{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2407","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2407","heading":"Reduction in force procedure - Definition","body":"(a) (1) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas that each school district shall have a written policy on reduction in force based upon criteria for a layoff and recall of employees, which shall include without limitation an employee's: (A) Merit; (B) Ability; (C) Attendance; (D) Performance; and (E) Effectiveness. (2) The following shall not factor more than fifty percent (50%) of the total criteria used by a school district in its written policy on reduction in force: (A) An employee's seniority; (B) An employee's length of service with the school district; (C) An employee's total professional development hours; and (D) The education level of an employee. (b) A \"layoff\" is an unavoidable reduction in the workforce beyond normal attrition. Amended by Act 2023, No. 780,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 2005, No. 2149, § 1.\n\n(a) (1) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas that each school district shall have a written policy on reduction in force based upon criteria for a layoff and recall of employees, which shall include without limitation an employee's: (A) Merit; (B) Ability; (C) Attendance; (D) Performance; and (E) Effectiveness. (2) The following shall not factor more than fifty percent (50%) of the total criteria used by a school district in its written policy on reduction in force: (A) An employee's seniority; (B) An employee's length of service with the school district; (C) An employee's total professional development hours; and (D) The education level of an employee.\n\n(1) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas that each school district shall have a written policy on reduction in force based upon criteria for a layoff and recall of employees, which shall include without limitation an employee's: (A) Merit; (B) Ability; (C) Attendance; (D) Performance; and (E) Effectiveness.\n\n(A) Merit;\n\n(B) Ability;\n\n(C) Attendance;\n\n(D) Performance; and\n\n(E) Effectiveness.\n\n(2) The following shall not factor more than fifty percent (50%) of the total criteria used by a school district in its written policy on reduction in force: (A) An employee's seniority; (B) An employee's length of service with the school district; (C) An employee's total professional development hours; and (D) The education level of an employee.\n\n(A) An employee's seniority;\n\n(B) An employee's length of service with the school district;\n\n(C) An employee's total professional development hours; and\n\n(D) The education level of an employee.\n\n(b) A \"layoff\" is an unavoidable reduction in the workforce beyond normal attrition.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 17","Subchapter 24"],"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":"9cfcc29ac261af7ce70b750bdafc7b2d46b49b930bd1ef6ad5a057dec50bf2a1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2406","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-17-2501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}