Arkansas § 21-1-801 Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 21-1-801 — Definitions

Arkansas § 21-1-801

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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-1-801 (2026).

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As used in this subchapter:

(1)(A) "Public employee" means a person who performs a full-time or part-time service for wages, salary, or other remuneration for a public employer.

(B)"Public employee" includes without limitation a state employee under § 21-1-610 .

(C)"Public employee" does not include a:

(i)Public safety officer, including without limitation a:

(a)Law enforcement officer; and (b) Firefighter; and (ii) Public transit system employee whose public employer is a recipient of a federal grant administered by the Federal Transit Administration;

(2)"Public employer" means:

(A)An agency, department, board, commission, division, office, bureau, council, authority, or other instrumentality of the state, including the offices of the various Arkansas elected constitutional officer

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As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Public employee" means a person who performs a full-time or part-time service for wages, salary, or other remuneration for a public employer. (B) "Public employee" includes without limitation a state employee under § 21-1-610 . (C) "Public employee" does not include a: (i) Public safety officer, including without limitation a: (a) Law enforcement officer; and (b) Firefighter; and (ii) Public transit system employee whose public employer is a recipient of a federal grant administered by the Federal Transit Administration; (2) "Public employer" means: (A) An agency, department, board, commission, division, office, bureau, council, authority, or other instrumentality of the state, including the offices of the various Arkansas elected constitutional officers and the General Assembly and its agencies, bureaus, and divisions; (B) A state-supported college, university, technical college, community college, or other institution of higher education or a department, division, or agency of a state institution of higher education; (C) The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the circuit courts, and prosecuting attorneys' offices; and (D) A public school district, school, or an office or department of a public school district in Arkansas; and (3) "Strike" means a refusal to work organized by two (2) or more public employees as a form of protest in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from a public employer.