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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-111 - Moneys added to fund - Refunds

(a)
There shall be added to the fund pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees the following moneys:
(1)
All moneys given or donated to the fund; and
(2)
Not less than six percent (6%) of the monthly salary of each employee, to be deducted each month by the city or its proper agency and immediately paid to the board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees.
(b)
Employers shall contribute to the fund not less than six percent (6%) of the employee's salary.
(c)
Both the employees and employers shall contribute to the fund equal amounts of covered payroll.
(d)
(1)
Upon leaving employment with the city, any employee shall be entitled to apply for and receive a refund of the aggregate amount withheld from his or her monthly salary during his or her period of employment with the city and paid into the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees of the city.
(2)
Upon receiving a refund of the amounts deducted from his or her monthly salary from the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees of the city, the employee shall forfeit his or her credited service as a member of the pension and relief fund and shall not be eligible thereafter to receive any benefits under the provisions of this act for his or her service.
Acts 1949, No. 147, § 2; 1979, No. 421, § 1; 1983, No. 510, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-923.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-112 - Proration upon insufficiency of fund

If at any time there should not be sufficient money in the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees to pay each person a full amount to which he or she may be entitled, the beneficiaries shall be paid by prorating the fund available among them in accordance with the respective benefits being received by them under this act.
Acts 1949, No. 147, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-932.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-113 - Report on condition of fund

The board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees shall report to the council, city commissioner, or city clerk of the city on the condition of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees on the first regular meeting in January of each year.
Acts 1949, No. 147, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-936.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-114 - Subjection of fund to legal process

(a)
No portion of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees shall at any time be subject to seizure or to be levied on under any process whatsoever for the payment of any claim or debts held against any disabled or retired employee or the surviving spouse, dependent parent, or minor children under sixteen (16) years of age of a deceased or retired employee.
(b)
The fund shall be securely held and distributed for the purpose of pensioning the persons mentioned in this act and for no other person or purpose whatsoever.
Acts 1949, No. 147, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-937.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-115 - Benefits - Temporary total disability retirement - Voluntary retirement

(a)
The board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees, by a majority vote of the members and with the approval of the physician on the board, shall have the power to retire from service any employee who has become temporarily totally disabled while in the performance of his or her duties when it has been certified to the board in writing by the physician on the board that the employee to be retired because of temporary total disability will be incapacitated, either mentally or physically, from the performance of his or her duties as an employee for a period of three (3) months or more.
(b)
It shall be mandatory on the board to retire an employee who has performed faithful service as an employee for a period of twenty (20) years at the employee's option or election, to be exercised by making written application therefor, or to retire an employee who has attained the age of sixty (60) and has served as an employee for at least ten (10) years at the employee's option or election, to be exercised by making written application therefor.
(c)
(1)
In cases arising under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the board shall place an employee so retired upon the pension roll at one-half (½) pay.
(2)
The minimum monthly pension paid to a retired employee shall not be less than fifty dollars ($50.00) per month regardless of whether the employee's monthly salary shall equal this minimum sum or not.
(d)
(1)
No employee shall be retired because of disability from natural causes unless he or she has served as an employee for a period of five (5) years.
(2)
No employee shall be retired because of a disability of any nature except upon examination and approval of the physician on the board of trustees.
(e)
(1)
If any employee is retired because of any temporary total disability, it shall be his or her duty to have an examination made of himself or herself by the physician on the board at least one (1) time every thirty (30) days, and if he or she shall have recovered from the disability, it shall be the duty of the board to stop payment of the pension and to place the employee back in service.
(2)
The time of his or her retirement shall be considered as continuous service in his or her position.
(3)
An employee receiving the examination shall pay to the physician a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for the examination so made.
Acts 1949, No. 147, §§ 9, 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-930, 19-931.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-116 - Benefits - Permanent total disability retirement

(a)
If any paid nonuniformed employee, while in the performance of his or her duty, shall become physically or mentally totally and permanently disabled by reason of his or her service from performing his or her departmental duties and this fact shall be certified to by the physician on the board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees, it shall be mandatory on the board to retire the disabled employee from service upon one-half (½) pay, which shall be one-half (½) of the monthly compensation received by the employee at the time of his or her retirement.
(b)
No such employee shall be retired on a pension of less than six hundred dollars ($600) a year regardless of whether this minimum amount, when broken down into equal monthly installments, should equal one-half (½) of the employee's monthly compensation.
(c)
(1)
If any employee is retired because of any permanent total disability, it shall be the duty of the employee to have an examination made of himself or herself by the physician on the board at least one (1) time every six (6) months.
(2)
An employee receiving the examination shall pay to the physician a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for the examination so made.
(d)
If an employee recovers from his or her disability, it shall be the duty of the board to stop payment of his or her pension and place the employee back in service. The time of his or her retirement shall be considered as continuous service in his or her position.
Acts 1949, No. 147, §§ 7, 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-928, 19-931.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-117 - Benefits - Death of employee

(a)
(1)
If while in the performance of his or her duty any employee shall be killed or die as a result of injuries received in performing that duty, or shall die of a disease contracted by reason of that occupation, or shall die of natural causes while in service, and shall leave a spouse or children under the age of sixteen (16) surviving, the board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees shall direct a payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) monthly from the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees to the spouse, while unmarried, or to the guardian of the minor children until the youngest of the children shall attain the age of sixteen (16).
(2)
Should the employee leave no spouse or minor children under sixteen (16) years of age, but a parent solely dependent upon the employee's support, the board shall pay the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) monthly as long as the dependent parent remains unmarried.
(3)
If any employee already retired and pensioned under this act shall die while so retired and pensioned, leaving a spouse, minor children under the age of sixteen (16), or dependent parent surviving, then each of them shall also be entitled to a pension under this act.
(b)
(1)
When entitled to a pension as provided by this act, a spouse, children, or a dependent parent shall make application to the board, through the secretary of the board, on a form to be provided by the board.
(2)
Accompanying the application shall be proof of the marriage of the deceased spouse to the claimant.
(3)
Proof of birth of children shall be established by birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or other proof recognized by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health.
(4)
All applications and proof shall be retained in the custody of the board, and due notice of that action shall be registered by the secretary in his or her office.
(c)
Every paid nonuniformed employee shall file with the secretary the names of those persons to whom death benefits are to be paid and shall set forth the relationship of the beneficiaries to the employee.
Acts 1949, No. 147, §§ 8, 13, 19; 1981, No. 909, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-929, 19-934, 19-940.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-118 - Funeral expenses

(a)
Whenever an active or retired employee shall die or be killed, the board of trustees of the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees shall appropriate from the pension and relief fund for paid nonuniformed employees the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) to pay the funeral expenses of the decedent.
(b)
However, this action shall not operate to reduce payments then being paid pursuant to §
24-12-112
.
Acts 1949, No. 147, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-939.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-120 - City attorneys in cities of the first class and cities of the second class

(a)
Upon approval by the governing body, a city of the first class or city of the second class may provide for retirement benefits established by this section for a city attorney elected or appointed to office.
(b)
In all cities of the first class and cities of the second class in this state, any person who shall serve as city attorney of the city for a period of not less than ten (10) years, upon reaching age sixty (60), or any person who shall serve as a city attorney for a period of not less than twenty (20) years, without regard to age, shall be entitled to retire at an annual retirement benefit during the remainder of his or her natural life, payable at the rate of one-half (½) of the salary payable to the city attorney at the time of his or her retirement.
(c)
All payments of retirement benefits under this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from the general funds of the city.
Acts 1983, No. 370, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-945, 19-946; Acts 1999, No. 1066, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-121 - City clerk - Clerk-treasurer

(a)
(1)
A city clerk or clerk-treasurer in a city of the first class may retire from office for the remainder of his or her life at the retirement pay provided in this section if the person has served as city clerk, clerk-treasurer, or city treasurer for:
(A)
Not less than ten (10) years, upon reaching sixty (60) years of age; or
(B)
Twenty (20) years, without regard to age.
(2)
On January 1 of each year, if a retiree under this section has been retired for at least twelve (12) full months, up to a three percent (3%) cost-of-living increase will be added.
(3)
Subdivision (a)(2) of this section applies only if approved by the governing body of the city.
(b)
(1)
Any city clerk, city treasurer, or any person serving as city clerk or clerk-treasurer who shall retire or be succeeded by another city clerk or clerk-treasurer within the provisions of this section shall be paid monthly a sum equal to one-half (½) of the monthly salary received by him or her during the last preceding year of his or her service.
(2)
The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its general fund account.
(c)
(1)
Any city clerk or clerk-treasurer in a city of the first class who has served in another capacity with the same city, and that capacity of service also provides for a retirement plan, may apply all years served in that previous capacity toward the accrual of the vesting period provided for in subsection (a) of this section, if approved by the city council.
(2)
Benefits shall be paid proportionally from the various funds applicable to the respective capacities of service. This shall be based on the length of service in each capacity for the city.
(d)
(1)
Upon the death of any city clerk or clerk-treasurer who retired under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or any other state statute or any city clerk or clerk-treasurer who dies in office after becoming eligible to retire under subsection (a) of this section or any other state statute, the legally recognized spouse of the city clerk or clerk-treasurer married to the city clerk or clerk-treasurer ten (10) years or longer may receive, at the option of the governing body of the city, one-half (½) of the retirement benefit the retired city clerk or clerk-treasurer was receiving or one-half (½) of the retirement benefit the city clerk or clerk-treasurer who died in office was entitled to receive.
(2)
Upon remarriage of the spouse, the benefits shall cease.
Acts 1957, No. 313, §§ 1, 2; 1971, No. 356, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1031, 19-1032; Acts 1987, No. 117, § 1; 1993, No. 1103, § 1; 2007, No. 158, § 1; 2007, No. 293, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-122 - Deputy city clerks

(a)
Any deputy city clerk in a city of the first class who shall have served twenty (20) years as deputy city clerk, who shall have attained the age of sixty-five (65), and who shall retire from office or be succeeded by another deputy city clerk may receive for the remainder of his or her life the retirement pay provided for in this section.
(b)
(1)
Any deputy city clerk who shall retire or be succeeded by another deputy city clerk within the provisions of this section may be paid monthly a sum equal to one-half (½) of the monthly salary received by him or her during the last preceding year of his or her service.
(2)
The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its general fund account when appropriated for that purpose by the governing body of the city.
Acts 1959, No. 271, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 118, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1033, 19-1034.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-124 - Mayors of cities of the second class

(a)
(1)
A person who has served as mayor of a city of the second class for at least twenty (20) years may retire at any age, and a person who has served as a mayor of a city of the second class for at least sixteen (16) years may retire upon reaching sixty-five (65) years of age.
(2)
On January 1 of each year, if a retiree under this section has been retired for at least twelve (12) full months, up to a three percent (3%) cost-of-living increase will be added.
(3)
Subdivision (a)(2) of this section applies only if approved by the governing body of the city.
(b)
The governing body of a city of the second class may prescribe the retirement benefits of a person who has served as mayor of the city of the second class and meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
Any mayor who retired before March 18, 1985, and received benefits under prior acts of the General Assembly shall be entitled to continue receiving benefits under the prior acts.
Acts 1985, No. 388, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1115, 19-1116; Acts 2007, No. 293, § 3; 2009, No. 144, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-125 - Treasurers of cities of the first class

(a)
Upon approval of the governing body of any city of the first class, any person who has served as city treasurer of the city for a period of fifteen (15) years and who shall retire from office or be succeeded by another city treasurer shall, upon reaching sixty (60) years of age, receive for the remainder of his or her life the retirement pay provided for in this section.
(b)
(1)
Any city treasurer who shall retire or be succeeded by another city treasurer within the provisions of this section shall be paid monthly a sum equal to one-half (½) of the monthly salary received by him or her during the last preceding year of his or her service.
(2)
Upon approval by the governing body of the city, the retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its general fund account.
Acts 1971, No. 349, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 119, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1036, 19-1037.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-126 - Participation in Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System by certain city or utility managers

(a)
The city or utility manager of any municipality in this state having a city manager form of government and a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants, according to the most recent federal decennial census, at his or her option may be included in or excluded from membership in the Municipal Division of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
(b)
If any such city or utility manager shall elect not to be covered by the Municipal Division, a statement in writing to that effect shall be filed with the city manager board of the city, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the Director of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
Acts 1985, No. 596, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-739.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-127 - Recorder-treasurers and city treasurers of the second class

(a)
(1)
Any recorder-treasurers and city treasurers in a city of the second class who shall have served as recorder-treasurer and city treasurer for a period of not less than ten (10) years, upon reaching the age of sixty (60), or who shall serve twenty (20) years without regard to age, may, upon a vote of approval by the governing body of the city, retire from office for the remainder of his or her life at the retirement pay provided for in this section.
(2)
On January 1 of each year, if a retiree under this section has been retired for at least twelve (12) full months, up to a three percent (3%) cost-of-living increase will be added.
(3)
Subdivision (a)(2) of this section applies only if approved by the governing body of the city.
(b)
(1)
Any recorder-treasurer or city treasurer or any person serving as recorder-treasurer or city treasurer who shall retire or be succeeded by another recorder-treasurer or city treasurer within the provisions of this section shall be paid monthly a sum equal to one-half (½) of the monthly salary received by him or her during the last preceding year of his or her service.
(2)
The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its general fund account.
(c)
(1)
Upon the death of any recorder-treasurer or treasurer who retired under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or any other state statute or any recorder-treasurer or treasurer who dies in office after becoming eligible to retire under subsection (a) of this section or any other state statute, the legally recognized spouse of the recorder-treasurer or treasurer married to the recorder-treasurer or treasurer for ten (10) years or longer may receive, at the option of the governing body of the city, one-half (½) of the retirement benefit the retired recorder-treasurer or treasurer was receiving or one-half (½) of the retirement benefit the recorder-treasurer or treasurer who died in office was entitled to receive.
(2)
Upon remarriage of the spouse, the benefits shall cease.
Acts 1991, No. 987, § 1; Acts 2007, No. 158, § 2; 2007, No. 293, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-128 - County officials and employees

When any county official or county employee retires and either is age fifty-five (55) or older and vested in the County Division of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System or has thirty (30) or more years of actual service or thirty-five (35) years of credited service in the County Division regardless of age, the official or employee may continue to participate in the county healthcare plan as long as the official or employee pays both employer and employee contributions to the healthcare plan.
Acts 1995, No. 745, § 1; 1997, No. 822, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-129 - Municipal officials and employees

When any municipal official or municipal employee age fifty-five (55) or over who has completed twenty (20) years of service to the municipality and who is vested in the retirement system retires, the official or employee may continue to participate in the municipality's healthcare plan, receiving the same medical benefits and paying the same premium as active employees as long as the retired official or employee pays both employer and employee contributions to the healthcare plan.
Acts 1995, No. 664, § 1; 1997, No. 1098, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-130 - Limitation on benefits provided by Acts 1997, No. 1098

Nothing contained in §
24-12-129
should be interpreted to prevent a municipality from providing benefits contained in §
24-12-129
to retirees who are less than age fifty-five (55) or who have completed fewer than twenty (20) years of municipal service. Further, any person who qualified and participated in a municipal health care plan under §
24-12-129
shall continue to be eligible to participate in the health care plan after August 1, 1997.
Acts 1997, No. 1098, § 2; 2001, No. 241, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-131 - Monthly benefit increase

Any former mayor of a municipality having a population of not fewer than twenty-one thousand eight hundred (21,800) nor more than twenty-two thousand eight hundred (22,800) according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census who is receiving a monthly retirement annuity of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from a municipality shall receive an increase to three hundred dollars ($300) per month effective July 1, 1999. Thereafter, the municipality shall redetermine the amount of the monthly benefit each January 1. The redetermined amount shall be payable for the following twelve (12) calendar months. The redetermined amount shall be the amount of the benefit payable as of the immediately preceding December 1 increased by three percent (3%).
Acts 1999, No. 1066, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-132) › Section 24-12-132 - Health benefits for retired municipal employees and officials

(a)
A retired employee or official may participate in the healthcare plan of the municipality from which he or she retired if he or she:
(1)
Is receiving a retirement benefit from the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, or a local pension fund;
(2)
Pays both the employer and the employee contribution to the healthcare plan;
(3)
Is not covered at any time during retirement by another healthcare plan; and
(4)
Notifies his or her employer within thirty (30) days after the official date of retirement of his or her intent to participate in the healthcare plan of the municipality.
(b)
A retired employee or official who participates in a municipality's healthcare plan under subsection (a) of this section may include his or her dependents in the retiree's healthcare plan if the retired employee or official pays both the employer and employee contribution to the healthcare plan for his or her dependents.
(c)
Each municipality may choose to pay any portion of the employer and employee contributions to the municipality's healthcare plan so long as each retired official and each retired employee of the municipality from which he or she retired is treated equally with regard to the dollar amounts that are paid by the municipality toward healthcare coverage of each retiree.
(d)
The retired municipal official or retired municipal employee shall pay the amount of the healthcare premium that is not paid by the employer.
(e)
Each municipality shall by policy or ordinance establish the criteria for eligibility as a retiree under this section.
Acts 2009, No. 1279, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 2 - INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO INVEST PLAN ASSETS (§§ 24-12-201 — 24-12-204) › Section 24-12-201 - Definitions - Power to invest

(a)
For purposes of this subchapter, "city" means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, and an unincorporated town.
(b)
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a board of trustees of a city nonuniformed employees' pension plan with assets in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall have full power to:
(1)
Invest and reinvest the moneys of the plan; and
(2)
Hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, or dispose of any of the investments so made and the proceeds of the investments and moneys.
(c)
The investments and reinvestments shall only be made in accordance with the prudent investor rule set forth in §§
24-2-610
-
24-2-619
.
Acts 1999, No. 50, § 1; 1999, No. 332, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 2 - INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO INVEST PLAN ASSETS (§§ 24-12-201 — 24-12-204) › Section 24-12-202 - Authority to employ investment advisor - Investment policy

(a)
A board of trustees of a city nonuniformed employees' pension plan with assets in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) may employ an investment advisor as its agent to make investment recommendations and to invest the assets pursuant to a written board investment policy, provided that the governing body of the city declares such services professional services under §
19-11-806
[repealed], and subject to the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions imposed by law upon investments of state retirement systems as set forth in §§
24-2-610
-
24-2-619
.
(b)
The investment policy shall not limit the investments to interest-bearing bonds.
Acts 1999, No. 50, § 2; 1999, No. 332, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 2 - INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO INVEST PLAN ASSETS (§§ 24-12-201 — 24-12-204) › Section 24-12-203 - Immunity - Jurisdiction

(a)
Trustees who comply with the requirements of §
24-2-618(a)
are not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the function was delegated.
(b)
By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustees of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.
Acts 1999, No. 50, § 3; 1999, No. 332, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 12 - LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 24-12-101 — 24-12-204) › Subchapter 2 - INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO INVEST PLAN ASSETS (§§ 24-12-201 — 24-12-204) › Section 24-12-204 - Construction of subchapter

This act is cumulative to §§
24-12-101
-
24-12-118
and shall not repeal those sections.
Acts 1999, No. 50, § 4; 1999, No. 332, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-101 - Emergency relocation of seat of government

(a)
(1)
Whenever due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat thereof in the City of Little Rock, the Governor, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, shall by proclamation declare an emergency temporary location for the seat of government at a place within or without this state which he or she may deem advisable under the circumstances. The Governor shall take any action and issue any orders which may be necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of state government to the emergency temporary location.
(2)
The emergency temporary location shall remain as the seat of government until the General Assembly shall by law establish a new location or until the emergency is declared to be ended by the Governor and the seat of government is returned to its normal location.
(b)
During such time as the seat of government remains at the emergency temporary location, all official acts required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department, or authority of this state, including the convening and meeting of the General Assembly in regular, extraordinary, or emergency session, shall be as valid and binding when performed at the emergency temporary location as if performed at the normal location of the seat of government.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary or in conflict herewith.
Acts 1961, No. 487, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 5-112 -- 5-114.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1276,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1987, No. 462, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-103 - Records related to third-party liability for services provided by state

Records prepared by or in the possession of entities having potential liability for payment for services provided by or paid for in whole or part by an agency of the State of Arkansas shall be made available for inspection, review, audit, and other purposes of representatives of the State of Arkansas and its designee. This section applies to, but is not limited to, records of private health insurance carriers.
Acts 1987, No. 895, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-104 - Access of Department of Finance and Administration to agency records

The Revenue Division, the Division of Workforce Services, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and any other state agency, board, commission, department, institution, college, university, or authority shall make data, information, statistics, or other records of information available to the Department of Finance and Administration. Provided, however, that such information and records shall not identify persons, people, conglomerates, corporations, monopolies, or others that would from any published data or data within the possession of the office of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration reveal the identity or any information or data of that particular identity that would be in conflict with federal laws.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3563, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 247, § 20; 1997, No. 540, § 47.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-108 - Report

(a)
For purposes of this section, "state agency" means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, excluding state-supported institutions of higher education.
(b)
Every state agency that receives grants in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) from any source shall report to the Legislative Council within forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of a grant.
(c)
The report shall include:
(1)
The amount of the grant;
(2)
The purpose of the grant;
(3)
The source of the grant;
(4)
Conditions of the grant; and
(5)
Any other information requested by the Legislative Council.
(d)
All state-supported institutions of higher education shall continue to report grants to the Department of Finance and Administration quarterly on forms prescribed by the department, and the department shall upon receipt thereof file the reports with the Legislative Council.
Acts 2001, No. 319, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-109 - Televised public service announcements

All state agencies that make televised public service announcements shall ensure that those announcements are either closed-captioned or open-captioned.
Acts 2001, No. 813, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-110 - Cost-effectiveness of state-owned vehicles

(a)
Each agency shall ensure that the purchase and continued ownership of state-owned vehicles is cost effective for the agency.
(b)
(1)
Each agency shall determine if the purchase or continued ownership of a vehicle is cost effective based upon a comparison between state vehicle ownership and private car mileage reimbursement break-even points, as established pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(2)
The comparison shall be based upon the previous year's use of the state-owned vehicle.
(c)
On June 1 of every year, each agency shall provide the department a report including:
(1)
The number of agency vehicles;
(2)
The mileage used on the agency vehicles;
(3)
Any private car mileage reimbursements; and
(4)
Justification for retention of all vehicles identified as under-utilized.
(d)
By September 1 of each year, the department shall provide each agency and the Legislative Council with recommendations concerning the continued ownership of state-owned vehicles by each agency.
(e)
The provisions of this section do not apply to institutions of higher education and vocational technical institutes.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2905, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 26, eff. 2/26/2015.
Acts 2001, No. 1711, § 1; 2009, No. 1405, § 49.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-112 - Sexual offenses screened in criminal background checks

Whenever a criminal background check is performed on a person under the provisions of any criminal background check requirement contained in this Code for employment, licensure, or any other purpose, the person may be disqualified for employment, licensure, or any other purpose for which the background check was conducted if it is determined that the person committed a violation of any sexual offense formerly proscribed under §§
5-14-101
-
5-14-103
,
5-14-104
-
5-14-109
[repealed],
5-14-110
, if the offense is a felony,
5-14-111
-
5-14-113
,
5-14-114
-
5-14-119
[reserved],
5-14-120
-
5-14-121
[repealed], and
5-14-122
-
5-14-127
, that is substantially equivalent to any sexual offense presently listed in §§
5-14-101
-
5-14-103
,
5-14-104
-
5-14-109
[repealed],
5-14-110
, if the offense is a felony,
5-14-111
-
5-14-113
,
5-14-114
-
5-14-119
[reserved],
5-14-120
-
5-14-121
[repealed], and
5-14-122
-
5-14-127
, and is an offense screened for in a criminal background check.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 30, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 2003, No. 1393, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-113 - Processing of requests for payments submitted to state agencies

(a)
As used in this section, "state agency" means any department, agency, board, commission, office, or other authority of the state.
(b)
A state agency that receives a properly prepared request for payment from a city or county owed payment for services or goods purchased by the state agency has twenty (20) working days to process the payment request, excluding time required for transmittal from one (1) person to another, if:
(1)
The request for payment conforms with the provisions of the contract award and the laws of the State of Arkansas; and
(2)
Funds are available.
(c)
If a state agency contests the payment, then within the time specified for processing payment it shall notify the city or county that submitted the request:
(1)
That the payment has been contested; and
(2)
The reasons for the request's being contested.
(d)
The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish procedures for monitoring payments to cities and counties by state agencies.
Acts 2003, No. 1710, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-114 - Incorporation of machine-readable privacy policies into websites

(a)
Each unit of state and local government and each state agency that operates or maintains a website shall incorporate a machine-readable privacy policy into each of its websites no later than July 1, 2004.
(b)
The privacy policy statement shall be published on the state's website, local government's website, or state agency's website and for each statement shall include:
(1)
A description of the data the unit of government or agency collects on its website and how the data will be used by the unit of government or agency;
(2)
The type of data and the purposes for which data are shared with other entities;
(3)
Whether the unit of government's or agency's data collecting and sharing practices are mandatory or allow a browser to opt in or opt out of those practices;
(4)
An explanation that certain information collected by the governmental unit or agency is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.;
(5)
A link to or instructions for locating the website's policy reference file, which shall identify the uniform resource locator for the website's policy statements and shall indicate those portions of the website and the website's "cookies" that are covered by each statement; and
(6)
A link to the website's human-readable privacy policy.
Acts 2003, No. 1713, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-115 - Contact information on state agency documents

(a)
The purpose of this section is to require each state agency to include a telephone number for inquiries or comments and, to the extent practicable, the name of a contact person on any communication, form, notice, announcement, publication, or other similar document from the state agency.
(b)
This section shall not apply to communications, forms, notices, announcements, publications, or other similar documents in existence on August 12, 2005, but shall apply to such documents as they are created, revised, and reordered after August 12, 2005.
Acts 2005, No. 2263, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-116 - State agency personal computer policy

(a)
As used in this section, "state agency" means any department, agency, board, commission, office, or other authority of the state.
(b)
The chief administrative officer of each state agency shall promulgate a policy that prohibits the integration of hardware, software, or peripherals owned by an authorized user with a state agency's network or workstation without the approval of the state agency's chief administrative officer or his or her designee.
Acts 2007, No. 339, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-117 - Demographic data report

(a)
A state agency, board, or commission that licenses or otherwise regulates a health profession shall procure demographic data regarding the healthcare workforce in this state, including without limitation:
(1)
The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine;
(2)
The Arkansas Psychology Board;
(3)
The Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board;
(4)
The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners;
(5)
The Arkansas State Medical Board;
(6)
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy;
(7)
The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; and
(8)
The State Board of Optometry.
(b)
Each state agency, board, or commission required to procure data under this section shall procure accurate and efficient collection of data, demographic, and other information by defining the following categories on licensure applications, including without limitation:
(1)
Age;
(2)
City and county of residence;
(3)
Educational institution of professional education and training;
(4)
Ethnicity;
(5)
Gender;
(6)
Place of birth; and
(7)
Race.
(c)
Each state agency, board, or commission required to procure data under this section shall report the data on or before August 31 each year to:
(1)
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement;
(2)
The Arkansas Minority Health Commission; and
(3)
The Department of Health.
(d)
If collected via licensure applications or through other means, each state agency, board, or commission listed in subsection (a) of this section shall report the following information in accordance with subsection (c) of this section:
(1)
Licensee name;
(2)
Licensure number;
(3)
Licensure status;
(4)
Original date of full licensure in Arkansas;
(5)
National Provider Identifier;
(6)
Location of practice, including zip code, city, and county of practice; and
(7)
Any specialty designation and board certifications.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 970,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2009, No. 1489, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-1203) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-1-129) › Section 25-1-118 - Electronic filing of reports

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Entity of the state" means:
(A)
A state agency;
(B)
The Governor;
(C)
The Lieutenant Governor;
(D)
The Attorney General;
(E)
The Secretary of State;
(F)
The Auditor of State;
(G)
The Treasurer of State;
(H)
The Commissioner of State Lands;
(I)
The General Assembly; and
(J)
A committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly, including without limitation the Legislative Council; and
(2)
"State agency" means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, including state-supported institutions of higher education.
(b)
A state agency required by Arkansas law to file a report, including without limitation a written report, with an entity of the state shall:
(1)
File the report in electronic form; and
(2)
(A)
Post the report on its Internet website, if applicable.
(B)
This subdivision shall not apply if information within the report is protected from public disclosure by state or federal law.
Acts 2011, No. 742, § 1.