(a) In order to effect a net savings in personnel costs paid by colleges and universities, the presidents and chancellors of the various publicly supported colleges and universities may, upon the approval of their respective boards of trustees, negotiate with tenured faculty members of their institutions so that, in order to secure the faculty members’ […]
(a) The purpose of this section is to create incentives for the efficient management of the public higher education resources of the State of Arkansas by allowing public higher education institutions to establish early retirement window incentives for qualified nontenured faculty and staff who elect voluntary separation from the institution. (b) The boards of trustees […]
Local school districts shall pay the teacher retirement employer contribution rate for any eligible employee in accordance with rules established by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
An employer’s offer to encourage an employee to terminate his or her employment with the employer shall not include a requirement that the employee file an application for retirement with the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
A decision on whether to invest, not invest, or withdraw from investment the funds of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or an alternate retirement plan of the 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 […]