(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]