As used in this subchapter: (1) “Applicant” means a person applying for employment with a state agency; (2) “Central registry check” means a review of the databases of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry, and the Certified Nursing Assistant/Employment Clearance Registry maintained by the Office of […]
(a) (1) (A) When a person applies for employment with a state agency in a designated position and if the state agency intends to make an offer of employment to the applicant, the applicant shall complete a criminal history check form and a central registry check form obtained from the state agency and shall submit […]
(a) (1) A state agency shall ensure that any incumbent employee in a designated position has a subsequent criminal background check completed within five (5) years of the incumbent employee’s initial criminal background check and every five (5) years thereafter. (2) A state agency shall ensure that any incumbent employee in a designated position has […]
(a) (1) The provisions of § 21-15-102(a)(4) and §§ 21-15-102(f), 21-15-103(e), 21-15-103(g), and 21-15-110(b) may be waived by the director of a state agency upon the request of: (A) A supervisor or other managerial employee in the state agency; (B) An affected applicant; or (C) An incumbent employee in a designated position who is subject […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
Individuals and state agencies are immune from suit or liability for damages for acts or omissions, other than malicious acts or omissions, occurring in the performance of duties imposed by this subchapter.
(a) If a state employee is determined to be an offender or perpetrator in a true, substantiated, or founded report of child maltreatment or adult abuse and the state employee is employed in a designated position, the investigating agency shall immediately notify the employer of that state employee. (b) The employer shall immediately discharge the […]
(a) (1) (A) When a person applies for employment with a state agency in a designated financial or information technology position and if the state agency intends to make an offer of employment to the applicant, the applicant shall complete a criminal history check form and shall submit the form to the state agency as […]
(a) (1) State agencies shall ensure that all employees in designated financial or information technology positions apply for criminal history checks by December 1, 2005. (2) An incumbent employee in a designated financial or information technology position shall have a subsequent criminal background check within five (5) years of the initial criminal background check and […]
(a) (1) The provisions of §§ 21-15-111 and 21-15-112 prohibiting the hiring of a person or requiring the discharge of a person in a designated financial or information technology position may be waived by the director of a state agency upon the request of: (A) A supervisor or other managerial employee in the state agency; […]
