HB1068

House Bill 1068 seeks to expand the membership eligibility of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System (APERS). The bill amends current Arkansas law to include employees of metropolitan port authorities within the definition of 'nonstate employees.' Consequently, it also adds metropolitan port authorities to the definition of 'participating public employer' under the APERS framework. Additionally, the bill provides a formal definition for 'metropolitan port authority' based on the Metropolitan Port Authority Act of 1961. This legislation effectively allows these employees and their employers to participate in the state-managed retirement system.