Confidentiality of member accounts
Effective Dec 5, 2025Ark. R. 2025-30 (eff. December 5, 2025)Arkansas Code § 24-7-305
- (a) As provided by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's Code of Ethics, the system shall keep each member's salary, employment history, retirement account, and other personal data or other information compiled by the system for purposes of establishing and maintaining the member's retirement account confidential.
(b) All member information compiled by the system for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the member's retirement account shall not be disclosed to a third party unless:
- (1) The member provides the system with his or her written consent;
- (2) A valid legal process requires the disclosure of the member's information;
- (3) Disclosure is necessary for the proper operation and administration of the system;
- (4) A confidentiality agreement authorizing disclosure to a third-party vendor or other entity needing the information for purposes related to the proper operation and administration of the system has been executed by the system and the third-party vendor or entity that will receive the information; or
- (5) Disclosure of the member's information is authorized by statute.
- (c) Individual member records that are kept for the purpose of compiling information for a member's retirement or Social Security records shall not be open to the public under Arkansas Code § 24-4-1003.