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An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION 10 AND BENEFIT PLANS OF THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT 11 SYSTEM, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas          As Engrossed: H3/31/25 H4/2/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                      A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           HOUSE BILL 1336

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5 By: Representative Warren

6 By: Senator C. Penzo

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8                            For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION

10  AND BENEFIT PLANS OF THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT

11  SYSTEM; TO AMEND THE SURVIVORS' BENEFIT OPTIONS UNDER

12  THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO AMEND THE

13  PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TIER TWO DEFERRED

14  RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN UNDER THE STATE POLICE

15  RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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19                       TO AMEND THE SURVIVORS' BENEFIT OPTIONS

20                       UNDER THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT

21                       SYSTEM; AND TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS

22                       CONCERNING THE TIER TWO DEFERRED

23                       RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN UNDER THE STATE

24                       POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

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26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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29  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 24-6-504(3), concerning employer

30 contributions to the Arkansas State Police Officers' Tier Two Deferred

31 Retirement Option Plan, is amended to read as follows:

32  (3) Seventy-two percent (72%) One hundred percent (100%) of the

33 monthly retirement benefits that would have been payable had the employee

34 elected to cease employment and receive a service retirement shall be paid

35 into the Arkansas State Police Officers' Tier Two Deferred Retirement Option

36 Plan account.

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2   SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 27-53-210(b), concerning the partial

3 reimbursement to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the cost of making

4 copies of motor vehicle accident reports and records of traffic violations,

5 is amended to read as follows:

6   (b)(1)(A) In Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this

7 section, in order to partially reimburse the division for the cost of making

8 photostatic or written copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of

9 records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars

10 ($10.00) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each copy of a basic accident

11 report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for

12 each copy of a supplemental report.

13                 (B) The fee charged for a copy of a basic accident report

14 under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for

15 a person who was involved in the accident for which the basic accident report

16 was generated.

17             (2) All funds collected under this subsection shall immediately

18 be paid over by the division to the Treasurer of State and shall be credited

19 by him or her as a special revenue to the Division of Arkansas State Police

20 Fund with:

21                 (A) Ten dollars ($10.00) to be used for operations; and

22                 (B)(i) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) to be used for the

23 benefits under �� 24-6-216, 24-6-408, and 24-6-504.

24                 (ii) The transfers under subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of

25 this section shall be limited in use solely for the purpose of funding the

26 State Police Retirement System.

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29  SECTION 3. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the

30 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that certain provisions of the

31 Arkansas Code concerning the State Police Retirement System are in need of

32 revision and updating to maintain the retirement laws in conformance with

33 sound public pension policy; that the State Police Retirement System operates

34 on a fiscal year of July 1 to June 30; that having a July 1, 2025, effective

35 date is necessary to allow the provisions within this act to begin on the

36 first day of the fiscal year to provide proper administration of the

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1 procedures herein; that such revisions and updating are of great importance

2 for actuarial purposes and to protect the benefits to members of the State

3 Police Retirement System; and that this act is necessary in order to maintain

4 an orderly system of benefits for the members of the State Police Retirement

5 System. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being

6 necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall

7 become effective on July 1, 2025.

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