REFERENCE TITLE: ASRS; reinstatement; contribution amount

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

HB 2168

 

Introduced by

Representative Livingston

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending section 38‑742, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona state retirement system.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 38-742, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE38-742.  Reinstatement

A.  If an active member who received a return of contributions on termination of employment and by receipt of those contributions forfeited credited service earned on that employment, as provided in section 38‑740, subsection A or B, is subsequently reemployed by an employer, the member's service shall be credited only from the date the member's most recent reemployment period commenced.

B.  Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the member may redeposit the amount of the contributions the member received ASRS paid at the time of the member's separation from service, with interest on that amount to the date of redeposit at the interest rate assumption approved by the board for actuarial equivalency.  On satisfaction of this obligation, the member's service credits acquired by the previous employment shall be reinstated.  The member is subject to the benefits and duties in effect at the time of the member's most recent reemployment except as provided in section 38‑711, paragraph 5, subdivision (a).  If a member redeposits less than the amount required under this subsection, ASRS shall proportionately reduce the member's reinstated service credits.

C.  A member who is receiving benefits pursuant to section 38‑797.07 and who received a return of contributions on termination of employment and by receipt of those contributions forfeited credited service earned on that employment, as provided in section 38‑740, subsection A or B, may redeposit the amount of the contributions the member received ASRS paid at the time of the member's previous separation from service, with interest on that amount to the date of redeposit at the interest rate assumption approved by the board for actuarial equivalency.  On redeposit of the contributions and interest, the member's service credits acquired by the previous employment shall be reinstated.  The member is subject to the benefits and duties in effect at the time of the member's most recent reemployment except as provided in section 38‑711, paragraph 5, subdivision (a).  If a member redeposits less than the amount required under this subsection, ASRS shall proportionately reduce the member's reinstated service credits. END_STATUTE