Arkansas § 24-5-110 Credit for prior and current service in department

Arkansas Statutes

§ 24-5-110 — Credit for prior and current service in department

(a)(1) Any employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation may make application within one (1) year from the date of becoming a member of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System and receive credit for any authenticated prior service rendered as an employee of the department prior to July 1, 1949.

(2)In addition thereto, the employee may receive current service credit for any service rendered as an employee of the department since July 1, 1949, and prior to the date of becoming a member of the system, upon paying into the system to the credit of his or her account an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his or her earnings, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per annum, for each year of the authenticated prior service, or current service render

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(a) (1) Any employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation may make application within one (1) year from the date of becoming a member of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System and receive credit for any authenticated prior service rendered as an employee of the department prior to July 1, 1949. (2) In addition thereto, the employee may receive current service credit for any service rendered as an employee of the department since July 1, 1949, and prior to the date of becoming a member of the system, upon paying into the system to the credit of his or her account an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his or her earnings, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per annum, for each year of the authenticated prior service, or current service rendered prior to becoming a member of the system, in the event the employee has not previously obtained credit for such service. (b) (1) The employee shall pay into the system such necessary contributions and interest as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System within a period of five (5) years. (2) Not less than one-fifth (1/5) of the total prior service and current service contributions shall be paid during each year of the five-year period.

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