SB 1215 Summary

• Requires employers with 50 or more full-time employees performing customer service or back office operations to notify the Arizona Department of Economic Security at least 120 days before relocating a call center out of state or to a foreign country.

• Imposes civil penalties up to $10,000 per day for violations, with the director of the Industrial Commission of Arizona able to reduce penalties for just cause.

• Requires the Department of Economic Security to compile and distribute semiannual lists of relocating employers to all state agencies.

• Prohibits employers on the relocation list from receiving state grants or guaranteed loans for five years and requires them to repay unamortized grants, tax benefits, tax credits, and subsidies previously received.

• Mandates that state contractors performing call center or customer service work must employ workers entirely within Arizona, with existing out-of-state operations required to comply by November 1, 2024.