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AR SB947
Bill
Status
Failed
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ruth Whitaker
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AI Summary
- Adds Arkansas Code 21-1-106 requiring public institutions of higher education and state-supported hospitals to consider whether employment positions require effective oral communication in English
- Requires consideration of whether a potential employee's oral communication skills in English would materially interfere with job duties
- Does not prohibit hiring individuals whose English oral communication skills would materially interfere with job performance
- Mandates that public institutions and hospitals provide an interpreter to assist any employee hired for an English-language communication position if their oral skills materially interfere with job duties
- Applies to state-supported two-year and four-year colleges, universities, and state-supported hospitals
Legislative Description
An Act Regarding Positions That Require Effective Oral Communication Skills In English For Employment At Certain Public Institutions.
Last Action
Senate Sine Die adjournment
4/27/2011
Committee Referrals
State Agencies & Governmental Affairs3/7/2011
Full Bill Text
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