(a) Unless an extension is granted by the Executive Director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, in addition to a completed application for retirement, a member shall submit the following additional documents to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System by the end of the sixth full calendar month immediately following the member’s effective retirement date:

1. (1) For members who elect a straight life annuity:

   1. (A) Proof of the member's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents; and
   2. (B) Proof of the member's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents;

2. (2) For members who elect an Option A or Option B annuity and designate their spouse as the beneficiary:

   1. (A) Proof of the member's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents;
   2. (B) Proof of the member's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents;
   3. (C) Proof of the spouse's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents;
   4. (D) Proof of the spouse's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents; and
   5. (E) Proof of the marriage between the member and spouse from a marriage license or equivalent, marriage license recording document, or other legally acceptable proof of the existence of the marriage;

3. (3) For members who elect an Option A or Option B annuity and designate a dependent child as their beneficiary:

   1. (A) Proof of the member's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents;
   2. (B) Proof of the member's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents;
   3. (C)

(i) Proof of guardianship.

1. (ii) Adequate proof of the existence of a guardianship due to the incapacity of the member's dependent child that preexists the member's official retirement date.

   1. (iii) Authenticating documents may include the order appointing guardianship of the person, letters of guardianship, or other adequate proof of the existence of the guardianship;
   2. (D) Proof of the dependent child's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents; and
   3. (E) Proof of the dependent child's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents; and

2. (4) For members who elect an Option C annuity:

   1. (A) Proof of the member's birthdate from a birth certificate or other authenticating documents; and
   2. (B) Proof of the member's taxpayer identification number from a Social Security card or other authenticating documents.

(b)

1. (1) Unless an extension is granted by the executive director, a member shall submit by the end of the sixth full calendar month immediately following the member’s effective retirement date all additional documents required by the system in order to begin issuing benefit payments to the member.
2. (2) If all additional documents required by the system are not submitted by the deadline or any extension granted by the executive director, the member’s retirement application shall be void and without effect.