§ 6-17-1204 - Amount and use of leave. - Arkansas Statutes

6-17-1204. Amount and use of leave.

(a) Each school district in the state shall provide sick leave for each of its teachers at a minimum rate of one (1) day per month or major portion thereof that the teacher is contracted, at full pay.

(b) Such leave shall be in force beginning with the first day of the first school term for which each teacher is employed.

(c) If a teacher resigns or leaves his or her teaching position for any reason before the end of the school term, the employing school district may deduct from his or her last paycheck full compensation for any days of sick leave used in excess of the number of days earned.

(d) A teacher shall be entitled to sick leave only for reasons of personal illness or illness in his or her immediate family.