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![handle is hein.sag/sagar0057 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
201 EAST MARKHAM STREET
STEVE CLARK HERITAGE WEST BUILDING
ATTORNEY GENERAL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
Opinion No. 88-001
April 21, 1988
The Honorable Jerry Bookout
State Senator
P. 0. Box 415
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Dear Senator Bookout:
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding
Act 970 of 1987, which is codified at Arkansas Code of 1987
Annotated 5S16-120-10l, et sea. (Supp. 1987). A question
has been posed with regard to the applicability of Act 970
to the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of the
National Guard Association of Arkansas, Inc.. (NGAA).
Act 970 of 1987 states in pertinent part as follows under
Sections 2 and 4 [A.C.A. S§16-120-102(a) and 16-120-103(a)
(Supp. 1987)]:
Except as otherwise provided by this
chapter, no member of any board,
commission, agency, authority, or other
governing body of any governmental
entity and no member of the board of
directors of a nonprofit corporation
that holds a valid federal income tax
exemption issued by the Internal Revenue
Service shall be held personally liable
for damages resulting from:
Any negligent act or omission of an
employee of the nonprofit corporation or
governmental entity; or](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.sag/sagar0057&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)