Arkansas Code Title 24. Retirement and Pensions § 24-2-505. Compliance with the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008

(b) In the case of a member who becomes disabled while performing qualified military service, including state active military duty, on or after January 1, 2011, and who otherwise would have been entitled to reemployment rights under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2011, that member is considered to have resumed employment with a covered employer on the day preceding the onset of his or her disability and then terminated employment on the actual date he or she became disabled.

(c) A member who dies or becomes disabled while performing qualified military service, including state active military duty, is deemed to have made employee contributions for the purpose of determining benefits other than benefit accruals that are contingent on those contributions for the period of qualified military service.

(d) This section applies to each public retirement system unless the system has a specific provision regarding the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-245, already in its law.