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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 497 3
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By: Senators D. Wallace, C. Tucker 5
By: Representative Nazarenko 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LABOR; TO REQUIRE 9
THE CREATION OF A POSTER REGARDING VETERANS' BENEFITS 10
AND SERVICES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO DISPLAY 11
THE POSTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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TO REQUIRE THE CREATION OF A POSTER 16
REGARDING VETERANS' BENEFITS AND 17
SERVICES; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN 18
EMPLOYERS TO DISPLAY THE POSTER. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 11, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, is amended 23
to add an additional section to read as follows: 24
11-2-126. Posting of veterans' benefits and services. 25
(a)(1) The Department of Labor and Licensing, in consultation with the 26
Department of Veterans Affairs, shall create and distribute a veterans' 27
benefits and services poster to employers. 28
(2) The poster created under subdivision (a)(1) of this section 29
shall include without limitation the following information: 30
(A) Contact and website information for the Department of 31
Veterans Affairs programs and services; 32
(B) Substance abuse and mental health treatment options; 33
(C) Educational, workforce, and training resources; 34
(D) Tax benefits; 35
(E) The availability of a veteran's designation on a 36 SB497
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driver's license or an identification card; 1
(F) Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under 2
state and federal law; 3
(G) Legal services; and 4
(H) Contact information for the United States Department 5
of Veterans Affairs Veterans Crisis Line. 6
(b) An employer in the state with fifty (50) or more full -time 7
equivalent employees shall display the poster created under this section in a 8
conspicuous place accessible to employees in the employer's workplace. 9
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