Opinion No.

The Honorable Armil O. Curran State Representative 210 West Main Street Clarksville, AR 72830-3019

Dear Representative Curran:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the application of A.C.A. § 14-52-107 (1987) (uniform sick leave for law enforcement officers) under the following set of facts, as set forth in your correspondence:

On January 18, 1996, the chief of police of Coal Hill was permanently laid off for `economic reasons' by the mayor of Coal Hill. On February 20, 1996, the city council of Coal Hill, by ordinance, disbanded the Coal Hill police department thereby…