1. (a) Upon voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, which includes retirement, an employee paid with adult education funds is eligible for benefits as determined by policies of the local education agency (LEA).
2. (b) If the LEA policy provides for former employees being paid for unused leave time, leave accrued within the fiscal year of retirement may be reimbursed using adult education funds.
3. (c) Any payment of additional accrued leave must have prior approval by the Director of the Adult Education Section of the Division of Workforce Services.
4. (d) Additionally, adult education funds may not be used to pay any benefits beyond the year of retirement.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "INFORMATION RATIONALE: To ensure that funds will be available for the services of the program, Adult Education funds are provided for program operation during the fiscal year of award." "EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2017"