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AZ Rev Stat § 38-611.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-611.01 - Arizona state retirement system; incentive compensation plan; special pay plan

38-611.01.  Arizona state retirement system;  incentive compensation plan;  special pay plan The Arizona state retirement system established by chapter 5,  article 2 of this title: 1. May administer an incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel established in consultation with the director of the department of administration. The Arizona state retirement system shall file a copy of any incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel with the governor,  the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  the office of strategic planning and budgeting,  the joint legislative budget committee and the department of administration within ten business days of its adoption or readoption. 2. Except for the incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel,  shall not establish any other compensation plans without the approval of the director of the department of administration. 3. May request that the director of the department of administration establish a special pay plan for the Arizona state retirement system director,  deputy director,  chief investment officer,  investment related personnel and fiduciary or investment counsel. The director of the department of administration,  pursuant to section 41-742,  subsection C,  paragraph 4,  shall establish the special pay plan after considering the recommendations of the Arizona state retirement system board and using relevant market data. The director of the department of administration may adopt other special pay plans determined necessary for certain classes or groups of Arizona state retirement system employees,  taking into consideration such factors as occupational patterns,  economic conditions and pay ranges common to government,  business and industry,  and shall work with the Arizona state retirement system in establishing the plans.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-611.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-611.02 - Public safety personnel retirement system; special pay practices

38-611.02.  Public safety personnel retirement system;  special pay practices The board of trustees of the public safety personnel retirement system established by chapter 5,  article 4 of this title: 1. May administer an incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel established in consultation with the director of the department of administration. The public safety personnel retirement system shall file a copy of any incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel with the governor,  the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  the office of strategic planning and budgeting,  the joint legislative budget committee and the department of administration within ten business days of its adoption or readoption. 2. Except for the incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel,  shall not establish any other compensation plans without the approval of the director of the department of administration. 3. May request that the director of the department of administration establish a special pay plan for the public safety personnel retirement system administrator,  deputy or assistant administrator,  chief investment officer,  investment related personnel and fiduciary or investment counsel. The director of the department of administration,  pursuant to section 41-742,  subsection C,  paragraph 4,  shall establish the special pay plan after considering the recommendations of the public safety personnel retirement system board of trustees,  including consideration of the salary ranges recommended by an independent compensation consultant and using relevant market data. The director of the department of administration may adopt other special pay plans determined necessary for certain classes or groups of public safety personnel retirement system employees,  taking into consideration such factors as occupational patterns,  economic conditions and pay ranges common to government,  business and industry,  and shall work with the public safety personnel retirement system in establishing the plans.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-613 - State employee suggestion program awards; fund

38-613.  State employee suggestion program awards;  fund A. The director of the department of administration may adopt rules to provide an award to any state employee for any of the following: 1. An adopted procedure or idea that resulted in eliminating or reducing state expenditures or improving operations in the public interest. 2. The performance of a special act or service in the public interest. B. The governor shall appoint a five member board that serves at the governor's pleasure for four year staggered terms to establish policy for the operation of the state employee suggestion program,  review all suggestions and approve all awards with the concurrence of the head of the agency in which the cost saving is realized. The board shall elect a chairman each year. C. The award may equal no more than ten per cent of the amount saved as a result of the suggestion.  D. A state employee suggestion program award fund is established consisting of identified measurable dollar savings transferred from appropriated and nonappropriated monies in the budget unit where the cost saving is realized,  except that monies may not be transferred from the state general fund. The board shall initiate fund transfers with the concurrence of the director of the department of administration. Except as provided in subsection G of this section,  the director of the department of administration shall use monies in the state employee suggestion program award fund for the following purposes only: 1. To make awards pursuant to this section. 2. To purchase recognition materials with a cost of not to exceed fifty dollars for each award. E. The board shall certify to the director of the department of administration the names of persons granted awards and the amounts of the awards. On certification of the names and the amounts of the awards the director of the department of administration shall draw a warrant on the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall pay the warrant from the state employee suggestion program award fund. F. An award to a state employee shall not be considered as extra compensation. G. The director of the department of administration may use up to six per cent of any monies transferred to the state employee suggestion program award fund for the purposes of administering,  advertising and promoting the state employee suggestion program. H. Elected officials,  directors,  deputy directors,  managers and supervisors are not eligible for awards pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-614 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-614 - Merit awards; county employees; merit award system board; special merit award fund

38-614.  Merit awards;  county employees;  merit award system board;  special merit award fund A. A county board of supervisors may adopt rules and regulations to provide merit awards for county employees. The rules and regulations shall include granting a merit award for any of the following: 1. An adopted procedure or idea which resulted in eliminating or reducing county expenditures or improving operations in the public interest. 2. The performance of a special act or service in the public interest. B. If the board of supervisors permits merit awards it shall appoint a merit award system board to establish policy for the operation of the merit award system,  review all suggestions and recommend for approval all merit awards with the concurrence of the head of the department in which the cost savings is realized. The size of the merit award system board shall be equal to the number of supervisors for that county. Each supervisor shall appoint one member to serve on the merit award system board. C. The board of supervisors shall approve all merit awards. D. No merit award may exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. E. The board of supervisors shall establish and may fund for the purpose of this section a special merit award fund consisting of identified measurable dollar savings transferred from appropriated and nonappropriated monies in the department where the cost saving is realized. F. The board of supervisors may at the end of each fiscal year transfer all or part of the monies accumulated in the special merit award fund to the county general fund. G. The merit award system board shall certify to the board of supervisors the names of persons recommended for merit awards and the amounts of the awards. On final approval by the board of supervisors of the names and the amounts of the merit awards,  the county finance director shall draw a warrant on the county treasury. The county treasurer shall pay the warrant from the special merit award fund. H. All county employees are eligible for merit awards,  except that the qualifying criteria prescribed in subsection A are not met as a result of the employee's regular employment duties and an award is not considered extra compensation.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-616 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-616 - Retiree accumulated sick leave fund; administration; contribution

38-616.  Retiree accumulated sick leave fund;  administration;  contribution A. A retiree accumulated sick leave fund is established consisting of deposits made pursuant to subsection C of this section. The department of administration shall administer the fund and shall maintain individual accounts for each state officer or employee receiving a benefit on retirement pursuant to section 38-615. Monies in the fund may be used for payment for accumulated sick leave made pursuant to section 38-615 and for any associated employee related expenditures. The department of administration may use up to two per cent of the total amount deposited in the fund in fiscal year 1999-2000 and up to one and one-half per cent of the total amount deposited in the fund in fiscal year 2000-2001 and each fiscal year thereafter to administer section 38-615. B. The department of administration shall pay the accumulated sick leave payment for each eligible state officer or employee pursuant to section 38-615. C. All state budget units and legislative and judicial branches of state government that employ officers or employees who may be eligible on retirement to receive payment for accumulated sick leave pursuant to section 38-615 shall contribute a pro rata share of the overall cost of the accumulated sick leave payments. The pro rata share shall be payable by payroll fund source,  and the resultant amount shall be deposited in the retiree accumulated sick leave fund. The pro rata share shall be established by the director,  is subject to review by the joint legislative budget committee and shall not exceed .40 per cent of the total benefit eligible payroll as prescribed in section 38-651 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and .55 per cent of the total benefit eligible payroll as prescribed in section 38-651 in fiscal year 2000-2001 and each fiscal year thereafter. Total payroll includes all fund sources including the state general fund,  federal monies,  special revenue funds,  intergovernmental revenue monies,  trust funds and other payroll sources. A claim for the pro rata share percentage payment shall be submitted according to the fund source,  with the accompanying payroll,  to the department of administration for deposit in the retiree accumulated sick leave fund. D. Notwithstanding section 35-190,  monies in the retiree accumulated sick leave fund do not revert to the state general fund at the end of each fiscal year.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-617 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-617 - County safety incentive awards

38-617.  County safety incentive awards A county board of supervisors may adopt rules to provide employee safety recognition awards with terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the board for the safe operation of county government. No award shall exceed two hundred fifty dollars.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-621 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-621 - Persons eligible to receive travel expenses

38-621.  Persons eligible to receive travel expenses A. The provisions of this article shall apply to every public officer,  deputy or employee of the state,  or of any department,  institution or agency thereof,  and to a member of any board,  commission or other agency of the state when traveling on necessary public business away from his designated post of duty and when issued a proper travel order. B. The designated post of duty of members of boards,  commissions,  authorities,  councils and committees who are not fulltime employees of the agency served by the board,  commission,  authority,  council or committee shall be deemed to be their place of residence.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-622 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-622 - Authorization for travel; claims

38-622.  Authorization for travel;  claims A. When the official duties of a public officer,  deputy or employee require the public officer,  deputy or employee to travel from the public officer's,  deputy's or employee's designated post of duty,  the public officer,  deputy or employee shall be allowed reimbursement of the expenses incurred for that travel. B. The reimbursement of expenses shall be authorized by travel orders signed by the head of the department or agency,  or by a person to whom that authority has been properly delegated. C. Claims by public officers,  deputies,  and employees for reimbursement of expenses for transportation,  lodging,  meals and incidentals and long-term subsistence allowances shall be submitted on forms prescribed by and in the manner required by the department of administration.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-623 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-623 - Means of travel; rates

38-623.  Means of travel;  rates A. Travel by air,  railroad or motor vehicle is permitted. Railroad sleeping accommodations shall be considered as transportation,  and the cost of railroad sleeping accommodations may be allowed each person traveling. Private conveyance may be allowed for travel inside and outside this state by way of the most direct regularly traveled route computed by highway map or odometer reading when traveling by motor vehicle,  or if by airplane,  by the most direct air mileage route listed by the civil aeronautics board. Expenses for transportation by private conveyances used for travel outside this state shall be reimbursed at the lesser of either the rate set by the department of administration or air coach fare to the same destination. Travel by rented or chartered motor vehicle or airplane shall be paid at the cost of the travel. B. When a private conveyance is used outside this state,  a transportation expense shall not be allowed as provided for in subsection A,  unless authority is delegated in writing by the director of the department of administration,  or in the case of a university employee,  by the president of the respective university,  if the authority is delegated by the governor,  or unless otherwise provided by law. C. When one or more officers,  employees or other public agents traveling on official business are transported in the same private conveyance,  one mileage only may be allowed. D. The department of administration shall set rates of reimbursement for state travel by motor vehicle and by airplane as provided in this section. In setting the rates the department of administration shall consider amounts established by the United States internal revenue service as acceptable for income tax purposes without further documentation. No increase or decrease from the current rate established by the department of administration shall be effective until approved by the joint legislative budget committee.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-624 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-624 - Lodging expenses; meal and incidental expense reimbursement and long-term subsistence allowance; items covered by reimbursement; amount predetermined by department of administration

38-624.  Lodging expenses;  meal and incidental expense reimbursement and long-term subsistence allowance;  items covered by reimbursement;  amount predetermined by department of administration A. A state employee while traveling on authorized state business shall be reimbursed for actual lodging expenses incurred not to exceed a predetermined amount pursuant to subsection C of this section. All claims for reimbursement shall be accompanied by lodging expense receipts. B. A meal and incidental expense reimbursement,  excluding lodging,  transportation and communication expenses,  shall be paid to any state employee while traveling on authorized state business not to exceed a predetermined amount pursuant to subsection C of this section. C. The director of the department of administration shall establish maximum amounts for reimbursement for lodging and meal and incidental expenses or long-term subsistence incurred pursuant to subsections A and B of this section,  based on federal guidelines for these types of expenses or other reasonable rates as determined by the department. The director may change the maximum amounts from time to time and may establish a separate maximum amount for geographical areas of the United States if the director finds that the reasonable cost varies significantly in one or more areas. Maximum amounts established by the director shall be subject to approval by the joint legislative budget committee. D. The director of the department of administration shall establish in the state accounting manual uniform procedures by which amounts less than the maximum lodging and meal and incidental expense reimbursement amounts may be claimed by a person who is in travel status for less than a full twenty-four-hour period or by a person who does not provide lodging receipts. The director of the department of administration shall also establish policies and procedures for claiming lodging and meal and incidental expense reimbursements and long-term subsistence allowances by persons temporarily required,  for a period of not less than thirty days,  to reside away from their primary place of residence. If housing or meals are provided,  the reimbursements may be less than,  and cannot exceed,  the lodging and meal and incidental expense reimbursements pursuant to subsection C of this section. Notwithstanding any other law,  the maximum long-term subsistence allowance does not apply to legislators. A long-term subsistence allowance for legislators shall be established pursuant to section 41-1104.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-625 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-625 - Receipts for transportation

38-625.  Receipts for transportation Claims which include transportation by common carrier,  rented automobiles,  trains or airplanes shall not be allowed unless accompanied by receipts,  but receipts for transportation by means of local public transportation including taxicabs shall not be required,  and such means of local transportation may be allowed and paid for and shall not be considered as regular common carrier transportation.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-626 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-626 - Out-of-state travel; approval; exemptions

38-626.  Out-of-state travel;  approval;  exemptions A. When the official duties or activities of a public officer,  deputy or employee of the state or of any department,  institution,  commission,  board or other agency of the state necessitate out-of-state travel,  the travel order shall be countersigned by the agency head or by the president of the respective university for its university employees and is authority to pay the claims from any funds available for such travel. The agency head or the university president may delegate the authority to countersign out-of-state travel orders. Except as provided by subsection B,  the department of administration shall: 1. Adopt policies and procedures for the approval of out-of-state travel orders. 2. Disseminate these policies and procedures to all agencies. 3. Perform compliance reviews on out-of-state travel orders for compliance with the policies and procedures. 4. Require that all outside travel orders shall be available for public inspection. B. The Arizona board of regents is responsible for implementing the provisions of subsection A,  paragraphs 1,  3 and 4,  for the universities under its jurisdiction. C. The requirements of subsection A shall not apply under the following: 1. When,  by the shortest practical routing,  travel through an adjoining state is necessary to reach remote areas of this state. 2. When any legislative member,  officers and employees of the legislature,  the legislative council,  joint legislative budget committee members and employees,  and other legislative interim committee members are traveling on official business.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-626.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-626.01 - Authorization for certain out-of-state travel by state employees

38-626.01.  Authorization for certain out-of-state travel by state employees Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 38-626 and 38-627,  the agency head,  or a person properly delegated by the agency head,  may authorize travel of personnel and state equipment under the agency head's jurisdiction into states of the United States adjoining this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-627 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-627 - Use of state equipment out of state

38-627.  Use of state equipment out of state The agency head or the president of a university may authorize the use of state equipment outside of this state when the agency head or president ascertains in writing that no other means of transportation is available or no service of the type required is provided by existing common carriers or the use of state transportation equipment outside the state will best serve the interests of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 38-641 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees|§ 38-641 - Definitions

38-641.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Board"  means the board of trustees of the public safety personnel retirement system established by section 38-848,  including its authorized employees,  administrators,  attorneys and agents. 2. " Employer"  means this state or any political subdivision of this state,  including cities,  towns,  fire districts and Indian tribes,  that employs firefighters,  peace officers,  corrections officers,  detention officers or other members as defined in section 38-881 and that participates in the public safety personnel retirement system established by chapter 5,  article 4 of this title or the corrections officer retirement plan established by chapter 5,  article 6 of this title. 3. " Peace officer"  means a certified peace officer as defined in section 38-842. 4. " Program"  means the public safety cancer insurance policy program established by this article.