§ 11-15-101. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Voluntary Veterans’ Preference Employment Policy Act”.
§ 11-15-102. Definitions
As used in this section: (1) “DD 214” means a United States Department of Defense Report of Separation form or its predecessor or successor forms; (2) (A) “Local government employer” means a municipality, a county, or township of the state that has issued a resolution to implement a veterans’ preference employment policy under § 11-15-103. […]
§ 11-15-103. Voluntary veterans’ preference employment policy — Private employment — Local government employment
(a) (1) A private employer or local government employer may have a voluntary veterans’ preference employment policy. (2) The veterans’ preference employment policy: (A) Shall be in writing; (B) Shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding the hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force; and (C) May be modeled after § 21-3-302(d)-(g) […]
§ 11-15-104. Registry — Participating employers
The Division of Workforce Services shall maintain a registry of private employers and local government employers in Arkansas that have a voluntary veterans’ preference employment policy.
§ 11-15-105. Verification of eligibility
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Division of Workforce Services shall assist a private employer or a local government employer in determining if an applicant or employee is a veteran, spouse of a disabled veteran, or surviving spouse of a veteran.