24 CAR § 10-307 – Membership eligibility — Nonteaching service employees

(a) Effective July 1, 2001, an employee whose nonteaching service began before July 1, 1989, and is covered or coverable by the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System may elect to be covered by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(b) An employee shall submit his or her election to be covered by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System before May 31 on a form provided by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
(c) In accordance with Arkansas Code § 24-7-501, an employee's timely submitted election to be covered by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System is effective on July 1 of the following year.