Public school employee contract — Release

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-311 — under Personnel.

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-311

(a) An individual employed by a public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school may unilaterally rescind his or her signed contract for the subsequent school year if:(1) He or she submits a signed, written document to the public school district superintendent or his or her designee or the director of the open-enrollment public charter school or his or her designee that provides notification that he or she is rescinding his or her signed contract for the subsequent school year; and(2) (A) The signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is submitted before the end of the business day on May 15.(B) If May 15 falls on a weekend, then the signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be submitted before the end of the business day on the Friday before May 15.

(1) He or she submits a signed, written document to the public school district superintendent or his or her designee or the director of the open-enrollment public charter school or his or her designee that provides notification that he or she is rescinding his or her signed contract for the subsequent school year; and

(2) (A) The signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is submitted before the end of the business day on May 15.(B) If May 15 falls on a weekend, then the signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be submitted before the end of the business day on the Friday before May 15.

(A) The signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is submitted before the end of the business day on May 15.

(B) If May 15 falls on a weekend, then the signed, written request under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be submitted before the end of the business day on the Friday before May 15.

(b) The rights conferred under this section do not conflict with requirements and restrictions under § 6-17-2403.