HB 2474 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 23-392 to modify overtime compensation rules for law enforcement and probation officers.

• Allows the director of the Department of Public Safety to establish alternate work periods (not exceeding 28 days or 160 hours) for determining overtime compensation for DPS employees.

• Creates a temporary provision allowing DPS director to set alternative work periods for all department employees from September 1, 2011 through January 1, 2014, in accordance with federal law.

• Clarifies that paid leave may be counted as hours worked when calculating overtime compensation.

• Designates the act as an emergency measure effective immediately.