Opinion No.

The Honorable Johnny Key State Senator Post Office Box 350 Mountain Home, Arkansas 72654

Dear Senator Key:

This is in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions:

1. With no prior approval by its Board of Education, no review by its Personnel Policies Committee, no mention of such in the Board of Education's personnel policies and no inclusion of such on its salary schedule as a fringe benefit, is it legal for a public school district to pay its staff for unused vacation days — at their most recent daily rates of pay — when they retire or leave the district for other…