- (a) While serving as Arkansas Teacher of the Year, the Arkansas Teacher of the Year also shall serve in an advisory position as a nonvoting member to the State Board of Education.
- (b) The Arkansas Teacher of the Year shall provide a written advisory report to the state board on how to better provide teacher professional development and student instruction assistance for Arkansas public school teachers.
- (c) The Arkansas Teacher of the Year shall not be entitled to any compensation or per diem for serving as a nonvoting member of the state board.
- (d) As a nonvoting member of the state board, the Arkansas Teacher of the Year shall be immune from any liability with regard to any act or omission of the state board.