PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULES
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Board Policies
Board Policy 1 - Board Governance
Board Policy 2 - Board Objectives
Board Policy 3 - Executive Director
Board Policy 4 - Investment Policy
Board Policy 5 - Private Equity Investment
Board Policy 6 - Real Asset Investment
ATRS Rules
Organization and Operation
Rule 1 - Rules of Organization and Operation
Composition and Election of Board of Trustees
Rule 4 - Election of Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System
Investment
5-1 Investment Introduction (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
5-2 Standard of Care (Repealed, July 11, 2024)
5-3 Asset Allocation (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
5-4 Investment Goals (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
5-5 Investment Strategy (Repealed, February 10, 2016)
5-6 Investment Consultants (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
5-7 Investment Managers (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
5-8 Soft Dollars (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
Membership
Rule 6 - Membership and Employer Participation
Reporting/Eligibility
Rule 7 - Service Credit, Contributions, and Reporting
Purchase/Refunds
Rule 8 - Free Service Credit, Purchasable Service Credit, and Purchase Accounts
Retirement/Benefits
Rule 9 - Retirement and Benefits
Return to Service
Rule 10 - Return to Service and Teacher Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Survivors/Domestic Relations Orders
Rule 11 - Survivors and Domestic Relations Orders
Internal Revenue Code
Rule 12 - Protection of "Qualified Trust" Status of ATRS under IRS Code § 401(a)
Administrative Adjudications
Retirement Fund Asset Accounts
Rule 14 - Retirement Fund Asset Accounts
Benefit Restoration Plan and Trust
Rule 15 - Benefit Restoration Plan and Trust
Cash and Savings Help Program for Members
Rule 16 - Cash and Savings Help (CASH) Program
Resolution 2021-37 Establishing the CASH Program for Fiscal Year 2022
Manifest Injustice
Rule 17-1 (Repealed, July 7, 2024)
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