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21-1-502. Definitions.
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21-1-502. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Elected public official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of State Lands, a member of the Senate, and a member of the House of Representatives;
(2) “Public employee” means any person providing services for the State of Arkansas, a county, a municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision of this state for which compensation is paid; and
(3) “Public employer” means the State of Arkansas and each political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, as defined in § 21-5-603.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-1-502
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21-1-502. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Elected public official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of State Lands, a member of the Senate, and a member of the House of Representatives;
(2) “Public employee” means any person providing services for the State of Arkansas, a county, a municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision of this state for which compensation is paid; and
(3) “Public employer” means the State of Arkansas and each political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, as defined in § 21-5-603.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-5-603. Definitions.
(a) The term “public employee”, as used in this subchapter, includes:
(1) State employees and officers of any state agency, board, commission, department, institution, college, university, or community college receiving an appropriation for regular salaries, extra help, or authorized overtime payable from funds deposited into the State Treasury or depositories other than the State Treasury by the General Assembly, provided that inmates of state correctional facilities who perform work for the state while incarcerated or while on a work-release program shall not be considered state employees;
(2) Public school employees and officers of the various school districts of this state;
(3)(A) Municipal employees and officers of the municipalities of this state, and the employees of any board, commission, department, or institution owned, operated, managed, and administered by the municipalities.
(B) However, employees of municipally owned hospitals and nursing homes operated, managed, or administered by private management companies or enterprises, whether under a contract for management, or under a lease agreement, or under any other type of management arrangement, are not public employees within the meaning of this subchapter and shall not be provided state fund coverage for workers' compensation benefits under the provisions of this subchapter;
(4)(A) County employees and officers of the counties of this state, and the employees of any board, commission, department, or institution owned, operated, managed, or administered by the counties, including employees of county-owned hospitals and nursing homes operated, managed, or administered by private management companies or enterprises under a management agreement under the terms of which the em
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-603
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