§ 21-8-201 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

21-8-201. Definitions.

For the purposes of this subchapter:

(1) "Public agency" shall include:

(A) The agency with which a state employee is employed, a state board, commission, institution, office, or agency;

(B) Any city, county, or school district, or any agency, division, or instrumentality thereof, including those agencies, divisions, or instrumentalities which are funded in part with funds provided by state appropriations; or

(C) Any area or regional program in this state which derives financial support in whole or in part from state funds or from any nonprofit corporation, foundation, or organization; and

(2) (A) "Regular salary basis" means employment in a full-time position for which a maximum regular salary is established by law.

(B) "Regular salary basis" shall also include:

(i) In the case of the institutions of higher learning, any person employed on a contract basis for nine (9) months or more of services where the maximum regular salary is established by law; and

(ii) Regular salaries paid from funds deposited in the State Treasury or from bank funds belonging to the state agency, or from federal funds, trust funds, grant funds, donated funds, or other funds of whatever nature administered by the state agency.