This bill aims to amend the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System to include employees of metropolitan port authorities as members. Specifically, it modifies the definitions of "nonstate employees" and "participating public employer" to incorporate metropolitan port authority employees. The bill also introduces a new definition for "metropolitan port authority," which refers to authorities created under the Metropolitan Port Authority Act of 1961.

The amendments to Arkansas Code 24-4-101 include the insertion of "metropolitan port authority employees" into the definition of nonstate employees and the inclusion of "metropolitan port authority" in the list of participating public employers. Additionally, a new subdivision is added to define "metropolitan port authority," ensuring that these employees are recognized within the retirement system framework.

Statutes affected:
HB 1068: 24-4-101(28), 24-4-101(30)