Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 2, Chapter 24 - Ethical Guidelines and Prohibitions

• § 6-24-101 - General Policy.
  (a) It is the policy of the state to promote and balance the objective of protecting integrity and facilitating the recruitment and retention of...
• § 6-24-102 - Definitions.
  Unless otherwise specifically stated in this subchapter, the term: (1) "Administrator" means any superintendent or assistant superintendent or his or her equivalent, school district...
• § 6-24-103 - Compliance With Other Laws.
  Nothing in this chapter alters or diminishes other statutory or regulatory requirements regarding purchasing, contracting, bidding, disposition of property, or other transactions with public...
• § 6-24-104 - General Prohibition.
  (a) No board member, administrator, or employee shall knowingly use or attempt to use his or her official position to secure unwarranted privileges or...
• § 6-24-105 - School District Boards of Directors.
  (a) General Prohibition. Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for a board member to contract...
• § 6-24-106 - Administrators.
  (a) General Prohibition. (1) Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for an administrator to contract...
• § 6-24-107 - Employees.
  (a) General Provision. Except as otherwise provided, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for an employee to contract with...
• § 6-24-108 - Reimbursement of Expenses.
  Nothing in this chapter prevents board members, administrators, or employees from being reimbursed by the appropriate public educational entity for necessary and documented travel...
• § 6-24-109 - Emergency Purchases.
  (a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to emergency purchases.(b) Emergency purchases shall only be used for the preservation of life, health,...
• § 6-24-110 - General Ethical Standards for Nonemployees.
  Any effort by a nonemployee to influence any public educational entity board member, administrator, or employee to breach the standards of ethical conduct stated...
• § 6-24-111 - Restrictions on Employment of Present and Former Administrators.
  (a) (1) Unless written approval is granted by the Commissioner of Education, it is a breach of the ethical standards of this chapter for...
• § 6-24-112 - Gratuities and Kickbacks.
  (a) It is a breach of the ethical standards for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any board member, administrator, or...
• § 6-24-113 - Awards and Grants.
  Nothing in this chapter prohibits administrators or employees of public educational entities from receiving monetary or other awards, grants, or benefits from entities generally...
• § 6-24-114 - Administrative Remedies Applicable to Administrators and Employees.
  (a) (1) The Department of Education may review alleged violations of this chapter. If the department reviews the allegations and the Commissioner of Education...
• § 6-24-115 - Criminal Penalties.
  (a) Any board member, administrator, employee, or nonemployee who shall knowingly violate the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony.(b) (1)...
• § 6-24-116 - Request for Review of Transactions.
  At the request of a board of a public educational entity, the executive administrator at a public educational entity, the Commissioner of Education, or...
• § 6-24-117 - Board Position Vacant Upon Conviction.
  If a board member is found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter, the board member shall immediately cease to be a board...
• § 6-24-118 - Enforcement.
  (a) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the prosecuting attorneys to supervise compliance with this chapter and prosecute persons who violate the...
• § 6-24-119 - Rules and Regulations.
  In order to administer the provisions of this chapter, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions and...
• § 6-24-120 - [Repealed.]

Last modified: November 15, 2016