Additional allocation for certain underfunded plans

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  1. (a) An additional allocation for certain underfunded plans as described in this section is created.

  2. (b) The allocation shall be based on fifteen percent (15%) of the actuarial cost under § 24-11-214 and shall be available for certain policemen's pension and relief funds and firemen's relief and pension funds, including the portion of the actuarial cost for policemen's pension and relief funds and firemen's relief and pension funds that are administered by the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System.

  3. (c) The policemen's pension and relief funds and firemen's relief and pension funds shall qualify for the additional allocation after approval of the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board and after meeting the following criteria:

    1. (1) The policemen's pension and relief fund or the firemen's relief and pension fund is in compliance with all applicable laws and rules; and

    2. (2) The policemen's pension and relief fund or the firemen's relief and pension fund shall receive employer contributions other than premium tax allocations that are at least eighty percent (80%) of the actuarial cost under § 24-11-214 during the calendar year before an allocation.

  4. (d) An amount that is not distributed due to a policemen's pension and relief fund's or firemen's relief and pension fund's not meeting the requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall be retained and used to supplement the amounts needed for future years when the reductions under subsection (e) of this section apply.

  5. (e) The amounts provided under this allocation are subject to the limits under § 24-11-215.


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