38-909 - Arizona Statutes

38-909. Redemption of prior service; calculation A. Each present active member of the plan who had previous service in this state as an employee with an employer now covered by the plan or who had previous service with an agency of the United States government, a state of the United States or a political subdivision of a state of the United States as a full-time paid corrections officer or full-time paid certified peace officer may elect to redeem any part of the prior service by paying into the plan any amounts required under subsection B if the prior service is not on account with any other retirement system. B. Any present active member who elects to redeem any part of the prior service for which the employee is deemed eligible by the board under this section shall pay into the plan the amounts previously withdrawn by the member, if any, as a refund of the member's accumulated contributions plus accumulated interest as determined by the board and the additional amount, if any, computed by the plan's actuary that is necessary to equal the increase in the actuarial present value of projected benefits resulting from the redemption calculated using the actuarial methods and assumptions prescribed by the plan's actuary. C. The discount rate used by the actuary for the redemption calculation pursuant to subsection B is an amount equal to the lesser of the assumed rate of return that is prescribed by the board or an amount equal to the yield on a ten year treasury note as of March 1 that is published by the federal reserve board plus two per cent. This discount rate is effective beginning in the next fiscal year and shall be recalculated each year. D. A member electing to redeem service pursuant to this section may pay for service being redeemed in the form of a lump sum payment to the plan, a trustee-to-trustee transfer or a direct rollover of an eligible distribution from a plan described in section 402(c)(8)(B)(iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of the internal revenue code or a rollover of an eligible distribution from an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408(a) or (b) of the internal revenue code.