State Regulations: Arkansas

Date Revised: 3/27/2013

Governing Body:  

Arkansas Department of Health

Department of Human Services | Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
 
License Required:   Yes
 
License Information:  

Arkansas Department of Health | Certificates, Licenses and Permits

Mimimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers

Application for Child Care License/Registration

Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Camps
 
Criminal Background Checks Required:   Yes
 
Criminal Background Checks Information:  

Arkansas State Police - Online Criminal Background Checks

$22.00 per Arkansas State name based check request
$11.00 per Arkansas State name based check request (volunteers)
$16.50 per National/FBI fingerprint based check request
$15.00 per National/FBI fingerprint based check request (volunteers)

$25 mailed in requests
 
State Allows FBI Checks:   No
 
Driving Record Checks:   An individual may obtain a copy of their record by either visiting the main office in Little Rock or any Arkansas revenue office. Revenue offices can only release driving records to the individual requesting the driving record.

Web site

  • Online payment is $8.50 for an insurance record which covers a three (3) year period or $11.50 for an employment or commercial driver record which may contain information for longer than the three year period.
  • Records picked up or mailed will be $7.00 for the insurance record or $10.00 for the employment or commercial driver’s record.
 
State Sex Offender Registry:   Arkansas Sex Offender Registry
 
Minimum Wage:  

$6.25 per hour* The state minimum wage is $6.25 per hour. All employers with four or more employees must pay at least $6.25 per hour. If the employer does more than $500,000 per year in business, they must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Certain other situations may also require an employer to pay the federal minimum wage.

 
 
Coverage and Exemptions:   Employees for an organized camp and religious and non profit educational conference centers nthat operates for not more than 7 months per year; employees covered by FLSA; bona fide executives, administrators, and professionals; students who are working for the school, college, or university where enrolled and are regularly attending classes; federal, state or local government employees (except public schools and school districts); volunteers or non-employees for educational, charitable, religious or nonprofit organizations
 
Subminimum Wage:   Learners, apprentices, and certain handicapped workers with special license: less than state minimum permitted. Full-time students attending an accredited school and working not more than 20 hours a week (40 hours when school is not in session): at least 85% of minimum wage.
 
Minimum Wage Source:   Minimum Wage and Overtime  
 
Overtime Pay Requirements:   1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week.
 
Exemptions:   Those employees exempt from the FLSA or the state minimum wage, and agricultural employees.
 
Meal/Rest Period Requirments:   No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act.
 
Other Wages Source:   Arkansas Labor Laws  
 
Additional Info:    
 
* Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour applies

 

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