§ 6-17-919 - Warrants void without valid certificate and contract.
6-17-919. Warrants void without valid certificate and contract.
(a) All warrants issued in payment of teachers' salaries are void unless:
(1) (A) The teacher is licensed to teach in the State of Arkansas by a license issued by the State Board of Education; or
(B) The public school district employing the teacher has other documentation from the Office of Professional Licensure of the Department of Education authorizing employment of the teacher under the conditions set forth by the department in the documentation;
(2) The teacher has been employed by a valid written contract; and
(3) Copies of such contract are on file in the office of the county treasurer or the school district treasurer if the school district has its own treasurer.
(b) The school district superintendent and the superintendent's surety shall be liable for any warrants that he or she countersigns in payment of teachers' salaries unless and until the state board has issued a valid license or the department has provided the documentation required by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section.
(c) The county treasurer, or the school district treasurer if the school district has its own treasurer, and his or her surety shall be liable for all warrants in payment of teachers' salaries that he or she pays unless and until there is a valid contract on file in his or her office.