§ 19-11-712. Civil and administrative remedies against employees who breach ethical standards
(a) Existing Remedies Not Impaired. Civil and administrative remedies against employees which are in existence on July 1, 1979, shall not be impaired. (b) Supplemental Remedies. In addition to existing remedies for breach of the ethical standards of this subchapter, or rules promulgated under this subchapter, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration […]
§ 19-11-713. Civil and administrative remedies against nonemployees who breach ethical standards
(a) Existing Remedies Not Impaired. Civil and administrative remedies against nonemployees which are in existence on July 1, 1979, shall not be impaired. (b) Supplemental Remedies. In addition to the existing remedies for breach of the ethical standards of this subchapter, or rules promulgated under this subchapter, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and […]
§ 19-11-714. Recovery of value transferred or received in breach of ethical standards
(a) General Provisions. The value of anything transferred or received in breach of the ethical standards of this subchapter, or rules promulgated under this subchapter, by an employee or a nonemployee may be recovered from both the employee and the nonemployee. (b) Recovery of Kickbacks by the State. Upon a showing that a subcontractor made […]
§ 19-11-715. Duties of Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration
(a) Rules. The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter and shall do so in accordance with this subchapter and the applicable provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) Advisory Opinions. On written request of employees or contractors and in consultation with […]
§ 19-11-716. Participation in business incubators — Rules and guidelines
(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not be applicable to faculty or staff of state-supported institutions of higher education participating in business incubators within this state. (b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate rules pursuant to the procedure for adoption as provided under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, […]
§ 19-11-717. State-supported institutions of higher education
(a) (1) Notwithstanding anything in this subchapter to the contrary, if, in either of the events in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B) of this section, the contract or subcontract, solicitation, or proposal involves patents, copyrights, or other proprietary information in which a state-supported institution of higher education and an employee or former employee of the state-supported […]
§ 19-11-702. Penalties
Any employee or nonemployee who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or shall be imprisoned not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years, or shall be […]
§ 19-11-718. Special state employees — Conflicts of interest — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) (A) “Conflict of interest” means a special state employee’s direct or indirect pecuniary or other interest in a matter before a covered board. (B) “Conflict of interest” includes without limitation the following: (i) An offer of employment from an entity that is involved in a procurement matter with […]
§ 19-11-703. Statement of policy
(a) Public employment is a public trust. It is the policy of the state to promote and balance the objective of protecting government integrity and the objective of facilitating the recruitment and retention of personnel needed by the state. The policy is implemented by prescribing essential restrictions against conflict of interest without creating unnecessary obstacles […]
§ 19-11-704. General standards of ethical conduct
(a) General Ethical Standards for Employees. (1) Any attempt to realize personal gain through public employment by conduct inconsistent with the proper discharge of the employee’s duties is a breach of a public trust. (2) In order to fulfill this general prescribed standard, employees must also meet the specific standards set forth in § 19-11-705, […]