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AR SB354
Bill
Status
3/21/2011
Primary Sponsor
Robert Thompson
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 21-4-505 to clarify that state-supported institutions of higher education have discretion to compensate nonclassified employees for accumulated unused sick leave upon retirement or death.
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Expands the statute's scope from two-year colleges to all state-supported institutions of higher education.
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Specifies that compensation for accumulated unused sick leave cannot be counted toward final average salary calculations for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or final average compensation calculations for the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
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Requires unused sick leave for nonclassified employees to accrue at the same rate as unused sick leave for classified employees.
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Declares an emergency to allow the act to become effective immediately upon Governor approval, enabling nonclassified employees to make retirement decisions for the end of the current academic semester.
Legislative Description
To Clarify That Discretion Is Granted To State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education Whether Or Not To Compensate All Employees For Unpaid Sick Leave On Retirement Or Death; To Declare An Emergency.
Last Action
Senate Notification that SB354 is now Act 337
3/21/2011