All Roll Calls
Yes: 130 • No: 0
ArkansasHB13262025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SPECIAL ALLOWANCES TO ENCOURAGE EARLY RETIREMENT AND MANAGE EARLY RETIREMENT WINDOW INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Sponsored By: Kim Hammer (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More retirement incentive options for college workers
Arkansas public college presidents and chancellors can negotiate early-retirement payments or retirement-plan contributions for faculty and staff, with board approval. These negotiated allowances no longer have to produce net savings. Both negotiated allowances and retirement-window incentives lose the former cap of 5% of the institution’s prior-year personnel costs. Both can use regular salary appropriations or any other funds available to the institution. For negotiated allowances, the law removes the annual report to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. No replacement cap or individual payment amount is set, and colleges do not have to offer payments. The emergency clause makes the changes effective immediately.
New eligibility rules for college retirement offers
Arkansas public college boards set eligibility rules for retirement-window incentives, and participation must be strictly voluntary. Employees must work full time and meet a state-sponsored retirement program’s requirements. This replaces the former age-55 or Civil Service retirement qualification and removes the limit to nontenured employees. The institution must save personnel costs, and the board must determine that those savings improve efficiency. Unlike negotiated allowances, retirement-window allowances still require an exact-disposition report to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee by July 1 each year.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Kim Hammer
Republican • Senate
Les Warren
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:59:05 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:22:16 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1326 is now Act 249
3/6/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/4/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/3/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/3/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/3/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/3/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/3/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
2/27/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/27/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/27/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/27/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
2/26/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
2/26/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/26/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
2/25/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
1/30/2025HouseFiled
1/30/2025House
Bill Text
HB1326 - Introduced
1/30/2025
Act Version
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