§ 23-115-303 - Employees -- Background investigation.
23-115-303. Employees -- Background investigation.
(a) As required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, 4, the General Assembly shall fix the salaries of all employees of the Arkansas Lottery Commission, including without limitation the Director of the Arkansas Lottery Commission.
(b) A commission employee shall not have a financial interest in a vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the commission.
(c) A commission employee with decision-making authority shall not participate in a decision involving a retailer with whom the commission employee has a financial interest.
(d) (1) A commission employee who leaves the employment of the commission shall not:
(A) Represent a vendor or retailer before the commission for a period of two (2) years after leaving the employment of the commission; or
(B) Engage in lobbying on any matter related to the operation or conduct of a lottery for a period of two (2) years after leaving the employment of the commission.
(2) (A) Subdivision (d)(1) of this section is supplemental to 19-11-701 et seq.
(B) If any provision of 19-11-701 et seq. would impose a restriction on a specific employee greater than the restrictions under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the provision of 19-11-701 et seq. shall apply.
(e) (1) Each person considered for employment by the commission shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) The state and federal criminal background check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(3) The applicant shall sign a consent to the release of information for the state and federal criminal background check.
(4) The commission shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the state and federal criminal background check.
(5) Upon completion of the state and federal criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the commission all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.
(f) The commission shall not employ an individual who has:
(1) Been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in a state or federal court of the United States;
(2) Been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; or
(3) Entered into a plea agreement to avoid felony prosecution.
(g) (1) The commission shall bond a commission employee with access to commission funds or lottery revenue in an amount as provided by the commission and may bond other commission employees as deemed necessary.
(2) Bonds under subdivision (g)(1) of this section shall be fidelity bonds in excess of the amount provided by the Governmental Bonding Board.