(a) The Adjutant General shall have such assistance and such clerks, employees, and laborers as may be necessary from time to time who shall be appointed and may be removed by him or her at his or her discretion.
(b)
(1) The Adjutant General may designate those positions that require the employee to be a member of the National Guard.
(2) This subsection shall only apply to a person who begins employment with the State Military Department after August 12, 2005, and with the Department of the Military after July 1, 2019.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subchapter 1 - State Militia Generally
§ 12-61-101. Division and composition
§ 12-61-102. Commander-in-Chief
§ 12-61-103. Governor's powers and duties generally
§ 12-61-104. Custom and usage of the United States Armed Forces
§ 12-61-105. Adjutant General — Qualifications — Salary
§ 12-61-106. Adjutant General — Powers and duties
§ 12-61-107. Employment of personnel
§ 12-61-108. Deputy adjutants general
§ 12-61-109. Adjutant General — Delegation of authority
§ 12-61-110. Property and finance officer
§ 12-61-111. Ordering militia into service
§ 12-61-112. Powers, duties, and immunities of militia
§ 12-61-113. Scope of duties — Service outside the state
§ 12-61-115. Proclamation of emergency
§ 12-61-117. Draft of the unorganized militia — Failure to appear — Penalty
§ 12-61-118. Resumption of National Guard service
§ 12-61-119. Credit for active federal service
§ 12-61-120. Credit for war service
§ 12-61-121. Awards, medals, etc
§ 12-61-122. National Guard associations
§ 12-61-123. Bureau of War Records
§ 12-61-124. National Guard Youth Challenge Program
§ 12-61-125. National Guard Youth Challenge Program — Stipend
§ 12-61-126. National Guard Youth Challenge Program — Transportation