Ark. Code Ann. § 24-2-704
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Retirement in event of government reorganization
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(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 state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems. (2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly. (3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect. Acts 2003, No. 751, § 1.
(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 state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems. (2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly. (3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.
(1) Member employers and employees of any state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems.
(2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly.
(3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.
Acts 2003, No. 751, § 1.
(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 state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems. (2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly. (3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.
(1) Member employers and employees of any state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems.
(2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly.
(3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.
Acts 2003, No. 751, § 1.
Status: in_force
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