SB 1034 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

ASRS; return to work; prosecutors

SB 1034 allows retired Arizona public employees to return to work while keeping their retirement benefits under specific conditions. It specifically permits retired prosecutors (including county attorneys and municipal prosecutors) to return to work without losing benefits if they retired at least six months prior, and requires their employers to pay an alternate contribution rate to the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) instead of standard retirement payments. Retired workers returning under this law do not earn new retirement benefits, service credit, or additional account balances during their reemployment. The bill also clarifies that employers must submit required financial data to ASRS and pay these alternate contributions annually, starting July 1, 2012.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 18, 2024 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 6 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Arizona's state retirement system rules to allow retired members to return to work as prosecutors (county attorneys, municipal prosecutors, or attorneys general) within six months of retirement without losing their retirement benefits. It also adds new reporting requirements for employers and clarifies contribution rules for retired members returning to work in various capacities.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the return-to-work provision to include prosecutors as a specific category of eligible positions, whereas the original version did not explicitly include prosecutors in the return-to-work eligibility.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit eligibility for retired members to return to work as prosecutors (county attorneys, municipal prosecutors, or attorneys general) within six months of retirement while retaining retirement benefits.

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'prosecutor' to include assistant or deputy county attorneys, municipal prosecutors, and attorneys general.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the timing requirement for prosecutor return-to-work from 'at least six months after the date of retirement BEFORE returning to work' to clarify the sequence of events.

Added new subsection requiring employers to submit reports, data, and materials to ASRS to determine compensation and evaluate the return-to-work program.

FISCAL

Added provisions allowing employers to request credits or refunds for alternate contribution rates if they determine the rate does not apply to a retired member returning to work.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded ASRS's authority to deduct delinquent payments from any monies payable to the employer, including excise revenue taxes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

25–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 30

Mar 10, 2025

D Democratic13

9 Yea 1 Nay 3

69% Yea

R Republican17

16 Yea 1 Nay

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors