Arkansas § 11-15-102 Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 11-15-102 — Definitions

Arkansas § 11-15-102

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 11-15-102 (2026).

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As used in this section:

(1)"DD 214" means a United States Department of Defense Report of Separation form or its predecessor or successor forms;

(2)(A) "Local government employer" means a municipality, a county, or township of the state that has issued a resolution to implement a veterans' preference employment policy under § 11-15-103 .

(B)"Local government employer" does not include the state or a public institution of higher education;

(3)(A) "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees.

(B)"Private employer" does not include the state or a public institution of higher education;

(4)"Spouse of a disabled veteran" means:

(A)The spouse of a veteran who has been classified by the Unit

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As used in this section: (1) "DD 214" means a United States Department of Defense Report of Separation form or its predecessor or successor forms; (2) (A) "Local government employer" means a municipality, a county, or township of the state that has issued a resolution to implement a veterans' preference employment policy under § 11-15-103 . (B) "Local government employer" does not include the state or a public institution of higher education; (3) (A) "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees. (B) "Private employer" does not include the state or a public institution of higher education; (4) "Spouse of a disabled veteran" means: (A) The spouse of a veteran who has been classified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration as having a permanent total disability rating; and (B) A United States citizen; (5) "Surviving spouse" means a spouse of a deceased veteran who is: (A) Unmarried at the time he or she seeks a veterans' preference under § 11-15-103 ; and (B) A United States citizen; (6) "Veteran" means a person who: (A) Served on active duty for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) days and was discharged or released from active duty with other than a dishonorable discharge; (B) Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or (C) As a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty, not to include training, was discharged or released from duty with other than a dishonorable discharge; and (7) "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private employer or local government employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran, spouse of a disabled veteran, or surviving spouse of a veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee.