(a) Within ninety (90) days preceding any primary election, the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall not increase the number of its employees beyond the average number of employees the department employed and supervised during the twelve (12) months prior to the primary election, except in case of floods.
(b) The commissioners of the State Highway Commission and the Treasurer of State shall not, at the penalty of being liable upon their official bonds, make any payment for salary to employees engaged by the department in violation of the provisions of this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets
Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission
§ 27-65-102. Administration of department
§ 27-65-107. Powers and duties generally — Definitions
§ 27-65-108. Agreements for promoting highway programs
§ 27-65-109. Transfer agreements
§ 27-65-110. Records and reports
§ 27-65-111. Purchase of equipment and supplies
§ 27-65-112. Acceptance of federal aid
§ 27-65-113. Relocation assistance
§ 27-65-114. Tourist information bureaus
§ 27-65-115. Use of federal aid funds for turnpike projects
§ 27-65-122. Director of State Highways and Transportation
§ 27-65-128. Investigations and reports by engineer and geologist
§ 27-65-130. Bonds — Commissioner and director
§ 27-65-131. Bonds — Suppliers and employees
§ 27-65-132. Contracts between commission and employees
§ 27-65-133. Corruption in office
§ 27-65-134. Venue in suits against state highway officers
§ 27-65-136. Prohibition on increasing number of employees before election
§ 27-65-137. Special expense allowances
§ 27-65-138. Acquisition of property
§ 27-65-139. Uniform allowance
§ 27-65-141. Payment of claims for damages to personal property
§ 27-65-143. Award of pistol, shotgun, or both upon retirement or death
§ 27-65-144. Additional annual reporting
§ 27-65-145. Transportation-Related Research Grant Program — Definition
§ 27-65-146. Proposed legislation — Reporting and approval requirements
§ 27-65-147. Additional reporting before each regular session and each fiscal session — Definitions