Section R2-8-510. Required Documentation and Calculations for Presidential Call-up Service Credit

A.      An eligible member or the eligible member’s beneficiary who meets the requirements under A.R.S. § 38-745(C) shall receive up to 60 months of Presidential Call-up service under A.R.S. § 38-745(C) through (I). In order to determine the amount of contributions the ASRS employer owes to purchase service credit for Presidential Call-up service, the eligible member’s ASRS employer shall provide to the ASRS a copy of the eligi- ble member’s military service record and a completed Military Call-up form that includes the following:

1.        The member’s full name;

2.        The member’s Social Security number;

3.        The start date of Presidential Call-up Service;

4.        The end date of Presidential Call-up Service;

5.        Whether the member received paid leave while on Presi- dential Call-up;

6.        The date the member returned to work for the ASRS employer;

7.        The salary for each fiscal year while the member is on Presidential Call-up, including any salary increases the eligible member would have received had the member not left employment due to Presidential Call-up, if appli- cable;

8.        The ASRS employer’s name and address;

9.        The name of a contact individual for the ASRS employer, and that individual’s business and fax telephone numbers;

10.     The contact individual’s signature and date of signature;

11.     If applicable, the earlier of:

a.         The date that the member was released from the hos- pital for injuries sustained as a result of participating in a Presidential Call-up; or

b.        The date that the member was hospitalized for one year for injuries sustained as a result of participating in a Presidential Call-up; and

12.     A copy of the member’s death certificate, if applicable.

B.       An ASRS employer shall make the request to purchase service credit for Presidential Call-up service within 30 days after the member’s active duty termination date.

C.      The ASRS calculates the amount the ASRS employer pays to purchase Presidential Call-up service by multiplying the eligi- ble member’s salary at the time active duty commences, by the contribution rate in effect for the period of active duty, and by the years or partial years of service elapsing from the active duty commencement date through the active duty termination date. Included in the calculation are any salary increases the member would have received if the member had not left work to participate in a Presidential Call-up.

D.      The ASRS shall send the ASRS employer a statement of cost for purchase of the Presidential Call-up service credit, based on the calculation in subsection (B). Within 90 days from the

date on the ASRS statement of cost, the ASRS employer shall pay to the ASRS the amount on the statement. If the ASRS employer fails to make full payment within the 90 days, inter- est shall accrue on the unpaid balance at the assumed actuarial investment earnings rate approved by the Board in effect on the date of the statement of cost.

E.       If an ASRS employer deducts retirement and long-term dis- ability contributions from an eligible member’s pay while the eligible member is on Presidential Call-up service, the ASRS shall return the contributions to the ASRS employer after the ASRS receives the information in subsection (A).

F.       If an ASRS employer deducts retirement contributions from an eligible member’s pay while the eligible member is on Presi- dential Call-up service, and the  eligible member does not return to the ASRS employer after separation from active mili- tary service, the ASRS shall apply the retirement contributions to the member’s credited service.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4).