NOTICE OF INTENDED ATRS BOARD ACTION

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (Board) to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 1400 West Third Street, Room 300, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201, the Board, pursuant to its authority under A.C.A. §§ 24-7-201– 24-7-1409, will consider the repeal and adoption of amendments to certain rules of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS). Click the above link to view details.

 

Board Policies

Board Policy 1 - Board Governance

Board Policy 2 - Board Objectives

Board Policy 3 - Executive Director

Board Policy 4 - Investment Policy

Board Policy 5 - Private Equity Investment

Board Policy 6 - Real Asset Investment

 

ATRS Rules

Organization and Operation

0-1 ATRS Rules of Organization and Operation

 

Composition and Election of Board of Trustees

Rule 4 - Election of Board of Trustees

 

Investment

5-1 Investment Introduction

5-2 Standard Care

5-3 Asset Allocation

5-4 Investment Goals

5-5 Investment Strategy (Repealed)

5-6 Investment Consultants

5-7 Investment Managers

5-8 Soft Dollars

 

Membership

Rule 6 - Membership

 

Reporting/Eligibility

Rule 7 - Reporting and Eligibility

 

Purchase/Refunds

Rule 8 - Purchases and Refunds

 

Retirement/Benefits

Rule 9 - Retirement Benefits

 

Return to Service

Rule 10 - T-DROP and Return to Service

 

Survivors/Domestic Relations Orders

Rule 11 - Survivors and Domestic Relations Orders

 

Internal Revenue Code

12-1 Protection of "Qualified Trust" Status of ATRS under IRS Code § 401(a)

 

Administrative Adjudications

13-1 Administration Adjudications- Staff Determinations and Appeals

 

Retirement Fund Asset Accounts

14-1 Retirement Fund Asset Accounts

 

Benefit Restoration Plan and Trust

15-1 Benefit Restoration Plan and Trust

 

Cash and Savings Help Program for Members

Rule 16 - Cash and Savings Help (CASH) Program

Resolution 2021-37 Establishing the CASH Program for Fiscal Year 2022

 

Manifest Injustice

17-1 Manifest Injustice

 

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