Senate Bill 1284 Summary

• Changes the title of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 3 from "Fire Fighter and Peace Officer Cancer Insurance" to "Firefighter, Peace Officer and Corrections Officer Cancer Insurance" to include corrections officers and detention officers in the program.

• Extends cancer insurance program eligibility to corrections officers employed by the state department of corrections or state department of juvenile corrections and detention officers employed by counties, cities or towns, with participation on a voluntary basis for these groups.

• Establishes that state agencies and local governments may create voluntary cancer insurance programs for corrections officers and detention officers, with employees voluntarily enrolling and making payments, while employers are not required to contribute.

• Modifies the firefighter and peace officer cancer insurance program to allow the board to administer coverage for eligible corrections officers and detention officers who voluntarily join and make payments to the program.

• Updates references throughout the statute to include corrections officers and detention officers as eligible participants in the retirement system's cancer insurance program and related provisions.