24 CAR § 10-301. Definitions

As used in this subpart: (1) "Administrator" means: (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 Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; (ii) An active member of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System through his or her employment with the education-related agency; and (iii) Employed in a GS13 grade position, its equivalent, or above; (2) "Contributory election" means a member's written election to make member contributions to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; (3) "Contributory service" means service on which a member makes or made member contributions to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; (4) "Noncontributory service" means service on which a member does not make member contributions to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and for which the member accepts a reduced retirement annuity for the member's years of noncontributory service; (5) "Nonteacher" means a member who is not employed as a teacher or administrator; (6) "Organization" means: (A) A private entity that: (i) Provides services to a public school district; and (ii) Has employees who were previously employed by the public school district and members of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; or (B) An educational nonprofit corporation licensed and regulated by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services; (7) "Postsecondary higher education plan" or "PSHE plan" means a plan establishing the right of a new employee of a postsecondary or higher education employer to participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System on or after July 1, 2011; (8) "Preceding system" means a previous reciprocal retirement system of record; (9) "Reciprocal system" means: (A) The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System operations as of June 30, 1957, and continued by statutes; (B) The Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System, established by Arkansas Code § 24-5-103; (C) The Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System established by Arkansas Code § 24-4-103; (D) The State Police Retirement System established by Arkansas Code § 24-6-203; (E) The Arkansas Judicial Retirement System established by Arkansas Code § 24-8-201; (F) The Arkansas District Judge Retirement System established by Arkansas Code §§ 24-8-801 – 24-8-824 [repealed]; (G) The Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System provided for under Arkansas Code § 24-10-101; or (H) An alternate retirement plan as defined by Arkansas Code § 24-7-202 or an alternate retirement plan for an agency that, through a state reorganization or transformation plan, may be assigned the duties under one (1) or more of the agencies listed in subdivisions (9)(A) – (H) of this section; (10) "State employer" means: (A) A public employer whose employees are covered under the: (i) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; (ii) Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System (Arkansas Code § 24-5-103); (iii) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System (Arkansas Code § 24-4-103); (iv) State Police Retirement System (Arkansas Code § 24-6-203); (v) Arkansas Judicial Retirement System (Arkansas Code § 24-8-201); or (vi) Arkansas District Judge Retirement System (Arkansas Code §§ 24-8-801 – 24-8-824 [repealed]); (B) A public employer that has an alternate retirement plan as defined by Arkansas Code § 24-7-202; or (C) A public employer that is an agency that, through a state reorganization or transformation plan, may be assigned the duties of one (1) or more of the agencies listed in subdivisions (9)(A) – (B) of this section; (11) "Succeeding system" means the current reciprocal retirement system of record that follows a person's membership in a preceding retirement system; and (12) "Teacher'' means a person employed by a school for the purpose of giving instruction and whose employment requires state teaching licensure.