24 CAR § 10-205. Qualifications and voter eligibility for elected trustee positions — Active administrator trustee positions five – six

(a) There shall be two (2) active member trustees each of whom shall be employed as an administrator as defined in this subpart. (b) A person is qualified to become a candidate for an active administrator trustee position if the person is: (1) An active member with at least five (5) years of actual service credit in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and (2)(A) Employed in a position requiring an administrator’s license. (B)(i) As provided in Arkansas Code § 24-7-301, at least one (1) of the administrators serving as an active administrator trustee shall be employed by a covered employer as a school superintendent or educational cooperative director. (ii) If there is an open administrator active member trustee position and the other filled administrator active member trustee position is held by a person who is not a superintendent or an educational cooperative director: (a) A candidate for the open administrator active member trustee position shall be a superintendent or an educational cooperative director; and (b) The notice of election shall state that a candidate for the open administrator active member trustee position is required to be a superintendent or an educational cooperative director. (c) A member is eligible to vote in an election for an active administrator trustee position if the member is: (1) An active member, regardless of the amount of credited service that the member has in the system; and (2) Employed as a licensed administrator in a position requiring an administrator’s license.