(a) If a member does not terminate employment and retire on the date the member meets the service requirements of § 24-10-604 for an unreduced annuity and was not eligible for or has not elected to participate in the Local Police and Fire Deferred Retirement Option Plan as provided in this subchapter, the member may elect, in a manner prescribed by the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, at the time of retirement to participate in the partial-annuity-and-lump-sum option under this section.
(b) (1) (A) At the time of retirement, a member electing to participate shall be eligible to receive a lump-sum distribution in an amount not exceeding one (1) month of benefit for each completed month of service beyond eligibility for an unreduced benefit.
(B) The lump sum shall not exceed an amount equal to sixty (60) months of benefits.
(2) The member electing to participate in the partial-annuity-and-lump-sum option shall then have the member's annuity reduced by an amount that is an actuarially determined equivalent of the withdrawal amount.
(c) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System shall adopt rules under this section governing the application for the partial-annuity-and-lump-sum option and the determination of the actuarially equivalent amount of the withdrawal.
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