Ark. Code Ann. § 24-2-504
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Return to covered employment by military personnel
Official statutory text
(a) An active member of the state retirement system who is called to active military duty or state active military duty shall be afforded all employment protections as provided in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009. (b) Employer contributions shall be paid for the state retirement system member's period of active military duty by the member's last retirement system employer immediately before the member's active duty in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as in effect on January 1, 2009. (c) In order to receive retirement credit in the state retirement system for the time spent in active duty, a member covered by the contributory provisions of the member's state retirement system who returns from active military duty to either the same or a different covered employer shall pay into the state retirement system the employee contributions that would have otherwise been paid into the state retirement system by the member as though the member had never left covered service. Amended by Act 2019, No. 474,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2009, No. 295, § 3.
(a) An active member of the state retirement system who is called to active military duty or state active military duty shall be afforded all employment protections as provided in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.
(b) Employer contributions shall be paid for the state retirement system member's period of active military duty by the member's last retirement system employer immediately before the member's active duty in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as in effect on January 1, 2009.
(c) In order to receive retirement credit in the state retirement system for the time spent in active duty, a member covered by the contributory provisions of the member's state retirement system who returns from active military duty to either the same or a different covered employer shall pay into the state retirement system the employee contributions that would have otherwise been paid into the state retirement system by the member as though the member had never left covered service.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 474,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 295, § 3.
(a) An active member of the state retirement system who is called to active military duty or state active military duty shall be afforded all employment protections as provided in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2009.
(b) Employer contributions shall be paid for the state retirement system member's period of active military duty by the member's last retirement system employer immediately before the member's active duty in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as in effect on January 1, 2009.
(c) In order to receive retirement credit in the state retirement system for the time spent in active duty, a member covered by the contributory provisions of the member's state retirement system who returns from active military duty to either the same or a different covered employer shall pay into the state retirement system the employee contributions that would have otherwise been paid into the state retirement system by the member as though the member had never left covered service.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 474,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 295, § 3.
Status: in_force
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