Whether you are new to your role as an employer partner, local board member, local board support staff, or you just need a refresher on your responsibilities, the PSPRS Employer and Local Board Training Department offers a variety of resources and training events. The training events are held statewide, regional in-class sessions, webinars and in some circumstances, on-site at your agency. For questions regarding training resources, to host an event in your area, or for general questions regarding PSPRS or CORP, please contact our Employer and Local Board Training Department at [email protected]. Schedules for the training events are continuously updated, so please be sure to check back frequently.
For instructions to access the Employer and Local Board Online Services, click here.
Training Resources and Presentation Archives
To guide you in your role, the Local Board Manual is a helpful resource of information for processing retirements, disability, survivor, DROP and Reverse DROP benefit payments. You may access the manual from the Forms & Resources section of the website. You may also click here for the Model Uniform Rules of Local Board Procedure, or you may access this section for prior local board meeting presentations. Additional webinars and videos are available on the Arizona PSPRS channel on YouTube.
Training Events conducted by PSPRS Staff
STARS Demonstration for Employers & Local Boards
Member Services Director Robert Ortega will show the system’s employers and local board self-service functions during the online bi-weekly STARS meeting scheduled for October 23 at 1 p.m.
Download meeting invite or join online meeting 5-10 mins prior to meeting start time via this link: https://psprs.zoom.us/j/93440334774?pwd=dHVFbnlyakxGM2RjQWg2ZE54dXZJZz09#success
- Dial-in number: +1 (602) 753-0140
- Meeting ID: 934 4033 4774
- Passcode: 994068
Please reach out to your PSPRS point of contact, either Joann Lowey or Harold Green, with any questions or concerns you may have during this project.
Employer-Local Board Workshop with training on actuarial valuations, new member/demographic data management, contributions, retirement/DROP, health subsidies, cancer insurance and disability applications.
Download agenda | Presentation | Workshop Replay
Please contact Harold Greene, PSPRS employer relationship manager with any questions.
Training Events conducted by Public Safety Financial/Galloway
By statute, PSPRS is required to make benefit education services available to members and has contracted with Public Safety Financial/Galloway for this purpose. PSPRS does not endorse any fee-based asset management services for our members. Additionally, members may always choose their own financial and investment counseling. Public Safety Financial/Galloway can be contacted by phone at (480) 325-8668, in-person at 1138 N. Alma School Rd., Suite 201, Mesa, AZ 85201, or online at https://galloway911.com.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 7:30 – 9 a.m.: WEBINAR – State of Arizona DROP/Retirement: What you need to know before and after.
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register.
Friday, October 11, 2024, 2 – 3:30 p.m.: WEBINAR – State of Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register.
Friday, October 18, 2024, 1 – 2:30 p.m.: IN-PERSON – Board room, PSPRS, 3010 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016 – State of Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS)
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 10 – 11:30 a.m.: WEBINAR – State of Arizona Correction Officers Retirement Plan (CORP)
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 2 – 3:30 p.m.: WEBINAR – State of Arizona DROP/Retirement: What you need to know before and after.
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register.