§ 24-2-618. Delegation of investment and management functions
(a) Trustees may delegate investment and management functions that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustees shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in: (1) Selecting an agent; (2) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and (3) […]
§ 24-2-619. Language invoking standard of subchapter
The following terms or comparable language in the provisions of a trust, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorizes any investment or strategy permitted under this subchapter: (1) “Investments permissible by law for investment of trust funds”; (2) “Legal investments”; (3) “Authorized investments”; (4) “Using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons […]
§ 24-2-701. Financial objectives and actuarial valuation
(a) The general financial objective of each Arkansas public employee retirement plan shall be to establish and receive contributions that, expressed as percentages of active member payroll, will remain approximately level from generation to generation of state citizens. More specifically, contributions received each year shall be sufficient both: (1) To fully cover the costs of […]
§ 24-2-605. Investment authority and limitations — Fidelity bonds
(a) The boards of trustees of the respective retirement systems shall provide for a blanket fidelity bond of one million dollars ($1,000,000) covering the employees of the systems or such others as may be responsible for administering the funds. (b) The boards may pay the premiums for the bond from funds of the systems.
§ 24-2-702. Reports
(a) Each Arkansas public employees’ retirement system shall have an annual financial audit performed by Arkansas Legislative Audit and prepared in accordance with the financial accounting and reporting standards set forth for public pension plans by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. (b) (1) In addition, if approved by the board of trustees of an Arkansas […]
§ 24-2-606. Investment authority and limitations — Custodianship of assets
(a) The Treasurer of State shall be the legal custodian of the securities of the respective retirement systems. However, the systems may deposit with the Treasurer of State, in lieu of securities, safekeeping receipts or evidence of federal bookkeeping entries. (b) The financial institution or depository issuing the safekeeping receipts, unless issued by an agency […]
§ 24-2-703. Tax exemptions
(a) The assets of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System, the State Police Retirement System, the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System, the Arkansas State Highway Employees’ Retirement System, and the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System are exempt from taxes by the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof. (b) (1) It is the purpose of this […]
§ 24-2-607. Investment authority and limitations — Trust account
(a) In addition to the various retirement systems funds established as trust funds in the State Treasury, a bank trust fund or funds may be established and maintained in such depository bank or banks as may be designated by the boards of trustees of the respective retirement systems. (b) Each bank fund shall consist of […]
§ 24-2-704. Retirement in event of government reorganization
(a) In the event of any structural reorganization of state government operations, all current employees, appointees, trustees, and commissioners of any affected agency, board, or commission shall remain associated with the state-supported retirement system that existed for them as of the date immediately prior to the reorganization. (b) (1) Member employers and employees of any […]
§ 24-2-608. Investment authority and limitations — Arkansas-related investments
(a) In acquiring, investing, reinvesting, exchanging, retaining, selling, and managing funds held by each of the trusts, fiduciaries administering the systems shall manage the funds so as to favorably impact the economic condition of and maximize capital investment in the State of Arkansas when appropriate investment alternatives are available. (b) It is the intention of […]