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1997 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1997)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0073 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS Office of the Attorney General Winston Bryant Telephone: Attorney General (501) 682-2007 Opinion No. 96-345 January 2, 1997 The Honorable James C. Scott State Senator 321 State Highway 15 North Warren, Arkansas 71671 Dear Senator Scott: This official Attorney General opinion is issued in response to your recent questions regarding school districts' leave policies. You have asked: (1) Is it legal for a school district to establish a leave policy allowing an employee who has been elected to public office to serve in that office while remaining as an employee of the school district? (2) If such a leave is permissible, would it be legal to pay the salary or a portion thereof to that employee while he or she is absent from his or her job assignment? (3) Is it permissible for an Arkansas school district to have a certified teacher leave policy that would provide for civic leave to certified employees while such employees participate in the meetings or sessions of any state board, city council, quorum court, or General Assembly of which they may be members? 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street * Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-2610