Title 21, Public Officers and Employees

(a) Every department, through its executive head, may develop volunteer programs and accept the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors to assist in programs carried out or administered by that department. (b…

(a) Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any department shall, to the extent of their volunteer service, be exempted from all provisions of law relative to state employment, hours of work, return or compensation, leave time, and employee benefits. (b) Volunteers shall, h…

(a) (1) Every department that utilizes the services of volunteers is authorized to provide volunteers with incidental reimbursements as are consistent with allowances authorized by law for reimbursement for state or local employees.(2) Such reimbursements include transportation c…

(a) Liability insurance may be provided by the department utilizing volunteer services, both to regular-service and occasional-service volunteers, to the same extent as may be provided by the department to its paid staff. (b) Volunteers in state service shall enjoy the protection…

(a) Each department that utilizes the services of volunteers may recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and experience established under applicable personnel rules. (b) The Department of Finance and Administration an…

(1) Each department shall include in its annual report, or shall maintain in its files, information which may be developed and maintained by volunteers relating to:(1) The total number, location, and duties of all volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-servi…

(a) In computing net income for the purpose of the Arkansas income tax levied by § 26-51-201, there shall be allowed as deductions, in addition to all other deductions allowed by law:(1) (A) A deduction for mileage for necessary travel in connection with voluntary service to a de…