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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided January 2, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable James C. Scott State Senator 321 State Highway 15 North Warren, Arkansas 71671

Dear Senator Scott:

This official Attorney General opinion is issued in response to your recent questions regarding school districts' leave policies. You have asked:(1) Is it legal for a school district to establish a leave policy allowing an employee who has been elected to public office to serve in that office while remaining as an employee of the school district?(2) If such a leave is permissible, would it be legal to pay the salary or a portion thereof to that employee while he or she is absent from…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. John E. Cato and Mrs. Lucille B. Cato v. Morgan Collins, President of Forrest City Special School District No. 7, Cecil TwillieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  2. Safferstone v. TuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
  3. Pugsley v. SellmeyerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
  4. Magnolia School District No. 14 v. Arkansas State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Coffelt v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954

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