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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-401 — 6-17-431) › Section 6-17-431 - Numeracy

(a)
By the 2023-2024 school year, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall:
(1)
(A)
Develop a math intervention plan for each student in grades three through eight (3-8) who is not performing at or above grade level on the state assessment, as defined by the State Board of Education.
(B)
The math intervention plan required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may include without limitation the:
(i)
(a)
Provision of each student with access to high-dosage, targeted math tutoring in the subsequent school year.
(b)
High-dosage, targeted math tutoring provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i)
(a)
of this section shall mean three (3) or more tutoring sessions a week in a one-on-one or small-group setting;
(ii)
Assignment to a teacher with a value-added model score in the top quartile statewide in math for the previous three (3) years or, if a public school district or open-enrollment public charter school is unable to find a teacher with a value-added model score in the top quartile statewide in math for the previous three (3) years, assignment to a teacher:
(a)
With a highly-effective rating in the Teacher Excellence and Support System, §
6-17-2801
et seq., where possible; or
(b)
Deemed to be a high-performing teacher as defined by a Master Professional Educator designation; and
(iii)
Provision of each student with extended time on math instruction during or after school; and
(2)
Provide written notification to all parents, legal guardians, or persons standing in loco parentis to a student of their student's math intervention plan and progress on his or her math intervention plan throughout the school year.
(b)
By the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, each public school district and open-enrollment public charter school shall report to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education the:
(1)
Type or types of math intervention used; and
(2)
Number of students who are receiving each type of math intervention.
(c)
The state board may promulgate rules to implement this section.
Added by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 30, eff. 3/8/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 6 - LICENSED PERSONNEL TESTING PROGRAM (§§ 6-17-601 — 6-17-603) › Section 6-17-601 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 732,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1985, No. 350, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1270; Acts 2011, No. 989, § 43.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 6 - LICENSED PERSONNEL TESTING PROGRAM (§§ 6-17-601 — 6-17-603) › Section 6-17-602 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 732,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 231, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 350, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1270.3; Acts 1987, No. 512, § 4; 2011, No. 989, § 44.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 6 - LICENSED PERSONNEL TESTING PROGRAM (§§ 6-17-601 — 6-17-603) › Section 6-17-603 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 732,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1434, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 416,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1985, No. 350, § 5; 1985, No. 693, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1270.4; Acts 1997, No. 112, § 8; 2011, No. 989, § 45.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-701 - Program to improve reading skills

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized and directed to develop and implement an inclusive statewide program to improve the reading skills of students in the public schools of this state.
(b)
The program shall include an in-service training program to assist elementary teachers who desire or are designated as requiring special assistance in improving their skills in teaching reading and to assist elementary principals in improving their skills in the supervision and support of reading programs.
(c)
The intensive in-service training in the teaching of reading provided for in this section shall be developed and implemented under the direction of reading specialists of the division and selected in-service teachers who have been identified as having been particularly successful in the teaching of reading.
(d)
This training shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:
(1)
Classroom observation;
(2)
The use of student inventories for diagnosing reading problems;
(3)
Planning instruction based on test results and classroom inventories;
(4)
Reading activities to improve reading skills;
(5)
Ideas for parental involvement in reading instruction; and
(6)
The effective use of the teacher's time in planning for instruction in reading.
(e)
Records shall be kept of the activities authorized by this section, and studies shall be conducted to determine the impact of this program on the achievement test scores of the students of teachers receiving special in-service training.
(f)
Participating schools shall be required to allow the use of their teachers and principals who have received training to assist in the training of other teachers and principals.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1436, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1435, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 44, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1269 -- 80-1269.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-702 - Staff development sessions

(a)
(1)
(A)
A school district shall not deny licensed personnel the opportunity to attend certified instructional staff development sessions conducted by bona fide professional organizations within the state.
(B)
Licensed personnel may count up to two (2) days of six (6) hours each of attendance at instructional professional development sessions conducted by bona fide professional organizations toward fulfillment of the ten (10) days of staff development required by the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts, provided the sessions have been certified by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2)
The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement the certification process for instructional staff development sessions.
(b)
This section does not authorize a school district employee to refrain from attending meetings and workshops designed to implement restructuring mandated by the Arkansas Public Education Act of 1997, §
6-15-1001
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1437, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1151, § 1; 1995, No. 663, § 1; 2009, No. 1309, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-703 - Arkansas history professional development

(a)
A school district shall provide two (2) hours, or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, of substantive and meaningful professional development in Arkansas history for its teachers who provide instruction in Arkansas history according to the professional development schedule under §
6-17-709
.
(b)
The school district may provide the professional development:
(1)
By contracting with an education service cooperative; or
(2)
By using the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative under §
6-17-707
.
(c)
The professional development under this section shall count toward satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 666,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 969,§ 3, eff. 4/8/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 787, § 4; 2005, No. 2095, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-705 - Professional development credit

(a)
Up to twelve (12) hours of professional development credit, or professional learning credits as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, may be earned by licensed personnel for time required at the beginning of each school year to plan and prepare a curriculum and other instructional material for their assigned classes if the time is:
(1)
Spent in their classrooms, offices, or media centers at the public school; and
(2)
Before the first student-teacher interaction day of the school year, but a school district shall not require licensed personnel to work additional days that are not included in their contracts unless the licensed personnel are paid their daily rate of pay.
(b)
Licensed personnel shall earn one (1) hour of professional development credit, or professional learning credits as determined by the division, for each hour of planning and preparation that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
(1)
If illness of a teacher or a teacher's immediate family under §
6-17-1202
prevents a teacher from obtaining the required professional development, the teacher shall be allowed to make up the professional development missed during the:
(A)
Remainder of the current school year; or
(B)
Succeeding school year.
(2)
The teacher may earn the professional development hours, or professional learning credits as determined by the division, through online professional development.
(d)
A person who holds any license issued by the State Board of Education may obtain credit for required professional development through a micro-credentialing process approved by the division.
(e)
The state board shall promulgate the rules necessary for the proper implementation of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 666,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1441, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 936,§ 47, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 22, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1091,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013EX1, No. 2,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2005, No. 1185, § 1; 2009, No. 1309, § 2; 2011, No. 1209, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-706 - Professional development credit exemption

(a)
Licensed personnel working part time shall be exempt from one-half (1/2) of the professional development required under the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts if they work solely in any of the following adult education programs:
(1)
Adult basic education;
(2)
General adult education;
(3)
English as a second language for adults; or
(4)
High school equivalency test examiners.
(b)
The State Board of Education shall promulgate the rules necessary for the proper implementation of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 666,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1115,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 2007, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 46.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-708 - Mental health awareness and teen suicide awareness and prevention professional development

(a)
(1)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require two (2) hours of professional development, or professional learning credits as determined by the division, in mental health awareness and teen suicide awareness and prevention for licensed public school personnel according to the professional development schedule under §
6-17-709
.
(2)
The professional development under this section may be accomplished through self-review of suitable mental health awareness and suicide prevention materials approved by the division.
(b)
The professional development under this section shall count toward the satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts and for licensure requirements for licensed personnel.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 648,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 620,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 666,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1446, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 969,§ 7, eff. 4/8/2013.
Acts 2011, No. 770, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-710 - Human trafficking professional development

(a)
Each year, a school district shall make available to licensed personnel thirty (30) minutes of professional development, or professional learning credit as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, on:
(1)
Recognizing the warning signs that a child is a victim of human trafficking; and
(2)
Reporting a suspicion that a child is a victim of human trafficking.
(b)
The division or another person, firm, or corporation designated by the division shall develop and administer the professional development under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
The professional development under this section shall count toward the satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts and for licensure requirements for licensed personnel.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 666,§ 12, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1453, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 7 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING (§§ 6-17-701 — 6-17-711) › Section 6-17-711 - Bullying prevention - Professional development

(a)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall require two (2) hours of professional development in the following areas for licensed public school personnel according to the professional development schedule under §
6-17-709
:
(1)
Bullying prevention; and
(2)
Recognition of the relationship between incidents of bullying and the risk of suicide.
(b)
The professional development under this section shall count toward the satisfaction of requirements for professional development in the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts and of licensure requirements for licensed personnel.
(c)
(1)
In addition to the professional development requirement under subsection (a) of this section, the division shall develop a guidance document for use by parents and legal guardians, students, and public school districts to assist in resolving complaints concerning student bullying behaviors.
(2)
The guidance document required under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall include without limitation:
(A)
A public school district's obligations under §
6-18-514
;
(B)
Best practices for the prevention, reporting, and investigation of and the response to bullying in public schools; and
(C)
A clear definition of bullying that provides examples regarding conduct that does and does not constitute bullying.
(3)
The guidance document under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be provided to licensed public school personnel as part of the professional development required under subsection (a) of this section.
Added by Act 2019, No. 1029,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-801 - Indefinite teacher employment contract void

(a)
In any contract of employment entered into by and between a school district and a teacher as defined by Acts 1979, No. 766 [repealed], any provision therein specifying that the employee's salary may be decreased to conform to legal fiscal requirements or any other attempt therein to make the salary to be paid to the employee less than definite and certain as to the minimum amount of salary is declared to be null and void as opposed to the public policy of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
In any contract attempting to make a teacher's salary less than definite and certain by qualifying language, the amount of stated salary without such qualifying language shall be the minimum amount the employee is entitled to receive for services rendered.
(c)
The remaining provisions of any contract found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be given full force and effect.
Acts 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 3, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1335 -- 80-1337.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-802 - Twelve-month contracts for vocational agriculture teachers

All public high schools in this state which offer vocational agriculture training shall, beginning with the next school year, contract with the vocational agriculture teachers on a twelve-month basis.
Acts 1981, No. 28, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2509.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-803 - Optional contract payable in monthly installments

(a)
(1)
Any school district in this state, at the option of the school district board of directors, may enter into contracts for the hiring of teachers to teach in the next coming school year, whereby the annual salaries of such teachers may be paid on the basis of twelve (12) equal monthly installments.
(2)
In no case shall the monthly installments under such contracts commence earlier than the first day of the commencement of the school fiscal year covered by the contract.
(b)
(1)
Any contract entered into pursuant to this section whereby payments are to be made before the commencement of the teaching duties under such contract in the school year covered thereby shall contain a clause clearly setting forth the liability of any teacher who receives payments before the commencement of teaching duties and who refuses to perform under the terms of the contract.
(2)
Such clause shall be to the effect that any schoolteacher breaching such a contract shall be indebted to the school district for the amount of moneys received by him or her under the contract before the commencement of his or her teaching duties.
(3)
If any teacher fails to repay any money owed to a school district upon a contract breached by him or her, the secretary of the school district shall certify the failure to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the State Board of Education shall suspend the teacher's license until all of the money is repaid.
(c)
Any school district, or any officer thereof, charged with the responsibility of negotiating and entering into contracts for the employment of teachers for such school district shall be relieved of any liability arising from the breach of any contract made in good faith pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1454, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 70, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1330 -- 80-1332; Acts 2011, No. 989, § 49.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-804 - Deductions for group insurance premium

For the purpose of payment of group insurance policy premiums, upon the execution by any teacher or other school employee of an appropriate form of authorization and delivery thereof to the fiscal officer of the school district wherein such person is employed, the fiscal officer shall withhold the designated amount from that person's monthly salary payments and shall transmit the amount, on or before the tenth day of each succeeding month, to the insurance company named in the authorization.
Acts 1949, No. 316, § 1; 1951, No. 37, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1324.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-805 - Deduction for professional membership dues prohibited - Definitions

(a)
A school district board of directors or representatives of a school district board of directors shall not deduct dues, fees, or contributions from the pay of a teacher or classified employee on behalf of any professional or labor organization or political fund.
(b)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Classified employee" means any person employed by a school district under a written annual contract who is not required to have a teaching license issued by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as a condition of employment;
(2)
"Labor organization" means an organization of any kind:
(A)
In which a teacher or classified employee may participate; and
(B)
That exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with public school employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work; and
(3)
"Teacher" means any person holding a license issued by the State of Arkansas and employed by a school district in a teaching, instructional, supervisory, administrative, or educational and scientific capacity.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 776,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1455, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 36, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1969, No. 108, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1333, 80-1334; Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 111, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-806 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1155,§ 14, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1985, No. 1047, § 1; 1987, No. 97, § 1; 1991, No. 54, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-807 - Additional days

(a)
If a teacher is required to work more days than provided for under the teacher's contract, then the teacher's pay under the contract shall be increased proportionately so that the teacher will receive pay for each additional day the teacher is required to work at no less than the daily rate paid to the teacher under the teacher's contract.
(b)
Each school district in this state shall establish a normal base contract period for teachers.
(c)
The normal base contract period for each school district shall be the number of days the majority of teachers employed by the school district in the 2000-2001 school year are required to work as specified on the 2000-2001 contracts as of March 1, 2001.
(d)
If the normal base contract period in any school district is increased, the teacher's pay under the contract shall be increased proportionately so that the teacher will receive pay for each day added to the contract at no less than the daily rate paid to the teacher under the teacher's current existing contract.
(e)
This section shall not apply to separate contracts for employment with a teacher to teach summer school or to perform services that do not require the teacher to hold a teaching license to perform those services.
(f)
If the school district desires to employ a teacher part time to perform services for the school district in the teacher's field of licensure after expiration of the normal base contract, as part of the teacher's normal teaching contract, the school district may contract for such part-time work as long as the teacher is agreeable and is paid on a pro rata basis for that work.
(g)
A school district which contracts with a teacher to teach summer school or to perform services that do not require the teacher to hold a teaching license to perform those services shall enter into a separate contract with the teacher for those services and shall not condition initial employment of the teacher or renewal of the teacher's regular teaching contract on entering into such a separate contract.
Acts 1989, No. 712, § 1; 2001, No. 1735, § 1; 2011, No. 989, § 50.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-809 - Teachers for visually impaired entering state service

Upon the superintendent's certification to the state personnel administrator of prior service at an educational institution and of the most recent contractual salary, the salary of teachers holding licensure in teaching the visually impaired and entering state service as teachers for the sensory impaired may be adjusted to a rate of pay closest to but not less than their most recent annual salary.
Acts 1999, No. 1012, § 9; 2011, No. 989, § 51.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-810 - Teachers for Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing entering state service

Upon the superintendent's certification to the state personnel administrator of prior service at an educational institution and of the most recent contractual salary, the salary of teachers holding licensure in teaching the Deaf, deaf, or Hard of Hearing and entering state service as teachers for the sensory impaired may be adjusted to a rate of pay closest to but not less than their most recent annual salary.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 84,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 1013, § 14; 2011, No. 989, § 52.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 8 - TEACHERS' SALARIES GENERALLY (§§ 6-17-801 — 6-17-812) › Section 6-17-811 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 237,§ 31, eff. 3/8/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1459, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1458, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1457, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1456, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 101, § 1; 2005, No. 1962, § 12; 2005, No. 2151, § 31; 2007, No. 1044, § 1; 2009, No. 969, § 1; 2011, No. 1135, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 6-17-901 - Title

The title of this subchapter shall be "The Arkansas Teachers' Salary Law".
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 6-17-902 - Definition

As used in this subchapter, "teacher" shall include a full-time employee of a school district who is compelled by law to secure a license from the State Board of Education.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 2; 1943, No. 136, § 1; 1949, No. 451, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1302; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 6-17-908 - Teachers' salary fund

(a)
Only warrants or checks in payment of the following shall be paid from the teachers' salary fund:
(1)
Salaries of teachers;
(2)
Teachers' contributions to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and
(3)
(A)
Insurance or other fringe benefits for teachers.
(B)
However, insurance or other fringe benefits must be approved by a majority of the teachers in the school district voting in a secret election.
(b)
The county treasurer and his or her surety or the school district treasurer, if the school district has its own treasurer, and his or her surety shall be liable for any warrants or checks paid from the teachers' salary fund which are not herein authorized.
(c)
No officer, agent, or other person shall charge or collect any commission for handling any part of the teachers' salary fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 776,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1941, No. 319, §§ 3, 15; 1943, No. 136, § 2; 1945, No. 301, § 2; 1979, No. 602, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1303, 80-1315; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 2009, No. 376, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3367, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 3; 1945, No. 301, § 3; 1949, No. 451, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1303; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1999, No. 1078, § 63.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 4; 1943, No. 136, § 3; 1947, No. 138, § 2; 1949, No. 451, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1304; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1995, No. 233, § 5; 1999, No. 1078, § 64.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1464, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 4; 1943, No. 136, § 3; 1947, No. 138, § 2; 1949, No. 451, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1304; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1999, No. 1078, § 65; 1999, No. 1244, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 5; 1945, No. 301, § 4; 1949, No. 451, § 4; 1979, No. 719, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1305; Acts 2011, No. 989, § 53.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 4; 1943, No. 136, § 3; 1947, No. 138, § 2; 1949, No. 451, § 3; 1959, No. 455, § 1; 1961, No. 63, § 1; 1973, No. 496, § 2; 1983, No. 402, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1304; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1995, No. 233, § 7; 1999, No. 1078, § 68; 2003, No. 671, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 9 - THE ARKANSAS TEACHERS' SALARY LAW (§§ 6-17-901 — 6-17-922) › Section 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 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.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 732,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1465, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 745,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 454,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1941, No. 319, § 4; 1959, No. 455, § 1; 1961, No. 63, § 1; 1973, No. 496, § 2; 1983, No. 402, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1304; Acts 1993, No. 294, § 11; 1995, No. 233, § 8; 1995, No. 1296, § 20; 1999, No. 1078, § 69; 2007, No. 710, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 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 Board of Finance 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.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 2, eff. 4/28/2021.
Acts 1977, No. 834, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5110; Acts 1993, No. 855, § 3; 2009, No. 376, § 30.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 6-17-1111 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2014EX2, No. 7,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2015.
Repealed by Act 2014EX2, No. 2,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1138,§ 37, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1977, No. 834, § 12; 1983, No. 321, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5112; Acts 1987, No. 632, § 1; 2009, No. 376, § 31; 2011, No. 989, § 54.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 6-17-1114 - Cooperation

It is the duty of the State Board of Finance, 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.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 1004,§ 3, eff. 4/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1470, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 834, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-5113; Acts 2009, No. 376, § 32.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 6-17-1115 - Insurance for independent school districts

(a)
The employees of an independent school district may be insured under an individual or group insurance policy 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 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, "insurance" shall be individual life insurance contracts or policies or group life insurance as described by §
23-83-101
et seq., §
23-86-101
, and individual or group contracts or policies that provide disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, or accident-only insurance to employees of groups described under §
23-86-106
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 533,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1183,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1971, No. 99, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-465, 80-466.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 6-17-1116 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2014EX2, No. 7,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2015.
Repealed by Act 2014EX2, No. 2,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 736, §§ 1, 2; 2001, No. 321, § 1; 2001, No. 1253, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 11 - INSURANCE (§§ 6-17-1101 — 6-17-1118) › Section 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 Executive Director 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 233, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1473, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1472, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 540, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 6 - EDUCATION (§§ 6-1-101 — 6-87-104) › Subtitle 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERALLY (§§ 6-10-101 — 6-28-206) › Chapter 17 - PERSONNEL (§§ 6-17-101 — 6-17-2906) › Subchapter 12 - TEACHERS' MINIMUM SICK LEAVE LAW (§§ 6-17-1201 — 6-17-1209) › Section 6-17-1201 - Title

The title of this subchapter shall be "The Teachers' Minimum Sick Leave Law".
Acts 1971, No. 137, § 1; 1975, No. 386, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1249.