A. The director shall develop, implement and maintain an outreach education program for members of ASRS that is designed to provide basic information on retirement planning.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 38-756

  • ASRS: means the Arizona state retirement system established by this article. See Arizona Laws 38-711
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • State: means this state, including any department, office, board, commission, agency, institution or other instrumentality of this state. See Arizona Laws 38-711

B. The outreach education program prescribed in subsection A shall include at least the following:

1. Information on the benefits available to members before retirement.

2. Information on the financial benefits available at retirement including a detailed explanation of the benefits and benefit options under ASRS.

3. Information on how ASRS is organized.

4. Information on how the benefits of the members are funded.

5. Information on the social issues related to retirement.

6. The use of audiovisual, electronic and other educational aids that are designed to provide information on retirement education and planning.

7. The development of a creative promotional program using available media outlets.

C. ASRS shall present, either in person or through the use of electronic means, the outreach education program prescribed in subsection A at least once each year in each county of this state. Attendance of active members at outreach education program presentations is voluntary.