2010 Arkansas Code
Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions
Chapter 7 - Retirement of Employees of Schools and Educational Institutions
Subchapter 8 - Alternate Plan for State Colleges
§ 24-7-801 - Definitions.

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 department employees, and employees of Arkansas' 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) "Department employees" means the Director of the Department of Higher Education and the professional education employees of the Department of Higher Education;

(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.