{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-303","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 15-3-303","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Job-creating research\" means basic and applied laboratory research that may reasonably be expected to lead to the creation of knowledge-based and high-technology jobs in Arkansas; (2) \"Knowledge-based and high-technology jobs\" means employment opportunities in positions that pay more than one and seventy-five hundredths (1.75) times the average annual wage in the state according to the most recent data available; (3) \"Research alliance\" means the collaborative functions of research universities for the purpose of: (A) Enhancing research infrastructure; (B) Increasing the number of talented researchers at research universities; and (C) Expanding knowledge-based and high-technology job-creating research activities; (4) \"Research infrastructure\" means the equipment, buildings, information technology connectivity, and software of research universities within which talented researchers conduct their work; and (5) \"Research university\" means any university campus in Arkansas that receives significant federal funding of job-creating research. Acts 2007, No. 563, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Job-creating research\" means basic and applied laboratory research that may reasonably be expected to lead to the creation of knowledge-based and high-technology jobs in Arkansas;\n\n(2) \"Knowledge-based and high-technology jobs\" means employment opportunities in positions that pay more than one and seventy-five hundredths (1.75) times the average annual wage in the state according to the most recent data available;\n\n(3) \"Research alliance\" means the collaborative functions of research universities for the purpose of: (A) Enhancing research infrastructure; (B) Increasing the number of talented researchers at research universities; and (C) Expanding knowledge-based and high-technology job-creating research activities;\n\n(A) Enhancing research infrastructure;\n\n(B) Increasing the number of talented researchers at research universities; and\n\n(C) Expanding knowledge-based and high-technology job-creating research activities;\n\n(4) \"Research infrastructure\" means the equipment, buildings, information technology connectivity, and software of research universities within which talented researchers conduct their work; and\n\n(5) \"Research university\" means any university campus in Arkansas that receives significant federal funding of job-creating research.","path":["AR Code","Title 15","Chapter 3","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f960fbc0b1c072b0477dff4d306be2305136426cde8e97c2145268db2db28478","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-302","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}