2019 Arkansas Code
Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 4 - Attendance and Leave
Subchapter 5 - Financial Incentives to Decrease Use of Sick Leave
§ 21-4-505. Compensation for Unused Sick Leave of Nonclassified Employees of State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education - Calculation for Unused Sick Leave
(a) At its discretion, a state-supported institution of higher education may compensate a nonclassified employee of the state-supported institution of higher education for accumulated unused sick leave by providing to the nonclassified employee the same compensation for accumulated unused sick leave provided to a classified employee of the state-supported institution of higher education under § 21-4-501.
(b) Compensation for accumulated unused sick leave under this section shall not be used by the:
(1) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in the calculation of final average salary under § 24-7-202; or
(2) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System in the calculation of final average compensation under § 24-4-101.
(c) Unused sick leave for nonclassified employees of state-supported institutions of higher education shall accrue at the same rate as unused sick leave accrues for classified employees for calculations made under this section.
