Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-8-508

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R2-8-508 - Required Documentation and Calculations for Leave of Absence Service Credit

A. An Eligible Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Leave of Absence Service under A.R.S. § 38-744 shall provide to the ASRS an Approved Leave of Absence form that includes:

1. The following information completed by the Eligible Member:

a. The start date and end date of the approved leave of absence;

b. The date the Eligible Member returned to work or a statement of why employment was not resumed;

c. The name of the Employer;

d. Whether the Eligible Member participated in another public retirement system during this leave of absence; and

e. If the Eligible Member participated in another public retirement system during the leave of absence, whether the Eligible Member is receiving a benefit or is eligible to receive a benefit, from the other public retirement system; and

2. Acknowledgement of the following statements of understanding:

a. The Eligible Member understands that up to one year of Service Credit may be purchased for each approved leave of absence, if the Eligible Member returns to work for the Employer that approved the leave of absence unless employment could not be resumed because of disability or nonavailability of a position;

b. The Eligible Member authorizes the Employer to provide any necessary personal information to ASRS in order to process this request; and

c. The Eligible Member certifies that if the Eligible Member participated in another public retirement system during the approved leave of absence, the Eligible Member is not receiving, and is not eligible to receive, a benefit from the other public retirement system for the time during the approved leave of absence; and

3. The Eligible Member's dated signature.

B. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-744, a member who participated in another public retirement system during the leave of absence, and is receiving a benefit or is eligible to receive a benefit from the other public retirement system, is not an Eligible Member for purposes of this section.

C. If the information provided by the Eligible Member pursuant to subsection (A) is correct, the Employer shall validate the information and submit the information to the ASRS through the Employer's secure ASRS account. If the information provided by the Eligible Member pursuant to subsection (A) is incorrect, the Employer shall correct the information and submit the information to the ASRS through the Employer's secure ASRS account.

D. Upon submitting the information specified in subsection (B), the Employer shall acknowledge the following statements of understanding:

1. The Employer has verified all the dates for the approved leave of absence period are correct; and

2. The contact individual has the legal power to bind the Employer in transactions with the ASRS.

E. The amount the Eligible Member shall pay to purchase Service Credit for an approved leave of absence is determined as provided in R2-8-506.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-508

New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 303, effective 3/18/2019.