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AR HB1606

Bill

Official Source

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Frederick Love

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th General Assembly (2011 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 14-51-308(e) to modify appeal procedures for municipal civil service commission decisions to circuit court
  • Shifts responsibility for paying transcript costs from the appealing party to the municipality
  • Allows courts to charge transcript costs against an appealing party if the employee was disciplined for just cause and the appeal lacked good faith or reasonable cause
  • Permits circuit courts to award reasonable attorneys' fees to employees who prevail in appeals of commission decisions
  • Makes clarifying changes to appeal procedures and evidence review standards in circuit court proceedings

Legislative Description

To Allow Attorneys' Fees In Certain Actions.

Last Action

House Read the third time and failed.

3/25/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/28/2011

Full Bill Text

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