(a) The Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System shall operate the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System and interpret any provisions of this chapter consistent with the requirements under the Internal Revenue Code as it existed on January 1, 2007, and applicable United States Treasury regulations as they existed on January 1, 2007, to permit the system to be operated as a qualified trust under, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a), the Internal Revenue Code as it existed on January 1, 2007.
(b) Notwithstanding any language to the contrary under this chapter, the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System may promulgate rules consistent with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Any rule promulgated under this section that is found to be in conflict with an applicable provision of Arkansas law is void.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions
Chapter 5 - Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 24-5-103. Establishment of system
§ 24-5-105. Cost of administration — Payment of benefits and adjustment of errors
§ 24-5-106. Establishment of retirement fund
§ 24-5-108. Members' contributions
§ 24-5-109. Employer's contribution
§ 24-5-110. Credit for prior and current service in department
§ 24-5-112. Eligibility for benefits — Voluntary retirement
§ 24-5-113. Eligibility for benefits — Disability retirement — Definition
§ 24-5-114. Eligibility for benefits — Early retirement
§ 24-5-115. Benefits generally
§ 24-5-116. Benefits — Death of member or retirant
§ 24-5-117. Benefits — Withdrawal from service
§ 24-5-118. Benefits — Annuity options
§ 24-5-119. Redetermination of benefits
§ 24-5-120. Increase in monthly retirement benefit — Schedule
§ 24-5-122. Early retirement incentives
§ 24-5-123. Credit for military service
§ 24-5-124. Minimum monthly benefit
§ 24-5-125. Eligibility to receive increase in benefits
§ 24-5-126. Increase in benefits
§ 24-5-127. Creditable service
§ 24-5-128. Increase in monthly retirement benefit — 1993
§ 24-5-129. Increase in monthly retirement benefit — Acts 1997, No. 349
§ 24-5-130. Increase in monthly retirement benefit — Acts 1997, No. 386
§ 24-5-131. Limitation on benefit enhancement of Acts 1997, No. 1089
§ 24-5-132. Limitation on benefit enhancement of Acts 1997, No. 1067
§ 24-5-133. Early participation
§ 24-5-134. Death benefit enhancement
§ 24-5-135. Annuity benefit enhancement
§ 24-5-136. Operation of system as qualified trust
§ 24-5-137. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 415