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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.15-004 - Rule 5-6: Investment Consultants

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RULE
		  5-6
INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS
To achieve the overall goal of ATRS as it pertains to
			 investments, one or more investment consultants may be retained by the
			 Board.
The scope of duties, together with the terms and conditions of
			 engagement, of any investment consultant will be set forth in a contract
			 approved by the Board.
Unless otherwise provided by contract, the investment consultants
			 will:
* Assist the board in developing investment policy and making
			 modifications thereto based on broad economic conditions and statutory
			 changes.
* Provide general economic information and information on the
			 market environment.
* Be responsible for the development and articulation of
			 investment strategy, which will be a topic in quarterly reports to the
			 Board.
* Assist the Board and Executive Director in the selection and
			 supervision of investment managers.
* Provide recommendations on asset allocation, portfolio
			 structure, retention, or removal of investment managers and various other
			 topics that better equip the Board to make investment decisions for the
			 Retirement System.
* Monitor and report periodically to the Board on the performance
			 of the investments, the performance of the investment managers, any material
			 changes within the investment management firms employed by the Board, and such
			 other matters that are called for by this investment policy.
Adopted:
October 7, 2003
Approved by Board:
October 5, 2015
Amended:
February 1, 2016
Effective
: February 10,
			 2016
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.15-006 - Rule 8-7: Free Military Service

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RULE
		  8-7
FREE MILITARY SERVICE
A.C.A. § 24-7-602
A member of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) who
			 entered the Armed Forces of the United States between July 1, 1937, and June
			 30, 1973 or during a period that a federal military draft is in effect, may
			 establish that active duty service in this System without cost, provided the
			 following conditions are met:
1.
		  Service must be the initial enlistment. Reenlistment or voluntary extension of
		  the initial enlistment is not considered compulsory and shall not be allowed as
		  service credit.
2. Military service
		  shall not exceed five (5) years, and the years to be credited shall be those
		  closest to the teaching service.
3.
		  Crediting of military service will require the completion of Form M-1, provided
		  by ATRS, and official military documents listing the entry and discharge dates
		  of the first enlistment or induction.
4. Must have received an honorable
		  discharge.
5. All military service
		  credited prior to July 1, 1986, is contributory service.
6. Military service may be established at any
		  time after becoming a member of ATRS but official crediting shall be effective
		  upon completion of five (5) years of actual service ATRS, excluding military
		  service credit.
Amended:
April 26, 2007
October 6, 2008
July 1, 2011 (Emergency)
Adopted:
August 8, 2011
Effective:
November 11, 2011
Amended:
October 5, 2015
Amended:
February 1, 2016
Effective:
February 10,
			 2016
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.15-007 - Rule 9-2: Age and Service (Voluntary) Retirement

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RULE 9-2
AGE AND SERVICE (VOLUNTARY)
		  RETIREMENT
A.C.A. § 24-7-502, A.C.A. §§ 24-7-701-707, and
			 A.C.A. § 24-7-202 (unless otherwise noted)
REGULATIONS
1.
RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY
If eligible, any active or inactive member who attains age 60 and
			 has five (5) or more years of actual and reciprocal service credit may
			 voluntarily retire upon written application filed with the System. In order to
			 be eligible, a member must comply with the following requirements:
A. Satisfy the credited service requirements
		  under one of the System's retirement statutes, A.C.A. §§
		  24-7-701-707,
B. Be credited with
		  all required employer and member contributions in the member's deposit account
		  with no amounts owed to the System,
C. Pay all amounts owed to the System for
		  underpayments or purchase service accounts; and
D. Terminate employment with all
		  participating employers or have reached age 65 or older.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.17-001 - Rule 6-2: Reciprocity

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RULE 6-2
RECIPROCITY
A.C.A. §§ 24-2-401-408 as amended by Act 1022 of 2005,
			 Acts 97 and 297 of 2007, and Act 555 of 2013, Act 612 of 2017
I.
DEFINITIONS
A.
Reciprocal System
means the
		  Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in operation June 30, 1957, and continued by
		  statutes; the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System, established
		  by A.C.A. § 24-5-103; the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System
		  established by A.C.A. § 24-4-103; the Arkansas State Police Retirement
		  System established by A.C.A. § 24-6-203; the Arkansas Judicial Retirement
		  System established by A.C.A. § 24-8-201; the Arkansas District Judge
		  Retirement System established by A.C.A. §§ 24-8-801-824; the Arkansas
		  Local Police and Fire Retirement System provided for under A.C.A. §
		  24-10-101; or an alternate retirement plan for a public college or university,
		  or the Arkansas Department of Higher Education provided for under A.C.A. §
		  24-7-801
et seq.,
or for a vocational-technical school or the
		  Department of Workforce Education (formerly the Division of Vocational and
		  Technical Education) provided for under A.C.A. § 24-7-901
et
		  seq.
B.
State
		  Employer
means the public employer whose employees are covered under the
		  Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, the Arkansas State Highway Employees'
		  Retirement System (A.C.A. § 24-5-103), the Arkansas Public Employees'
		  Retirement System (A.C.A. § 24-4-103), the Arkansas State Police
		  Retirement System (A.C.A. § 24-6-203), the Arkansas Judicial Retirement
		  System (A.C.A. § 24-8-201), or the Arkansas District Judge Retirement
		  System (A.C.A. §§ 24-8-801-824). "State employer" also includes a
		  public employer that is a college, university, or the Arkansas Department of
		  Higher Education (A.C.A. § 24-7-801
et seq.),
or a
		  vocational-technical school or the Department of Workforce Education (formerly
		  the Division of Vocational and Technical Education (A.C.A. § 24-7-901
et seq.).
C.
Alternate Retirement Plans
refers to the retirement plan(s) of a
		  public college or university, or the Department of Higher Education provided
		  for under A.C.A. § 24-7-801
et seq.,
or for a
		  vocational-technical school or the Department of Workforce Education (formerly
		  the Division of Vocational and Technical Education) provided for under A.C.A.
		  § 24-7-901
etseq.
D.
Preceding System
is a
		  previous reciprocal retirement system of record as defined above.
E.
Succeeding System
is the
		  current reciprocal retirement system of record, following membership in a
		  retirement system covered above
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.17-002 - Rule 9-2: Age and Service (Voluntary) Retirement

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RULE 9-2
AGE AND SERVICE (VOLUNTARY)
		  RETIREMENT
A.C.A. § 24-7-502, A.C.A. §§ 24-7-701-707, and
			 A.C.A. § 24-7-202 and 24-7- 727
I.
RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY
A. If eligible, any active or inactive member
		  who attains age 60 and has five (5) or more years of actual and reciprocal
		  service credit may voluntarily retire upon written application filed with the
		  System.
B. If eligible, any active
		  or inactive member who has not reached age 60 and has twenty-five (25) or more
		  years of actual and reciprocal service credit, including purchased or free
		  credited service, may voluntarily retire upon written application filed with
		  the System.
C. In order to be
		  eligible, a member must comply with the following requirements:
i. Satisfy the credited service requirements
		  under one of the System's retirement statutes, A.C.A. §§
		  24-7-701-707,
ii. Be credited with
		  all required employer and member contributions in the member's deposit account
		  with no amounts owed to the System,
iii. Pay all amounts owed to the System for
		  underpayments or purchase service accounts; and
iv. Terminate employment with all
		  participating employers or have reached age 65 or older.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.17-005 - Rule 9-9: Retirement Application

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RULE
		  9-9
RETIREMENT APPLICATION
I. A copy the ATRS retirement application can
		  be downloaded from the ATRS website or requested from ATRS.
II. In order for a retirement application to
		  be timely filed, there is a three (3) month "window" to apply for retirement
		  benefits.
For active members currently employed, the window for filing your
			 retirement application is:
A.
No
soonerthan four (4) months
prior to
your
		  Effective Retirement Date; and,
B.
No later than
one (1) month
before
your
		  Effective Retirement Date.
III.
A. The
		  member's Effective Retirement Date for purposes of ATRS retirement benefits is
		  the 1st day of the month in which the member
		  requests to receive retirement benefits and for which the member has submitted
		  a timely retirement application.
B.
		  For an inactive, vested, immediately eligible-to-retire member, retirement
		  benefits are payable the month after the retirement application is
		  received.
IV.
A. If a retirement application is received by
		  ATRS before the three (3) month window begins for the member's anticipated
		  Effective Retirement Date, the application is not timely filed, and ATRS will
		  reject the application and notify the member of the dates that their retirement
		  application can be filed timely and the procedure to do so.
B. If a retirement application is received
		  after the three (3) month window ends for the member's anticipated Effective
		  Retirement Date, the retirement application is not timely filed and the member
		  will receive a new Effective Retirement Date beginning on the
		  1st day of the next month.
V. This Rule does not apply to an application
		  for disability retirement or survivor benefits.
The following table shows examples of the "windows" for filing a
			 retirement application:
EXAMPLE OF RETIREMENT FILING DATES
Effective Date of Retirement
Retirement Application Must be Filed In:
Last Date of Employment
First Retirement Check
January 1
September, October or November
December 31
End of January
February 1
October, November or December
January 31
End of February
March 1
November, December or January
Feb 28/29 (Leap year)
End of March
April 1
December, January or February
March 31
End of April
May 1
January, February or March
April 30
End of May
June 1
February, March or April
May 31
End of June
July1
March, April or May
June 30
End of July
August 1
April, May or June
July 31
End of August
September 1
May, June or July
August 31
End of September
October 1
June, July or August
September 30
End of October
November 1
July, August or September
October 31
End of November
December 1
August, September or October
November 30
End of December
The following table is the only "window" for filing a T-DROP
			 application:
Effective Date of Retirement
Retirement Application Must be Filed In:
July1
March, April or May
HISTORY
Board Approval February 5, 2018
Effective
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.17-007 - Rule 11-1 Survivor Benefits

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RULE
		  11-1
SURVIVOR BENEFITS
A.C.A. §§24-7-710, 713
I.
GENERAL: See A.C.A § 24-7-710
		  for Survivor Benefit Rules.
A. Benefits
		  may be provided to dependents of qualifying members after the death of the
		  member. To qualify, a member must have five (5) years of actual service and be
		  an active member at the time of death.
B. ATRS considers a member to be active for
		  the purpose of qualifying for survivor benefits under A.C.A. § 24-7-710
		  if:
i. The member has at least ten (10) days
		  of service credit in each prior quarter of the fiscal year from the time the
		  fiscal year began or the member was employed by an ATRS employer, whichever
		  occurs last, provided however, the member must have at least one quarter with
		  ten (10) days of service; or
ii.
		  The member has at least ten (10) days of service in the quarter of the member's
		  death, or, ten (10) working days have not elapsed in the quarter of the
		  member's death.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.17-008 - Rule 13-1: Administration Adjudications: Staff Determinations and Appeals

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RULE 13-1
		  ADMINISTRATION ADJUDICATIONS: STAFF DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS
A.C.A. §§ 25-15-201 to 219
I.
Scope and Purpose
A. The purpose of this rule is to govern
		  practice and procedure before ATRS and the Board of Trustees ("Board")
		  involving any issue or claim ("claim(s)") arising as a result of any
		  administrative decision or staff determination of ATRS relating to any
		  retirement plan or program administered by ATRS. ATRS staff is responsible for
		  administering ATRS members' accounts. Sometimes, the staff will make a
		  determination based on ATRS rules and the rule of law that may be adverse to a
		  member's claim. This rule outlines the procedure for a member to appeal a
		  decision of ATRS.
B. This rule
		  applies to any claim of a member. For purposes of this rule, "member" includes
		  any member of ATRS as defined in A.C.A. § 24-7-702, as well as any
		  beneficiary of a member; any retiree of ATRS; any guardian, administrator, or
		  executor of a member, retiree, or beneficiary; or any public school (all such
		  categories of persons shall be referred to within this rule as the
		  "member").
C. This rule should be
		  read in conjunction with the Arkansas Administrative Procedures Act.
See
A.C.A. §§ 25-15-201 -219 (the "APA"). To the
		  extent any term or provision of this rule conflicts with any term or provision
		  of the APA, the terms and provisions of the APA shall supersede this rule and
		  control. This rule does not apply to claims or causes of action that ATRS or
		  the Board may have against a member or any other person or entity, regardless
		  of the origin or nature of the claim.
D. The Board and the ATRS Executive Director
		  have the power to extend any deadline applicable to a member's appeal upon a
		  showing of good cause, except when a Hearing Officer has been assigned, in
		  which case such power shall rest with the Hearing Officer until the completion
		  of the hearing.
E. When compliance
		  with this Rule is based on "delivery", delivery is the earlier of either the
		  date of the postmark, if posted with the United States Postal Service, or the
		  date of actual delivery by one of the following methods:
i. Hand delivery;
ii. Electronic transmission; or
iii. Delivery service other than USPS.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.19-001 - Rule 4 Board of Trustees Compostion and Elections

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The general administration and proper operation of ATRS is vested
			 in the Board of Trustees that consists of eleven (11) elected members and four
			 (4) ex officio members. Pursuant to A.C.A. §
							24-7-301,
			 the Board shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the election of trustees
			 and trustee vacancies.
I.
General Rules for Candidacy and Voting in Trustee Elections
A. For purposes of eligibility for an active
		  member trustee position and voting, "active members" shall mean active members
		  as defined in A.C.A. §
								24-7-202
		  and members participating in T-DROP, if employed by a participating employer
		  and receiving T-DROP plan deposits.
B. If a candidate is employed in more than
		  one position with a participating employer(s), eligibility shall be determined
		  based on their primary position for which they receive the greater percentage
		  of covered salary.
C. For purposes
		  of eligibility for an administrator trustee position or voting for that
		  position, "administrator" shall mean a public school superintendent, assistant
		  superintendent, principal, or vice-principal; a higher education president,
		  chancellor or director; or a community college, vocational/technical or
		  educational cooperative director, president, or vice president, who is employed
		  by a participating employer; OR any employee of an education related agency
		  participating in ATRS that is employed in a position grade GS13 or above or its
		  equivalent, including unclassified employees.
D. For purposes of eligibility for a licensed
		  trustee position or voting for that position, "licensure" shall mean a person
		  employed in a position requiring state teaching licensure or an education
		  institution grade GS09-GS12 or its equivalent and who is not an
		  administrator.
E. For purposes of
		  eligibility for a nonlicensed trustee position and voting for that position,
		  "nonlicensed" shall mean a member employed in a position with a participating
		  employer that does not require state licensure including employment in an
		  educationally related agency in a position grade GS08 or below or its
		  equivalent. Nonlicensed shall not include any position that is defined as an
		  administrator or that requires licensure.
F. Only members are authorized to vote in a
		  trustee election. Guardians, attorneys-in-fact, or others may not vote on
		  behalf of a member.
G. Terms not
		  defined in these rules shall have the meaning set forth in A.C.A. §
								24-7-202
		  et. seq.
H. An employee working for
		  ATRS is not eligible to be elected to the board, appointed to the board, or be
		  a candidate to be elected or appointed to the board.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.19-002 - Rule 7 Reporting and Eligibility

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I.
Calculation of Final Average
		  Salary
A. Definitions
1. "Participating Employer" means an employer
		  who participates in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System whose employees are
		  eligible for membership under A.C.A. §
									24-7-501 or
		  other applicable law.
2. "Partial
		  Year Service Year" means service in a fiscal year that constitutes less than a
		  full year of service due to less than the required service days at an ATRS
		  employer due to a reduction in service credit caused by an adjustment in ATRS
		  service credit because reciprocal service credit occurs in the same fiscal
		  year, due to a member retiring prior to the end of a fiscal year, or due to any
		  other law or policy that provides a member less than a full year of service in
		  a fiscal year.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.19-003 - Rule 8 Purchases and Refunds

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I.
Definitions
A. "Back Contributions" means mandatory
		  contributions payable for service and salary rendered in a covered position
		  within the ATRS look-back period.
B. "Private School Service" as defined in
		  A.C.A. §
								24-7-607,
		  additionally, employment under the Head Start Programs will also be considered
		  private school service and will have the same requirements for the issuance of
		  teaching licenses by the Arkansas State Department of Education as determined
		  by ATRS staff.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.19-005 - Rule 16- Cash and Savings Help (CASH) Program

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I.
Purpose and Scope
A. The purpose of this Rule is to allow
		  members an opportunity to receive a one-time lump sum cash payment in exchange
		  for terminating their membership in ATRS. The benefit offering under this Rule
		  shall be known as the "CASH Program". The one time lump sum cash payment shall
		  be known as "CASH Program payment". The tender of the CASH Program payment by
		  ATRS extinguishes any service credit or future retirement benefit from ATRS to
		  the member that would have been based upon the member's service, and for all
		  purposes "buys out" the membership, the retirement benefit rights, and all
		  future rights in the system of the member.
B. The opportunity for a CASH Program payment
		  is available only under this Rule and only for a specific and temporary period
		  of time to a specific category of members. The CASH Program payment is
		  calculated under a formula that is unique to that category of members and is
		  applicable for the offering period exclusively.
C. ATRS is under no obligation to extend the
		  offer or to make a future, similar offer. Terms, rules and rights for any CASH
		  Program under a specific offering period do not apply to a subsequent CASH
		  Program offering.
D. This CASH
		  Program is only applicable to ATRS members for their ATRS service. Reciprocal
		  service shall not be eligible for the CASH Program.
E. The ATRS Board may target a CASH Program
		  offering to a certain category of members within ATRS.
F. A CASH Program payment may be made to a
		  member by a check mailed to the member's address. A CASH Program payment may
		  also be directly rolled over into a qualifying retirement plan under §
								24-7-719,
		  at the direction of the member. ATRS shall only roll over the CASH Program
		  payment into one qualifying plan.
G. CASH Offering Period
1. The Board shall set the dates for any
		  offering period. To qualify for the CASH Program payment in a specific offering
		  period, the member shall deliver the CASH Program Election Form to ATRS before
		  the end of the offering period.
2.
		  A CASH Program Election Form that is postmarked after the offering period
		  deadline is invalid. If sent by facsimile, the date stamp shall be before the
		  offering period deadline. If sent as an attachment to an email, the email shall
		  be sent before the offering period deadline.
3. The Board may re-offer a previously
		  expired buyout plan or may extend the duration of a current offering through a
		  resolution adopted by the Board at a meeting of the Board.
H. While ATRS may make reasonable efforts to
		  contact members eligible for the CASH Program, ATRS is under no duty to contact
		  members, to verify the accuracy of the addresses, or to confirm receipt of the
		  offer by the member, to confirm receipt of the election form by members, or to
		  confirm receipt by ATRS of the CASH Program Election Form from
		  members.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.20-002 - Rule 7: Reporting and Eligibility

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ATRS Rule 7 REPORTING AND ELIGIBILITY
A.C.A. §§ 24-7-103, 24-7-202, 24-7-401, 24-7-406,
			 24-7-411, 24-7-601 -24-7-611, 24-7-705, 24-7-708, 24-7-736, 24-7-1303, 24-2-701
I.
Calculation of Final Average
		  Salary
A. Definitions
1. "ATRS Employer" means an employer who
		  participates in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System whose employees are
		  eligible for membership under A.C.A. § 24-7-501 or other applicable
		  law.
2. "Full service year" means
		  employment by a covered employer for one hundred sixty (160) days or more in a
		  fiscal year.
3. "Partial service
		  year" means less than a full service year of credited service in a fiscal
		  year.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.20-003 - Rule 8: Purchases and Refunds

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ATRS Rule 8 PURCHASES AND REFUNDS
A.C.A §§ 24-7-406, 24-7-601, 24-7-602, 24-7-607,
			 24-7-711, 24-7-719, 24-7-735, 24-1-107
I.
Definitions
A. "Back Contributions" means mandatory
		  contributions payable for service and salary rendered in a covered position
		  within the ATRS look-back period.
B. "Private School Service" as defined in
		  A.C.A. § 24-7-607, additionally, employment under the Head Start Programs
		  will also be considered private school service and will have the same
		  requirements for the issuance of teaching licenses by the Arkansas State
		  Department of Education as determined by ATRS staff.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.20-004 - Rule 9: Retirement and Benefits

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ATRS Rule 9 RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS
A.C.A. §§ 24-7-202, 24-7-205, 24-7-502, 24-7-701
			 -24-7-707, 24-7-709, 24-7-710, 24-7-727, 24-4-732, Act 808 of 1987
I.
Definitions
A. "Act 808 Employee" means an employee of a
		  state agency who, on April 8, 1987, was an active member of the Arkansas
		  Teacher Retirement (ATRS) and qualified to retire before January 1, 1988, under
		  the Early Retirement Incentive Law of 1987 (Act 187 of 1987), could elect to
		  become a member of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement (APERS) and have
		  their credited service in ATRS transferred to APERS.
B. "Annuity options" means the member's
		  election at retirement of an annuity that shall be paid throughout the
		  retiree's lifetime in accordance with A.C.A. § 24-7-706.
C. "Effective Retirement Date" means, for
		  purposes of ATRS retirement benefits, the 1st day of the month in which the
		  member requests to receive retirement benefits and for which the member has
		  submitted a timely retirement application.
D. "Marriage dissolution" means a final
		  decree of divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment duly executed by a court
		  of competent jurisdiction and filed of record in the Office of the Ex Officio
		  Recorder.
E. "Medical committee"
		  means the committee of three (3) physicians appointed by the Board under A.C.A.
		  § 24-7-303 for the purpose of evaluating disability retirement
		  applications.
F. "Option
		  beneficiary" means a person(s) nominated by the member, in writing at
		  retirement, who, if eligible, will receive annuity payments under the annuity
		  option selected by the member after the member's death.
G. "Person" for purposes of Rule 9 means an
		  individual, corporation, partnership or other legal entity.
H. "Participating employer" means an employer
		  who participates in ATRS whose employees are eligible for membership under
		  A.C.A. § 24-7-501, A.C.A. § 24-7-202, or other applicable
		  law.
I. "Residue" means the
		  member's accumulated contributions, including regular interest standing in the
		  member's credit at the time of his/her retirement.
J. "Residue beneficiary" means a person(s)
		  nominated by the member to receive the residue, if any, under A.C.A. §
		  24-7-709.
K. "Receivable" means
		  monies due to ATRS from a member, former member, participating employer,
		  contributor, retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee under a qualified
		  domestic relations order as a result of an overpayment of any payment or
		  benefit by ATRS.
L. "Retiree" means
		  a retired member who is receiving an annuity from the ATRS.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.20-006 - Rule 11: Survivor and Domestic Relations Order

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ATRS Rule11 SURVIVORS AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
			 ORDERS
A.C.A. §§ 24-7-710, 24-7-713, 24-7-720, 24-7-734,
			 9-18-101 -9-18-103
I.
Definitions
A. 'Alternate payee" means
		  a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a member under Arkansas
		  law.
B. "Lump-sum death
		  beneficiary" means the person(s) or entity(s) designated in writing by the
		  member to receive payment of the lump-sum death benefit under A.C.A. §
		  24-7-720.
C. "Lump-sum death
		  benefit" means a monetary amount set by the Board, and paid by ATRS to lump-sum
		  death beneficiaries as provided for under A.C.A. § 24-7-720.
D. "QDRO" means a court order that meets the
		  definition of a "Qualified Domestic Relations Order" under A.C.A. §
		  9-18-101.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.21-001 - ATRS Rule 4- Election of Board of Trustees

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Arkansas Code §§
							24-7-301,
			 24-7-302,
			 and
			 24-7-305
I.
Definitions1
a. "Active member" for the purposes of
		  eligibility for an active member trustee position and voting for an active
		  member trustee position means:
1. An active
		  member as defined in Arkansas Code §
									24-7-202;
		  or
2. A member who:
A. Participates in the Teacher Deferred
		  Retirement Option Plan (T-DROP);
B.
		  Is employed by a covered employer; and
C. Receives T-DROP plan deposits;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.21-002 - ATRS Rule 7 Reporting and Eligibility

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ATRS RULE 7
SERVICE CREDIT, CONTRIBUTIONS, REPORTING, AND FINAL AVERAGE
			 SALARY
Arkansas Code §§
							24-2-701,
			 24-7-103,
			 24-7-202,
			 24-7-401,
			 24-7-406,
			 24-7-411,
			 24-7-601
			 -
			 24-7-611,
			 24-7-705,
			 24-7-708,
			 24-7-736,
			 and
			 24-7-1303
I.
Definitions
a. "Actual service" means service rendered in
		  a position covered by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS), not
		  including purchased service credit, free service credit, or reciprocal
		  service;
b. "Credited service"
		  means service that is creditable as service by ATRS;
c. "Covered employer" as it relates to
		  outsourcing means a public school, public educational agency, or other eligible
		  employer participating in ATRS;
d.
		  "Eligible employee" for the purpose of salary or compensation limitations
		  concerning the calculation of a final average salary means a person who was a
		  member of ATRS before the first plan year beginning after December 31,
		  1995;
e. "Embedded Employee" means
		  a person who:
1. Provides an outsourced
		  service on the premises of a covered employer; and
2. Is employed and paid by an outsource
		  contractor;
3. Is not employed by:
A. A covered employer listed under Arkansas
		  Code §
										24-7-202;
		  or
B. An employer that offers ATRS
		  as optional retirement plan as of the date of outsourcing;
f. "Full service year" means
		  employment with a covered employer for one hundred sixty (160) days or more in
		  a fiscal year;
g. "Partial service
		  year" means employment with a covered employer for less than one hundred sixty
		  (160) days in a fiscal year;
h.
		  "Participating employer" means a covered employer that outsources and opts for
		  the embedded employees of all of the covered employer's outsource contractors
		  to become members of ATRS;
i.
		  "Service" means employment rendered as an employee;
j. "Specialized support position" means a
		  position requiring less than eight (8) working hours per day, including without
		  limitation the positions of bus driver, custodial worker, and cafeteria
		  worker;
k. "Surcharge employer"
		  means a covered employer that outsources and pays a surcharge to ATRS in lieu
		  of opting for the embedded employees of outsource contractors to accrue
		  credited service in ATRS; and
l.
		  "Youth participant" means an individual:
1.
		  Who is:
A. Enrolled in a secondary public
		  school as a student; and
B.
		  Employed through his or her participation in a summer work program for a period
		  between the first day of June and the last day of August; and
2. Whose compensation is disbursed
		  by a covered employer as part of an agreement between the covered employer and
		  an administrator of the summer work program that designates the covered
		  employer as a passthrough fiscal agent.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.21-003 - ATRS Rule 8 Purchases and Refunds

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ATRS RULE 8
FREE SERVICE CREDIT, PURCHASABLE SERVICE CREDIT, AND
			 PURCHASE ACCOUNTS
Arkansas Code §§
							24-1-107,
			 24-7-406,
			 24-7-601,
			 24-7-602,
			 24-7-607,
			 24-7-711,
			 24-7-719,
			 and
			 24-7-735
I.
Definitions
a. "Armed forces reserve" means one (1) of
		  the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces;
b. "Domestic federal service" means service
		  rendered as a teacher or administrator in a school or similar institution
		  located on a military base or installation that is administered by the United
		  States Department of Defense;
c.
		  "Out-of-state service" means service performed in a state other than Arkansas
		  and in a position that would have been covered by the Arkansas Teacher
		  Retirement System (ATRS) if the service had been actual service performed in
		  Arkansas and covered by ATRS;
d.
		  "Overseas service" means service in:
1. An
		  American-related overseas school that is sponsored and approved by either the
		  United States Department of State or the United States Department of Defense;
		  or
2. The Peace Corps or AmeriCorps
		  VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America;
e. "Private school service" means:
1. Service rendered in a private school, or
		  agency that would have been covered by ATRS if the:
A. Service had been rendered in a public
		  school; and
B. Private school or
		  agency:
i. Has positions that would require
		  the issuance of a teaching license in a public school based on a determination
		  by ATRS; or
ii. Is recognized as a
		  private education-related entity by resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees
		  of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (Board); and
f. "Uniformed Services
		  of the United States" means service in the:
1.
		  United States Armed Forces;
2. Army
		  National Guard;
3. Air National
		  Guard when engaged in active duty for training, state active duty, inactive
		  duty training, or full-time National Guard duty;
4. United States Commissioned Corps of the
		  Public Health Service; and
5. Any
		  other category of persons designated by the President of the United States in
		  time of war or emergency.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.21-006 - ATRS Rule 9 Retirement Benefits

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Arkansas Code §§
							24-7-202,
			 24-7-205,
			 24-7-502,
			 24-7-701 -
			 24-7-707,
			 24-7 709,
			 24-7-710,
			 24-7-727,
			 24-4-732,
			 24-7-734,
			 and Acts 1987, No. 808
I.
Definitions
a. "Act 808
		  Employee" means an employee of a state agency who:
1. On April 8, 1987, was an active member of
		  the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS);
2. Qualified to retire before January 1,
		  1988, under the Early Retirement Incentive Law of 1987 (Acts 1987, No. 187);
		  and
3. Could elect to become a
		  member of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) and have his
		  or her credited service in ATRS transferred to APERS;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 088 - Arkansas Teacher Retirement System › Rule 088.00.21-007 - ATRS Rule 6 Membership

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ATRS RULE 6
MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION
Arkansas Code §§
							24-2-202,
			 24-2-401 -
			 24-2-408,
			 24-7-202,
			 24-7-406,
			 24-7-501,
			 24-7-502,
			 and
			 24-7-1601
			 -
			 24-7-1607
I.
Definitions
a. "Administrator" means:
1. An employee of a covered employer in one
		  (1) of the following positions:
A. Public
		  school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, or vice
		  principal;
B. A higher education
		  president, chancellor, or director;
C. A community college, vocational or
		  technical school, or educational cooperative director, president, or vice
		  president; or
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 092 - Arkansas State Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Rule 092.00.08-001 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board Regulations

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ARKANSAS VETERINARY MEDICAL
					EXAMINING BOARD
(Adopted:  12-1-76 ) (Amended:  11-12-08 )
1. For the purpose of the Rules and
				Regulations contained herein, the term "Board" means the Veterinary Medical
				Examining Board.
2. The principal
				office of the Board is located at the Natural Resources Complex, One Natural
				Resources Drive, P. O. Box 8505, Little Rock, Arkansas 72215.
3. Pursuant to the authority granted the
				Veterinary Medical Examining Board by Act 60 of 1987, the Board creates a
				specialty area in poultry practice. Persons seeking licensure under this
				provision will be tested only in the area of poultry medicine. A person who is
				issued a Poultry Specialty Are license will not be allowed to practice any
				other form of veterinary medicine.
4. Each person holding a certificate of
				registration, license (general or specialty), permit or any other authority to
				practice veterinary medicine or engage in any activity in the State of Arkansas
				under any and all laws administered by the Board shall file his proper and
				current mailing address with the board at its principal office and shall
				immediately notify the Board at its said principal office of any and all
				changes of mailing address, giving both his old and new address.
FEES
(Adopted:  8-8-81 ) (Amended:  11-12-08 )
VETERINARY FEES:
5. The schedule for license and permit fees
				shall be as follows:
A. Application fee by
				Exam shall be $100.00 and must be paid at the time of filing of the application
				for license. The completed application must be received 30 days prior to the
				exam date.
B. Application fee by
				endorsement shall be $100.00. The completed application must be received 30
				days prior to the exam date.
C.
				NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Examination) candidates must
				complete a Board application form AND a NAVLE application form to be mailed to
				NBVME (National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners) along with a cashier's
				check or money order for the amount of their fee.
D. Annual renewal of license shall be $
				100.00 for veterinarians practicing either full-time or part-time within the
				State, and $25.00 for inactive license renewal for veterinarians
not
engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in Arkansas. A
				veterinarian
CANNOT
practice in Arkansas with an inactive
				license.
E. Corporate practice
				application fee shall be $35.00; annual renewal fee for corporate practice
				shall be $10.00.
F. All renewals
				are due by March 31st each year. Delinquent renewal
				fee shall be $100.00 and shall be due on all individual and corporate practice
				renewals received after the postmarked date of March
				31st each year.
G. Temporary permit shall be
				$50.00.
H. Re-issuance of license
				certificate shall be $10.00. Requests must be in writing.
I. All fees are non-refundable.
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN FEES:
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 092 - Arkansas State Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Rule 092.00.18-001 - Livestock Embryo Transfer or Transplant; and Livestock Pregnancy Determination

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092.00.1-12.
LIVESTOCK EMBRYO
				TRANSFER OR TRANSPLANT; AND LIVESTOCK PREGNANCY DETERMINATION
(Adopted 04/04/2018)
Definitions:
20. Certain terms as provided by Ark. Code
				Ann. §
								17-101-316  shall be defined as:
A. "Individual technician" shall be referred
				to as a non-veterinarian embryo transfer technician and means a person who
				performs the biosecure process of inducing increased ovulations within a donor
				female for the invitro or in vivo production of embryos, the flushing of those
				embryos, collecting, grading and transferring of those embryos to recipient
				females, or the cryopreservation of those embryos for storage and later
				transfer to recipient females.
B.
				"Livestock embryo transfer or transplant" shall mean services provided by a
				non-veterinarian embryo transfer technician certified by the Board which
				involves and shall be limited to nonsurgical embryo transfer in livestock, and
				may include basic ultrasonography of their ovaries to evaluate the response to
				embryo transfer associated procedures, and of the uterus to determine pregnancy
				by the detection of a heartbeat within the transferred embryo at or greater
				than twenty-eight (28) days of gestation of such animals.
C. "Qualified course" shall mean:
(1) A course on livestock embryo transfer or
				transplant and livestock pregnancy determination taught by someone with a
				Doctorate or Master of Science degree with an emphasis in animal reproductive
				physiology or a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or taught through an accredited
				or approved college of veterinary medicine; or
(2) A Doctorate or Master of Science degree
				with an emphasis in animal reproductive physiology.
Application:
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 092 - Arkansas State Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Rule 092.00.18-002 - Prescribing Controlled Substances

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092.00.1-13.
PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
(Adopted 09/21/2018)
25. A controlled substance will mean a
				Schedule II-V drug as defined in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act.
A. Examination of the patient and need for
				prescribing a controlled substance.
(1)
				Nonpharmacologic treatment or drugs that are not classified as a controlled
				substance will be given consideration prior to treatment with controlled
				substances. Prior to initiating treatment with a controlled substance, the
				licensed veterinarian will perform a history and physical examination
				appropriate to the presenting complaint and conduct an assessment of the
				patient's history as part of the initial examination.
(2) The medical record for prescribing
				controlled substances will include signs or presentation of the pain or
				condition, a presumptive diagnosis for the origin of the pain or condition, a
				physical examination appropriate to the presenting complaint, a treatment plan,
				and the medications prescribed to include the date, type, dosage, and quantity
				prescribed.
(3) If a controlled
				substance is necessary for treatment, the licensed veterinarian will prescribe
				it in the lowest effective dose appropriate to the size and species of the
				animal for the least amount of time.
(4) If the prescribing is within the accepted
				standard of care, a licensed veterinarian may prescribe a controlled substance
				for the management of behavioral disorders, neurological disorders, acute pain,
				chronic pain, terminal illnesses, or other chronic conditions.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 092 - Arkansas State Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Rule 092.00.96-001 - Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board Regulations

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ARKANSAS VETERINARY MEDICAL
					EXAMINING BOARD
FEES
(Adopted: 8/8/81)
(Amended: 3/6/96)
VETERINARY FEES:
5. The schedule for license and permit fees
				shall be as follows:
A. Application fee by
				Exam shall be 100.00, which shall be paid at the time of the filing of the
				application for license. An additional fee is required if taking the National
				Board Examination and/or Clinical Competency Test in Arkansas. The payment for
				these exams (State Board, National Board and CCT) should be received 30 days
				prior to the exam dates.
B.
				Application fee by endorsement shall be $100.00.
C. Annual renewal of license shall be $100.00
				for veterinarians practicing either full-time or part-time within the State,
				and $25.00 for inactive license renewal for veterinarians
not
engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in Arkansas. A veterinarian
CANNOT
practice in Arkansas with an inactive license.
D. Delinquent renewal fee shall be $100.00,
				and shall be due on all renewal and corporate practice applications received
				after the postmarked date of April 1st each year.
E. Temporary permit shall be
				$50.00.
F. Corporate practice
				application fee shall be $35.00; annual renewal fee for corporate practice
				shall be $10.00.
G. Re-issuance of
				license certificate shall be $10.00. Requests must be in writing.
H. All fees are non-refundable.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
(Adopted: 12/1/76)
(Amended: 3/6/96)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 095 - Waterways Commission › Rule 095.00.16-001 - Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Program Rules

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ARKANSAS PORT, INTERMODAL, AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
					RULES
ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Agency 0341
101 E. Capitol Avenue, Suite 370 - Little Rock, AR
					72201
1.0
GENERAL
				INFORMATION
The Arkansas Waterways Commission was established by Act 242 of
					1967 and its powers and duties were amended by Act 414 of 1973. The
					Commission's general authority is codified at Ark. Code Ann. §
								15-23-201.
					The Arkansas Waterways Commission is the sole state agency responsible for
					developing, promoting and protecting waterborne transportation in Arkansas. The
					Commission also promotes economic development for ports on the five
					commercially navigable rivers of the state: the Arkansas, Mississippi,
					Ouachita, Red and White Rivers.
1.1
PROGRAM NAME
These rules govern the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway
					Development Grant Program.
1.2
AUTHORIZATION
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 095 - Waterways Commission › Rule 095.00.17-001 - Arkansas Port, Intermodal and Waterway Development Program Rules

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ARKANSAS PORT, INTERMODAL, AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
					RULES
ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Agency 0341
101 E. Capitol Avenue, Suite 370 - Little Rock, AR 72201
1.0
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Arkansas Waterways Commission was established by Act 242 of
					1967 and its powers and duties were amended by Act 414 of 1973. The
					Commission's general authority is codified at Ark. Code Ann. §
								15-23-201.
					The Arkansas Waterways Commission is the sole state agency responsible for
					developing, promoting and protecting waterborne transportation in Arkansas. The
					Commission also promotes economic development for ports on the five
					commercially navigable rivers of the state: the Arkansas, Mississippi,
					Ouachita, Red and White Rivers.
1.1
PROGRAM NAME
These rules govern the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway
					Development Grant Program.
1.2
AUTHORIZATION
The Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant
					Program is authorized by Ark. Code Ann. §
									15-23-205  and §
									19-5-1253.