| 6 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1410 3 |
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| 9 | 7 | | By: Representatives Unger, Lundstrum 5 |
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| 10 | 8 | | By: Senator J. Bryant 6 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITED 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | ACTIVITIES BY PUBLIC SERVANTS; AND FOR OTHER 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 18 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITED 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | ACTIVITIES BY PUBLIC SERVANTS. 16 |
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| 22 | 20 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18 |
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| 24 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 21-8-304 is amended to read as follows: 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | 21-8-304. Prohibited activities. 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | (a) No public servant shall use or attempt to use his or her official 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | position to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or herself or 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | his or her spouse, child, parents, or other persons standing in the first 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | degree of relationship, or for those with whom he or she has a substantial 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | financial relationship that are not available to others except as may be 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | otherwise provided by law. 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | (b) No public servant shall accept employment or engage in any public 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | or professional activity while serving as a public official which he or she 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | might reasonably expect would require or induce him or her to disclose any 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | information acquired by him or her by reason of his or her official position 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | that is declared by law or rule to be confidential. 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | (c) No public servant shall disclose any such information gained by 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | reason of his or her position, nor shall he or she otherwise use such 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | information for his or her personal gain or benefit. 35 |
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| 45 | | - | inspection to be conducted by a governmental body to any person, business, or 1 |
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| 46 | | - | entity subject to an inspection when the purpose of the disclosure is to 2 |
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| 47 | | - | improperly influence the outcome of the inspection. 3 |
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| 48 | | - | (2) A public employee violates subdivision (d)(1) of this 4 |
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| 49 | | - | section when he or she knowingly communicates information, directly or 5 |
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| 50 | | - | indirectly, regarding the timing, scope, or details of an upcoming inspection 6 |
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| 51 | | - | with the intent to: 7 |
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| 52 | | - | (A) Alter or manipulate conditions to evade detection of 8 |
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| 53 | | - | noncompliance or violations; 9 |
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| 54 | | - | (B) Provide an unfair advantage to the inspected party; or 10 |
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| 55 | | - | (C) Otherwise interfere with the integrity or impartiality 11 |
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| 56 | | - | of the inspection process. 12 |
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| 57 | | - | (3) A public employee found in violation of subdivision (d)(1) 13 |
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| 58 | | - | of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action, including without 14 |
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| 59 | | - | limitation suspension, termination, and any penalties provided by law. 15 |
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| 60 | | - | (4) Subdivision (d)(1) of this section does not prohibit: 16 |
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| 61 | | - | (A) Routine scheduling disclosures required by law; 17 |
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| 62 | | - | (B) Public safety notifications; or 18 |
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| 63 | | - | (C) Official communications necessary for the proper 19 |
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| 64 | | - | administration of inspections. 20 |
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