Opinion No.

The Honorable Jimmie Don McKissack State Representative P O Box 599 Star City, AR 71667

Dear Representative McKissack:

This is in response to your opinion request concerning a recent ruling of the Arkansas Supreme Court. While you did not identify the specific Supreme Court ruling, you have stated that you believe the ruling does not require a school district to make underpayments to teachers if the underpayment would create a deficit situation in a current school year. Specifically, the questions you have posed are as follows:

1. Does a deficit balance exempt the district from legal obligations…