When an ASRS member applies for retirement or a refund of contributions, the ASRS may be required to request an Ending Payroll Verification Form (EPV) from our employer partners to where the member has made contributions. 

For retiring members, the ASRS will generate an EPV request to all employer partners that remitted contributions within the last 36 months. For refunding members, the EPV is generated for all employer partners that remitted contributions within the last 6 months. 

In general, vesting refers to a member’s ability to refund all of their contributions paid into a retirement plan. In ASRS terms, our members are ‘vested’ with their first contribution towards their retirement. This allows our members to take retirement even if they only have one month of service credit with the ASRS and would be eligible for ASRS health insurance. 

When an ASRS member terminates their employment, they would have the option to refund all of their contributions plus any applicable interest.

For many employees, retirement can be overwhelming and exciting all at the same time! Employees and employers alike are curious about what is required during this process. The ASRS has the following essential information to assist along the way. 

Resources for Retiring Employees

The Forms & Packets section is found under the “Other Operations” tab of your employer secure account, which has 6 forms and 3 packets organized across 3 categories.

We have heard your feedback and are happy to introduce some enhancements to the Employer Secure Message (ESM) function within your employer secure account! We gathered suggestions and comments submitted by our employer partners, and a recent software release featured enhancements that many requested.

The Check Member Eligibility Tool application was designed for two primary purposes: 

Contribution rates for the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) employers and employees for Fiscal Year '26 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) have been announced and are shown below.

**These rates will be effective for pay periods ending on or after July 1, 2025.**

Welcome to your new monthly newsletter, ASRS In Focus!

We recognize the importance of connecting with you, our employer partners, and have rethought the best way to deliver meaningful content that fits your schedule best.

Earlier this year, the Employer Relations Team modified how we offer Employer Basics. The ASRS Employer Basics webinar is essentially a walk-through of the ASRS Employer Manual. We cover topics such as membership eligibility, enrollment processing, contribution reporting, health insurance premium benefits, long term disability, and hiring retirees. Although it was originally offered as a half-day in-person workshop, out of necessity during the pandemic Basics became a series of videos.

One of the first things all ASRS employers should do to assist their employees, is to ensure that they are enrolled with their ASRS employer. Online Enrollment instructions, along with each employer's unique enrollment code, are available under the manage enrollments tab of the Employer Secure Account.