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AR Code § 21-4-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-310. Employment and retirement rights

 (a) During a leave of absence, an official shall be entitled to preserve all seniority rights, efficiency rating, promotional status, and retirement privileges.  (b) The period of active military service shall, for purposes of computations to determine whether such persons may be entitled to retirement under the laws of the State of Arkansas, be deemed continuous service in the office of the official or employee.  (c) While absent on leave, the official or employee shall not be required to make contribution to any retirement fund.
AR Code § 21-4-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-311. Vacancy in office or position

 (a) Should any person appointed to fill the office or perform the duties of an employee to whom a leave of absence has been granted die, resign, or in any manner or for any cause vacate the office or position to which he or she was appointed, the Governor, or person whose duty it would be to fill the office or position if a vacancy should occur, shall select and appoint a capable and competent person to perform the duties of the office or position until the term of office or employment expires or until the official or employee appears for the purpose of resuming the office or position.  (b) The appointment shall expire and terminate upon either the expiration of the term of office or employment or appearance of the official or employee for the purpose of the resumption of his or her duties.
AR Code § 21-4-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-312. Compensation of absentee and deputy or substitute

 (a) The deputies or other persons appointed to fill the office or position of the official or employee during a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter shall receive the same compensation and shall be paid in the same manner as the official or employee whose duties he or she assumes.  (b) During the time any official or employee is absent from his or her office or position on a leave of absence granted under the provisions of this subchapter, he or she shall not be entitled to compensation.
AR Code § 21-4-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 3 - Military Leave of Absence|§ 21-4-313. Commission, oath of deputy, or substitute

 (a) It shall not be required that a commission issue to any person appointed to fill any office or position of one who has been granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Every person so appointed shall be required to take and subscribe to the same oath as the officer or employer was required to take before he or she entered upon the performance of the duties of the office or position.
AR Code § 21-4-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-401. Specific repeal required

 This subchapter shall remain in full force and effect in the event that subsequent legislation relative to vacations is enacted, unless it is specifically repealed.
AR Code § 21-4-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-402. Payment for accrued vacation

 (a) It shall be the duty of the officer in charge of each agency, department, commission, or board of the State of Arkansas, immediately upon the death of any employee thereof, to cause to be ascertained the number of days of vacation which have accrued and which have not been taken by such employee and to cause the preparation of a voucher or other document which shall direct the payment of a sum which is determined by multiplying the number of unused accrued vacation days by the daily rate of pay which was being paid to such deceased employee as of the date of his or her death.  (b) The Auditor of State or other authorized disbursing officer of any agency, department, commission, or board shall prepare a check, draft, or other negotiable instrument made payable to the estate of the decedent.
AR Code § 21-4-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-403. Determination of amount of leave and rate of pay — Records

 (a) In the event that the salary of a deceased employee is not fixed on the basis of a day, then the daily rate of pay shall be determined by dividing the monthly salary by thirty (30) or the annual salary by three hundred sixty (360), as the case may be.  (b)  (1) The number of days of accumulated leave of any deceased employee shall be determined on the basis of the written rules, resolutions, or policies promulgated by the agency or department head or by the board or commission.  (2) Each agency, department head, board, or commission shall keep complete records of the vacations taken and accrued vacation time as provided by its rules, resolutions, or policies.
AR Code § 21-4-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-404. Payment for unused annual leave and holidays

 When a person dies while actively employed by any agency of the State of Arkansas, the deceased's estate or the person entitled to receive payment shall receive payment from the state agency for all unused annual leave and holidays which had accrued to the deceased at the time of death, except that the total shall not exceed sixty (60) days.
AR Code § 21-4-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-405. Payment of accrued leave to estate of wildlife officer

 (a) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may pay all accrued and unused annual, holiday, and sick leave to the estate of a wildlife officer who dies in the line of duty.  (b) A payment under subsection (a) of this section is subject to budgetary constraints and shall be disbursed after receipt of the official death certificate.
AR Code § 21-4-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 4 - Deceased Employees — Payment for Accrued Leave|§ 21-4-406. Payment of accrued leave to estate of Arkansas Highway Police Division officer

 (a) The State Highway Commission may pay all accrued and unused annual, holiday, and sick leave to the estate of an officer of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation who dies in the line of duty.  (b) A payment under subsection (a) of this section is subject to budgetary constraints and shall be disbursed after receipt of the official death certificate.
AR Code § 21-4-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 5 - Financial Incentives to Decrease Use of Sick Leave|§ 21-4-501. Compensation for unused sick leave at retirement

 (a) Upon retirement or death, any employee or beneficiary of any employee of any agency of the State of Arkansas shall receive compensation for accumulated unused sick leave as follows:  (1) If the employee has accumulated at least fifty (50) days but fewer than sixty (60) days of sick leave, the employee shall receive an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the number of accrued sick leave days rounded to the nearest day multiplied by fifty percent (50%) of the employee's daily salary;  (2) If the employee has accumulated at least sixty (60) days but fewer than seventy (70) days of sick leave, the employee shall receive an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the number of accrued sick leave days rounded to the nearest day multiplied by sixty percent (60%) of the employee's daily salary;  (3) If the employee has accumulated at least seventy (70) days but fewer than eighty (80) days of sick leave, the employee shall receive an amount equal to seventy percent (70%) of the number of accrued sick days rounded to the nearest day multiplied by seventy percent (70%) of the employee's daily salary; and  (4) If the employee has accumulated at least eighty (80) or more days of sick leave, the employee shall receive an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the number of accrued sick leave days rounded to the nearest day multiplied by eighty percent (80%) of the employee's daily salary.    (b) For purposes of this section, the employee's daily salary shall be determined by dividing the annual salary by two hundred sixty (260).  (c) The Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this subchapter.  (d) In no event shall an employee or beneficiary of an employee receive an amount that exceeds seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) upon retirement or death due to the provisions of this section.
AR Code § 21-4-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 5 - Financial Incentives to Decrease Use of Sick Leave|§ 21-4-503. Applicability of subchapter

 (a) The provisions of §§ 21-4-501 and 21-4-504 apply to:  (1) Employees of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;  (2) Employees of the Arkansas Department of Transportation;  (3) Classified employees of state-supported institutions of higher education; and  (4) Employees of all agencies of this state whether in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of government.    (b) The provisions of this section or any amendments to this section shall not change any employee benefits or agreements established under § 6-57-103, § 6-58-105, or § 6-59-105.  (c) Compensation for accumulated unused sick leave under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be used by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in the calculation of final average salary pursuant to § 24-7-202.
AR Code § 21-4-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 5 - Financial Incentives to Decrease Use of Sick Leave|§ 21-4-504. Participation by other state agencies

 All state agencies are encouraged to participate in the Department of Finance and Administration's state leave accounting system.
AR Code § 21-4-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave|Subchapter 5 - Financial Incentives to Decrease Use of Sick Leave|§ 21-4-505. Compensation for unused sick leave of nonclassified employees of state-supported institutions of higher education — Calculation for unused sick leave

 (a) At its discretion, a state-supported institution of higher education may compensate a nonclassified employee of the state-supported institution of higher education for accumulated unused sick leave by providing to the nonclassified employee the same compensation for accumulated unused sick leave provided to a classified employee of the state-supported institution of higher education under § 21-4-501.  (b) Compensation for accumulated unused sick leave under this section shall not be used by the:  (1) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in the calculation of final average salary under § 24-7-202; or  (2) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System in the calculation of final average compensation under § 24-4-101.    (c) Unused sick leave for nonclassified employees of state-supported institutions of higher education shall accrue at the same rate as unused sick leave accrues for classified employees for calculations made under this section.
AR Code § 21-5-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-102. Automobile insurance expenses for employees of Department of Health

 (a) The Department of Health is authorized to pay from maintenance and operation appropriations of either state or federal funds, as reimbursement of actual costs to any regular and full-time employee of the Department of Health, the excess cost to the employee for insurance coverage needed because of employee use of a personal vehicle to transport, as a part of his or her regular duty, individuals, clients, or patients, who are not state employees and who participate in Department of Health programs at clinics, hospitals, doctors' offices, and other locations designated by the Department of Health.  (b) Proof of actual excess cost must be furnished by the employee at the time of request for reimbursement and amount of reimbursement will not exceed the maximum amount as stated in the early periodic screening and diagnosis and treatment contract with the Department of Human Services.  (c) All other costs to an employee for operating a personal vehicle on state business will be considered to be covered by the approved reimbursement rate per mile as prescribed in state travel rules promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 21-5-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-103. Insufficient funds for payment of county salaries

 If, in any year, the funds available for the payment of salaries of elected county officers and employees of a county are inadequate to pay all such salaries and it becomes necessary to reduce salaries, the salary of each elected constitutional officer and each employee in the county shall be reduced in the same percentage.
AR Code § 21-5-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-104. Deduction of jury duty fees from salary prohibited

 (a) No state, county, or municipal employer in this state shall deduct from the usual compensation of any employee, all or any part of the fees or compensation received by the employee for appearing for grand or petit jury duty or serving on any grand or petit jury in any court in this state.  (b)  (1) Any state, county, or municipal employer who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).  (2) A violation shall constitute grounds for dismissal of the employer from his or her office or position of public employment.
AR Code § 21-5-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-106. Annual career service recognition payments for state employees

 (a)  (1)  (A) Employees of state agencies shall become eligible for annual career service recognition payments upon completion of ten (10) or more years of service in either elected positions or classified or nonclassified positions with a state agency.  (B) To receive the full amount authorized in subsection (c) of this section, the service shall have been in either elected positions or regular full-time positions.  (C) Employees who work part-time in regular salary positions may receive annual career service recognition payments on a pro rata basis.    (2) Periods of authorized leave without pay and leave of absence for military service when veterans' reemployment rights are exercised shall not negate eligibility for the payment, provided all other eligibility requirements are met.    (b) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish and publish policies and procedures for the administration of career service recognition payments to state employees upon a determination by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services that sufficient funds are available for such purpose.  (c) An employee who meets eligibility requirements established by subsection (a) of this section shall become eligible for annual career service recognition payments on the anniversary date of the completion of such service according to the following schedule:  (d) Career service recognition payments authorized by this section shall be:  (1) Subject to withholding of all applicable state and federal taxes; and  (2) Included by retirement systems in determining benefits.      STATE SERVICE ANNUAL PAYMENT 10 through 14 years of state service $ 800 15 through 19 years of state service 1,000 20 through 24 years of state service 1,200 25 or more years of state service 1,500   Click to view table.
AR Code § 21-5-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-107. Compensation of person holding more than one elective office

 (a)  (1) A person holding more than one (1) elective office shall be entitled to receive compensation from only one (1) of the offices held.  (2) The person shall select the office from which he or she may receive compensation by filing a statement with the Secretary of State and the disbursing officer of each governmental entity in which he or she holds an elective office.    (b) For the purpose of this section:  (1) “Compensation” means all salaries, retirement allowances, group insurance, medical benefits, and anything else of value that a governmental entity provides in return for the services of its officers; and  (2) “Elective office” means any office created by or under authority of the laws of the State of Arkansas, or of a subdivision thereof, that is filled by the voters, except a federal office.
AR Code § 21-5-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-108. Salary distributions

 The annual salaries of court reporters and case coordinators shall be paid in twenty-four (24) equal semimonthly installments.
AR Code § 21-5-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-109. New employees — Electronic direct deposit — Definition

 (a)  (1)  (A) As a condition of employment, a person hired or appointed to a position in any agency in state government on or after August 12, 2005, shall be required to accept payment of salary or wages by electronic warrants transfer.  (B) The electronic warrants transfer shall be made in the form of a direct deposit of funds to the account of the beneficiary of the payment in any financial institution equipped for electronic fund transfers, provided that the financial institution is designated in writing by the beneficiary and has lawful authority to accept such deposits.    (2)  (A)  (i) Any person affected by the direct deposit requirement set forth in subdivision (a)(1) of this section may request an exemption from the requirement.  (ii) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may grant an exemption from the direct deposit requirement upon a showing of hardship to the person requesting the exemption or upon any other reasonable basis.    (B) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish the standards and procedures for granting an exemption from the direct deposit requirement set forth in subdivision (a)(1) of this section.    (3) The direct deposit requirement set forth in subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to a person who is in the employment of the state prior to August 12, 2005, and subsequently receives a promotion appointment, transfer, or other change in position within the same personnel system on or after August 12, 2005.    (b)  (1) As used in subdivision (a)(1) of this section, “agency” means all state agencies, boards, commissions, bureaus, councils, or programs except:  (A) The elected constitutional officers of the State of Arkansas and their employees;  (B) The General Assembly and its employees, including employees of the Bureau of Legislative Research and Arkansas Legislative Audit;  (C) Members and employees of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, circuit courts, and prosecuting attorneys, not including deputy prosecuting attorneys;  (D) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;  (E) The Arkansas Department of Transportation; and  (F) All administrative, academic, classified, and nonclassified employees of the state-supported institutions of higher education.    (2) Any agency, board, commission, bureau, council, or program exempted under this subsection from the direct deposit requirement set forth in subdivision (a)(1) of this section may elect to enter the electronic warrants transfer system on a voluntary basis.    (c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may establish any special account necessary to facilitate direct deposit of employee salaries or wages.
AR Code § 21-5-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-5-110. State Insurance Department — Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund — Proceeds

 (a)  (1) The State Insurance Department shall maintain the Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund.  (2)  (A) The purpose of the trust fund is to fund relief for firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and participating in a firefighter cancer relief network created and governed by the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs, the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Association, and the Arkansas State Firefighters Association, Inc., from funds donated under this section.  (B) The department shall deposit any donated funds received under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section into the fund.      (b) The Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs, the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Association, and the Arkansas State Firefighters Association, Inc., shall determine eligibility and award amounts under the rules promulgated by the department.  (c) The entities named in subsection (b) of this section shall return to the department any excess funding which has been donated to the fund for the purpose of funding a firefighter cancer relief network.  (d) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 21-5-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Classification and Compensation Act|§ 21-5-201. Title

 This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the “Uniform Classification and Compensation Act”.
AR Code § 21-5-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Classification and Compensation Act|§ 21-5-202. Legislative intent

 (a) It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to establish uniform classifications for all affected state employees of agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions of higher education covered by the provisions of this subchapter and to establish a uniform compensation plan to be followed by the agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions of higher education, with respect to the authorized positions of their employees.  (b) It is the purpose of this subchapter to implement the administration and enforcement of the uniform position classification and compensation plan provided for affected agencies and institutions in accordance with sound business management practices.