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24-1-106. Benefit enhancements.

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24-1-106. Benefit enhancements.

24-1-106. Benefit enhancements. (a) No benefit enhancement provided for by §§ 24-2-302, 24-2-306, 24-2-401, 24-2-402, 24-2-501, 24-3-102 [repealed], 24-3-106 [repealed], 24-3-201 [repealed], 24-3-208 [repealed], 24-3-209 [repealed], 24-3-301 [repealed], 24-3-303 [repealed], 24-3-304 [repealed], 24-4-101, 24-4-106, 24-4-107, 24-4-301, 24-4-507, 24-4-508, 24-4-510, 24-4-511, 24-4-518 — 24-4-520, 24-4-601, 24-4-608, 24-4-618, 24-4-710 [repealed], 24-4-745 — 24-4-747, 24-4-801, 24-4-803, 24-5-112, 24-5-119, 24-5-125, 24-5-133, 24-5-204, 24-6-219, 24-6-403 — 24-6-406, 24-6-410, 24-6-411, 24-7-202, 24-7-209, 24-7-301, 24-7-406, 24-7-504 [repealed], 24-7-603, 24-7-604, 24-7-606, 24-7-607, 24-7-702, 24-7-705, 24-7-706, and 24-7-708, § 24-7-713(b), §§ 24-7-720, 24-7-727, 24-7-728, 24-7-729, 24-7-1314 [repealed], 24-7-1315, 24-7-1401 — 24-7-1409 [repealed], 24-8-223, 24-8-226 — 24-8-228, 24-8-701 — 24-8-714, 24-8-715 [repealed], 24-8-716, 24-8-717, 24-10-102, 24-10-303, 24-10-504 — 24-10-509, 24-10-602, 24-10-611, 24-10-613, 24-11-425, 24-11-434, 24-11-437, 24-11-438, 24-11-805, 24-11-818, and 24-11-833 shall be implemented if it would cause the publicly supported retirement system's unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities to exceed a thirty-year amortization. (b) No benefit enhancement provided for by §§ 24-2-302, 24-2-306, 24-2-401, 24-2-402, 24-2-501, 24-3-102 [repealed], 24-3-106 [repealed], 24-3-201 [repealed], 24-3-208 [repealed], 24-3-209 [repealed], 24-3-301 [repealed], 24-3-303 [repealed], 24-3-304 [repealed], 24-4-101, 24-4-106, 24-4-107, 24-4-301, 24-4-507, 24-4-508, 24-4-510, 24-4-511, 24-4-518 — 24-4-520, 24-4-601, 24-4-608, 24-4-618, 24-4-710 [repealed], 24-4-745 — 24-4-747, 24-4-801, 24-4-803, 24-5-112, 24-5-119, 24-5-125, 24-5-133, 24-5-204, 24-6-219, 24-6-403

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-1-106

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24-1-106. Benefit enhancements. (a) No benefit enhancement provided for by §§ 24-2-302, 24-2-306, 24-2-401, 24-2-402, 24-2-501, 24-3-102 [repealed], 24-3-106 [repealed], 24-3-201 [repealed], 24-3-208 [repealed], 24-3-209 [repealed], 24-3-301 [repealed], 24-3-303 [repealed], 24-3-304 [repealed], 24-4-101, 24-4-106, 24-4-107, 24-4-301, 24-4-507, 24-4-508, 24-4-510, 24-4-511, 24-4-518 — 24-4-520, 24-4-601, 24-4-608, 24-4-618, 24-4-710 [repealed], 24-4-745 — 24-4-747, 24-4-801, 24-4-803, 24-5-112, 24-5-119, 24-5-125, 24-5-133, 24-5-204, 24-6-219, 24-6-403 — 24-6-406, 24-6-410, 24-6-411, 24-7-202, 24-7-209, 24-7-301, 24-7-406, 24-7-504 [repealed], 24-7-603, 24-7-604, 24-7-606, 24-7-607, 24-7-702, 24-7-705, 24-7-706, and 24-7-708, § 24-7-713(b), §§ 24-7-720, 24-7-727, 24-7-728, 24-7-729, 24-7-1314 [repealed], 24-7-1315, 24-7-1401 — 24-7-1409 [repealed], 24-8-223, 24-8-226 — 24-8-228, 24-8-701 — 24-8-714, 24-8-715 [repealed], 24-8-716, 24-8-717, 24-10-102, 24-10-303, 24-10-504 — 24-10-509, 24-10-602, 24-10-611, 24-10-613, 24-11-425, 24-11-434, 24-11-437, 24-11-438, 24-11-805, 24-11-818, and 24-11-833 shall be implemented if it would cause the publicly supported retirement system's unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities to exceed a thirty-year amortization. (b) No benefit enhancement provided for by §§ 24-2-302, 24-2-306, 24-2-401, 24-2-402, 24-2-501, 24-3-102 [repealed], 24-3-106 [repealed], 24-3-201 [repealed], 24-3-208 [repealed], 24-3-209 [repealed], 24-3-301 [repealed], 24-3-303 [repealed], 24-3-304 [repealed], 24-4-101, 24-4-106, 24-4-107, 24-4-301, 24-4-507, 24-4-508, 24-4-510, 24-4-511, 24-4-518 — 24-4-520, 24-4-601, 24-4-608, 24-4-618, 24-4-710 [repealed], 24-4-745 — 24-4-747, 24-4-801, 24-4-803, 24-5-112, 24-5-119, 24-5-125, 24-5-133, 24-5-204, 24-6-219, 24-6-403 — 24-6-406, 24-6-410, 24-6-411, 24-7-202, 24-7-209, 24-7-301, 24-7-406, 24-7-504 [repealed], 24-7-603, 24-7-604, 24-7-606, 24-7-607, 24-7-702, 24-7-705, 24-7-706, and 24-7-708, § 24-7-713(b), §§ 24-7-720, 24-7-727, 24-7-728, 24-7-729, 24-7-1314 [repealed], 24-7-1315, 24-7-1401 — 24-7-1409 [repealed], 24-8-223, 24-8-226 — 24-8-228, 24-8-701 — 24-8-714, 24-8-715 [repealed], 24-8-716, 24-8-717, 24-10-102, 24-10-303, 24-10-504 — 24-10-509, 24-10-602, 24-10-611, 24-10-613, 24-11-425, 24-11-434, 24-11-437, 24-11-438, 24-11-805, 24-11-818, and 24-11-833 shall be implemented by any publicly supported system which has unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities being amortized over a period exceeding thirty (30) years until the unfunded actuarial accrued liability is reduced to a level less than the standards prescribed by Title 24 of this Code.

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24-2-302. Classification of members.

24-2-302. Classification of members. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, all employees of the State of Arkansas or any of its political subdivisions who are members or become members of a state retirement system shall be members of the retirement system indicated in this section as follows: (1) All eligible employees of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall be members of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System; (2) All eligible employees of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall be members of the State Police Retirement System; (3) The following persons shall be members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System: (A) Any person employed by a school for the purpose of giving instruction and whose employment requires state certification; (B) Any other person employed by a school in a regular or special position; (C) Any person employed by any of the following organizations or agencies: (i) Arkansas School for the Blind; (ii) Arkansas School for the Deaf; (iii) Arkansas Activities Association; (iv) A local school board; (v) State Board of Education; (vi) Regional education service cooperatives; and (vii) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; (D) Any person employed in a position requiring professional training or certification with an area vocational-technical school or employed by the Arkansas Educational Television Commission, except that employees of area vocational-technical schools and the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development, who have elected to participate in an alternate retirement plan established by §§ 24-7-901 and 24-7-903 — 24-7-908 shall be active members of the alternate retirement plan; and (E)(i) Any p

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-2-302

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24-2-306. Erroneous enrollment because of concurrent membership.

24-2-306. Erroneous enrollment because of concurrent membership. Any member of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System who is erroneously enrolled in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System because of concurrent enrollment in another state-funded or state-authorized retirement system, other than Social Security, due to separate and distinct service for a public school or a municipality, may elect to remain a member of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System subject to the following conditions: (1) The other system will allow the member to forfeit the concurrent service by refunding all employer and employee contributions respectively; and (2) The member notifies both the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System and the other system that the member will remain in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System and forfeit service and accrued benefits in the other system.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-2-306

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24-2-401. Definitions.

24-2-401. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Deferred retirement option plan” means an option for retirement under a reciprocal system whereby the retirement system members, in lieu of terminating employment, can continue with employment with covered employers and can accept a service retirement benefit pursuant to deferred retirement option plan provisions in § 24-7-1301 et seq. for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or for any other deferred retirement option plan which might be created by, or authorized for creation by, law under a reciprocal system; (2) “Public safety service covered by the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System” means service as a public safety member as defined in § 24-4-101(34); (3) “Reciprocal system” means: (A) The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in operation June 30, 1957, and continued by §§ 24-7-202 — 24-7-205, 24-7-301 — 24-7-305, 24-7-401 — 24-7-411, 24-7-501, 24-7-502, 24-7-601 — 24-7-604, 24-7-606, 24-7-701, 24-7-702, 24-7-704 — 24-7-713, 24-7-715, and 24-7-716; (B) The Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System, established by § 24-5-103; (C) The Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, established by § 24-4-103; (D) The State Police Retirement System, established by § 24-6-203; (E) The Arkansas Judicial Retirement System, established by § 24-8-201 et seq.; (F) An alternate retirement plan for: (i) A college, university, or the Division of Higher Education provided for under § 24-7-801 et seq.; or (ii) A vocational-technical school or the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development, provided for under § 24-7-901 et seq.; or (G) The Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System provided for under § 24-10-101

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-2-401

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 24-2-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.

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24-2-402. Deferred annuity — Eligibility — Definition.

24-2-402. Deferred annuity — Eligibility — Definition. If a member of a reciprocal system left or leaves a position covered by a reciprocal system, if an employee in a position covered by a reciprocal system left the employ of a state employer before the latter position was covered by a reciprocal system, or if an employee in a position later covered by a reciprocal system leaves that position before it is covered by a reciprocal system, which in this section in each case is called the “preceding system”, and if that person entered or enters a position covered by a reciprocal system, which in this section is called the “succeeding system”, and if the person is a member of the succeeding system after July 1, 1975, then the person shall be entitled to a deferred annuity payable by the preceding system subject to the following conditions: (1) The person has credited service acquired in the employ of the preceding state employer; (2)(A) The person does not withdraw his or her accumulated contributions from the preceding reciprocal system, or if he or she has withdrawn his or her accumulated contributions, he or she deposits with the preceding reciprocal system the amount he or she withdrew, together with interest from the date of withdrawal to the date of repayment at the rate in effect for the preceding reciprocal system, but that deposit must be made while he or she is an active member of a reciprocal system. (B) In addition to the forfeited credited service, the active member of a reciprocal system shall receive credit for his or her previous employment with a public employer upon his or her paying the prescribed employee and employer contributions based upon the rate in effect during the previous employment, together with regular interest from the dates for the p

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 24-2-402

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 24-2-402. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.