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AR SB570
Bill
Status
4/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Linda Chesterfield
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AI Summary
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Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-17-2207, which required public schools and school districts to provide at least one 30-minute uninterrupted duty-free lunch period for full-time nonexempt classified employees during each student instructional day
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Eliminates the definition of "full-time nonexempt classified employee" as a classified employee working 35 or more hours per week who is entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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Removes the exemption that allowed schools with collectively negotiated contracts addressing duty-free lunch periods to be exempt from the requirement
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Removes provisions requiring schools to compensate employees at their hourly rate for each missed duty-free lunch period
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Was approved on April 5, 2017
Legislative Description
To Repeal The Requirement That A Public School Or School District Provide A Duty-free Lunch Period For Full-time Nonexempt Classified Employees.
Last Action
Notification that SB570 is now Act 938
4/6/2017