§ 21-5-106 - Annual career service recognition payments for state employees. - Arkansas Statutes

21-5-106. Annual career service recognition payments for state employees.

(a) (1) (A) Employees of state agencies and nonfaculty employees of institutions of higher education shall become eligible for annual career service recognition payments upon completion of ten (10) or more years of service in either elected positions or classified or nonclassified positions with an agency or institution of the State of Arkansas.

(B) To receive the full amount authorized in subsection (c) of this section, the service shall have been in either elected positions or regular full-time positions.

(C) Employees who work part-time in regular salary positions may receive annual career service recognition payments on a pro rata basis.

(2) Periods of authorized leave without pay and leave of absence for military service when veterans' reemployment rights are exercised shall not negate eligibility for the payment, provided all other eligibility requirements are met.

(b) The Office of Personnel Management of the Division of Management Services of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish and publish policies and procedures for the administration of career service recognition payments to state employees upon a determination by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State that sufficient funds are available for such purpose.

(c) An employee who meets eligibility requirements established by subsection (a) of this section shall become eligible for annual career service recognition payments on the anniversary date of the completion of such service according to the following schedule: Click here to view image.

(d) Career service recognition payments authorized by this section shall be:

(1) Subject to withholding of all applicable state and federal taxes; and

(2) Included by retirement systems in determining benefits.