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AZ Rev Stat § 38-772 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-772 - Prior service under defined contribution program administered by ASRS; definitions

38-772.  Prior service under defined contribution program administered by ASRS;  definitions A. Amounts required of employers as provided in section 38-737,  subsections A and B are in addition to any payments required of employers on behalf of prior service credits under the defined contribution program administered by ASRS arising from members of ASRS. Payments made to ASRS on behalf of members with those prior service credits shall reduce by that amount the payments required to be paid to the defined contribution program administered by ASRS for those prior service credits. B. Notwithstanding section 38-757,  subsection B,  any prior service credits to which the member was entitled under the defined contribution program administered by ASRS shall be added to the product of section 38-757,  subsection B,  paragraphs 1 and 2. C. For the purposes of this section: 1. " Prior service"  means service for this state or a political subdivision of this state before membership in the defined contribution program administered by ASRS. 2. " Prior service credits"  means the amount that is allowed for services before membership in the defined contribution program administered by ASRS and that is payable as a retirement benefit.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-776 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-776 - Spousal waiver and consent

38-776.  Spousal waiver and consent A. A member's current spouse may consent to one of the following requirements established in section 38-755 or 38-760 by signing and submitting an acknowledgement in a manner established by ASRS: 1. A change of beneficiary that provides the member's current spouse with less than fifty per cent of the member's account balance. 2. The member's retirement application that does not name the member's current spouse as a contingent annuitant of a joint and survivor annuity. 3. A change or rescission of the member's current spouse's contingent annuitant status. B. If the member's current spouse is not capable of executing the acknowledgement because of an incapacitating mental or physical condition,  a power of attorney or guardian may execute the acknowledgment on the current spouse's behalf. C. The member may affirm in writing under penalty of perjury in a manner determined by ASRS that spousal consent is not required because of one of the following reasons: 1. The member is not married. 2. The member's current spouse has no identifiable community property interest in the member's benefits. 3. The member does not know,  and has taken all reasonable steps to determine,  the location of the member's current spouse. 4. The member has received notification from the board that a domestic relations order is acceptable pursuant to section 38-773 and that domestic relations order requires ASRS to pay benefits to an alternate payee that is contrary to the requirements of section 38-760. 5. Obtaining consent violates another law,  an existing contract or a court order. D. This section does not abrogate any community property laws of this state. E. Payments or distributions made by ASRS in good faith reliance on the consent or waiver of a member's current spouse,  the affirmations of a member contained in documents submitted to ASRS pursuant to this section or the member's indication to ASRS that the member is not married constitute a full and complete discharge and release of all liability of the board or ASRS,  or both,  respecting these payments or distributions. F. If questions arise as to the distribution of a particular member's account,  ASRS shall use reasonable judgment to distribute the account in a manner that is consistent with Arizona community property laws and interpretations of those laws.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-791 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-791 - Assurances and liabilities

38-791.  Assurances and liabilities A. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as: 1. A contract of employment between an employer and any employee. 2. A right of any employee to continue in the employment of an employer. 3. A limitation of the rights of an employer to discharge any of its employees,  with or without cause. B. A member does not have any right to,  or interest in,  any ASRS assets on termination of the member's employment or otherwise,  except as provided from time to time by ASRS,  and then only to the extent of the benefits payable to the member out of ASRS assets. All payments of benefits shall be made solely out of ASRS assets and neither the employers,  the board nor any member of the board is liable for payment of benefits in any manner. C. Payment of compensation less contributions as provided in this article fully discharges any claim or demand for the service rendered by a member during the period covered by the payment,  except with respect to benefits provided under this article. D. Benefits,  employee contributions or employer contributions,  including interest,  earnings and all other credits,  payable under this article are not subject in any manner to anticipation,  alienation,  sale,  transfer,  assignment,  pledge,  encumbrance,  charge,  garnishment,  execution or levy of any kind,  either voluntary or involuntary,  before actually being received by a person entitled to the benefit,  contribution,  earning or credit,  and any attempt to anticipate,  alienate,  sell,  transfer,  assign,  pledge,  encumber,  charge,  garnish,  execute or levy or otherwise dispose of any benefit,  contribution,  earning or credit under this article is void. ASRS is not in any manner liable for,  or subject to,  the debts,  contracts,  liabilities,  engagements or torts of any person entitled to any benefit,  contribution,  earning or credit under this article. E. Neither the employers,  the board nor any member of the board guarantees the fund established by section 38-712 in any manner against loss or depreciation,  and they are not liable for any act or failure to act that is made in good faith pursuant to this article. The employers are not responsible for any act or failure to act of the board or any member of the board. Neither the board nor any member of the board is responsible for any act or failure to act of any employer. F. This section does not exempt employee benefits of any kind from a writ of attachment,  a writ of execution,  a writ of garnishment and orders of assignment issued by a court of record as the result of a judgment for arrearages of child support or for child support debt.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-792 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-792 - Exemptions from execution, attachment and taxation; exception

38-792.  Exemptions from execution,  attachment and taxation;  exception A. The benefits and annuities,  the member and employer contributions and the securities in ASRS accounts provided for in this article are not subject to execution or attachment and are nonassignable except as specifically provided in this article. The member and employer contributions and the securities in ASRS accounts are exempt from state,  county and municipal income taxes. Contributions that are withdrawn after December 31,  1974 by a public officer or employee from the accounts of ASRS and that are not received as benefits from ASRS and benefits and annuities received by a public officer or employee from ASRS after December 31,  1988 are subject to tax pursuant to title 43. B. Interest,  earnings and all other credits pertaining to benefits and annuities are not subject to execution or attachment and are nonassignable.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-793 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-793 - Violation; classification

38-793.  Violation;  classification A person who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of ASRS with an intent to defraud ASRS is guilty of a class 6 felony.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-794 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-794 - Reservation to legislature

38-794.  Reservation to legislature The right to modify,  amend or repeal this article,  or any provisions of this article,  is reserved to the legislature.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797 - Definitions

38-797.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " ASRS"  means the Arizona state retirement system established by article 2 of this chapter. 2. " Assets"  means the accumulated resources of the LTD program. 3. " Board"  means the ASRS board established pursuant to section 38-713. 4. " Compensation"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 5. " Depository"  means a bank in which the monies of the LTD program are deposited and collateralized as provided by law. 6. " Employer"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 7. " Employer contributions"  means all amounts paid into the LTD program by an employer. 8. " Fiscal year"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 9. " LTD program"  means the long-term disability program established by this article. 10. " Member"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 11. " Monthly compensation"  means the amount determined by taking the six pay periods immediately before the date of the member's disability in the fiscal year in which the member develops a disability,  disregarding the highest two and lowest two compensation amount pay periods and deriving the mean of the two remaining pay periods. If the member was employed for fewer than six pay periods,  monthly compensation is determined by deriving the mean of the number of pay periods the member worked in the fiscal year in which the member develops a disability. 12. " Normal retirement date"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 13. " Political subdivision"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711. 14. " State"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.01 - LTD program

38-797.01.  LTD program A. A long-term disability program is established. B. The program is known as the LTD program.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.02 - LTD trust fund

38-797.02.  LTD trust fund A. The LTD trust fund is established for the purpose of paying benefits under and costs of administering the LTD program. B. The LTD trust fund consists of all monies paid into it in accordance with this article,  whether in the form of cash,  securities or other assets,  and all monies received from any other source. The LTD trust fund is exempt from title 44,  chapter 3. Abandoned monies shall be disposed of pursuant to section 38-722. C. Custody,  management and investment of the LTD trust fund are as prescribed by this article and article 2 of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.03 - ASRS board; personnel; duties; hearing or review; executive session

38-797.03.  ASRS board;  personnel;  duties;  hearing or review;  executive session A. The board shall administer the LTD program. ASRS officers,  contractors and personnel shall perform the duties prescribed by this article. B. The board may determine the rights,  benefits or obligations of any person under this article and afford any person dissatisfied with a determination of their rights,  benefits or obligations under this article with a hearing on the determination. Notwithstanding section 38-431.03,  the board shall hold a hearing or review of an administrative law judge's written decision in an executive session if the aggrieved person makes such a request. If the board holds a hearing or review in executive session pursuant to this subsection,  the board shall use the procedures for an executive session as provided in section 38-431.03. Minutes of and discussions held at an executive session are confidential except from the aggrieved person for the purposes of an appeal of the board's decision to the superior court on the matter that is determined by the board. The aggrieved person must request an executive session hearing at least forty-eight hours before the hearing. C. The board may enter into a contract with an insurance company or another entity to administer all or part of the LTD program and to determine eligibility for benefits under the LTD program. D. The board shall pay from the LTD trust fund the amounts necessary to pay benefits under and costs of administering the LTD program.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.04 - Eligibility

38-797.04.  Eligibility All members are subject to this article and shall participate in the LTD program.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.05 - Employer and member contributions

38-797.05.  Employer and member contributions A. Beginning July 1,  2011,  employers shall contribute the percentage of the compensation of all of the members under their employment so that the total employer contributions equals the amount that the board determines is necessary to pay one-half of all benefits under and costs of administering the LTD program. B. Beginning July 1,  2011,  a member shall contribute a percentage of the member's compensation equal to the employer contribution for the member required pursuant to subsection A of this section. C. The employer shall pay the member contributions required of members on account of compensation earned. All employer and member contributions shall be paid to the board. The board shall allocate the contributions to the LTD trust fund and shall place the contributions in the LTD program's depository. D. Each employer shall certify on each payroll the amount to be contributed to the LTD program and shall remit that amount to the board. The contributions are irrevocable. E. Payments due pursuant to this article by employers become delinquent after the due date prescribed in the board's rules and thereafter shall be increased by interest from and after that date until payment is received by the board. The board shall charge interest on the delinquent payments at an annual rate equal to the interest rate assumption approved by the board for actuarial equivalency pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. Delinquent payments due under this subsection,  together with interest charges as provided in this subsection,  may be recovered by an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against an employer liable for payments or,  at the request of the director,  may be deducted from any monies,  including excise revenue taxes,  payable to the employer by any department or agency of this state. F. If more than the correct amount of contributions required is paid by an employer,  proper adjustment shall be made in connection with subsequent payments. The board shall return excess contributions to the employer if the employer requests return of the contributions within one year after the date of overpayment. G. Member contributions are not refundable and are not included in the calculation of survivor benefits pursuant to section 38-762.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.06 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.06 - Contribution rate; annual report

38-797.06.  Contribution rate;  annual report A. The board shall select an actuary to determine required employer contributions on an annual basis. The actuary shall be a fellow of the society of actuaries. B. Employer contributions shall be a percentage of compensation of all employees of the employers,  as the ASRS actuary determines pursuant to this section. The actuary shall make this determination in an annual valuation performed as of June 30. The valuation as of June 30 of a calendar year shall determine the percentage to be applied to compensation for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of the following calendar year. The actuary shall determine the total employer contribution using an actuarial cost method consistent with generally accepted actuarial standards. The total employer contributions shall be equal to the employer normal cost plus the amount required to amortize the past service funding requirement over a period consistent with generally accepted actuarial standards. C. All contributions made by the employer and allocated to the LTD trust fund established by section 38-797.02 are irrevocable and shall be used as benefits under this article or to pay expenses of the LTD program. D. ASRS shall provide a preliminary report on or before November 30 of the valuation year and a final report on or before January 15 of the following year to the governor,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on the contribution rate for the ensuing fiscal year.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.08 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.08 - Errors; benefit recomputation

38-797.08.  Errors;  benefit recomputation If any change or error in the records results in any member receiving from the LTD program more or less than the member would have been entitled to receive if the records had been correct,  the board shall correct the error and shall adjust the payments in a manner so that the equivalent of the benefit to which the member was correctly entitled is paid. The board shall correct any change or error and shall pay the appropriate monies to a member or shall recover monies from the member if the member is overpaid. The board shall recover monies by reducing any benefit that is otherwise payable by ASRS or the LTD program to an active,  inactive,  member with a disability or retired member,  survivor,  contingent annuitant,  beneficiary or alternate payee.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.09 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.09 - Facility of payment

38-797.09.  Facility of payment In the case of incapacity of a member receiving LTD program benefits,  or in the case of any other emergency as determined by the board,  the board may make LTD program benefit payments on behalf of the member to another person or persons the board determines to be lawfully entitled to receive payment. The payment is payment for the account of the member and all persons entitled to payment and,  to the extent of the payment,  is a full and complete discharge of all liability of the board or the LTD program,  or both,  under or in connection with the LTD program.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.10 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.10 - Assurances and liabilities

38-797.10.  Assurances and liabilities A. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as: 1. A contract of employment between an employer and any employee. 2. A right of any member to continue in the employment of an employer. 3. A limitation of the rights of an employer to discharge any of its employees,  with or without cause. B. A member does not have any right to,  or interest in,  any LTD program assets on termination of the member's employment or otherwise,  except as provided from time to time in the LTD program,  and then only to the extent of the benefits payable to the member out of LTD program assets. All payments of benefits shall be made solely out of LTD program assets and neither the employers,  the board nor any member of the board is liable for payment of benefits in any manner. C. Benefits,  employer and member contributions,  earnings and all other credits payable under this article are not subject in any manner to anticipation,  alienation,  sale,  transfer,  assignment,  pledge,  encumbrance,  charge,  garnishment,  execution or levy of any kind,  either voluntary or involuntary,  before actually being received by a person entitled to the benefit,  earning or credit,  and any attempt to anticipate,  alienate,  sell,  transfer,  assign,  pledge,  encumber,  charge,  garnish,  execute or levy or otherwise dispose of any benefit,  earning or credit under this article is void. The LTD program is not in any manner liable for,  or subject to,  the debts,  contracts,  liabilities,  engagements or torts of any person entitled to any benefit,  earning or credit under this article. D. Neither the employers,  the board nor any member of the board guarantees the LTD trust fund established by section 38-797.02 in any manner against loss or depreciation,  and they are not liable for any act or failure to act that is made in good faith pursuant to this article. The employers are not responsible for any act or failure to act of the board or any member of the board. Neither the board nor any member of the board is responsible for any act or failure to act of any employer. E. This section does not exempt benefits of any kind from a writ of attachment,  a writ of execution,  a writ of garnishment and orders of assignment issued by a court of record as the result of a judgment for arrearages of child support or for child support debt.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.11 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.11 - Exemptions from execution, attachment and taxation; exception

38-797.11.  Exemptions from execution,  attachment and taxation;  exception A. The benefits,  the employer and member contributions and the securities in the LTD trust fund established by section 38-797.02 are not subject to execution or attachment and are nonassignable except as specifically provided in this article or article 2 of this chapter. The employer and member contributions and the securities in the LTD trust fund established by section 38-797.02 are exempt from state,  county and municipal income taxes. Benefits received by a member from the LTD program are subject to tax pursuant to title 43. B. Interest,  earnings and all other credits pertaining to benefits are not subject to execution or attachment and are nonassignable.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.12 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.12 - Violation; classification

38-797.12.  Violation;  classification A person who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the LTD program with an intent to defraud the LTD program is guilty of a class 6 felony.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.13 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.13 - Reservation to legislature

38-797.13.  Reservation to legislature The right to modify,  amend or repeal this article,  or any provisions of this article,  is reserved to the legislature.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.14 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.14 - Liquidation of LTD program

38-797.14.  Liquidation of LTD program If the legislature determines that the LTD program is no longer to be operated for the purposes set forth in this article,  any monies remaining in the LTD trust after paying all liabilities of the trust or after making adequate provision for paying those liabilities revert to the general funds of the employers that were making contributions to the LTD program at the time the legislature terminates the LTD program. The reverted monies shall be prorated according to the gross amount of contributions made by the employers to the LTD program.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-797.15 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-797.15 - Interest paid to members and employers

38-797.15.  Interest paid to members and employers ASRS may not pay interest on any amount paid to a member,  an alternate payee or an employer pursuant to this article unless specifically authorized by this article.