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Chesterfield  \n6 By: Representative C. Douglas 7  \n8 For An Act To Be Entitled  \n9 AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL  \n10 OR SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDE A DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERIOD  \n11 FOR FULL-TIME NONEXEMPT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES; AND FOR  \n12 OTHER PURPOSES .  \n13  \n14  \n15 Subtitle  \n16 TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUBLIC  \n17 SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDE A DUTY-  \n18 FREE LUNCH PERIOD FOR FULL-TIME NONEXEMPT  \n19 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES .  \n20  \n21  \n22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23  \n24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-17-2207 is repealed.  \n25 ~~ 6~~-~~17~~-~~2207. Duty~~-~~free lunch period~~.  \n26 ~~ (a) As used in this section:~~  \n27 ~~ (1) “Classified employee” means an employee of a public school~~  \n28 ~~ or school district who performs work for the public school or school district~~  \n29 ~~ and is not required to hold a valid teaching license issued by the State~~  \n30 ~~ Board of Education as a condition of employment;~~  \n31 ~~ (2) “Emergency” means a time when the health and safety of a~~  \n32 ~~ child is immediately at risk; and~~  \n33 ~~ (3) “Full~~-~~time nonexempt classified employee” means a classified~~  \n34 ~~ employee who works thirty~~-~~five (35) hours or more per week for a public~~  \n35 ~~ school district and who is entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor~~  \n36 ~~ Standards Act of 1938, 29 U ~~.~~S ~~.~~C ~~.~~ § 201 et seq ~~.  \n1 ~~ (b) A public school or school district shall provide at least one (1)~~  \n2 ~~ thirty~~-~~minute uninterrupted duty~~-~~free lunch period during each student~~  \n3 ~~ instructional day for each full~~-~~time nonexempt classified employee except in~~  \n4 ~~ an emergency ~~.  \n5 ~~ (c) A full~~-~~time nonexempt classified employee who receives one (1)~~  \n6 ~~ thirty~~-~~minute uninterrupted duty~~-~~free lunch period as provided under~~  \n7 ~~ subsection (b) of this section is not entitled to two (2) paid breaks under §~~  \n8 ~~ 6~~-~~17~~-~~2205.~~​  \n9 ~~ (d) A full~~-~~time nonexempt classified employee who does not receive a~~  \n10 ~~ duty~~-~~free lunch period as provided under subsection (b) of this section shall~~  \n11 ~~ be compensated at his or her hourly rate of pay for each duty~~-~~free lunch~~  \n12 ~~ period missed~~.  \n13 ~~ (e) A public school or school district is exempt from this section if~~  \n14 ~~ the public school or school district has collectively negotiated a contract~~  \n15 ~~ for classified employees through a local teachers' association and the~~  \n16 ~~negotiated contract expressly addresses a duty~~-~~free lunch period~~. 17  \n18  \n19 APPROVED: 04/05/2017 20  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \n26  \n27  \n28  \n29  \n30  \n31  \n32  \n33  \n34  \n35  \n36","cbCairN48fJfVPib","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairN48fJfVPib","pdf",170195,"English","# 91st General Assembly, 2017\n## Regular Session\n## Senate Bill 570\n## Title and Purpose\n## Section 1 - Repeal of Arkansas Code § 6-17-2207\n## Approval Date","[{\"question\":\"What does Arkansas Senate Bill 570 do?\",\"answer\":\"It repeals the requirement that public schools or school districts provide a duty-free lunch period for full-time nonexempt classified employees.\"},{\"question\":\"Which law section is repealed by the bill?\",\"answer\":\"Arkansas Code § 6-17-2207 is repealed under Section 1 of the bill.\"},{\"question\":\"When was the bill approved?\",\"answer\":\"The bill is approved on 04/05/2017.\"}]","SENATE BILL 570 - Repeal Duty-Free Lunch Period Requirement | PDF",1789605231]