§ 22-9-303 - Exceptions.
22-9-303. Exceptions.
(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to workers who are employed as part-time or full-time employees of any public body; it is not the intent of this subchapter to prohibit any public body from performing necessary improvements of its public property, either by construction or maintenance, with public employees.
(b) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to apply to or affect highway, road, street, or bridge construction and maintenance or related work contracted for or performed by incorporated towns, cities, counties, or the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.
(c) This subchapter shall not affect any public school construction unless federal matching funds are employed in paying for the construction.