AR SB105

Requires retirants to fully terminate qualified employment before receiving annuity payments and clarifies that failure to terminate does not revoke a member's retirement election.

Changes disability benefit eligibility to become effective upon Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System approval of the disability application rather than the member's termination date or disability onset date.

Repeals the law allowing conversion from contributory to noncontributory membership status in the retirement system.

Requires participating public employers to promptly provide requested information to the retirement system concerning employee status upon request.

Declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation of policies regarding employment termination, benefit eligibility, information availability, and clarification of statutory terms to avoid undue consumption of system resources.