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Ark. Code Ann. § 21-3-201 (2026)

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For the purposes of this subchapter, “public employer” means any agency, department, board, commission, bureau, council, institution, or other entity of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds, or any county or municipality or other political subdivision of this state. “Public employer” specifically includes public universities, colleges, and public school districts.

History. Acts 1979, No. 25, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-3501.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Palmer v. Arkansas Council on Econ. Educ., 40 S.W.3d 784 (Ark. 2001).
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Palmer v. Arkansas Council on Econ. Educ., 40 S.W.3d 784 (Ark. 2001). · cites it 14× “Upon termination, appellant brought an action against the Council for age discrimination under the Arkansas Public Employer Age Discrimination Act, Ark.Code Ann. §§ 21-3-201 to 21-3-205 (Repl.”
Kimel v. Florida Bd. of Regents, 528 U.S. 62 (2000). “(1999); Ark. Code Ann. §§ 21-3-201 , 21-3-203 (1996); Cal.”
Evans v. U of a Bd. of Trs., 715 F. Supp. 249 (E.D. Ark. 1989). · cites it 12× “Rather, as the complaint and his motion for summary judgment make clear, his references to A.C.A. § 21-3-201, et seq. were for the purposes of establishing his Fourteenth Amendment claim.”
Riley v. Vilonia Sch. Dist. (E.D. Ark. 2022). · cites it 2× “section 21-3-201 et seq,, and for violating the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
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