| 3 | 2 | | *LJH052* 01/23/2025 9:54:15 AM LJH052 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1208 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Representative Warren 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Senator Gilmore 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO ALLOW THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO COLLECT AMOUNTS OF OVERPAYMENTS 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | FOR DEBTS OWED TO A STATE SUPPORTED RETIREMENT SYSTEM 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | ADMINISTERED BY THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | TO ALLOW THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO COLLECT AMOUNTS OF 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | OVERPAYMENTS FOR DEBTS OWED TO A STATE 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | SUPPORTED RETIREMENT SYSTEM ADMINISTERED 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | BY THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 26-36-303(1)(A), concerning the definition 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | of "claimant agency" applicable to setoffs against state tax refunds, is 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | amended to add additional subdivisions to read as follows: 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (xxvi) Arkansas Judicial Retirement System; and 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | (xxvii) State Police Retirement System. 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 26 -36-303(2)(H), concerning the definition 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | of "debt" applicable to setoffs against state tax refunds, is amended to read 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | as follows: 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (H) Any overpayment of a monthly benefit or lump sum from 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | a state retirement system administered by the Arkansas Public Employees' 36 HB1208 |
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| 42 | 41 | | Retirement System; 1 |
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