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Committee advances clarification that ASRS long‑term disability requires employment with an ASRS employer
Summary
House Bill 20 77 was returned with a due‑pass recommendation; ASRS staff said the bill clarifies that long‑term disability benefits are available only to members employed by an ASRS employer at the time of disability.
The House Ways and Means Committee returned House Bill 20 77 with a due‑pass recommendation after the Arizona State Retirement System described the proposal as a clean‑up measure to clarify eligibility for long‑term disability (LTD) benefits.
Representative Wilson, sponsor of House Bill 20 77, described the bill as a cleanup item that designates who is eligible for LTD. Jessica Thomas, legislative liaison for ASRS, told the committee the bill clarifies that to qualify for LTD under ASRS, a member must have been employed by an ASRS employer at the time the disability occurred.
Committee members asked no further questions, and the committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation by an 8–0 roll call with one member absent.
The bill is limited to statutory clarification about LTD eligibility and does not change benefit amounts or eligibility outside the employment‑at‑time‑of‑disability requirement.
