Ark. Code Ann. § 21-5-1001 (2020)
Legislative intent
- It is the intent of the General Assembly that each state agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education evaluate the performance of its employees annually.
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- State agency, board, and commission employees shall be evaluated using an instrument approved by the Office of Personnel Management.
- Institution of higher education employees shall be evaluated using an instrument approved by the Division of Higher Education.
History. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 1; 2001, No. 1461, § 8; 2017, No. 365, § 24; 2019, No. 910, § 2311.
Amendments. The 2001 amendment, in (b), inserted “shall be” following “Employees” and deleted “who exceed standards in the performance of their duties shall be eligible for incentive pay awards” following “Administration”; and deleted (c).
The 2017 amendment redesignated former (b) as (b)(1); substituted “State agency, board, and commission employees” for “Employees” in (b)(1); and added (b)(2).
The 2019 amendment substituted “Division of Higher Education” for “Department of Higher Education” in (b)(2).
21-5-1002, 21-5-1003. [Repealed.]
Publisher's Notes. These sections, concerning definitions for performance evaluation categories and the performance evaluation process, were repealed by Acts 2017, No. 365, §§ 25 and 26. The sections were derived from the following sources:
21-5-1002. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 2; 2001, No. 1461, § 9; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 5.
21-5-1003. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 3; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 22, § 6; 2007, No. 449, § 1; 2009, No. 252, § 4.
21-5-1004 — 21-5-1006. [Repealed.]
Publisher's Notes. These sections, concerning annual evaluation, amount of incentive pay award, and analysis of current system, were repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1461, § 10. The sections were derived from the following sources:
21-5-1004. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 4.
21-5-1005. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 5.
21-5-1006. Acts 1997, No. 899, § 6.