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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM - BENEFITS (§§ 24-7-701 — 24-7-738) › Section 24-7-738 - Return to regular covered employment for service credit after disability retirement - Alternate option to return to disability retirement - Incentive to work

(a)
If a member who has been on disability retirement with the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System returns to regular, covered employment and then returns to disability retirement with the system, the disability retirement benefit shall be the higher of the:
(1)
Amount that the member would have received if he or she did not return to regular, covered employment; or
(2)
Recomputed benefit using the additional salary and additional service credit earned by the member under the covered employment.
(b)
(1)
A member who returns to covered employment under this section after disability retirement shall not receive a disability retirement benefit from the system in any month that the member is paid a salary from a covered employer for a work period that is concurrent with the receipt of the disability retirement.
(2)
Any disability retirement benefit erroneously paid to the member or retiree for a month in which the member receives salary from a covered employer may be recovered by the system as an overpayment as allowed by law.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 107,§ 58, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Act 2017, No. 549,§ 8, eff. 3/21/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-801 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Alternate retirement plan" means a retirement plan based on the purchase of contracts providing retirement and death benefits for the employees of Arkansas State University, the Division of Higher Education employees, and employees of Arkansas's state-supported universities, colleges, or junior colleges that are not a part of the University of Arkansas system;
(2)
"Board" means the governing body of a college;
(3)
"College" means any one (1) of the state-supported universities, colleges, and junior colleges not a part of the University of Arkansas system, and Arkansas State University;
(4)
"Division employees" means the Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education and the professional education employees of the division;
(5)
"Retirement system" means the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System;
(6)
"Staff members" means any employee of a college or university who is eligible for membership in any retirement plan;
(7)
"State" means the State of Arkansas; and
(8)
"State board" means the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 49, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2372, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2371, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 436, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1457; Acts 1991, No. 511, § 1; 2001, No. 765, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-803 - Provisions of subchapter controlling

Insofar as the provisions of this subchapter are, or may be, inconsistent with the provisions of any other general or special act, the provisions of this subchapter shall be controlling.
Acts 1967, No. 436, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1464n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-804 - Establishment and administration of plan

(a)
The board of any college and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan which shall authorize the purchase of contracts providing retirement and death benefits for staff members and employees of the Division of Higher Education.
(b)
Under the plan, staff members and division employees shall contribute, to the extent authorized or required, toward the purchase of the contracts, which shall be issued to and become the property of the participants.
(c)
The board of any college which elects to establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan and the Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education, if it elects to establish and maintain a plan, shall have authority to administer the plan and to perform or authorize the performance of all such functions as may be reasonably appropriate in its administration.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 50, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2373, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 436, §§ 2, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1458, 80-1463; Acts 1991, No. 511, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-805 - Methods of providing benefits - Agent for service of process

(a)
An alternate retirement plan may be a separate system or fund or may be one which participates in a larger system or fund with respect to some or all of the benefits provided thereunder.
(b)
The benefits to be provided for or on behalf of staff members and employees of the Division of Higher Education under an alternate retirement plan may be provided through insurance policies and annuity contracts, both fixed and variable in nature, or a combination thereof, as specified in the plan, which insurance policies and annuity contracts may be obtained from any insurance company authorized to do business in this state or from any nonprofit company organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of aiding and strengthening educational or scientific institutions by issuing insurance or annuity contracts only to or for the benefit of such institutions or individuals engaged in their services.
(c)
In any action brought by a staff member or division employee on a policy or contract, any official of the college or the Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education shall be deemed to be the agent of the nonprofit company only for the purpose of service of process on the contract or policy, and for no other purpose.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 51, eff. 4/12/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2374, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 436, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1459; Acts 1991, No. 511, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-806 - Procedure for designation of companies to provide benefit contracts

(a)
The board of each college or university, or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall designate the companies from which contracts are to be purchased under the alternate retirement plan and shall approve the form and contents of the contracts.
(b)
In making the designation and giving the approval, the board or the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall give due consideration to:
(1)
The nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by the contracts for staff members and their beneficiaries;
(2)
The relation of the rights and benefits to the amount of contributions to be made pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(3)
The suitability of the rights and benefits to the needs of the staff members and the interests of the college in the recruitment and retention of staff members; and
(4)
The ability of the designated company or companies to provide the suitable rights and benefits under the contracts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2375, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 436, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1462; Acts 1991, No. 511, § 4; 1993, No. 443, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR STATE COLLEGES (§§ 24-7-801 — 24-7-808) › Section 24-7-808 - Contributions

(a)
(1)
Any college or university which elects to establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan, and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board if it so elects, shall contribute to that plan on behalf of each staff member who elects to participate in the alternate retirement plan, or employee of the Division of Higher Education, six percent (6%) of his or her total regular compensation during the continuance of his or her employment.
(2)
Each staff member who elects to participate in the alternate retirement plan, or division employee, at the discretion of the college or university, shall also contribute thereto six percent (6%) of his or her total regular compensation.
(b)
(1)
At its discretion, the division, college, or university may contribute a minimum of an additional four percent (4%) of the staff member's total regular compensation.
(2)
The division, college, or university may contribute an amount so that the percentage rate in subdivision (a)(1) of this section plus the additional rate in subdivision (b)(1) of this section equals the total employer contribution rate under the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System if the college or university determines that sufficient funds are available to pay that contribution rate.
(3)
Each staff member may be required to match that additional contribution by contributing a percentage of his or her total regular compensation as determined by the division, college, or university.
(c)
In addition to the contributions defined in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the division or any college or university which elects to establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan may permit a newly eligible employee who elects to establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan and may permit a newly eligible employee who elects to participate in an alternate retirement plan to make incremental increases in plan contributions to reach the required contribution level by completion of the fourth year of participation in the alternate retirement plan.
(d)
Payment of contributions authorized by this section shall be made by the disbursing officer of the college or university and by the state official charged with the duty of paying salaries to division employees to the designated companies in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2377, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 436, § 5; 1969, No. 232, § 2; 1969, No. 622, § 2; 1979, No. 726, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1461; Acts 1991, No. 511, § 6; 2001, No. 765, § 2; 2005, No. 1287, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-901 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Alternate retirement plan" means a retirement plan, based on the purchase of contracts approved by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board before the effective date of Acts 2019, No. 910, which provides retirement and death benefits for the:
(A)
Instructors and administrative staff of the technical institutes or postsecondary vocational-technical schools of the State of Arkansas; and
(B)
Staff of the Department of Career Education as it existed before the effective date of Acts 2019, No. 910;
(2)
"Retirement system" means the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System;
(3)
"School" means any technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school established pursuant to §
6-51-202
for the vocational training of students; and
(4)
"Staff members" means both instructors and administrative staff of a technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school and the staff of the department who are eligible for membership in the retirement system.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 545,§ 25, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 480, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1466; Acts 1999, No. 1323, § 49.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-903 - Provisions of subchapter controlling

Insofar as the provisions of this subchapter are, or may be, inconsistent with the provisions of any other general or special act, the provisions of this subchapter shall be controlling.
Acts 1983, No. 480, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1474.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-904 - Establishment and administration of plan

(a)
The Career Education and Workforce Development Board may establish and maintain an alternate retirement plan which shall authorize the purchase of contracts providing retirement and death benefits for staff members.
(b)
Under the plan, staff members shall contribute, to the extent authorized or required, toward the purchase of the contract, which shall be issued to and become the property of the participants.
(c)
The alternate retirement plan shall be administered by the board pursuant to a written alternate retirement plan document, which shall be formally adopted by the board prior to the establishment of the alternate retirement plan.
(d)
The board shall have the authority to administer all alternate retirement plans established pursuant to this subchapter and to perform or authorize the performance of all such functions as may be reasonably appropriate in their administration.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 480, §§ 2, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1467, 80-1472.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-905 - Methods of providing benefits - Agent for service of process

(a)
An alternate retirement plan may be a separate system or fund or may be one which participates in a larger system or fund with respect to some or all of the benefits provided thereunder.
(b)
The benefits to be provided for or on behalf of staff members under an alternate retirement plan may be provided through insurance policies or annuity contracts, both fixed and variable in nature, or a combination thereof, as specified in the plan. Those insurance policies and annuity contracts may be obtained from any insurance company authorized to do business in this state or from any nonprofit companies organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of aiding and strengthening educational or scientific institutions by issuing insurance or annuity contracts only to or for the benefit of such institutions or individuals engaged in their services.
(c)
In any action brought by a staff member on a policy or contract, any school, school official, or any member of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall be deemed to be the agent of the nonprofit company or insurance company only for the purpose of service of process on the contract or policy, and for no other purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 480, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1468.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-906 - Approval of companies and contracts

(a)
The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall approve the companies from which contracts are to be purchased under the alternate retirement plan and shall approve the form and contents of the contracts.
(b)
In giving the approval, the board shall give due consideration to:
(1)
The nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by the contracts for staff members and their beneficiaries;
(2)
The relation of those rights and benefits to the amount of contributions to be made pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(3)
The suitability of the rights and benefits to the needs of the staff members and the interests of the vocational education school and the Department of Career Education in the recruitment and retention of staff members; and
(4)
The ability of the approved companies to provide the suitable rights and benefits under the contracts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 480, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1471.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-908 - Contributions

(a)
(1)
The Department of Career Education shall contribute to the alternate retirement plan on behalf of each participating staff member an amount equal to the contribution made by the State of Arkansas for persons participating in the retirement system.
(2)
Each staff member shall also contribute to the alternate retirement plan an amount equal to the maximum allowable member contribution under the retirement system or, at the option of the staff member, additional amounts allowable under the alternate retirement plan.
(b)
Payment of contributions by the department which are authorized by the provisions of this section shall be made by the disbursing officer of the department.
(c)
(1)
All staff members who elect to participate in the alternate retirement plan shall so notify the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities in writing.
(2)
The board shall establish a procedure for notifying the state official charged with paying the salaries of staff members, which official shall cause staff members' contributions to be withheld and forwarded to the company approved by the board and designated by the staff member.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 480, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1470.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATE PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS (§§ 24-7-901 — 24-7-909) › Section 24-7-909 - Extension of group insurance coverage by dependents of deceased eligible employee

Upon the death of an insured eligible employee of an institution of higher education or of an insured eligible employee who is a member of the alternate retirement plan for employees of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board or of a person retired and receiving benefits under the alternate retirement plan, the dependents of the deceased person shall have the same option to extend the group insurance coverage of the dependents under the state group insurance plan as is afforded dependents of other deceased insured employees and retirees.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 427,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 84,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 12, § 2; 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 35, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-3113.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1001 - Membership in Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System for certain employees of state colleges

(a)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System is directed to include within the membership of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, as created by §
24-4-103
, all employees of Arkansas Tech University, Southern Arkansas University, University of Central Arkansas, and Henderson State University who are not otherwise covered by some other existing public employee retirement plan other than Social Security.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The effective date of membership of the employees in the system shall be January 1, 1963.
(B)
All the employees enrolled in the system shall be subject to the rights, privileges, and limitations of §§
24-4-101
-
24-4-105
,
24-4-201
,
24-4-202
,
24-4-203
[repealed],
24-4-204
[repealed],
24-4-205
,
24-4-207
-
24-4-209
,
24-4-301
-
24-4-304
,
24-4-401
,
24-4-402
,
24-4-507
,
24-4-508
,
24-4-510
-
24-4-512
,
24-4-513
[repealed],
24-4-601
-
24-4-603
,
24-4-605
, and
24-4-606
.
(2)
Becoming members of the system shall be a condition of continuing in or obtaining employment, as the case may be.
(3)
Any employee included within the membership of the system shall be given credit for service rendered prior to July 1, 1957, as an employee of a public employer, as defined in §
24-4-101
, or of any state college named in subsection (a) of this section, if so employed by one (1) of the institutions of higher learning on July 1, 1957.
(c)
(1)
Any employee receiving retirement coverage under the provisions of this section who was an employee of one (1) of the institutions of higher learning on January 1, 1963, may apply for and receive current service credit for service rendered as an employee of that institution from July 1, 1957, to July 1, 1963, but only if the employee pays to the system all necessary contributions, at the rate of four percent (4%) for the employee and four percent (4%) for the employer, that would have been paid had the employee been a member of the system during that time.
(2)
The contributions shall have been paid in full on or before July 1, 1966.
(d)
Excluded from the provisions of this section are employees classified as student labor, graduate assistants, and seasonal agricultural workers.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1963, No. 149, §§ 1-3, 5; 1965, No. 397, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-2525 -- 12-2527, 12-2529.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1002 - Membership in Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System for certain employees of colleges, universities, and community colleges

(a)
All persons, except those who are eligible for membership in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System as provided for under the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Act, §
24-7-201
et seq., and except those who are eligible for membership in an alternate system as provided for under §§
24-7-801
and
24-7-803
-
24-7-808
, employed by the University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, Southern Arkansas University, Southern Arkansas University at El Dorado, SAU - Tech at Camden, or a state-supported community college that is other than a campus, unit, or division of the University of Arkansas system or the Arkansas State University system after March 19, 1983, shall be members of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System unless, at the time of employment, they are already members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System due to previous employment with an employer covered by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(b)
(1)
All persons except those who are members of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System or the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, and except those who are eligible for membership in an alternate system as provided for under the provisions of §§
24-7-801
and
24-7-803
-
24-7-808
, who are employees of the institutions named in subsection (a) of this section shall have the option of remaining members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or terminating membership in that system and enrolling in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
(2)
The election to change systems must be made on or before July 30, 1986.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1983, No. 545, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 511, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-2581, 12-2581.1; Acts 1993, No. 447, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1003 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1983, No. 670, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-2582, 12-2582.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1004 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1971, No. 9, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2889.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1005 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1075, § 3; 1981, No. 288, § 1; 1981, No. 925, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-2889.2, 80-3222; Acts 1997, No. 1053, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1006 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1945, No. 83, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-3007, 80-3008.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1007 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 337,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1971, No. 512, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-3201n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 10 - EMPLOYEES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-1001 — 24-7-1009) › Section 24-7-1008 - Continued membership in retirement plan - Election

(a)
(1)
Each instructor and administrative staff member of a state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical school employed on July 1, 1991, shall, within ninety (90) days following the transfer to the technical and community college system established under the Two-Year Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act of 1991, §
6-53-101
et seq., or upon transfer to the system with the approval of the board, elect either to continue membership in the retirement plan in which he or she was enrolled prior to that date or transfer to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or any alternate retirement plan currently established for the institution into which it is being merged or consolidated.
(2)
Once such an election is made, the election is irrevocable during the tenure of employment with the system.
(b)
(1)
Each instructor and administrative staff member of a two-year campus of a four-year institution which is later converted to a technical college or community college under §
6-53-101
et seq. shall, within ninety (90) days following the appointment of the local board, elect either to continue membership in the retirement plan in which he or she was enrolled prior to the conversion or to transfer membership to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(2)
Once such an election is made, the election is irrevocable during the tenure of employment with the system.
(c)
Any other employees of an institution transferring to the system under this section or under the approval of the board shall remain members of the retirement system to which they were enrolled prior to the transfer.
Acts 1991, No. 1244, § 34.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1301 - Election to participate - Conditions

(a)
In lieu of terminating employment and accepting a service retirement benefit pursuant to §
24-7-101
et seq., any person who is a member of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and who meets the conditions specified in subsection (b) of this section may elect to participate in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan and to defer the receipt of retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
The condition required for participation in the plan is that the member must have at least thirty (30) years of service credit in the system.
(c)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System may promulgate rules necessary for the orderly administration of the plan, including without limitation the rules for eligibility for continuance of deposits for part-time employment.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 2011, No. 162, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1302 - Application - Review

(a)
To participate in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan, the member shall submit a plan application on a form required by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(b)
(1)
The member's plan application shall be reviewed by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System within a reasonable period of time to determine whether or not the member meets the eligibility requirements under this subchapter.
(2)
The member's plan date shall be July 1 next following the determination that the member is eligible for plan participation.
(3)
A plan application received by the system after May 31 before the beginning of a fiscal year on July 1 shall not be eligible for participation in the plan until the following July 1.
(c)
The member may withdraw his or her plan application if notice to withdraw is received by the system by the end of the second full calendar month immediately following the member's plan date.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 107,§ 59, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 1997, No. 118, § 1; 2007, No. 298, § 1; 2011, No. 45, § 19.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1303 - Contributions to Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

(a)
(1)
When a member begins participation in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan, member contributions to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall cease.
(2)
Until and on August 31, 2003, employer contributions on behalf of the members participating in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan that are due the system may be retained by the school districts for the purposes under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(3)
(A)
(i)
Beginning September 1, 2003, for members whose effective date in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan is before September 1, 2003, the employer contribution rate to the system on behalf of all members in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan shall recommence at the rate of:
(a)
One percent (1%) for the period from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005;
(b)
Three percent (3%) for the period from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007; and
(c)
Six percent (6%) for the period from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009.
(ii)
After July 1, 2009, the covered employer shall remit the contributions on all salary paid to the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan participants in amount equal to the employer contribution rate applicable to active members.
(B)
The portion of the employer contribution not required to be paid to the system for members in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan under this subdivision (a)(3), if any, may be retained by the school districts for the purposes under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(4)
Beginning September 1, 2003, for members whose effective date in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan is on or after September 1, 2003, the employer contribution rate on behalf of members in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan shall continue at the rate established by the entity having the authority to set the employer contribution rates for the system.
(b)
(1)
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the portion of the employer contribution to the system that has ceased for a participant in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan, if any, will become a part of the general operating fund of the school district to be used for any purpose, including employee salaries.
(2)
Except for employer contributions to the system, the school district shall not make contributions to any tax-qualified retirement plan on behalf of any employee participating in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan. However, this prohibition shall not be applicable to the extent necessary to comply with contractual obligations incurred by a school district prior to February 1, 1999.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 1999, No. 773, § 1; 2003, No. 992, § 1; 2007, No. 298, § 2; 2009, No. 743, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1304 - Election of annuity options

(a)
A member who elects participation in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan may elect one (1) of the annuity options provided in §
24-7-706
.
(b)
The election will be made at the time the member separates from service and is granted a monthly retirement benefit, and will be deemed to apply to the member's plan benefit as well as to the member's monthly retirement benefit from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System at the time it becomes payable.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 1997, No. 118, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1305 - Benefits

The member's Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan benefit shall be the monthly benefit to which the member would have been entitled if the member had actually retired on the plan date without regard to the provisions of §
24-7-708
related to conditions subjecting annuities to limitations.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 2003, No. 659, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1306 - Amount of deposits

(a)
Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan deposits shall be a percentage of the plan benefit.
(b)
If a plan participant has at least thirty (30) years of credited service in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, including combined service with a reciprocal system, a plan deposit shall be calculated beginning with the participant's plan benefit and then reduced by one percent (1%) for each year of credited service, including fractions of a year.
(c)
(1)
If a plan participant has at least twenty-eight (28) years of credited service but fewer than thirty (30) years of credited service in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, including combined service with a reciprocal system, the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System may authorize early participation in the plan.
(2)
The plan deposit of the early participant shall be calculated beginning with the plan benefit of the early participant, then initially reduced by one percent (1%) for each year of credited service, including fractions of a year, and then may be further reduced by at least an additional five-tenths of one percent (0.5%) but no more than one percent (1%) of the initially reduced plan deposit for each month of credited service under thirty (30) years.
(d)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System is authorized to make further adjustments to the plan by board resolution to make it cost-neutral to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 296,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 605,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 1997, No. 953, § 1; 2001, No. 461, § 5; 2003, No. 991, § 1; 2005, No. 188, § 1; 2007, No. 298, § 3; 2011, No. 162, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1307 - Account - Credit

(a)
The member's Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan account shall be the account in which shall be accumulated the:
(1)
Plan deposits made on behalf of the member; and
(2)
Plan interest.
(b)
At the end of each fiscal year, the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall credit each plan participant's plan account with plan interest on the mean balance in the account for the fiscal year.
(c)
(1)
The board shall determine the plan interest rate to members' plan accounts based on:
(A)
A fixed interest rate that is adopted by board resolution by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year in which the interest rate shall apply and that applies to subsequent fiscal years unless modified by the board; or
(B)
A variable interest rate formula that is based on investment returns and other factors adopted by board resolution by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year in which the interest rate shall apply and that applies to subsequent fiscal years unless modified by the board.
(2)
In addition to the applicable interest rate for the fiscal year, the board may adopt by board resolution a Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan participation incentive rate during a fiscal year if investment returns justify an incentive rate for the fiscal year.
(d)
If a participant continues covered employment after completing ten (10) consecutive years in the plan, the participant's plan account shall be credited on June 30 of each year or through the date of retirement, whichever occurs first, with ten (10) year plus plan interest as set by the board.
(e)
For the purposes of this section, the ten (10) year plus plan interest rate shall be the rate determined to be appropriate by the board and adopted by board resolution by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year in which the interest rate shall apply and that applies to subsequent fiscal years unless modified by the board.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 279,§ 33, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 279,§ 32, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 427,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1049,§ 2, eff. 4/6/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1049,§ 1, eff. 4/6/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 2005, No. 188, § 2; 2011, No. 45, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1308 - Termination of participation in Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan - Distribution options

(a)
(1)
The member's participation in the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan shall cease when the member files an application for voluntary retirement with the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System under §
24-7-701
and is granted a monthly retirement benefit by the system.
(2)
The system shall cancel a plan participant's retirement benefits, and the plan participant forfeits any retirement benefits, including plan account benefits, if the participant:
(A)
Fails to meet the termination of employment requirement of §
24-7-701
; and
(B)
Has not reached normal retirement age.
(3)
A plan participant becomes eligible again for retirement benefits, including plan account benefits, when the termination requirements are met.
(b)
(1)
When the member's participation in the plan ceases, the member may elect to:
(A)
Receive the balance in the plan account as a lump sum;
(B)
Annuitize the plan account as a monthly benefit paid under the annuity option selected by the member; or
(C)
Receive a part of the balance in the plan account as a lump sum and annuitize the remaining balance.
(2)
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall:
(A)
Determine factors to be used for the conversion of plan balances to monthly amounts;
(B)
Set requirements for the member's election under this subsection; and
(C)
Modify the options under subdivision (b)(1) of this section by rule as necessary.
(c)
When the member's participation in the plan ceases, the board shall cause the member's plan benefit to be paid directly to the member in the form of regular monthly amounts in the same amount and manner as would have been the case if the member had retired on the plan date and had made the same election under §
24-7-706
that was made on or before the plan date.
(d)
(1)
A member who fails to meet the termination requirements and receives retirement benefits shall repay any benefits received before becoming eligible again for voluntary retirement.
(2)
If the member becomes eligible to receive the plan account distribution before the system collects it back from the member, the system may charge interest on the distribution for the time the member was ineligible to receive the distribution.
(e)
The system may offset, adjust, or otherwise collect any benefits overpaid to a member under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 279,§ 34, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 2007, No. 298, § 4; 2009, No. 470, § 1; 2011, No. 162, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1309 - Benefits from Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

In the event that a Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant applies for benefits from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System pursuant to §
24-7-704
related to disability retirement, the application shall be treated as an application for voluntary retirement pursuant to §
24-7-701
, and no benefits other than those that would be payable without regard to the disability shall become payable.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1310 - Death of participant

(a)
In the event that a Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant dies, the benefits payable from the plan shall be determined according to §
24-7-710
and the rules and resolutions of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(b)
(1)
However, the plan participant's eligible surviving spouse may choose to receive the plan benefit in a lump sum without affecting the payment of a monthly retirement benefit from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(2)
(A)
Subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not apply if the member has directed one (1) or more residual beneficiaries under §
24-7-710
.
(B)
If a member has directed one (1) or more residual beneficiaries, the residual beneficiary shall receive the residual benefits payable, and the spousal benefit shall not be paid.
(c)
The Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant's residue as used in §
24-7-701
et seq. that, except for the provisions of this subsection, would have been paid under §
24-7-709
shall be calculated as the greater of the following:
(1)
The accumulated contributions and regular interest credited to the retirement reserve account as of the member's retirement effective date reduced by the total amount of regular annuities paid, further reduced by amounts received from the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan account in the form of lump-sum or annuity payments; or
(2)
The Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan account as of the member's retirement effective date reduced by amounts received from the Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan account in the form of lump-sum or annuity payments.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 279,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 293,§ 8, eff. 2/28/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 243,§ 4, eff. 2/21/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 1997, No. 118, § 3; 2005, No. 188, § 3; 2007, No. 298, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1311 - Term of participation in Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan

(a)
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's monthly deposit into the member's Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan shall not exceed one (1) plan term of ten (10) consecutive years, beginning with the member's plan date.
(b)
Once a member participates in the plan, the member shall no longer accrue service credit under any state-supported retirement system, even if the member returns to work.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 1; 2007, No. 298, § 6; 2011, No. 45, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 24 - RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-12-204) › Chapter 7 - RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 24-7-101 — 24-7-1607) › Subchapter 13 - TEACHER DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (§§ 24-7-1301 — 24-7-1316) › Section 24-7-1312 - Federal taxation

(a)
The Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan is intended to operate in accordance with
26 U.S.C. § 415
and other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code in a manner that protects the tax-qualified status of the system.
(b)
Any provision of the plan that is found to be in conflict with an applicable provision of the Internal Revenue Code is hereby declared null and void.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 301,§ 10, eff. 3/4/2015.
Acts 1995, No. 1096, § 2.