APERS Board

APERS Board of Trustees

The administration and control of the system is vested in a board called the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System (the Board).  The Board shall consist of nine trustees, as follows: the Auditor of State, the Treasurer of State and the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be ex officio members; and three members who are state employees and three who are nonstate employees to be appointed by the Governor for staggered six-year terms.  The Board appoints an executive director to administer the system and manage its personnel and resources.

APERS Board of Trustees

APERS Board Rules

Note: While APERS strives to maintain the accuracy of the information on this website regarding your retirement benefits, the passage of a new law will take precedent over any APERS rule. 

Please contact APERS directly to get the latest information.

The current APERS Board Rules can be found here.

 Board Meeting Schedule* and Materials for 2021

The minutes from previous years' meetings can be found on the Board Minutes Archive Page.

Minutes must be prepared and approved by the Board at a subsequent meeting before being posted.

SPECIAL NOTE:  Until further notice all APERS board meetings will be held over the internet via Zoom.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings convene at 9:00 a.m.  If you need information on being an attendee please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., no later than the day prior to the meeting date.