{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-56-104","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-56-104","heading":"Effect of merger on employees","body":"(a) All full-time employees of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become employees of Arkansas State University-Beebe on July 1, 2003. Upon the merger, Foothills Technical Institute employees shall become Arkansas State University-Beebe employees and therefore have the same rights and opportunities as other Arkansas State University-Beebe employees. (b) A person employed by Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be employed by Arkansas State University-Searcy effective July 1, 2003, if: (1) Job performance is satisfactory; and (2) Student enrollment in the program is satisfactory. (c) On July 1, 2003, a vice chancellor position of Arkansas State University-Searcy shall be established. The Vice Chancellor of Arkansas State University-Searcy will be a member of the senior management team at Arkansas State University-Beebe. The President of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, shall be the Vice Chancellor of the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus. (d) The vice presidents of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become directors for the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus. (e) The employees of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, who were the president and vice presidents shall retain and continue to receive: (1) All options, rights, and benefits of employment granted in this section; and (2) Any transportation benefits that accompanied the position of the President of Foothills Technical Institute. (f) An employee who was a member of the faculty of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be deemed qualified to teach in the same level program if: (1) The faculty member's job performance is satisfactory; and (2) Student enrollment is satisfactory. Acts 2003, No. 359, § 4.\n\n(a) All full-time employees of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become employees of Arkansas State University-Beebe on July 1, 2003. Upon the merger, Foothills Technical Institute employees shall become Arkansas State University-Beebe employees and therefore have the same rights and opportunities as other Arkansas State University-Beebe employees.\n\n(b) A person employed by Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be employed by Arkansas State University-Searcy effective July 1, 2003, if: (1) Job performance is satisfactory; and (2) Student enrollment in the program is satisfactory.\n\n(1) Job performance is satisfactory; and\n\n(2) Student enrollment in the program is satisfactory.\n\n(c) On July 1, 2003, a vice chancellor position of Arkansas State University-Searcy shall be established. The Vice Chancellor of Arkansas State University-Searcy will be a member of the senior management team at Arkansas State University-Beebe. The President of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, shall be the Vice Chancellor of the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus.\n\n(d) The vice presidents of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall become directors for the Arkansas State University-Searcy campus.\n\n(e) The employees of Foothills Technical Institute as of June 30, 2003, who were the president and vice presidents shall retain and continue to receive: (1) All options, rights, and benefits of employment granted in this section; and (2) Any transportation benefits that accompanied the position of the President of Foothills Technical Institute.\n\n(1) All options, rights, and benefits of employment granted in this section; and\n\n(2) Any transportation benefits that accompanied the position of the President of Foothills Technical Institute.\n\n(f) An employee who was a member of the faculty of Foothills Technical Institute on June 30, 2003, shall be deemed qualified to teach in the same level program if: (1) The faculty member's job performance is satisfactory; and (2) Student enrollment is satisfactory.\n\n(1) The faculty member's job performance is satisfactory; and\n\n(2) Student enrollment is satisfactory.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 56"],"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":"a43f8d4ea349b15f826f2e616253a7cc9f37f6a2e112eb164bf2b4234c9bf9df","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-56-103","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-56-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}