AR Code § 21-10-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 10 - Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act|§ 21-10-107. Severability

 If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
AR Code § 21-10-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 10 - Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act|§ 21-10-108. Inconsistent acts repealed

 All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as inconsistent herewith.
AR Code § 21-11-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-101. Definition — Exceptions

 As used in this chapter, “employee” shall mean all full-time state employees of all departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or other agencies of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds except the following excluded employees:   (1) The elected constitutional officers of this state, including employees of the office of the Governor;  (2) The General Assembly and its employees, including employees of the Bureau of Legislative Research and Arkansas Legislative Audit;  (3) Members of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, and prosecuting attorneys;  (4) Members of the Governor's cabinet, agency directors, or other persons appointed by the Governor as head of a board or commission;  (5) Employees occupying a teaching or athletic coaching position at a state-supported institution of higher education; and  (6) Those other employees designated as excluded from the provisions of this chapter by the rules established by the State Personnel Administrator.
AR Code § 21-11-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-102. Penalty

 Any cabinet member or head of a department, agency, board, commission, or other agency of state government who fails to comply with or implement a money-saving suggestions program as outlined in this chapter shall be deemed to be derelict in his or her duties and subject to dismissal.
AR Code § 21-11-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-103. Employee Suggestion System established

 There is established a program to be known as the “Employee Suggestion System” to encourage the development of ideas for improving the economy and efficiency of state government, to grant awards for ideas of proper merit, and to implement them in the governmental process.
AR Code § 21-11-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-104. Rules — Procedure for submission of suggestions

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, or his or her designee, is directed to develop and adopt rules in accordance with this chapter for the administration of the Employee Suggestion System.  (b)  (1) The rules shall provide for the direct submission of all suggestions to the Office of Personnel Management's Employee Suggestion System for determination of eligibility under the rules as authorized in this section.  (2) Eligible suggestions will be forwarded to the secretary, or to the secretary's designated representative, for evaluation of proper merit.  (3) The names of individuals who make suggestions shall be kept confidential unless such person is granted an award under this chapter.
AR Code § 21-11-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-105. Suggestion Award Board

 (a)  (1) There is created the Suggestion Award Board.  (2) The membership of the board shall consist of the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, the State Personnel Administrator, who shall serve as chair, and the cochairs of the Legislative Council.    (b) The decisions of the board regarding suggestions, awards, and appeals shall be final and binding to all parties concerned.  (c)  (1) The board will review suggestions after the suggestor has filed a formal appeal.  (2) If, in the opinion of the board, further evaluation is needed, the board may request the agency to reevaluate the suggestion.
AR Code § 21-11-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-106. Reports by Personnel Director

 (a) The Personnel Director shall prepare and annually transmit a report detailing the operations of the Employee Suggestion System, including an accounting of all awards granted and any other information deemed appropriate by the director and the Governor.  (b)  (1) The director shall submit monthly to the Suggestion Award Board a list of all suggestions which have been at agencies for evaluation for a period exceeding thirty (30) days.  (2) The list shall show the suggestion number, the agency doing the evaluation, and the date the suggestion was sent to the agency for evaluation.
AR Code § 21-11-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-107. Awards for suggestions

 (a)  (1)  (A) Any monetary award granted for a suggestion which may improve the economy and efficiency of state government shall be the greater of one hundred dollars ($100) or ten percent (10%) of the amount of savings.  (B) However, the monetary award shall be limited to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless a larger award is recommended by resolution of the General Assembly.    (2) If an employee's suggestion appears to be one which may improve the economy and efficiency of state government but would require legislative enactment, the suggestor shall receive a monetary award as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section based on the actual net savings after the end of the first year following implementation of the suggestion.    (b) When implementation of a suggestion would not result in cost reduction or avoidance but would visibly improve the operations of a process or program or improve public relations, safety, or effectiveness of operations as indicated in § 21-11-103, recognition of the suggestor will be made by the issuance of a suitable certificate and a monetary award of one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 21-11-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-108. Payment of awards

 (a) When it is determined by the Personnel Director that a monetary award is to be made under the rules of the Employee Suggestion System, he or she shall certify the amount to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.  (b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall cause a transfer to be made of the amount of moneys awarded from the fund from which the benefiting employee is being paid to the State Central Services Fund.  (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Treasurer of State shall issue warrants to employees for approved suggestions in accordance with this chapter.
AR Code § 21-11-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 11 - Employee Suggestion System|§ 21-11-109. Funding

 (a) No agency, board, or commission shall receive additional appropriations or funds to carry out this chapter except the Office of Personnel Management, which shall be allocated funds and appropriations to administer it.  (b) All monetary awards prescribed in § 21-11-107(a) shall be made from the amount of appropriated money saved by the suggestions of employees.  (c) The minimum monetary award prescribed in § 21-11-107(b) shall be made from the agency's existing appropriation for the general maintenance and operation of the agency.
AR Code § 21-13-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-101. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “State and Local Government Volunteers Act”.
AR Code § 21-13-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-102. Legislative intent

 (a) Since the spirit of volunteerism has long animated generations of citizens of this state and throughout the nation to give of their time and abilities to help others, the State of Arkansas would be wise to make use of volunteers in state and local agencies whenever possible.  (b) Effective use of volunteers in state service, however, requires that state and local agencies be provided guidelines for the development of volunteer programs and the utilization of volunteers.  (c) The General Assembly intends by this chapter to assure that the people of Arkansas may derive optimal benefit from volunteers and that the time and talents of volunteers in state and local service may be put to the best use.
AR Code § 21-13-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Department” means all agencies, departments, institutions, and divisions of state government and agencies under the jurisdiction or supervision of the State of Arkansas or of any political subdivision or school district in this state;  (2) “Material donor” means any person who, without financial gain, provides funds, materials, employment, or opportunities to clients of agencies, instrumentalities, political subdivisions, or school districts of the State of Arkansas;  (3) “Occasional-service volunteer” means any person who provides a one-time or occasional volunteer service;  (4) “Regular-service volunteer” means any person engaged in specific volunteer service activities on an ongoing or continuing basis; and  (5) “Volunteer” means any person who, of his or her own free will, provides goods or services without any financial gain to any agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, or school district of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 21-13-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-104. No legal claim created — Exceptions

 Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to provide a lawful claim or right of volunteers for meals, lodging, transportation, or liability insurance coverage, unless each of the respective departments has:   (1) Made provision for such benefits;  (2) Established appropriate safeguards for eligibility for the benefits; and  (3) Determined that sufficient funds are available to the department to defray the cost of the benefits.
AR Code § 21-13-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-105. Development of programs — Use of volunteers

 (a) Every department, through its executive head, may develop volunteer programs and accept the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors to assist in programs carried out or administered by that department.  (b) Each department that utilizes the services of volunteers may:  (1) Enlist the services of the Department of Human Services to assist in the development of volunteer programs;  (2) Take actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in those programs and to improve public services;  (3) Develop written rules governing recruitment, training, screening, responsibility, utilization, and supervision of volunteers;  (4) Take action as is necessary to ensure that volunteer and paid staff of each department understand their respective duties and responsibilities, their relationship to each other, and their respective roles in fulfilling the objectives of their department;  (5) Take actions as are necessary and appropriate to assure a receptive climate to attract citizen volunteers; and  (6) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the state, its political subdivisions, or school districts.
AR Code § 21-13-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-106. Exemption from employment laws

 (a) Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any department shall, to the extent of their volunteer service, be exempted from all provisions of law relative to state employment, hours of work, return or compensation, leave time, and employee benefits.  (b) Volunteers shall, however, at all times comply with applicable work rules.
AR Code § 21-13-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-107. Meals, lodging, and transportation

 (a)  (1) Every department that utilizes the services of volunteers is authorized to provide volunteers with incidental reimbursements as are consistent with allowances authorized by law for reimbursement for state or local employees.  (2) Such reimbursements include transportation costs, lodging, and subsistence, as the department deems appropriate, to assist volunteers in performing their duties, provided that sufficient funds are available.    (b)  (1)  (A) Departments may furnish meals without charge to regular-service volunteers, provided that the scheduled work assignments of such volunteers extend over an established meal period.  (B) Meals may be furnished without charge to occasional-service volunteers at the discretion of the department's executive head.    (2) Lodging, if available, may be provided temporarily at no charge to regular-service volunteers, at the discretion of each department.  (3)  (A)  (i) Transportation reimbursement may be furnished to those volunteers whose presence is determined to be necessary to the department.  (ii) Rates or amounts of such reimbursement shall not exceed the allowances provided under applicable state travel rules for state departments or under applicable travel rules with respect to volunteer services rendered departments of political subdivisions and school districts.    (B) Volunteers may utilize department vehicles in the performance of their duties, subject to the rules governing use of state vehicles by paid staff.
AR Code § 21-13-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-108. Liability insurance — Sovereign immunity

 (a) Liability insurance may be provided by the department utilizing volunteer services, both to regular-service and occasional-service volunteers, to the same extent as may be provided by the department to its paid staff.  (b) Volunteers in state service shall enjoy the protection of the state's sovereign immunity to the same extent as paid staff.
AR Code § 21-13-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-109. Employment experience

 (a) Each department that utilizes the services of volunteers may recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and experience established under applicable personnel rules.  (b) The Department of Finance and Administration and the personnel administrators of the respective departments shall make provision for the listing of volunteer service and experience on all future personnel forms and other records kept in the future, reflecting work history so that appropriate credit may be given in evaluating work history and in making position evaluations.
AR Code § 21-13-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-110. Department reports or records

 Each department shall include in its annual report, or shall maintain in its files, information which may be developed and maintained by volunteers relating to:   (1) The total number, location, and duties of all volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, and material donors;  (2) The total number of annual hours of service provided to the department by all volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, and material donors; and  (3) Reimbursements made to volunteers or material donors for expenses, transportation, or other costs incurred in connection with volunteer services, and such other records as may be required, for tax purposes, to authenticate services rendered and expenses incurred by volunteers or material donors for which reimbursement has not been made.
AR Code § 21-13-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act|§ 21-13-111. State income tax deductions — Definition

 (a) In computing net income for the purpose of the Arkansas income tax levied by § 26-51-201, there shall be allowed as deductions, in addition to all other deductions allowed by law:  (1)  (A) A deduction for mileage for necessary travel in connection with voluntary service to a department, at the rate provided by law or appropriate travel rule applicable to travel made by paid employees of a department for a volunteer who uses his or her personal motor vehicles for official travel, for which the volunteer has not received reimbursement from public funds; and  (B) A deduction for unreimbursed meals, lodging, and transportation other than mileage as noted above, or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the volunteer in voluntary service to a department for which he or she has not received reimbursement from public funds, but which would be reimbursable if incurred by paid employees of a department acting within the scope of their employment; and    (2)  (A) A deduction for mileage traveled in the use of a personal motor vehicle and for expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation expenses other than mileage, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a volunteer for volunteer work for a charitable organization for which reimbursement has not been received shall be allowed in the same amount and for the same purposes as now allowed under the state income tax laws applicable to business expenses.  (B) As used in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, “charitable organization” shall include, in addition to a department, any private nonprofit corporation, association, or group which is recognized by the laws of this state as performing a nonprofit charitable purpose benefiting citizens of this state.      (b) It is the purpose and intent of this section that deduction for expenses incurred by volunteers in connection with the performance of voluntary services for charitable organizations in this state and for public agencies and departments as authorized in this chapter shall be deductible in computing net income under the Arkansas individual income tax law, for the same purposes and in the same manner as now provided by the state income tax law applicable to business expenses in computing net income for state income tax purposes.
AR Code § 21-15-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 21-15-105. Confidentiality

 (a) Any information received by a state agency from the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police or from a central registry check under this subchapter shall not be available for examination, and no record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Department of Arkansas State Police.  (b) Any information made available to the affected applicant for employment or the person who is subject to discharge shall be information pertaining to that applicant only.  (c) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established in this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than a background check.
AR Code § 21-15-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 21-15-106. Rules — Records

 (a) All state agencies with a designated position or a designated financial or information technology position shall adopt the necessary rules to fully implement the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Each state agency shall maintain on file, subject to inspection by the Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, and the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry evidence that criminal history and central registry checks required by this subchapter have been initiated on all applicants and employees.
AR Code § 21-15-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 21-15-107. Identification Bureau and registries — Duties

 (a)  (1) After receipt of a request for a criminal history check, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall make reasonable efforts to respond to requests for state criminal history checks within twenty (20) calendar days and to respond to requests for national criminal history checks within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of a national criminal history check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (2) After receipt of a request for a central registry check, a registry shall make reasonable efforts to respond to requests within twenty (20) calendar days.    (b)  (1) Upon completion of a criminal history check, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant or employee to the Arkansas Crime Information Center.  (2) Upon completion of a central registry check, the registry shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant or employee to the requesting state agency.    (c) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall maintain a database of the results of criminal history checks on each applicant for employment with and each employee of a state agency in a designated position.  (d)  (1) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall develop a form to be used for criminal history checks conducted under this subchapter. The form shall require the notarized signature of the person who is the subject of the check.  (2) The Child Maltreatment Central Registry and the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry shall work together to develop a form to be used for central registry checks conducted under this subchapter. The form shall require the notarized signature of the person who is the subject of the check.
AR Code § 21-15-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Criminal Background Checks|§ 21-15-108. Exempted employees

 Any person who submits evidence of having maintained employment in the State of Arkansas for the past twelve (12) months and of successfully completing a criminal history check within the last twelve (12) months or in accordance with that person's professional license shall not be required to apply for a criminal history check under this subchapter.