{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-116","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-116","heading":"The Arkansas School Children Protection Act - Definitions","body":"(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as \"The Arkansas School Children Protection Act\". (b) For purposes of this section: (1) \"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 (2) A \"sexual offense\" is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq., except for a misdemeanor violation of sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110 . (c) (1) 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. (2) 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. Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 2001, No. 1732, § 1; 2003, No. 1720, § 1.\n\n(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as \"The Arkansas School Children Protection Act\".\n\n(b) For purposes of this section: (1) \"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 (2) A \"sexual offense\" is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq., except for a misdemeanor violation of sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110 .\n\n(1) \"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\n\n(2) A \"sexual offense\" is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq., except for a misdemeanor violation of sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110 .\n\n(c) (1) 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. (2) 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.\n\n(1) 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.\n\n(2) 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.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 1"],"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":"0ccdb6d7562d9f43a81b3e7b09800ca16dd6ecb1382d85350e62526e3f625588","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-115","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}