{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-3-303","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 21-3-303","heading":"Failure to hire veteran","body":"(a) If requested by the veteran applicant and in addition to the requirements under § 21-3-302(d) , a hiring official or selection authority for a state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., shall submit in writing to the veteran the reason the veteran was not: (1) Included on a list of qualified candidates to be interviewed; and (2) Selected for the position. (b) The written reason provided under this section shall become a part of the employment application records of the state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., or a school district as defined under § 6-20-1903 , and be retained for the same period of time as all other employment applications as established by law or agency policy. Amended by Act 2013, No. 474,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 444,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1947, No. 414, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2320; Acts 2003, No. 653, § 1.\n\n(a) If requested by the veteran applicant and in addition to the requirements under § 21-3-302(d) , a hiring official or selection authority for a state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., shall submit in writing to the veteran the reason the veteran was not: (1) Included on a list of qualified candidates to be interviewed; and (2) Selected for the position.\n\n(1) Included on a list of qualified candidates to be interviewed; and\n\n(2) Selected for the position.\n\n(b) The written reason provided under this section shall become a part of the employment application records of the state agency or institution of higher education subject to the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., or a school district as defined under § 6-20-1903 , and be retained for the same period of time as all other employment applications as established by law or agency policy.","path":["AR Code","Title 21","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":"d500047c54ee5e352b57b6a47adeabf41004a35fa4e40818ccbf100924e64832","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-3-302","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-21-3-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}