{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-2-704","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 24-2-704","heading":"Retirement in event of government reorganization","body":"(a) In the event of any structural reorganization of state government operations, all current employees, appointees, trustees, and commissioners of any affected agency, board, or commission shall remain associated with the state-supported retirement system that existed for them as of the date immediately prior to the reorganization. (b) (1) Member employers and employees of any state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems. (2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly. (3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect. Acts 2003, No. 751, § 1.\n\n(a) In the event of any structural reorganization of state government operations, all current employees, appointees, trustees, and commissioners of any affected agency, board, or commission shall remain associated with the state-supported retirement system that existed for them as of the date immediately prior to the reorganization.\n\n(b) (1) Member employers and employees of any state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems. (2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly. (3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.\n\n(1) Member employers and employees of any state-supported retirement system shall remain covered by their respective systems.\n\n(2) The transition of any state agency or other political subdivision of the state from one state-supported retirement system to another shall be accomplished through enabling legislation in the Eighty-fifth General Assembly.\n\n(3) In the event of a retirement coverage transition, there shall be no transfer of service from one retirement system to another. Instead, the provisions of §§ 24-2-402 - 24-2-405 , 24-2-407 , and 24-2-408 shall be in full force and effect.","path":["AR Code","Title 24","Chapter 2","Subchapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"662c84893a01859152b4506bae66f305c2a4d733245b24f617145e6fb1ef2246","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-2-703","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-2-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}