Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 357 3
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By: Senator J. Bryant 5
By: Representative Unger 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE 9
POLICY ACT; TO APPLY MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT TO A 10
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S TOTAL SERVICE TIME FOR ANNUAL LEAVE 11
ACCRUAL CALCULATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND 16
LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO APPLY MILITARY 17
SERVICE CREDIT TO A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S 18
TOTAL SERVICE TIME FOR ANNUAL LEAVE 19
ACCRUAL CALCULATION. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 21 -4-204, concerning the accrual of leave 24
under the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act, is amended to add an 25
additional subsection to read as follows: 26
(h)(1)(A) An employee under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this 27
section shall receive military service credit for prior military service that 28
otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her 29
annual leave accrual rate. 30
(B) Subdivision (h)(1)(A) of this section applies 31
only if the employee: 32
(i) Retired from military service; 33
(ii) Was honorably discharged from military 34
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(iii) Currently serves in the Arkansas 36 SB357
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National Guard and served in the Arkansas National Guard before employment 1
with the State of Arkansas; 2
(iv) Served in the Arkansas National Guard 3
before employment with the State of Arkansas; 4
(iv) Currently serves in a military reserve 5
unit and served in a military reserve unit before employment with the State 6
of Arkansas; or 7
(v) Served in a military reserve unit before 8
employment with the State of Arkansas. 9
(2)(A) An agency head, or his or her designee, shall provide 10
military service credit for the purpose of determining the annual leave 11
accrual rate under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section to an employee 12
described in subdivision (h)(1)(B) of this section upon written documentation 13
of the employee's military service. 14
(B) A retired or honorably discharged member of the 15
military shall provide an agency head, or his or her designee, a copy of his 16
or her discharge information. 17
(C)(i) A former or current member of the Arkansas National 18
Guard or a military reserve unit shall provide proof of service by providing 19
documentation reflecting his or her years of military service before 20
employment with the State of Arkansas, including without limitation: 21
(a) An NGB Form 23A; 22
(b) A DA Form 5016; 23
(c) A Career Retirement Credit Report; 24
(d) An Annual Statement of Service History; 25
(e) An Air National Guard/United States Air 26
Force Reserve Point Credit Summary Inquiry; or 27
(f) A reserve Point Statement. 28
(ii)(a) Military service credit under subdivision 29
(h)(1)(A) of this section for service in the Arkansas National Guard or a 30
military reserve unit shall be calculated as the total career points, or the 31
equivalent, on the documentation required under subdivision (h)(2)(C)(i) of 32
this section for each year the member was not an employee of the State of 33
Arkansas divided by three hundred sixty -five (365). 34
(b) As used in subdivision (h)(2)(C)(ii)(a) of 35
this section, "total career points, or the equivalent" means: 36 SB357
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(1) "Total career points" on an NGB Form 1
23A; 2
(2) "Total points creditable" on a DA 3
Form 5016; 4
(3) "Total points creditable" on a 5
Career Retirement Credit Report; 6
(4) "Total points" on an Annual 7
Statement of Service History; 8
(5) "Total points for retirement" on an 9
Air National Guard/United States Air Force Reserve Point Credit Summary 10
Inquiry; and 11
(6) "Reserve retirement points" on a 12
Reserve Point Statement. 13
(3)(A) An employee under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this 14
section shall not receive military service credit under subdivision (h)(1)(A) 15
of this section for active -duty service accrued while concurrently a member 16
of the military service and an employee of the State of Arkansas. 17
(B) A current member of the Arkansas National Guard or a 18
military reserve unit shall not receive military service credit under 19
subdivision (h)(1)(A) of this section for any career points that he or she 20
accrued during a year when the member was a state employee for any part of 21
that year. 22
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