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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-116

The Arkansas School Children Protection Act — Definitions

Known as the The Arkansas School Children Protection Act

Acts 2001, No. 1732, § 1; 2003, No. 1720, § 1.

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Arkansas School Children Protection Act”.

(2) For purposes of this section: “Conviction” means having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or having been found guilty of committing a sexual offense against a minor or student; and

(3) A “sexual offense” is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq.

(4) Any public school district employee who commits a sexual offense against a minor shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.

(5) Any public school teacher who commits a sexual offense under § 5-14-125(a)(6) shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.