Arizona Revised Statutes Title 38. Public Officers and Employees § 38-908. Transfer of credited service

A. A member who terminates employment with an employer and accepts a position with the same or another employer participating in the plan shall have the member's credited service transferred to the member's record with the new employer provided the member leaves the member's accumulated contributions on deposit with the fund. The period not employed shall not be considered as service or credited service.

B. The new employer's account shall be credited with the member's accumulated contributions plus the additional amount, if any, necessary to equal the increase in the actuarial present value to the extent funded on a market value basis as of the most recent actuarial valuation of projected benefits resulting from the transfer calculated by the system's actuary using the actuarial methods and assumptions adopted by the board.