{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-1302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1302","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"Accumulated sick leave\" means the total number of days of unused sick leave that a school employee has to his or her credit;\n\n(2) \"Immediate family\" includes the school employee's spouse, children, parents, and any other relatives in the same household;\n\n(3) \"School employee\" includes any employee of a school district who works not less than twenty (20) hours per week and who is not compelled by law to secure a teaching license from the State Board of Education as a condition precedent to employment. This subchapter covers those school employees who are normally and usually designated as noncertified school employees; and\n\n(4) \"Sick leave\" means absence with full pay from one's duties in a public school for the reason of personal illness or illness in his or her immediate family.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 13"],"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":"3fc2fe4e47a82ab6e5b0df696420aac53fb8dddcbe00c00ccb477f1f1f670ccd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-1301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-1303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}