{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-11-101","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 21-11-101","heading":"Definition - Exceptions","body":"As used in this chapter, \"employee\" shall mean all full-time state employees of all departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or other agencies of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds except the following excluded employees:\n\n(1) The elected constitutional officers of this state, including employees of the office of the Governor;\n\n(2) The General Assembly and its employees, including employees of the Bureau of Legislative Research and Arkansas Legislative Audit;\n\n(3) Members of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, and prosecuting attorneys;\n\n(4) Members of the Governor's cabinet, agency directors, or other persons appointed by the Governor as head of a board or commission;\n\n(5) Employees occupying a teaching or athletic coaching position at a state-supported institution of higher education; and\n\n(6) Those other employees designated as excluded from the provisions of this chapter by the rules established by the State Personnel Administrator.","path":["AR Code","Title 21","Chapter 11"],"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":"be2e25f49c3843dcc923e2e41308f0f571c57e93bafd8ebe661b031b90f74936","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-10-108","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-11-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}