Career Service Recognition Payments

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College non-faculty employees shall become eligible for annual career service recognition payments upon completion of ten (10) or more years of state service in either elected positions or classified or non-classified regular full-time position or positions.

Years of Service Annual Payment:

10 through 14 years of state service $800
15 through 19 years of state service $1,000
20 through 24 years of state service $1,200
25 or more years of state service $1,500

Employees become eligible to receive career service recognition payments on their career service credit date. Employees who have received career service payments in previous biennium’s shall receive payments on their career service credit date or their increase eligibility date, whichever occurs first within the fiscal year. Payments to non-classified employees shall be made on the anniversary of the employee’s latest hire date.