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Act 672 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/31/25 H4/2/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1336 3
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By: Representative Warren 5
By: Senator C. Penzo 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION 9
AND BENEFIT PLANS OF THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT 10
SYSTEM; TO AMEND THE SURVIVORS' BENEFIT OPTIONS UNDER 11
THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO AMEND THE 12
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE TIER TWO DEFERRED 13
RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN UNDER THE STATE POLICE 14
RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 15
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TO AMEND THE SURVIVORS' BENEFIT OPTIONS 19
UNDER THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT 20
SYSTEM; AND TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS 21
CONCERNING THE TIER TWO DEFERRED 22
RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN UNDER THE STATE 23
POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 24
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 26
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 24 -6-504(3), concerning employer 29
contributions to the Arkansas State Police Officers' Tier Two Deferred 30
Retirement Option Plan, is amended to read as follows: 31
(3) Seventy-two percent (72%) One hundred percent (100%) of the 32
monthly retirement benefits that would have been payable had the employee 33
elected to cease employment and receive a service retirement shall be paid 34
into the Arkansas State Police Officers' Tier Two Deferred Retirement Option 35
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27 -53-210(b), concerning the partial 2
reimbursement to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the cost of making 3
copies of motor vehicle accident reports and records of traffic violations, 4
is amended to read as follows: 5
(b)(1)(A) In Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this 6
section, in order to partially reimburse the division for the cost of making 7
photostatic or written copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of 8
records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars 9
($10.00) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each copy of a basic accident 10
report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for 11
each copy of a supplemental report. 12
(B) The fee charged for a copy of a basic accident report 13
under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for 14
a person who was involved in the accident for which the basic accident report 15
was generated. 16
(2) All funds collected under this subsection shall immediately 17
be paid over by the division to the Treasurer of State and shall be credited 18
by him or her as a special revenue to the Division of Arkansas State Police 19
Fund with: 20
(A) Ten dollars ($10.00) to be used for operations; and 21
(B)(i) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) to be used for the 22
benefits under §§ 24 -6-216, 24-6-408, and 24-6-504. 23
(ii) The transfers under subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of 24
this section shall be limited in use solely for the purpose of funding the 25
State Police Retirement System. 26
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SECTION 3. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 29
General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that certain provisions of the 30
Arkansas Code concerning the State Police Retirement System are in need of 31
revision and updating to maintain the retirement laws in conformance with 32
sound public pension policy; that the State Police Retirement System operates 33
on a fiscal year of July 1 to June 30; that having a July 1, 2025, effective 34
date is necessary to allow the provisions within this act to begin on the 35
first day of the fiscal year to provide proper administration of the 36 As Engrossed: H3/31/25 H4/2/25 HB1336
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procedures herein; that such revisions and updating are of great importance 1
for actuarial purposes and to protect the benefits to members of the State 2
Police Retirement System; and that this act is necessary in order to maintain 3
an orderly system of benefits for the members of the State Police Retirement 4
System. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being 5
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall 6
become effective on July 1, 2025 . 7
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/s/Warren 9
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APPROVED: 4/16/25 12
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