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14-52-107. Uniform sick leave — Definition.
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14-52-107. Uniform sick leave — Definition.
(a)(1) From and after April 11, 1969, all law enforcement officers, regardless of their titles, such as city marshal, employed by cities of the first and second class or incorporated towns shall accumulate sick leave at the rate of twenty (20) working days per year beginning one (1) year after the date of employment.
(2) If unused, sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of sixty (60) days unless the city or town, by ordinance, authorizes the accumulation of a greater amount, in no event to exceed a maximum accumulation of ninety (90) days, except for the purpose of computing years of service for retirement purposes.
(b)(1) In cities having sick leave provisions through ordinance, the total sick leave accumulated by the individual officer shall be credited to him or her and new days accumulated under the provisions of this section until the maximum prescribed in subsection (a) of this section is reached.
(2) Time off may be charged against accumulated sick leave only for such days that an officer is scheduled to work. No such sick leave as provided in this section shall be charged against any officer during any period of sickness, illness, or injury for any days which the officer is not scheduled to work.
(c) If, at the end of his or her term of service, upon retirement or death, whichever occurs first, any police officer has unused accumulated sick leave, he or she shall be paid for this sick leave at the regular rate of pay in effect at the time of retirement or death. Payment for unused sick leave in the case of a police officer, upon retirement or death, shall not exceed sixty (60) days salary unless the city, by ordinance, authorizes a greater amount, but in no event to exceed ninety (90) days' salary.
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-52-107
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14-52-107. Uniform sick leave — Definition.
(a)(1) From and after April 11, 1969, all law enforcement officers, regardless of their titles, such as city marshal, employed by cities of the first and second class or incorporated towns shall accumulate sick leave at the rate of twenty (20) working days per year beginning one (1) year after the date of employment.
(2) If unused, sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of sixty (60) days unless the city or town, by ordinance, authorizes the accumulation of a greater amount, in no event to exceed a maximum accumulation of ninety (90) days, except for the purpose of computing years of service for retirement purposes.
(b)(1) In cities having sick leave provisions through ordinance, the total sick leave accumulated by the individual officer shall be credited to him or her and new days accumulated under the provisions of this section until the maximum prescribed in subsection (a) of this section is reached.
(2) Time off may be charged against accumulated sick leave only for such days that an officer is scheduled to work. No such sick leave as provided in this section shall be charged against any officer during any period of sickness, illness, or injury for any days which the officer is not scheduled to work.
(c) If, at the end of his or her term of service, upon retirement or death, whichever occurs first, any police officer has unused accumulated sick leave, he or she shall be paid for this sick leave at the regular rate of pay in effect at the time of retirement or death. Payment for unused sick leave in the case of a police officer, upon retirement or death, shall not exceed sixty (60) days salary unless the city, by ordinance, authorizes a greater amount, but in no event to exceed ninety (90) days' salary.
(d)(1) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, and an incorporated town may adopt a catastrophic leave program by ordinance under § 14-42-123 to include a “presumptive illness list for municipal police department” under this section.
(2) As used in this section, a “presumptive illness list for municipal police department” means an illness that is chronic or fatal.
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14-42-123. Uniform catastrophic leave program — Definition.
(a) As used in this section, “municipality” means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town.
(b)(1) A municipality may develop, implement, and maintain a catastrophic leave program by ordinance.
(2) A municipal employee may irrevocably donate his or her accrued leave to a catastrophic leave program at the option of the municipal employee.
(3) A municipality may create a “presumptive illness list” of illnesses that are presumed to qualify for catastrophic leave, if the municipality creates the list based on peer-reviewed scientific data.
(c) Catastrophic leave with pay may be granted to a municipal employee if the municipal employee is unable to perform his or her duties due to a catastrophic illness and is, or is reasonably expected to be, on leave without pay as a result of the need for catastrophic leave.
(d) A municipal employee may be eligible for catastrophic leave under this section if the municipal employee:
(1) Works full time;
(2) Has been employed by the municipality for the immediately preceding five (5) consecutive years or more in a full-time position, unless the municipality determines a shorter term of years is appropriate;
(3) Has exhausted all available leave time;
(4)(A) An acceptable medical certificate from a physician supporting the continuing absence is on file and includes without limitation an approximate date of return.
(B) A municipality may require a municipal employee to receive more than one (1) physician opinion; and
(5) Has not been disciplined or counseled for an abuse of leave during the immediately preceding five (5) years.
(e) Unless the municipality determines otherwise, catastrophic leave is not available to a mu
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-42-123
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-42-123. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.