- (a) The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s general counsel and two (2) members of senior management designated by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall be the sole members of the Manifest Injustice Committee.
(b)
- (1) The committee shall review all manifest injustice referrals and shall meet on a reasonable schedule or as needed to review manifest injustice referrals.
- (2) If a committee member has a conflict or otherwise cannot review or act on a manifest injustice referral due to absence, sickness, or work load, the committee member may appoint a representative from his or her supervised staff to review or act on the manifest injustice referral on the committee member’s behalf.
- (3) A majority vote of the committee shall constitute a recommendation on a manifest injustice referral.
(c)
- (1) The committee may request that a party to the manifest injustice referral provide information or input concerning the manifest injustice referral.
- (2) A party to the manifest injustice referral is not required to provide any information or input requested by the committee.
(d)
- (1) The committee shall make a recommendation on the existence of a manifest injustice to the executive director based upon the committee’s review of the manifest injustice referral.
- (2) If the committee finds that a manifest injustice exists, then the committee shall propose and include in its recommendation a resolution of the manifest injustice.