{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-7-1602","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 24-7-1602","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Benefits-eligible\" means a class of employees, determined at the discretion of a post-secondary or higher education employer, eligible to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, an alternate retirement plan, or the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System; (2) \"Nonmandatory employer\" means any public employer that was authorized to enroll new employees into the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or alternate retirement plan before July 1, 2011; (3) \"PSHE employer\" means a post-secondary or higher education employer: (A) With employees that may be hired without becoming mandatory members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and (B) That offers the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System as a retirement plan on or after July 1, 2011; and (4) \"PSHE plan\" means the plan establishing the right of a new employee of a PSHE employer to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System on or after July 1, 2011. Amended by Act 2021, No. 427,§ 5, eff. 3/23/2021. Acts 2011, No. 513, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Benefits-eligible\" means a class of employees, determined at the discretion of a post-secondary or higher education employer, eligible to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, an alternate retirement plan, or the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System;\n\n(2) \"Nonmandatory employer\" means any public employer that was authorized to enroll new employees into the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System or alternate retirement plan before July 1, 2011;\n\n(3) \"PSHE employer\" means a post-secondary or higher education employer: (A) With employees that may be hired without becoming mandatory members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and (B) That offers the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System as a retirement plan on or after July 1, 2011; and\n\n(A) With employees that may be hired without becoming mandatory members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and\n\n(B) That offers the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System as a retirement plan on or after July 1, 2011; and\n\n(4) \"PSHE plan\" means the plan establishing the right of a new employee of a PSHE employer to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System on or after July 1, 2011.","path":["AR Code","Title 24","Chapter 7","Subchapter 16"],"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":"ba03c19d593825e249d59a23282c8adad5d648f79654e1ce813b57e73b2ea5e8","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-7-1601","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-7-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}