§ 21-1-608. Notification of rights
(a) A public employer shall use appropriate means to notify its public employees of their protection and obligations under this subchapter. (b) (1) A public employer shall post in a conspicuous place a printed sign at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8½” x 11″) in size that: (A) Informs a public employee […]
§ 21-1-610. Reward to state employee when communication of waste or violation results in savings of state funds — Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “State employee” means a person who performs a full-time or part-time service for wages, salary, or other remuneration for a state employer; and (2) “State employer” means: (A) An agency, department, board, commission, division, office, bureau, council, authority, or other instrumentality of the State of Arkansas, including without […]
§ 21-1-701. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Employee” means a person regularly appointed or employed in a position of state service by a state agency for which: (i) He or she is compensated on a full-time basis or on a pro rata basis; and (ii) A class title and pay grade are established in the […]
§ 21-1-702. Grievances
(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a procedure for the filing, hearing, adjudication, and appeal of grievances by state agencies. (b) (1) An employee of a state agency may file a grievance under this subchapter if his or her termination or suspension from employment was inconsistent with the terminating or suspending state agency’s […]
§ 21-1-407. Employment by state agency
A person whose spouse is elected to a constitutional office may be employed by a state agency without the approval of the employment required by § 21-1-402(b) if the person’s entry salary does not exceed the amount prescribed by Level 4 of Grade 13 of the state compensation plan found in § 21-5-209.
§ 21-1-408. Investigation of violations
(a) The Arkansas Ethics Commission is authorized to investigate any complaints or allegations of violations of the provisions of this subchapter and to make findings thereon. (b) In the investigation of such matters, the commission is specifically given all authority and powers as granted to it under the provisions of §§ 7-6-217 and 7-6-218.
§ 21-1-501. Title
This subchapter shall create the “Public Employees’ Political Freedom Act of 1999”.
§ 21-1-502. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Elected public official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of State Lands, a member of the Senate, and a member of the House of Representatives; (2) “Public employee” means any person providing services for the State of Arkansas, […]
§ 21-1-503. Employer not to penalize employee’s political activity
(a) A public employee shall not be prohibited from communicating with an elected public official concerning a matter related to the public employee’s job, except for a matter exempted under § 25-19-105. (b) A public employee shall not be prohibited from exercising a right or privilege under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § […]
§ 21-1-601. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act”.