(a)

1. (1) An employee who was erroneously enrolled in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System before January 1, 1979, shall continue to be a member of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System if the employee's contributions were not refunded before July 1, 1979.

2. (2) The employee shall:

   1. (A) Receive service credit for all paid membership service in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and any free service creditable under Acts 1973, No. 427, as amended; and
   2. (B) Be entitled to reciprocal service credit as provided by Arkansas Code §§ 24-7-401 – 24-7-408.

(b) Effective July 1, 1979, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall not:

1. (1) Be required to correct the state retirement system membership of an employee who was erroneously enrolled in another state retirement system before January 1, 1979; and
2. (2) Accept an employee who was erroneously enrolled in another state retirement system before January 1, 1979, as a member of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System unless the employee's contributions were refunded before July 1, 1979.

(c)

1. (1) An employee who is erroneously enrolled in a state retirement system on or after January 1, 1979, may elect to remain a member of the system of record or become a member of the eligible retirement system.

2. (2) If the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System discovers that an employee is erroneously enrolled in another state retirement system on or after January 1, 1979, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System shall notify both the state employer and employee that the:

   1. (A) Employee is erroneously enrolled in the state retirement system; and
   2. (B) Error may be corrected as provided by Acts 1991, No. 13, or Arkansas Code § 24-2-302 et seq.