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6-17-1118. School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board.
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6-17-1118. School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board.
(a) The School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board is created. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:
(1) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators or his or her designee;
(2) The President of the Arkansas Rural Ed Association or his or her designee;
(3) The Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards Association or his or her designee;
(4) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Education Association or his or her designee;
(5) The designee of the Attorney General;
(6) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her designee; and
(7)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee.
(B) Provided, however, no employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education who is charged with administering the defense fund and protection program shall be eligible to serve as the designee of the commissioner.
(b) Members of the board shall biannually elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.
(c)(1) The board shall meet within the State of Arkansas and may meet as often as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its duties under the provisions of this section.
(2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of a meeting.
(d)(1) The board shall have final authority to hear and adjudicate any appeal filed by a school worker for protection against liability pursuant to § 6-17-1113.
(2) In an emergency situation, the chair of the board may approve payment of a claim without a mee
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1118
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6-17-1118. School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board.
(a) The School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board is created. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:
(1) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators or his or her designee;
(2) The President of the Arkansas Rural Ed Association or his or her designee;
(3) The Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards Association or his or her designee;
(4) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Education Association or his or her designee;
(5) The designee of the Attorney General;
(6) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her designee; and
(7)(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee.
(B) Provided, however, no employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education who is charged with administering the defense fund and protection program shall be eligible to serve as the designee of the commissioner.
(b) Members of the board shall biannually elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.
(c)(1) The board shall meet within the State of Arkansas and may meet as often as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its duties under the provisions of this section.
(2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of a meeting.
(d)(1) The board shall have final authority to hear and adjudicate any appeal filed by a school worker for protection against liability pursuant to § 6-17-1113.
(2) In an emergency situation, the chair of the board may approve payment of a claim without a meeting of the board.
(e)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules as necessary for the proper administration of this section to establish the board.
(2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide support staff for the board.
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6-17-1113. School Worker Defense Program.
(a)(1) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a School Worker Defense Program for the protection under subdivision (a)(2) of this section of:
(A) Education service cooperatives;
(B) Education service cooperative board members;
(C) School districts;
(D) Public charter schools;
(E) School district board members;
(F) School treasurers and bookkeepers;
(G) School nurses;
(H) School secretaries;
(I) Substitute teachers;
(J) Authorized volunteers;
(K) Volunteers in a registered volunteers program;
(L) School custodians;
(M) Food service workers employed by public schools;
(N) Bus drivers and mechanics employed by public schools;
(O) Maintenance personnel employed by public schools;
(P) Each employee of the following who is required to hold an educator license issued by the division:
(i) A public school district;
(ii) The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts;
(iii) The Arkansas School for the Deaf; and
(iv) The Arkansas School for the Blind;
(Q) A public charter school teacher;
(R) Each teacher's aide and each student teacher:
(i) In a public school district;
(ii) In a public charter school;
(iii) In the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts;
(iv) In the Arkansas School for the Deaf; and
(v) In the Arkansas School for the Blind; and
(S) Each member of the dormitory staff of:
(i) The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts;
(ii) The Arkansas School for the Deaf; and
(iii) The Arkansas School for the Blind.
(2)(A) This section provides protection against civil liability, attorney's fees, and costs of defense for acts or omissions of each employee or volunteer in the performance of his or her d
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-17-1113
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 6-17-1113. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.