§ 38-671 — Employee benefits; exclusions; definitions

A. Notwithstanding any other law, any state employee initially hired on or after July 20, 2011 is not eligible to become a member of any state retirement system before the twenty-seventh week of employment. The state employee shall become a member of the state retirement system on the twenty-seventh week of employment if membership criteria are met under the state retirement system statutes.

B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to a person who is already a member of the state retirement system.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "State employee" means a person who is employed by an agency, department, board or commission of this state, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, the judicial branch and whose salary is paid through the department of administration, the Arizona corporation commission or the legislature.

2. "State retirement system" means the Arizona state retirement system established by chapter 5, article 2 of this title and the long-term disability program established by chapter 5, article 2.1 of this title.