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1997 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1997)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0074 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. 97-159 July 9, 1997 The Honorable Jimmy Jeffress State Representative P.O. Box 1695 Crossett, Arkansas 71635-1695 Dear Representative Jeffress: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question: Under current Arkansas law, would it be permissible for a local Board of Education to adopt as part of their personnel policies for certified employees permission for husbands and wives (who are both employed by that district) to share their sick leave? For example, could a wife who has used all of her sick leave be allowed to use any of her husband's sick leave? In my opinion a local school district board of directors is given wide latitude over policies affecting sick leave, and absent some unconstitutional aspect of a particular policy, it is my opinion that a local district has the authority you describe. The sick leave of certified employees of local school districts is governed by A.C.A. §§ 6-17-1201 to -1209 (Repl. 1993). It provides that each school district shall adopt written policies for the administration of sick leave, and that these policies shall be a part of the personnel policies of each district. The subchapter 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street * Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-2610 /014-