The 94th General Assembly - Actuarial Impact of the LEARNS Act on the Teacher Retirement System

Last week I was asked by several members of the General Assembly if the LEARNS Act (SB294) would have an actuarial impact on the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. I just received the cost analysis report from the actuaries this afternoon. They found that parts of the LEARNS Act could have a small cost to ATRS, but not to any substantial amount as to be a cause for concern.

Attachment: Actuarial Cost Analysis Report

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Best regards,

Clint Rhoden
Executive Director ATRS
Office: 501-588-4367
Mobile: 501-291-1623
clintr@artrs.gov