HB1344

House Bill 1344 is a technical legislative act designed to update the Arkansas Code to reflect the administrative merger of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf. The bill updates Title 24 to include the newly consolidated 'Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind' in provisions governing the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. It ensures that service credit calculations for employees of these institutions remain consistent and clearly defined under the new administrative structure. The act is contingent upon the enactment of House Bill 1810, which facilitates the actual merger of the two schools. It includes an emergency clause to ensure that the statutory language is updated simultaneously with the merger's effective date to prevent administrative confusion or funding disruptions.