CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF UNDER TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE.
HB 1344 updates Arkansas's teacher retirement system rules to correct outdated references to the Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf (now officially named the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind). It specifically adjusts service credit requirements for employees at these schools, lowering the minimum annual service needed for full retirement credit from 11 months to 9 months for those employed with these institutions. This change ensures consistency in retirement benefits for educators working at these schools as they transition under a separate merger bill (HB1810). The bill directly affects current and future employees of these schools who participate in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed Apr 14, 2025
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Act 598
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HB 1344
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3 edits
MINOR
The document shows minor formatting and spacing adjustments to the header and signature sections of HB 1344, with no substantive policy changes to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
TECHNICAL
Removed the reference to 'Act 598' from the header section, indicating a transition from the previous legislative session's act to the current bill number HB 1344.
Adjusted spacing and alignment in the signature and approval sections, including changes to the date formatting and line breaks.
Modified the page number and timestamp formatting in the header section, with slight variations in spacing around the date and time stamp.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1344 is now Act 598
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
In accordance with House Rule 39 Read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
In accordance with House Rule 39 Read the first time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE JOURNAL; ENGROSSED AND ENROLLED BILLS
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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