{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2205","heading":"Paid breaks for certain classified employees","body":"For those classified employees working more than twenty (20) hours per week: (1) (A) Each school district in the state shall provide no fewer than two (2) paid fifteen-minute breaks during each regular workday for each classified school employee. (B) The contract day shall not be extended to provide for this section; and (2) Each school district shall file an affidavit for compliance with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for classified employees unless the school district policies or state laws impose higher standards. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1481, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2003, No. 1752, § 1.\n\nFor those classified employees working more than twenty (20) hours per week:\n\n(1) (A) Each school district in the state shall provide no fewer than two (2) paid fifteen-minute breaks during each regular workday for each classified school employee. (B) The contract day shall not be extended to provide for this section; and\n\n(A) Each school district in the state shall provide no fewer than two (2) paid fifteen-minute breaks during each regular workday for each classified school employee.\n\n(B) The contract day shall not be extended to provide for this section; and\n\n(2) Each school district shall file an affidavit for compliance with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., for classified employees unless the school district policies or state laws impose higher standards.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 22"],"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":"9fee4072e5013d89455733d0ca5fd78fd7a55a715fa2b1970c836568af85def4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}