(b) As used in this subpart:

1. (1) “Active member”, for the purposes of eligibility for the active member trustee position and voting, means:

   1. (A) An active member as defined in Arkansas Code § 24-7-202; or
   2. (B) A member who:

(i) Participates in T-DROP;

1. (ii) Is employed by a covered employer; and

   1. (iii) Receives T-DROP plan deposits;

2. (2) “Administrator”, for the purposes of eligibility for the administrator trustee position and voting for an administrator trustee position, means a person who has a current administrator’s license and is either:

   1. (A) An employee of a covered employer who is employed in one (1) of the following positions:

      1. (i) Public school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, or vice principal;
      2. (ii) Higher education president, chancellor, or director; or
      3. (iii) Director, president, or vice president of a community college, vocational or technical school, or educational cooperative; or

   2. (B) An employee who is:

      1. (i) An employee of an education-related agency participating in the system;
      2. (ii) An active member of the system through his or her employment with the education-related agency; and
      3. (iii) Employed in a GS13 grade position, its equivalent, or above;

3. (3) “Licensure”, for the purposes of eligibility for the licensed trustee position or voting for the licensed trustee position, means a person who is not an administrator and is employed either in:

   1. (A) A position requiring a state teaching license; or
   2. (B) An education institution GS09 – GS12 grade position of its equivalent; and

4. (4) “Nonlicensed”, for the purposes of eligibility for the nonlicensed trustee position and voting for the nonlicensed trustee position, means a person who is:

   1. (A) Employed in a position with a covered employer that does not require a state teaching license;

   2. (B) Employed in a position with an education-related agency in a position that:

      1. (i) Does not require a state teaching license; and
      2. (ii) Is no higher than a GS08 grade position or its equivalent; and
   3. (C) Not an administrator as that term is defined in Arkansas Code § 24-7-202 and this subpart.