Arkansas § 6-53-107 - Effect of conversion on employees and directors.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 6-53-107 — Effect of conversion on employees and directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-53-107. Effect of conversion on employees and directors.
All employees who are employed by state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools converting to an institution under the technical and community college system or those employees of a two-year branch campus of a four-year institution converting to a technical or community college shall become employees of the technical or community college, branch campus of the community college, or satellite campus of the community college under this chapter and shall continue their terms of employment and shall have all rights and benefits of employment, including retirement benefits, that they had when employed by the state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools or by the two-year branch campus of the four-year institution. All directors of state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools shall continue their terms of employment and shall have all rights and benefits of employment, including retirement benefits, under this chapter and shall remain directors of the institutions resulting from the merger, consolidation, or expansion under this chapter. Any abolishment of a position in an institution operated as a former state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical school by an institution within the system shall require prior approval of the state board during the five (5) years following the effective date of the merger, consolidation, or expansion. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to provide any employee described herein with any employment rights or benefits greater than those employment rights or benefits to which all state employees are entitled.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 6-53-107
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 6-53-107 cover?
Section 6-53-107 ("Effect of conversion on employees and directors.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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