After clicking Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP-2), the Enter Data screen will appear:

To enter data for more than one person, click the Add Employee button after entering each employee's record information.

Please Note: Fields listed in bold are required and must be completed before clicking the Add Employee button. Also, because ECS ensures entered data is formatted correctly, you may receive pop-up warnings if entries are not formatted as expected. You'll need to correct the formatting before moving forward with the form.

Tip: To ensure you don't lose any entered data, we recommend that you periodically save your form by clicking the Save button.

After the form is saved, click Continue with Form to continue working on the form.

Please Note: If necessary, you can also finish the form later by clicking the Done button and returning to the form later.

Once all data has been added to the Enter Data page, click Continue for Verification.

If errors are detected after you click Continue for Verification, the error page displays. On the Error page, you'll see errors are listed first. The form is listed below the errors, and any lines of the form that contain errors are highlighted in yellow.

From the Error page, click Continue to return to the Enter Data page to make corrections. Click on the name of the employee to access the Modify Employee page, and then make the necessary edits. Then, click the Continue for Verification button.

If no errors are detected, the Verify Form page will be displayed. This page lets you review your data before submitting it to OPERS.

Once you have verified the data is accurate, click Submit to OPERS.

Please Note: The form is not submitted to OPERS until the Submit to OPERS button is clicked and the Submitted Form page is displayed.

A warning message may come up on the Submitted Form page. A message displayed on the Submitted Form page is intended to provide you with information only and does not require any additional action by you. The Submitted Form page is your notification that the form has successfully been submitted to OPERS.

If you want a paper copy of the submitted form, the Submitted Form page gives you two options for printing the form: as a list, or by individual employee.

Please Note: Forms submitted online are accessible for two years from the date of submission. You can print forms anytime during the two years by locating the needed form within the submitted forms list and printing.

If you want to print the form as a list, click Print list.

If you want to print individual forms, you must click the Print button to the right of each employee record you wish to print.