24 CAR § 10-201. General rules for candidacy and voting in trustee elections — Definitions

(a) An undefined term in the rules of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall have the same meaning as provided in Arkansas Code § 24-7-202. (b) As used in this subpart: (1) “Active member”, for the purposes of eligibility for the active member trustee position and voting, means: (A) An active member as defined in Arkansas Code § 24-7-202; or (B) A member who: (i) Participates in T-DROP; (ii) Is employed by a covered employer; and (iii) Receives T-DROP plan deposits; (2) “Administrator”, for the purposes of eligibility for the administrator trustee position and voting for an administrator trustee position, means a person who has a current administrator’s license and is either: (A) An employee of a covered employer who is employed in one (1) of the following positions: (i) Public school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, or vice principal; (ii) Higher education president, chancellor, or director; or (iii) Director, president, or vice president of a community college, vocational or technical school, or educational cooperative; or (B) An employee who is: (i) An employee of an education-related agency participating in the system; (ii) An active member of the system through his or her employment with the education-related agency; and (iii) Employed in a GS13 grade position, its equivalent, or above; (3) “Licensure”, for the purposes of eligibility for the licensed trustee position or voting for the licensed trustee position, means a person who is not an administrator and is employed either in: (A) A position requiring a state teaching license; or (B) An education institution GS09 – GS12 grade position of its equivalent; and (4) “Nonlicensed”, for the purposes of eligibility for the nonlicensed trustee position and voting for the nonlicensed trustee position, means a person who is: (A) Employed in a position with a covered employer that does not require a state teaching license; (B) Employed in a position with an education-related agency in a position that: (i) Does not require a state teaching license; and (ii) Is no higher than a GS08 grade position or its equivalent; and (C) Not an administrator as that term is defined in Arkansas Code § 24-7-202 and this subpart.