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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1514
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5 By: Representatives Painter, Ray
6 By: Senator Crowell
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE
10 POLICY ACT; TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-
11 NEED EMPLOYEE"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND
16 LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE
17 DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-NEED
18 EMPLOYEE".
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 21-4-203(7)(A), concerning definitions to
23 be used under the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act, is amended to read
24 as follows:
25 (7)(A) "Critical-need employee" means a person employed by any
26 of the following state agencies in a position or classification that is
27 required to be staffed by the state agency twenty-four (24) hours a day and
28 seven (7) days a week:
29 (i) The Department of Corrections;
30 (ii) The Department of Health;
31 (iii) The Department of Human Services;
32 (iv) The Division of Emergency Management;
33 (v) The Division of Arkansas State Police;
34 (vi) The Department of Veterans Affairs; or
35 (vii) The Department of Agriculture; or
36 (viii) The Department of the Military.
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