Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1401 (2026)

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Workers' compensation coverage as provided in the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., shall be provided for personal injuries and death of officers and employees of public schools in this state.

History. Acts 1971, No. 223, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1237.

Case Notes

Exclusive Remedy.

Because teachers were acting within the scope of their employment during school bus accident, their exclusive remedy was to file claims under the Workers' Compensation Act and they were not entitled to any part of the school district's insurance policy proceeds which the insurer interpleaded. Helms v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., 281 Ark. 450, 664 S.W.2d 870 (1984).

Cited: Magnet Cove Sch. Dist. v. Barnett, 81 Ark. App. 11, 97 S.W.3d 909 (2003).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Magnet Cove Sch. Dist. v. Barnett, 97 S.W.3d 909 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003).

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Magnet Cove Sch. Dist. v. Barnett, 97 S.W.3d 909 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “However, this statute, when read in conjunction with section 6-17-1401 (Repl. 1999) 5 , only requires that school teachers who are injured while acting within the scope of their employment must file their claims under the Workers’ Compensation Act.”

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