HB 2604 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 38-847, 38-848, and 38-893 relating to public retirement systems boards and paid leave provisions.

• Requires employers to provide paid leave of absence to employee-members of local boards for time spent attending local board meetings (Section 38-847(Q)).

• Requires employers to provide paid leave of absence to employee-members of the board of trustees for time spent attending board business or board meetings, with such employees ineligible for per diem compensation but eligible for expense reimbursement (Section 38-848(Y)).

• Requires employers to provide paid leave of absence to employee-members of local boards in the corrections officer retirement plan for time spent attending local board meetings (Section 38-893(Q)).

• Makes technical corrections throughout including changing "chairman" to "chairperson" and "permit" to "allow" for gender-neutral language.