Arkansas § 11-15-102 - Definitions.

§ 11-15-102. Definitions.

As used in this section: “DD 214” means a United States Department of Defense Report of Separation form or its predecessor or successor forms; “Local government employer” means a municipality, a county, or township of the state that has issued a resolution to implement a veterans' preference employment policy under § 11-15-103. “Local government employer” does not include the state or a public institution of higher education; “Private employer” means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees. “Private employer” does not include the state or a public institution of higher education; “Spouse of a disabled veteran” means: The spouse of a veteran who has been classified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration as having a permanent total disability rating; and A United States citizen; “Surviving spouse” means a spouse of a deceased veteran who is: Unmarried at the time he or she seeks a veterans' preference under § 11-15-103; and A United States citizen; “Veteran” means a person who: Served on active duty for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) days and was discharged or released from active duty with other than a dishonorable discharge; Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or As a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty, not to include training, was discharged or released from duty with other than a dishonorable discharge; and “Veterans' preference employment policy” means a private employer or local government employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran, spouse of a disabled veteran, or surviving spouse of a veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee.