(a) (1) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration a fund to be known as the “Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System Fund”. (2) This fund shall consist of trust funds as provided by law and shall be […]
(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, the state employer contributions made by a state agency which employs each member provided for in § 24-2-701 shall be: (A) Reported electronically by the state agency through the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System portal; and (B) Paid by electronic transfer by the state agency. (2) The […]
The promulgation of this chapter shall constitute an offer by the state to serve as trustee for the funds collected under the provisions of this chapter, as well as a guarantee that the disbursement thereof shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and that none of the funds shall be used for […]
(a) (1) Whenever the General Assembly shall enact any laws which create additional eligibility or liabilities for county constitutional officers or for county employees or municipal employees of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System and the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System shall determine, based upon actuarial valuation, that the method […]
(a) (1) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System and other employees shall make bonds to cover their liability for the faithful performance of their duties, from time to time as provided for by law. (2) The cost of the bonds shall be paid from moneys provided for the administrative expenses of […]
(a) (1) If, at the end of any fiscal year, the total of the annuities paid during the fiscal year from the State Division of the retirement reserve account is more than twelve percent (12%) of the sum of the balances in the State Division of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System of the employers’ […]
(a) At the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System may allow the crediting of interest at an amount to be determined on the balance at the beginning of the fiscal year in the members’ deposit account and the employers’ accumulation account. (b) The board shall […]
(a) (1) On July 1, 1979, the actuary for the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System shall make a determination of the amount necessary to be collected on a monthly basis during the ensuing one hundred twenty (120) months to set up the Retirement Reserve Fund for all persons retired as elected county constitutional officers on […]
Any hospital excluding its employees from the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System and receiving a return of any funds as provided in § 24-4-302(3) shall immediately invest the funds in a retirement system or plan for the employees of the hospital.
Nothing in this chapter shall be taken or interpreted as a waiver of the state’s sovereign immunity.
A decision on whether to invest, not invest, or withdraw from investment the funds of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System shall not be based on a consideration that the location of the investment, fund, company, or any other type of investment vehicle is in the State of Israel.
