§ 23-115-306 - Special salary allowances.
23-115-306. Special salary allowances.
(a) The Arkansas Lottery Commission, upon approval of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee, may make special salary allowances authorized by this section for recruitment or retention in amounts as the commission may determine equitable in view of the exacting duties that are involved as a part of the salary of the:
(1) Director of the Arkansas Lottery Commission;
(2) Internal auditor of the commission; and
(3) Chief operating officer of the commission.
(b) For a position subject to a special allowance under subsection (a) of this section, the sum of the salary authorized by the General Assembly and the special salary allowance, shall not exceed an amount equal to two and one-half (21/2) times the salary for the position authorized by the General Assembly.
(c) (1) The requirement of approval by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee before granting a special salary allowance under this section is not a severable part of this section.
(2) If the requirement of approval by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void.