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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-610.02 - Leave of absence and compensation for national disaster medical system employment

38-610.02.
Leave of absence and compensation for national disaster medical system employment
A. An officer or employee of this state who is called into employment to the national disaster medical system under the United States department of health and human services and whose state employment is subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4 or who is exempt pursuant to section 41-742,  subsection D,  paragraph 1,  2,  3 or 5 is eligible for an additional leave of absence until released from active duty by competent authority. During the additional leave of absence,  the officer or employee shall continue to receive the officer's or employee's salary or compensation,  less the amount of all pay and allowances for activities while on active duty with the national disaster medical system.
B. An officer or employee who receives salary or compensation pursuant to subsection A of this section is not entitled to accrue annual leave or sick leave during the period of active duty.
C. An officer or employee may receive compensation pursuant to subsection A of this section for the continuous duration of the officer's or employee's order.
D. Within sixty days after an officer or employee who receives pay differential pursuant to this section completes the period of active duty,  the officer or employee shall provide proof that the officer or employee rendered honorable service while on active duty during any period for which the officer or employee received the pay differential pursuant to this section. This state may seek recovery of the pay differential from any person who fails to provide proof of honorable service.
E. The rights and duties of an officer or employee who is subject to this section is subject to the uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act (38 United States Code chapter 43).
F. The director of the department of administration shall establish procedures to be used by an eligible officer or employee to receive compensation pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-611 - Compensation of certain state officers and employees

38-611.
Compensation of certain state officers and employees
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section,  any officer or employee of the state,  or any of its agencies,  is entitled to receive a salary within the range as determined by the department of administration unless modified by the legislature.
B. Elected state officers,  employees of the supreme court,  employees of the court of appeals,  employees of the legislature,  employees of the governor's office,  employees of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind except the superintendent and the medical officer and all employees of the Arizona board of regents and the state universities are exempt from the provisions of this section.
C. Except as otherwise provided by statute or specific legislative appropriation,  members of boards,  commissions,  councils or advisory committees who are authorized by law to receive compensation may receive compensation at the rate of not to exceed thirty dollars for each day engaged in the service of such board,  commission,  council or advisory committee.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-643 - Public safety cancer insurance policy program account

38-643.
Public safety cancer insurance policy program account
A. The public safety cancer insurance policy program account is established and shall be under the exclusive control of the board. The board shall deposit monies collected pursuant to section 38-642 in the account to pay the cost of providing a group cancer insurance policy under the program and the cost of administering the program.
B. The board may use up to ten percent of the monies deposited in the account each year ending July 31 to pay the costs of administering the program,  except that board attorney fees and court costs relating to the program shall be paid out of the account and are not subject to this limitation. If no monies are deposited in the account in a given year,  the board may use up to five percent of the monies deposited in the account in the most recent year in which there was a deposit to pay the costs of administering the program.
C. The board shall cause an independent audit of the account to be performed at the end of each fiscal year and shall report the results of the audit to each employer within six months following the end of the fiscal year.
D. The employer contributions and securities in the account and investment earnings on monies in the account are exempt from state,  county and municipal taxes.
E. The program is a welfare benefit plan or trust intended to pay expenses incurred in the treatment of cancer as provided in the policy of insurance secured or established by the board pursuant to section 38-642. The legislature intends that the program's income be excluded as gross income for the purposes of the assessment of federal income tax under section 115 of the internal revenue code and that coverage under the program be excluded as gross income to the employees or retirees under section 106 of the internal revenue code. The board may adopt additional program provisions as are necessary to fulfill the legislature's intent that the program's income and coverage are not subject to federal income tax.
F. To the extent required to exclude coverage under the program as gross income of participants,  employers required to participate in the program shall pay the premiums for the cost of the program and include the premium amount as wages of the firefighters and peace officers participating in the program subject to federal and state income and employment taxes.
G. Employers,  the board of trustees and any member of a local board do not guarantee the account in any manner against loss or depreciation and are not liable for any act or failure to act made in good faith pursuant to this article,  including determinations on program claims.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-644 - Eligibility

38-644.
Eligibility
A. Except as provided in subsections B,  C and D of this section,  to qualify for covered benefits under the program,  a person must satisfy all of the following criteria:
1. Be an active or retired member of the public safety personnel retirement system or the corrections officer retirement plan or a participant in the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan.
2. Be one of the following:
(a) A firefighter who is or was regularly assigned to hazardous duty of the type normally expected of a firefighter.
(b) A peace officer.
(c) A corrections officer employed by the state department of corrections or the department of juvenile corrections,  a detention officer employed by a county,  city or town or any other member as defined in section 38-881 if the department,  county,  city,  town or participating employer as defined in section 38-881 has voluntarily established a program and the corrections officer,  detention officer or other member as defined in section 38-881 voluntarily enrolled in the program and made the payments pursuant to section 38-642,  subsection D.
3. Have cancer that was first diagnosed after the person's date of membership in the public safety personnel retirement system or corrections officer retirement plan or date of participation in the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan.
B. Persons who terminate employment with a participating employer are not eligible for benefits under the program unless the person has made a valid claim for payment of expenses under the program before termination of employment.
C. On retirement,  persons who were either receiving benefits under the program before retirement or who are diagnosed with cancer subsequent to retirement remain eligible for coverage under the program for the total of:
1. Either:
(a) Five months for each year of credited service accumulated toward retirement under the public safety personnel retirement system or corrections officer retirement plan.
(b) For five months for each year of service under the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan.
2. Plus actual time spent in the deferred retirement option plan pursuant to section 38-844.03 or the reverse deferred retirement option plan pursuant to section 38-885.01.
D. A person whose eligibility to receive benefits under subsection C of this section is expiring may continue to remain eligible for coverage under the program if the person makes an election with the board and pays to the board the cost of the premium as determined by the board at the time determined by the board.
E. A person is not eligible for benefits under the program if there is any evidence that the cancer that forms the basis for a benefit claim under the program existed before the person's membership in the public safety personnel retirement system or corrections officer retirement plan or the person's participation in the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-645 - Coverage

38-645.
Coverage
A. Coverage provided under the program shall provide benefits to eligible persons to pay for expenses that are designated by the board and that are incurred in the treatment of cancer,  including treatments by clinics or providers outside of the United States.
B. The board may provide for additional coverage or exclusions under the program based on available monies in the public safety cancer insurance policy program account.
C. Coverage under the public safety cancer insurance policy program may be canceled,  changed or terminated by the board at any time without notice. If the program is terminated,  the board shall refund monies in the public safety cancer insurance policy program account on a pro rata basis to employers,  excluding monies held in reserve for benefits as determined by the board.
D. If the program is self-insured,  benefits are limited to the assets in the public safety cancer insurance policy program account and those benefits may be reduced or eliminated at any time.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-651.02 - Expenditure of funds for group life and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance; group life coverage for former elected officials

38-651.02.
Expenditure of funds for group life and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance;  group life coverage for former elected officials
A. The department of administration may expend public funds appropriated for such purpose to procure group life insurance of at least five thousand dollars in coverage and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance of at least five thousand dollars in coverage for full-time officers and employees of the state and its departments and agencies. The department of administration by rule shall adopt standards for and designate qualifying plans and eligibility of officers and employees to participate in such plans. Any group life insurance and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan designated as a qualifying plan by the department of administration must be open for enrollment to all permanent full-time state employees.
B. The department of administration may by rule offer on a cost basis additional group life and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance to such officers and employees and the dependents of such officers and employees in amounts of not to exceed:
1. For the officer or employee,  three times the annual salary of such officer or employee.
2. For the dependents of such officers or employees,  an amount prescribed by the department of administration.
C. The department of administration,  by rule,  may adopt standards to establish group life insurance coverage for former elected officials of this state and their dependents and to establish eligibility for the former elected officials to participate in the coverage. The department of administration may promulgate rules which provide that if the former elected official dies before an insured surviving spouse the surviving spouse is eligible to participate in the coverage. The standards may provide that all or any group of the former elected officials,  their dependents or a surviving spouse may be grouped with officers and employees of this state or their dependents as necessary to obtain life insurance coverage at favorable rates. No public monies may be expended to pay the premium for insurance coverage pursuant to this subsection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-651.03 - Expenditure of funds for disability income insurance

38-651.03.
Expenditure of funds for disability income insurance
The department of administration may expend public funds appropriated for such purpose to procure disability income coverage for full-time officers and employees of the state,  its departments and agencies. The department of administration by rule shall adopt standards for integrating such coverage with other forms of income protection and for eligibility of officers and employees. Such coverage shall provide two-thirds of the gross monthly salary of such officer or employee after a waiting period prescribed by the department of administration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-651.05 - Flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan; fund

38-651.05.
Flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan;  fund
A. The department of administration is authorized to establish a flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan that may provide for deductions or salary reductions for group life insurance,  disability insurance,  group accidental death and dismemberment insurance,  long-term care coverage,  health and accident insurance or other authorized employee benefits,  which meet the requirements of the United States internal revenue code of 1986 and regulations thereunder and to adopt rules for its administration.
B. The department of administration shall determine the frequency of payroll deductions for purposes of this section for those state officers or employees under payroll systems under the direction of the department of administration. For all other state officers or employees under other state payroll systems,  the appropriate state agency,  board,  commission or institution shall determine the frequency of payroll deductions for purposes of this section.
C. The flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan fund is established. Monies received by the department of administration from employee contributions to the flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan established pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be deposited in the fund or deposited directly with a third party under contract with the department of administration to administer the plan. Investment earnings shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
D. The department of administration shall use any monies remaining in the fund or on deposit with a third party under contract to administer the plan at the end of each fiscal year in the following priority:
1. To cover the costs to this state of administering the flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan under subsection A of this section.
2. After payment of the administrative costs,  the remainder shall be used to reduce in a uniform manner the employee and employer contributions to benefits included under a flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-652 - Experience rating dividends and unused claim reserves; deposit; trust account

38-652.
Experience rating dividends and unused claim reserves;  deposit;  trust account
A. Monies that are to be paid by any insurance carrier,  other than a carrier that is being discontinued,  as experience rating dividends or unused claim reserves resulting from health and accident coverage provided pursuant to this article shall be paid to the department of administration. All such monies received by the department from such carriers shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  by the department within five days after receipt in a trust account to be administered by the department of administration. All such monies that are to be paid by an insurance carrier that will no longer continue as a carrier providing coverage pursuant to this article shall be paid to the department of administration. The department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all such monies received from such discontinued carriers in the state general fund.
B. On notice from the department of administration,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
C. Monies deposited in the trust account,  together with all monies derived from investment of such monies,  shall be used by the department of administration as provided in this subsection for the benefit of participating officers and employees who select a health and accident insurance benefit plan pursuant to this article that produces cash experience dividends and requires payroll deductions. Such monies shall be used as determined by the department of administration only for either or both of the following purposes:
1. To apply against premiums to be paid.
2. To purchase additional health and accident benefits for officers and employees and for the dependents of such officers and employees participating in the plan.
D. Subsection C of this section does not require that all monies in the trust fund be used within any one or more fiscal years. Any person who is no longer an employee of the state or an employee who is no longer a participant in a plan of the insurance carrier from which such monies were derived shall forfeit the person's right to any such premium reduction or plan improvement.
E. Monies deposited in or credited to the trust account shall be exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the reversion of monies to the state general fund.
F. No monies may be withdrawn from the trust account except on the warrant of the department of administration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-657 - Long-term care insurance

38-657.
Long-term care insurance
The department of administration shall spend public monies appropriated to procure long-term care coverage for full-time officers and employees of this state and its departments and agencies. The department of administration by rule shall adopt standards for and designate qualifying long-term plans and the eligibility of officers and employees to participate in those plans. Any long-term plan designated as a qualifying plan by the department of administration shall be open for enrollment to all permanent full-time state employees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-658 - Report to joint legislative budget committee

38-658.
Report to joint legislative budget committee
At least ten days before the department of administration enters into or renews contracts for medical and dental insurance coverage,  the director of the department of administration shall meet with and review for the joint legislative budget committee in executive session the planned contribution strategy for each health plan,  including indemnity health insurance,  hospital and medical service plans,  dental plans and health maintenance organizations. Information provided in executive session shall remain confidential until the contract award is made in compliance with title 41,  chapter 23.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-671 - Employee benefits; exclusions; definitions

38-671.
Employee benefits;  exclusions;  definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  any state employee initially hired on or after July 20,  2011 is not eligible to become a member of any state retirement system before the twenty-seventh week of employment. The state employee shall become a member of the state retirement system on the twenty-seventh week of employment if membership criteria are met under the state retirement system statutes.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to a person who is already a member of the state retirement system.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. " State employee"  means a person who is employed by an agency,  department,  board or commission of this state,  a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents,  the judicial branch and whose salary is paid through the department of administration,  the Arizona corporation commission or the legislature.
2. " State retirement system"  means the Arizona state retirement system established by chapter 5,  article 2 of this title and the long-term disability program established by chapter 5,  article 2.1 of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-701 - Definitions

38-701.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Commissioner of social security"  includes any individual to whom the commissioner of social security has delegated any of the commissioner's functions under the social security act with respect to coverage under the act of employees of states and their political subdivisions.
2. " Employee"  means any person in the employ of this state or a political subdivision of this state and includes an elective or appointive officer of this state or an eligible political subdivision of this state.
3. " Employment"  means any service performed by an employee in the employ of this state or a political subdivision of this state,  for the employer,  except service that in the absence of an agreement entered into under this article would constitute " employment"  as defined in the social security act,  or service that under the social security act may not be included in an agreement between this state and the commissioner of social security entered into under this article.
4. " Political subdivision"  includes counties,  incorporated cities or towns and school districts in this state,  and any other political subdivision as defined in article XIII,  section 7,  Constitution of Arizona.
5. " Social security act"  means the federal social security act (42 United States Code chapter 7),  including regulations and requirements issued pursuant to that act.
6. " State agency"  means the state agency that is designated by the governor to serve as the social security administrator for this state under the federal old age and survivors insurance system.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees › § 38-702 - Federal-state agreement

38-702.
Federal-state agreement
A. On behalf of this state the governor may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of social security,  consistent with this article,  for the purpose of extending the benefits of the federal old age and survivors insurance system to employees of this state or any political subdivision of this state with respect to services that are specified in the agreement and that constitute employment.
B. The agreement may contain provisions relating to coverage,  benefits,  contributions,  effective date,  modification of the agreement,  notification of dissolution of entities,  administration and other appropriate provisions to which the state agency and commissioner of social security agree,  except that the agreement shall provide in effect the following,  unless otherwise required under the social security act:
1. Benefits shall be provided for employees whose services are covered by the agreement,  and their dependents and survivors,  on the same basis as though the services constituted employment within the meaning of title II of the social security act.
2. The agreement is effective with respect to services in employment covered by the agreement performed after a date specified in the agreement,  but in no event may it be effective with respect to services performed before the first day of the calendar year in which the agreement is entered into or in which the modification of the agreement making it applicable to the services is entered into,  but an agreement or modification of an agreement entered into within the period permitted for retroactive coverage of employees under the agreement by title II of the social security act may provide in the agreement or modification of the agreement that the agreement or modification of the agreement is effective with respect to services performed after January 1,  1951,  or any date after that date.
3. All services that constitute employment and that are performed in the employ of this state by employees of this state are covered by the agreement.
4. All services that constitute employment performed in the employ of an eligible political subdivision of this state and that are covered by a plan that is in conformity with the terms of the agreement and that has been approved by the state agency under section 38-703 are covered by the agreement.
5. All services described in either paragraph 3 or 4 and performed by individuals in positions covered by a retirement system with respect to which the governor has issued a certificate to the commissioner of social security pursuant to section 38-706.