(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Arkansas School Children Protection Act”.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Conviction” means having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or having been found guilty of committing a sexual offense against a minor or student; and
(2) A “sexual offense” is one described in § 5-14-101 et seq.
(c)
(1) Any public school district employee who commits a sexual offense against a minor shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.
(2) Any public school teacher who commits a sexual offense under § 5-14-125(a)(6) shall upon conviction be dismissed from employment and shall not thereafter be eligible for employment by any school in this state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-17-102. Emergency first aid personnel
§ 6-17-104. Teachers' records and reports
§ 6-17-106. Insult or abuse of teacher
§ 6-17-108. Authority for teachers to wear religious clothing
§ 6-17-109. Travel reimbursement for family and consumer science teachers
§ 6-17-110. Program to increase racial and ethnic sensitivity
§ 6-17-111. Duty-free lunch period
§ 6-17-112. Corporal punishment — Immunity from liability — Definition
§ 6-17-113. Duty to report and investigate student criminal acts — Definitions
§ 6-17-114. Daily planning period — Definition
§ 6-17-115. Elective or appointive office — State policy — Public school district policy
§ 6-17-116. The Arkansas School Children Protection Act — Definitions
§ 6-17-117. Noninstructional duties — Definitions
§ 6-17-118. Public education surplus computer loan program
§ 6-17-119. Alternative pay programs — Definitions
§ 6-17-120. Membership in labor organizations — Definition
§ 6-17-121. Pre-employment and random drug screening — Definitions