NOTICE OF INTENDED ATRS BOARD ACTION

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020, at 1400 West Third Street, Room 300, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201, the Board, pursuant to its authority under A.C.A. §§ 24-7-201–1409, will consider adoption of amendments to the System’s policies, rules, and regulations.

The policies are as follows:

            Rule 6:           Membership Rules

            Rule 7:           Reporting and Eligibility

            Rule 8:           Purchases and Refunds

            Rule 9:           Retirement and Benefits

            Rule 10:         T-DROP and Return to Service

            Rule :11:        Survivor and Domestic Relations Order 

Interested persons may submit their comments, orally or in writing, to the Executive Director of ATRS, at the above address.  Views should be received no later than Friday, March 6, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. and requests for oral hearing in accordance with A.C.A. § 25-15-204 should be submitted no later than 20 days prior to the meeting for placement on the agenda.

The proposed amendments, along with the Questionnaire, Financial Impact Statement, and summaries of the changes, may be reviewed on the ATRS web site at https://www.artrs.gov/board-rules , or copies may be obtained by contacting the Executive Director’s office at (501) 588-4367.

The current rules may also be viewed at https://www.artrs.gov/board-rules , or at the ATRS office Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.