SB 1058 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

retirement; reemployment; school resource officers

SB 1058 amends Arizona's retirement system rules to clarify reemployment policies for retired public employees, particularly affecting school resource officers. The bill establishes specific requirements for retirees returning to work within six months of retirement, including mandatory repayment of pension payments received during reemployment and restrictions on reinstating service credits. It creates an exemption for retired school resource officers who return to work, allowing them to retain pension benefits without repayment under certain conditions. The legislation also details procedures for repaying severance refunds if retirees return to the same employer within two years, requiring full repayment plus interest. These changes directly impact public employees who retire and later return to state or local government positions.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Feb 12, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System statute to clarify reemployment rules for retired members, particularly adding exceptions for school resource officers and fire inspectors. It also expands the statute to include new subsections covering various reemployment scenarios and voluntary duties, while maintaining existing provisions about fraud, severance refunds, and disability pensions.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the reemployment provisions to explicitly include school resource officers and fire inspectors/arson investigators as exceptions to standard reemployment restrictions, and adds new subsections (F through L) covering voluntary duties, different reemployment timing scenarios, and enforcement mechanisms.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit exception for retired members hired as fire inspectors, arson investigators, or school resource officers from standard reemployment restrictions.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsections F through L covering voluntary peace officer duties, reemployment after six months in different positions, employment with different employers, and enforcement mechanisms for fraud.

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'same position' to clarify what constitutes substantially similar duties and authority when determining reemployment restrictions.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new enforcement provisions allowing the system to pursue civil suits for fraud, obtain judicial liens on nonexempt property, and offset court-ordered amounts against benefits.

TIMELINE

Added new provision allowing retired members who terminate employment after six months to potentially be reemployed and resume pension payments after another six-month period if at least sixty consecutive days were not reemployed.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

22–6

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 30

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic13

7 Yea 4 Nay 2

53% Yea

R Republican17

15 Yea 2 Nay

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA/SE

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors