Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 13 - State and Local Government Volunteers Act

• § 21-13-101 - Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "State and Local Government Volunteers Act".
• § 21-13-102 - Legislative Intent.
  (a) Since the spirit of volunteerism has long animated generations of citizens of this state and throughout the nation to give of their time...
• § 21-13-103 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means all agencies, departments, institutions, and divisions of state government and agencies under the jurisdiction or supervision...
• § 21-13-104 - No Legal Claim Created -- Exceptions.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to provide a lawful claim or right of volunteers for meals, lodging, transportation, or liability insurance coverage,...
• § 21-13-105 - Development of Programs -- Use of Volunteers.
  (a) Every department, through its executive head, may develop volunteer programs and accept the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material...
• § 21-13-106 - Exemption From Employment Laws.
  (a) Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any department shall, to the extent of their volunteer service, be exempted from all provisions of law...
• § 21-13-107 - Meals, Lodging, and Transportation.
  (a) (1) Every department which utilizes the services of volunteers is authorized to provide volunteers with incidental reimbursements as are consistent with allowances authorized...
• § 21-13-108 - Liability Insurance -- Sovereign Immunity.
  (a) Liability insurance may be provided by the department utilizing volunteer services, both to regular-service and occasional-service volunteers, to the same extent as may...
• § 21-13-109 - Employment Experience.
  (a) Each department which utilizes the services of volunteers may recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and...
• § 21-13-110 - Department Reports or Records.
  Each department shall include in its annual report, or shall maintain in its files, information which may be developed and maintained by volunteers relating...
• § 21-13-111 - State Income Tax Deductions.
  (a) In computing net income for the purpose of the Arkansas income tax levied by § 26-51-201, there shall be allowed as deductions, in...

Last modified: November 15, 2016