{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-9-807","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 22-9-807","heading":"Exceptions - Special circumstances","body":"(a) The head of a public agency may exempt a particular project, contract, subcontract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from the requirements of § 22-9-804 if the public agency finds, after public notice and hearing, that special circumstances require an exemption to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety. (b) A finding of special circumstances under this section shall not be based on the possibility or presence of a labor dispute concerning: (1) The use of contractors or subcontractors who are nonsignatories to, or otherwise do not adhere to, agreements with one (1) or more collective bargaining organizations; or (2) Employees on the project who are not members of or affiliated with a collective bargaining organization. Added by Act 2015, No. 600,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\n(a) The head of a public agency may exempt a particular project, contract, subcontract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from the requirements of § 22-9-804 if the public agency finds, after public notice and hearing, that special circumstances require an exemption to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety.\n\n(b) A finding of special circumstances under this section shall not be based on the possibility or presence of a labor dispute concerning: (1) The use of contractors or subcontractors who are nonsignatories to, or otherwise do not adhere to, agreements with one (1) or more collective bargaining organizations; or (2) Employees on the project who are not members of or affiliated with a collective bargaining organization.\n\n(1) The use of contractors or subcontractors who are nonsignatories to, or otherwise do not adhere to, agreements with one (1) or more collective bargaining organizations; or\n\n(2) Employees on the project who are not members of or affiliated with a collective bargaining organization.","path":["AR Code","Title 22","Chapter 9","Subchapter 8"],"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":"60cd2eb6a17fa9e5cdd520d88eeb3c320b79f13c78a144102db4a9f7343a071d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-9-806","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-22-9-808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}