Nothing contained in § 24-12-129 should be interpreted to prevent a municipality from providing benefits contained in § 24-12-129 to retirees who are less than age fifty-five (55) or who have completed fewer than twenty (20) years of municipal service. Further, any person who qualified and participated in a municipal health care plan under § 24-12-129 shall continue to be eligible to participate in the health care plan after August 1, 1997.
Ark. Code Ann. § 24-12-130
Limitation on benefits provided by Acts 1997, No. 1098
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. City of Benton (2008)
Most recently applied in American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. City of Benton (January 2008)
Acts 1997, No. 1098, § 2; 2001, No. 241, § 1.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.