§ 6-24-114 - Administrative remedies applicable to administrators and employees. - Arkansas Statutes

6-24-114. Administrative remedies applicable to administrators and employees.

(a) (1) The Department of Education may review alleged violations of this chapter. If the department reviews the allegations and the Commissioner of Education determines that there is adequate evidence of a violation, the commissioner may refer the allegations to the State Board of Education for review.

(2) Upon the state board's approval to review the alleged violation and after reasonable notice in writing to all parties, the state board may schedule a hearing to determine whether an administrator or employee has knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter.

(3) After presentation of all evidence, if the state board determines that the administrator or employee knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter, the state board may provide any or all of the following administrative remedies:

(A) Issue a letter of reprimand; or

(B) Suspend or revoke the administrator's or teacher's Arkansas teaching license for a definite period, or permanently.

(b) After reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, a board of a public educational entity may take appropriate administrative remedies against an administrator or employee that has allegedly violated the provisions of this chapter. If an administrator or employee of a public educational entity is charged by the prosecuting attorney for a possible violation of this chapter, the public educational entity's board may, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, place the individual charged on leave, with or without pay, dismiss the individual, or provide any other proper administrative remedy. If the individual is dismissed by the board due to charges being filed for an alleged violation of this chapter, any employment contracts with the public educational entity shall be deemed void from the date of the action of the board.