HB 2034
Initials NM Page 1 Transmitted
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: MAPS DP 14-0-0-1 | 3
rd
Read DP 54-1-0-5
Senate: MAPS DP 7-0-0-0 | 3
rd
Read DPA 23-5-0-2
Final Pass: 56-2-0-2
HB 2034: DOC officers; personnel system; covered
Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 7
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Adds specified employees of the Department of Corrections (DOC) to covered service.
History
Employees of the state of Arizona are employed under either covered or uncovered service.
Unless otherwise prescribed, employees are under uncovered service. Uncovered employees
are at-will employees and may be disciplined or terminated without cause and for any reason
not prohibited by law. Covered employees may be disciplined or terminated only for cause,
and they have a right to appeal disciplinary actions taken against them (A.R.S. Title 41,
Chapter 4; AAC Title 2, Chapter 5).
Current statute lists the following DOC employee positions as covered service:
1) Correctional officers I;
2) Correctional officers II;
3) Correctional officers III; and
4) Community corrections officers (A.R.S. § 41-742).
Provisions
1. Adds the following DOC employees to covered service:
a) Correctional captains;
b) Correctional lieutenants;
c) Correctional sergeants;
d) Correctional corporal;
e) Correctional officers IV;
f) Community corrections unit supervisor; and
g) Community corrections group supervisor. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)
2. Specifies that all positions listed as covered will be in the covered service on the effective
date of this legislation. (Sec. 2)
3. Permits employees, who are moved from uncovered to covered service, and who are
employed before the effective date of this act, to retain the annual leave benefits of
uncovered employees. (Sec. 3)
4. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note