Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section1. Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 49 is amended to read:
Sec. 49. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
2022-23
FTE positions 3.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 322,700
Housing trust fund deposit 60,000,000
Homeless services grant pilot 10,000,000
Total appropriation — Arizona department
ofhousing $70,322,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $70,000,000
Housing trust fund 322,700
All monies from the housing trust fund deposit shall bedistributed in the form of grants, not loans, to projects in cities, towns andcounties in this state. Of the $60,000,000 appropriated to thehousing trust fund, $20,000,000 must be distributed to projects in countiesother than Maricopa and Pima counties and an additional $4,000,000 must bedistributed to, or for projects on, the Navajo and Hopitribal nations.
The Arizona department of housingshall use the monies appropriated for the homeless services grant pilot toestablish a grant program for cities, towns and counties in this state forhomeless services programs designed to reduce homelessness. Eligible programsmust allow homeless individuals to be compensated for daily work, offer a dailyremuneration rate and help participants to access support services. Participatingcities, towns and counties must provide a dollar-for-dollar local match foreach grant dollar received. The department shall prioritize awardinggrants to cities, towns and counties that have an established program thatmeets the grant requirements.
Sec.2. Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 126 isamended to read:
Sec.126. Appropriation;new school facilities fund; use; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. The sum of $31,753,900$26,365,000 is appropriated from the state general fundin fiscal year 2023-2024 for a onetime deposit in the new school facilitiesfund established by section 41-5741, Arizona Revised Statutes. The division ofschool facilities within the department of administration shall use the moniesonly for facilities that will be constructed for school districts that receivedfinal approval from the division of school facilities within the department ofadministration on or before December15, 2021.
Sec. 3. Subject to applicable laws, the sums orsources of revenue set forth in this act are appropriated for the fiscal yearsindicated and only from the funding sources listed for the purposes and objectsspecified. If monies from funding sources in this act are unavailable, noother funding source may be used.
Sec. 4. ARIZONA STATEBOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
2023-24
FTE positions 14.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,236,600
Fund sources:
Board of accountancy fund $ 2,236,600
Sec. 5. ACUPUNCTURE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 1.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 194,300
Fund sources:
Acupuncture board of examiners
fund $ 194,300
Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
2023-24
FTE positions 539.1
Operating lump sum appropriation $91,914,700
Utilities 7,649,900
Arizona financial information
system 14,442,100
Risk management administrative
expenses 10,870,700
Risk management losses and
premiums 52,436,300
Workers' compensation losses
and premiums 28,395,000
Cyber risk insurance 23,037,200
Information technology project
management andoversight 1,667,300
State surplus property sales
agencyproceeds 1,810,000
Employee compensation study 4,000,000
Health care interoperabilitygrants 3,000,000
Fire incident management
fund deposit 12,200,000
Kirkland school district
distribution 300,000
Early literacy 250,000
K-12 transportation grants 15,000,000
Miami unified school district
gym floors 350,000
Southwest defense contracts 25,000
Governmenttransformation office 2,063,000
Totalappropriation — department of
administration $269,411,200
Fundsources:
Stategeneral fund $44,450,900
Airquality fund 928,000
Arizonafinancial information
system collectionsfund 14,442,100
Automation operations fund 29,901,000
Capital outlay stabilizationfund 19,200,200
Corrections fund 634,600
Cyber risk insurance fund 23,037,200
Federal surplus materialsrevolving
fund 468,500
Information technology fund 2,292,000
Personnel division fund 13,779,500
Risk management revolving fund 99,955,800
Special employee healthinsurance
trust fund 5,719,900
Special services revolving fund 1,257,300
State surplus materialsrevolving
fund 3,064,600
State web portal fund 8,465,600
Telecommunications fund 1,814,000
The amount appropriated for southwest defense contracts shallbe distributed to a nonprofit organization that advocates for preserving andenhancing critical defense missions and assets in the southwestern UnitedStates.
The appropriation from the automation operations fundestablished by section 41-711, Arizona Revised Statutes, is an estimaterepresenting all monies, including balance forward, revenues and transfersduring fiscal year 2023-2024. These monies are appropriated to thedepartment of administration for the purposes established in section 41-711,Arizona Revised Statutes. The appropriation is adjusted as necessaryto reflect monies credited to the automation operations fund for automationoperation center projects. Before spending any automation operations fundmonies in excess of $29,901,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the department shallreport the intended use of the monies to the joint legislative budgetcommittee.
On or before September 1, 2024, the department shall submit areport to the joint legislative budget committee on the results of pilotprojects implemented in fiscal year 2023-2024 for the state employee publictransportation service reimbursements pursuant to section 41-710.01,Arizona Revised Statutes, in a vehicle emissions control area as defined insection 49-541, Arizona Revised Statutes, of a county with a population of morethan four hundred thousand persons.
All state surplus materialsrevolving fund monies received by the department of administration in excess of$3,064,600 in fiscal year 2023-2024 are appropriated to thedepartment. Before spending state surplus materials revolving fundmonies in excess of $3,064,600 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the department shallreport the intended use of the monies to the joint legislative budgetcommittee.
Of the amount appropriated for the Arizona financialinformation system line item in fiscal year 2023-2024, $4,000,000 is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tolapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025.
On or before November 1, 2024, the department shall submit areport to the director of the joint legislative budget committee onexpenditures made from the cyber risk insurance fund established by section 41-622,Arizona Revised Statutes, from the prior year.
On or before October 1, 2024, thedepartment shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker ofthe house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house ofrepresentatives appropriations committees and the director of the jointlegislative budget committee on the outcome of the employee compensation study.
The amount appropriated for the K-12transportation grants line item in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022,chapter 313, section 5 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, ArizonaRevised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations, until June 30,2024.
The amount appropriated for the early literacy line item shallbe distributed to a literacy program that places young adult role models inhigh-need preschool classrooms and childcare centers where they delivertargeted early literacy interventions to children who may otherwise never havehad young adult role models.
The amount appropriated for the enduring freedom memorialrepair line item in fiscal year 2021-2022 pursuant to Laws 2021, chapter 408,section 5 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2024.
Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OFADMINISTRATION, DIVISION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
2023-24
FTE positions 17.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 1,647,100
School facilities inspections 1,000,000*
New school facilities debt service 9,938,100
Building renewal grants deposit 199,967,900
Santa Cruz Valley new school 2,000,000
New school facilities 116,089,400
Total appropriation — department of
administration, division
of school facilities $330,642,500
Fundsources:
State general fund $330,642,500
Pursuant to section 35-142.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, anyreimbursement received by or allocated to the division of school facilitiesunder the federal qualified school construction bond program in fiscal year2023-2024 shall be deposited in or revert to the state general fund.
At least thirty days before anymonies are transferred out of the new school facilities debt service line item,the division of school facilities shall report the proposed transfer to thedirector of the joint legislative budget committee.
Pursuant to section 41-5741, Arizona Revised Statutes, theamount appropriated for new school facilities shall be used only for facilitiesand land costs for school districts that received final approval from thedivision of school facilities on or before December 15, 2022.
The division of school facilities may also use the unencumberedbalance of up to $22,811,800 in the new school facilities fund established bysection 41-5741, Arizona Revised Statutes, for facilities and land costs forschool districts that received final approval from the division of schoolfacilities on or before December 15, 2022, pursuant to section 41-5741, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
After approving a distribution of funding for a land purchase,a land lease or the construction of a new school, the division of schoolfacilities shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting the final amount of thedistribution.
Sec. 8. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
2023-24
FTE positions 12.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 998,900
Increased workload 180,000
Total appropriation — office of
administrative hearings $ 1,178,900
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 1,178,900
The amount appropriated in the increased workload lineitem reverts to the state general fund if a bill addressing provider claimsagainst insurers does not become law in the first regular session of the fifty-sixthlegislature.
Sec. 9. ARIZONADEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
2023-24
FTE positions 209.9
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 17,504,200
Agriculturalemployment relations
board 23,300
Animaldamage control 65,000
Red imported fire ant control 23,200
Agricultural consulting and
training 136,300
Total appropriation — Arizonadepartment
of agriculture $ 17,752,000
Fund sources:
Stategeneral fund $ 16,154,200
Air quality fund 1,597,800
Sec. 10. ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENTSYSTEM
2023-24
FTE positions 2,358.3
Operating lump sum appropriation $137,506,600
Administration
AHCCCS data storage 19,325,800
DES eligibility 97,074,500
Proposition 204 — AHCCCS
administration 15,367,300
Proposition 204 — DESeligibility 44,358,700
Medicaidservices
Traditional medicaid services 7,978,162,400
Proposition 204 services 7,038,319,000
Adult expansion services 926,824,300
Comprehensive medical and
dental program 203,903,500
KidsCare services 186,394,000
ALTCS services 2,680,175,800
Behavioral health services
in schools 9,120,600
Nonmedicaidbehavioral health services
Crisis services 16,391,300
Nonmedicaid seriously mentally
ill services 77,646,900
Supported housing 65,324,800
Children's behavioral health
services funddeposit 250,000
Hospitalpayments
Disproportionate share payments 5,087,100
Disproportionate share payments—
voluntarymatch 69,735,200
Rural hospitals 41,074,400
Graduatemedical education 426,531,500
Targeted investments program 26,000,000
On-callobstetrics and
gynecologicalservices 7,500,000*
Totalappropriation and expenditure
authority — Arizona health
care cost containment system $20,072,073,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $2,515,575,000
Budgetneutrality compliance fund 4,669,300
Children'shealth insurance
programfund 150,835,600
Prescriptiondrug rebate
fund — state 165,410,800
Seriously mentally ill
housing trustfund 217,300
Substance abuse services fund 2,250,200
Tobacco products tax fund —
emergencyhealth services
account 17,458,500
Tobacco tax and health care
fund —medically needy account 67,258,900
Expenditure authority 17,148,398,100
Operating budget
The amount appropriated for theDES eligibility line item shall be used for intergovernmental agreements withthe department of economic security for eligibility determination and otherfunctions. The state general fund share may be used for eligibilitydetermination for other programs administered by the division of benefits andmedical eligibility based on the results of the Arizona random moment samplingsurvey.
The amounts included in the proposition 204 — AHCCCS administration,proposition 204 — DES eligibility and proposition 204 services line itemsinclude all available sources of funding consistent with section 36-2901.01,subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum, $700,000from the state general fund and $6,300,000 from expenditure authority is forreplacement of the prepaid medicaid management information system and is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tolapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025.
Before spending the monies for the replacement of the prepaidmedicaid management information system, the Arizona strategic enterprisetechnology office shall submit, on behalf of the Arizona health care costcontainment system, an expenditure plan for review by the joint legislativebudget committee. The report shall include the project cost, deliverables, thetimeline for completion and the method of procurement that are consistent withthe department's prior reports for its appropriations from the automationprojects fund.
Medical services and behavioral health services
Before making fee-for-service program or rate changes thatpertain to fee-for-service rate categories, the Arizona health care costcontainment system administration shall report its expenditure plan for reviewby the joint legislative budget committee.
The Arizona health care cost containment system administrationshall report to the joint legislative budget committee on or before March 1,2024 on preliminary actuarial estimates of the capitation rate changes for thefollowing fiscal year along with the reasons for the estimatedchanges. For any actuarial estimates that include a range, the totalrange from minimum to maximum may not be more than two percent. Beforeimplementing any changes in capitation rates, the administration shall reportits expenditure plan for review by the joint legislative budgetcommittee. Before the administration implements any change in policyaffecting the amount, sufficiency, duration and scope of health care servicesand who may provide services, the administration shall prepare a fiscal impactanalysis on the potential effects of this change on the following year'scapitation rates. If the fiscal impact analysis demonstrates thatthis change will result in additional state costs of $1,000,000 or more for anyfiscal year, the administration shall submit the policy change for review bythe joint legislative budget committee.
The legislature intends that the percentage attributable toadministration and profit for the regional behavioral health authorities benine percent of the overall capitation rate.
The Arizona health care cost containment system administrationshall transfer up to $1,200,000 from the traditional medicaid services lineitem for fiscal year 2023-2024 to the attorney general for costs associatedwith e-cigarette enforcement and tobacco settlement litigation.
The Arizona health care cost containment system administrationshall transfer $836,000 from the traditional medicaid services line item forfiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of revenue for enforcement costsassociated with the March 13, 2013 master settlement agreement with tobaccocompanies.
The amount appropriated for the ALTCS services line item includes$347,740,500 from expenditure authority to implement the American rescue planact of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) home and community-based services spending planin fiscal year 2023-2024. The administration may not use these monies formarketing purposes, and any direct payments or grants provided with the moniesshall include a notification to the recipient that the monies are onetimefunding. Beginning on or before July 31, 2023, the administration shallprovide quarterly reports to the joint legislative budget committee at the sametime that the information is provided to the centers for medicare and medicaidservices, reflecting any changes to the administration's spending plan. Of theamount appropriated for the ALTCS services line item in fiscal year 2023-2024,$347,740,500 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
On or before June 30, 2024, the Arizona health care costcontainment system administration shall report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee on the progress in implementing the Arnold v. Sarn lawsuitsettlement. The report shall include, at a minimum, theadministration's progress toward meeting all criteria specified in the 2014joint stipulation, including the development and estimated cost of additionalbehavioral health service capacity in Maricopa county for supported housingservices for 1,200 class members, supported employment services for 750 classmembers, eight assertive community treatment teams and consumer operatedservices for 1,500 class members. The administration shall alsoreport by fund source the amounts it plans to use to pay for expanded services.
Of the amount appropriated in the traditional medicaid servicesline item, $160,000 from the state general fund and $326,500 from expenditureauthority is for pilot coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing and is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tolapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2026.
Long-term care
Any federal monies that the Arizona health care costcontainment system administration passes through to the department of economicsecurity for use in long-term care for persons with developmental disabilitiesdo not count against the long-term care expenditure authority.
Pursuant to section 11-292, subsection B, Arizona RevisedStatutes, the county portion of the fiscal year 2023-2024 nonfederal costs ofproviding long-term care system services is $366,205,400. This amount isincluded in the expenditure authority fund source.
Any supplemental payments received in excess of $101,756,900for nursing facilities that serve Arizona long-term care system medicaidpatients in fiscal year 2023-2024, including any federal matching monies, by theArizona health care cost containment system administration are appropriated tothe administration in fiscal year 2023-2024. Before spending theseincreased monies, the administration shall notify the joint legislative budgetcommittee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting of theamount of monies that will be spent under this provision. These payments areincluded in the expenditure authority fund source.
Payments to hospitals
The $5,087,100 appropriation for disproportionate sharepayments for fiscal year 2023-2024 made pursuant to section 36-2903.01,subsection O, Arizona Revised Statutes, includes $4,202,300 for the Maricopacounty health care district and $884,800 for private qualifyingdisproportionate share hospitals.
Any monies received for disproportionate share hospitalpayments from political subdivisions of this state, tribal governments and any university under the jurisdiction of theArizona board of regents, and any federal monies used to match thosepayments, in fiscal year 2023-2024 by the Arizona health care cost containmentsystem administration in excess of $69,735,200 are appropriated to theadministration in fiscal year 2023-2024. Before spending theseincreased monies, the administration shall notify the joint legislative budgetcommittee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting of theamount of monies that will be spent under this provision.
The expenditure authority fund source includes voluntarypayments made from political subdivisions for payments to hospitals thatoperate a graduate medical education program or treat low-income patients andfor payments to qualifying providers affiliated with teachinghospitals. The political subdivision portions of the fiscal year2023-2024 costs of graduate medical education, disproportionate share payments— voluntary match, traditional medicaid services, proposition 204 services andadult expansion services line items are included in the expenditure authorityfund source.
Any monies for graduate medical education received in fiscalyear 2023-2024, including any federal matching monies, by the Arizona healthcare cost containment system administration in excess of $426,531,500 areappropriated to the administration in fiscal year 2023-2024. Beforespending these increased monies, the administration shall notify the jointlegislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planningand budgeting of the amount of monies that will be spent under this provision.
Notwithstanding section 36-2903.01, subsection G, paragraph 9,subdivisions (a), (b) and (c), Arizona Revised Statutes, the amount forgraduate medical education includes $5,000,000 from the state general fund and$15,721,100 from expenditure authority for the direct and indirect costs ofgraduate medical education programs located in counties with a population ofless than five hundred thousand persons. The state general fund amount maysupplement, but not supplant, voluntary payments made from politicalsubdivisions for payments to hospitals that operate a graduate medicaleducation program. The administration shall prioritize distributionto programs at hospitals in counties with a higher percentage of personsresiding in a health professional shortage area as defined in 42 Code ofFederal Regulations part 5.
Notwithstanding section 36-2903.01, subsection G, paragraph 9,subdivisions (a), (b) and (c), Arizona Revised Statutes, the amount forgraduate medical education includes $4,000,000 from the state general fund and$12,576,900 from expenditure authority for the direct and indirect costs ofgraduate medical education programs located in counties with a population ofmore than five hundred thousand persons. The state general fund amount maysupplement, but not supplant, voluntary payments made from politicalsubdivisions for payments to hospitals that operate a graduate medicaleducation program.
Monies appropriated for graduate medical education in thissection are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes,relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2024.
The Arizona health care cost containment system administrationshall allocate the amount appropriated for the on-call obstetrics andgynecological services line item to maintain service availability in low-volumeobstetric delivery areas and rural communities. The administrationshall distribute up to $2,500,000 each year to qualifying community healthcenters for the unreimbursed cost necessary to maintain the availability ofon-call obstetrics and gynecological services in low-volume obstetricdelivery areas and rural communities. The administration may use upto five percent of the monies appropriated in this line item for theadministrative costs to implement the program. On or before July 1 in 2024,2025 and 2026, the Arizona health care cost containment system administrationshall submit a report to the joint legislativebudget committee regarding the use of the monies from the on-callobstetrics and gynecological services line item, including the number ofdeliveries and emergency procedures provided by the on-call health careproviders for which the monies were spent. The appropriated amount for theon-call obstetrics and gynecological services line item is exempt from theprovisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tolapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2026.
Other
On or before July 1, 2024, the Arizona health care costcontainment system administration shall report to the director of the jointlegislative budget committee the total amount of medicaid reconciliationpayments and penalties received on or before that date since July 1, 2023.
The nonappropriated portion of the prescription drug rebatefund established by section 36-2930, Arizona Revised Statutes, is included inthe federal portion of the expenditure authority fund source.
Sec.|11. ARIZONA COMMISSION ONTHE ARTS
2023-24
Arizona arts trust fund deposit $ 5,000,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 5,000,000
Sec.|12. BOARD OFATHLETIC TRAINING
2023-24
FTE positions 1.5
Lump sum appropriation $ 150,000
Fund sources:
Athletic training fund $ 150,000
Sec.|13. ATTORNEY GENERAL — DEPARTMENT OF LAW
2023-24
FTEpositions 671.7
Operating lump sum appropriation $68,308,600
Capital postconvictionprosecution 881,400
Child and family advocacycenters 600,000
Criminal division major fraudunit 1,194,000
Internet crimes against children
enforcement 1,271,500
Government accountability and
speciallitigation 1,334,200
Organized retail theft
task force 1,570,700
Opioid abatement 12,000,000
Risk management interagency
serviceagreement 10,703,900
State grand jury 194,100
Southern Arizona law enforcement 1,678,900
Tobacco enforcement 877,600
Victims' rights 4,023,400
Total appropriation — attorney general —
department of law $104,638,300
Fund sources:
State general fund $27,437,900
Antitrust enforcement revolving
fund 161,400
Attorney general legal services
cost allocationfund 2,326,200
Collection enforcement revolving
fund 7,599,300
Consumer protection–consumer
fraudrevolving fund 19,003,900
Consumer restitution and
remediationrevolving fund –
consumerremediation subaccount 12,000,000
Interagency service agreementsfund 18,199,300
Internet crimes against children
enforcementfund 900,000
Risk management revolving fund 13,197,600
Victims' rights fund 3,812,700
All monies appropriated to the attorney general legal servicesline item in the department of child safety budget do not count toward theattorney general's interagency service agreements fund appropriation in fiscalyear 2023-2024.
Within ten days after receiving a complaint alleging aviolation of section 15-511, Arizona Revised Statutes, the attorney generalshall forward a copy of the complaint to the governor, the president of thesenate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
The appropriated amount for the operating lump sum includes aonetime increase of $3,000,000 from the consumer protection-consumer fraudrevolving fund established by section 44-1531.01, Arizona RevisedStatutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 for operating expenses. This increase isexempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes,relating to lapsing of appropriations.
The amount appropriated for the child and family advocacycenters line item is allocated to the child and family advocacy center fundestablished by section 41-191.11, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Of the amount appropriated for the child and family advocacycenters line item in fiscal year 2023-2024, $500,000 shall be used to supportan entity that provides child victim advocacy and mental health servicesthrough a child advocacy center that is based in a county with a population ofmore than three million persons.
The $900,000 appropriation from the internet crimes againstchildren enforcement fund established by section 41-199, Arizona RevisedStatutes, and the $371,500 appropriation from the state general fund for theinternet crimes against children enforcement line item are continuingappropriations and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, ArizonaRevised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025.
The attorney general shall submit an expenditure plan forreview by the joint legislative budget committee before spending any moniesappropriated for the opioid abatement line item. Monies in theopioid abatement line item shall be used to treat opioid use disorders, tosupport persons who are in opioid treatment and recovery or for any otherspecified purposes that are included in a court order or a settlement orcompromise that is entered into by this state and other parties to the opioidlitigation.
The $1,570,700 appropriation for the organized retail thefttask force line item shall be used for operational expenses of the organizedretail task force and for hiring one attorney, one paralegal, two investigatorsand one support staff person within the office of the attorney general and fourpeace officers who are assigned to the task force to focus specifically oninvestigating and prosecuting organized retail crime.
Sec. 14. BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY BOARD
2023-24
FTE positions 29.5
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,915,500
Fund sources:
Barberingand cosmetology fund $ 2,915,500
Sec. 15. BOARDOF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTEpositions 20.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,123,000
Fund sources:
Board of behavioral health
||examiners fund $ 2,123,000
Sec. 16. STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
2023-24
FTE positions 25.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,939,200
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 2,939,200
Sec. 17. DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY
2023-24
FTE positions 3,283.1
Operating lump sum appropriation $147,938,100
Additionaloperating resources
Attorney general legal services 25,522,800
Caseworkers 124,293,500
Office of child welfare
investigations 11,245,700
Training resources 9,150,000
Out-of-homeplacements
Congregate group care 114,918,700
Extended foster care 26,553,900
Extended foster care servicemodel
fund deposit 19,243,300*
Foster home placement 51,929,500
Foster home recruitment,
study andsupervision 32,753,600
Kinship care 24,811,200
Permanentplacements
Adoption services 294,923,500
Permanent guardianship subsidy 12,516,900
Positive parenting program forpost
permanencyplacements pilot 4,000,000*
Supportservices
DCS child care subsidy 61,675,400
In-home mitigation 28,988,100
Out-of-home support services 122,710,800
Preventive services 29,648,300
Comprehensive health plan
Comprehensivehealth plan
services 161,546,700
Comprehensivehealth plan
administration 27,461,200
Comprehensive health plan
premium tax 3,857,300
Totalappropriation and expenditure
authority — department of
child safety $1,335,688,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 496,179,600
Federal child care and
developmentfund block grant 40,516,000
Federal temporary assistance
for needyfamilies block
grant 161,082,200
Child abuse prevention fund 1,459,300
Children and family services
trainingprogram fund 208,000
Child safety expenditureauthority 442,357,400
Child welfare licensing fee fund 1,020,800
Comprehensive health plan
expenditureauthority fund —
expenditureauthority 192,865,200
The department of child safetyshall provide training to any new child safety FTE positions before assigningany client caseload duties to any of these employees.
The legislature intends that thedepartment of child safety use its funding to achieve a one hundred percentinvestigation rate.
All expenditures made by thedepartment of child safety for attorney general legal services shall be fundedonly from the attorney general legal services line item. Monies in departmentof child safety line items intended for this purpose shall be transferred tothe attorney general legal services line item before expenditure.
Out-of-home placements
Thedepartment of child safety may transfer up to ten percent of the total amountof federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant moniesappropriated to the department of economic security and the department of childsafety to the social services block grant. Before transferringfederal temporary assistance for needy families block grant monies to the socialservices block grant, the department of child safety shall report the proposedamount of the transfer to the director of the joint legislative budgetcommittee. This report may be in the form of an expenditure plan that issubmitted at the beginning of the fiscal year and updated, if necessary,throughout the fiscal year.
The amount appropriated for kinshipcare shall be used for a stipend of $300 per month for a relative caretaker,including a grandparent, any level of great-grandparent or anynongrandparent relative, or a caretaker of fictive kinship, if a dependentchild is placed in the care of a relative caretaker or caretaker of fictivekinship pursuant to department guidelines. The department shallprovide the stipend on behalf of all children placed with an unlicensed kinshipfoster care parent. The unlicensed kinship foster care parent is notrequired to file an application to receive the stipend. Before changing theeligibility for the program or the amount of the stipend, the department shallsubmit a report for review by the joint legislative budget committee detailingthe proposed changes.
On or before March 31, 2024, thedepartment of child safety shall report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee the number of children who are part of the kinship stipend programand reside with a nonrelative caretaker of fictive kinship.
Departmentwide
The amount appropriated for any lineitem may not be transferred to another line item or to the operating budgetunless the transfer is reviewed by the joint legislative budget committee, exceptthat transfers between any two line items relating to the comprehensive healthplan are not subject to review.
Child safety expenditure authority includes all departmentfunding sources excluding the state general fund, the federal child care anddevelopment fund block grant, the federal temporary assistance for needyfamilies block grant, the child abuse prevention fund, the children and familyservices training program fund and the comprehensive health plan expenditureauthority fund.
On or before December 1, 2023, the department of child safetyshall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee on thedepartment's efforts to implement the family first prevention services act of2018. The report shall quantify the department's efforts in at leastthe following areas, including any associated fiscal impacts:
1. Reducing the number of children placed for morethan two weeks in congregate care settings, excluding qualified residentialtreatment programs, facilities for pregnant and parenting youth, supervisedindependent living and specialized programs for victims of sex trafficking.
2. Assisting congregate care providers in attainingstatus as qualified residential treatment programs.
3. Identifyingalternative placements, including therapeutic foster homes, for children whowould otherwise be placed in congregate care.
4. Expanding evidence-based, in-home parentskill-based programs and mental health and substance abuse prevention andtreatment services.
Benchmarks
For the purposes of this section, "backlog case":
1. Means any nonactive case for which documentationhas not been entered in the child welfare automated system for at least sixtydays and for which services have not been authorized for at least sixty daysand any case that has had an investigation, has been referred to another unit andhas had no contact for at least sixty days.
2. Includes any case for which the investigation hasbeen open without any documentation or contact for at least sixty days, anycase involving in-home services for which there has been no contact orservices authorized for at least sixty days and any case involving foster carein which there has been no contact or any documentation entered in the childwelfare automated system for at least sixty days.
For the purposes of this section:
1. "Long-term case" means any casein which the child has been in an out-of-home placement for atleast eighteen months.
2. "Open report" means a report that isunder investigation or awaiting closure by a supervisor.
On or before February 28, 2024 and August 31, 2024, the departmentof child safety shall present a report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee on the progress made during July 2023 through December 2023 andJanuary 2024 through June 2024, respectively, in meeting the caseload standardand reducing the number of backlog and long-term cases. Eachreport shall include the number of backlog cases, the number of open reports,the number of long-term cases and the caseworker workload in comparisonto the previous six months. Each report shall provide the number of backlogcases by disposition, including the number of backlog cases in theinvestigation phase, the number of backlog cases associated with out-of-homeplacements and the number of backlog cases associated with in-homecases.
To determine the caseworker workload, the department shallreport the number of case-carrying caseworkers at each field office and thenumber of investigations, in-home cases and long-term cases assigned toeach field office.
For backlog cases, the department's benchmark is 1,000 cases.
For open reports, the department's benchmark is fewer than8,000 open reports.
For long-term cases, thedepartment's benchmark is 3,323 cases.
If thedepartment of child safety has not submitted a required report within thirtydays after the report is due, the director of the joint legislative budgetcommittee shall inform the general accounting office of the department ofadministration, which shall withhold two percent of the department of childsafety's operating lump sum semiannual budget allocation until the departmentof child safety submits the required report.
Sec. 18. STATE BOARD OFCHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 5.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 537,200
Fund sources:
Board of chiropractic examiners
||fund $ 537,200
Sec. 19. ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY
2023-24
Operating lump sum appropriation $13,500,000
Arizona competes fund deposit 500,000
Asia trade offices 750,000
Asia-Pacific trade office 750,000*
Canada trade office 750,000*
Economic development marketing
and attraction 1,000,000
Economic transition resources 9,000,000
Frankfurt, Germany trade office 500,000
Israel trade office 300,000
Mexico trade offices 500,000
Rural broadband acceleratedmatch
fund deposit 23,600,000
Trade office funding 2,000,000
Water infrastructure andcommerce
grant funddeposit 7,000,000
Wearable technology research 2,500,000
Total appropriation — Arizona commerce
authority $62,650,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $62,650,000
Pursuant to section 43-409, Arizona Revised Statutes, of theamounts listed above, $10,500,000 of the state general fund withholding taxrevenues is allocated in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Arizona commerceauthority, of which $10,000,000 is credited to the Arizona commerce authorityfund established by section 41-1506, Arizona Revised Statutes, and $500,000 iscredited to the Arizona competes fund established by section 41-1545.01,Arizona Revised Statutes.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum,$3,500,000 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, and is allocated as follows:
1. $1,000,000 to distribute to a federallyrecognized state rural development council in the national rural developmentpartnership in this state to partner with businesses, community leaders,service organizations, economic development organizations and ruralmunicipalities to work directly in rural communities across this state.
2. $500,000 to establish and administer a smallbusiness incubator program to assist current and former inmates who areparticipating in a state program in which the state department of correctionsand the department of economic security collaborate and bring comprehensiveservices to inmates who are nearing release. On or before September 1, 2024,the authority shall submit a report to the directors of the joint legislativebudget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingon the program implementation, the number of participants, the industry ofemployment or entrepreneurship and program results, including the recidivismrates of program participants.
3. $500,000 to distribute to a nonpartisan publicfoundation in this state that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of theinternal revenue code and that is associated with a statewide business tradeorganization that is qualified under section 501(c)(6) of the internal revenuecode and that represents multiple industries to develop a strategic frameworkfor policymakers to continue job growth, economic diversification and privatesector investments that will make this state a top state economy andinternational trading partner by 2030.
4. $500,000 to distribute to a membershiporganization in this state that is qualified under section 501(c)(6) of theinternal revenue code and that serves as a resource hub for all smallbusinesses in this state to establish a program to recruit and retain truckdrivers.
5. $1,000,000 to the Arizona state trade expansionprogram.
Monies in the economic transition resources line item shall bedistributed to a nonprofit organization for capital projects, economicsustainability developments, renewable energy projects and broadband projectslocated within twenty miles of a coal mine that closed within the past fiveyears.
The authority shall use the monies in the rural broadbandaccelerated match fund deposit line item to provide funding for projects thatwill receive matching monies from federal programs related to broadbandexpansion.
On or before December 1, 2023, the authority shall report tothe president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives andthe director of the joint legislative budget committee detailing theauthority's implementation plan for the monies in the trade office funding lineitem, including proposed trade office locations.
The authority shall distribute the monies in the wearabletechnology research line item to applied research centers located in this statethat specialize in wearable technology, including hardware or softwarecomponents, or both. Subject to available funding, the authority shalldistribute monies appropriated in the wearable technology research line item toany applied research center in increments of up to $250,000 within thirty daysafter the applied research center notifies the authority in writing that theapplied research center has received a matching amount from sources other thanthis state.
An applied research center that receives a distributionpursuant to this section must collaborate with universities, nonprofit businessassociations, health science research centers, institutes or other technologybusinesses that do business in this state. On or before September 15, 2027, theapplied research center or institute shall return to the authority all moniesreceived by the applied research center or institute pursuant to this sectionthat remain unexpended and unencumbered on September 1, 2027. The authorityshall deposit the returned monies in the state general fund. The authorityshall notify the president of the senate and the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives on or before July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025 if the authority hasnot distributed any monies pursuant to this section.
An applied research center or institute that receives moniespursuant to this section shall annually submit an expenditure and performancereport to the authority. On or before February 1 of each year, the authorityshall transmit the report to the joint legislative budget committee and thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting.
For the purposes of this distributing the monies in thewearable technology research line item pursuant to this section, the authorityis exempt from the requirements of title 41, chapter 23, Arizona RevisedStatutes.
The appropriation made in the wearable technology research lineitem is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes,relating to lapsing of appropriations, except that any monies that remainunexpended and unencumbered on June 30, 2027 revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 20. ARIZONA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
2023-24
Equalization aid
Cochise $ 9,759,600
Graham 19,912,000
Navajo 11,189,600
Yuma/La Paz 716,100
Total — equalization aid $41,577,300
Operatingstate aid
Cochise $ 4,423,700
Coconino 1,415,900
Gila 151,400
Graham 1,661,900
Mohave 924,400
Pima 2,000,000
Navajo 1,346,100
Pinal 1,090,900
Yavapai 373,000
Yuma/La Paz 2,260,700
Total — operating state aid $15,648,000
STEM andworkforce programs state aid
Cochise $ 954,700
Coconino 309,500
Gila 88,700
Graham 409,700
Maricopa 7,927,600
Mohave 378,600
Navajo 262,500
Pima 1,769,000
Pinal 656,700
Santa Cruz 21,200
Yavapai 637,200
Yuma/La Paz 777,700
Total — STEM and workforce programs
state aid $14,193,100
Rural aid
Cochise $ 5,769,700
Coconino 1,520,600
Gila 439,500
Graham 1,917,800
Mohave 1,866,800
Navajo 1,322,400
Pinal 3,110,400
Santa Cruz 97,000
Yavapai 3,084,400
Yuma/La Paz 4,871,400
Total — rural aid $24,000,000
Rural county reimbursement subsidy $ 1,082,900
Arizona western college
CTE workforce 15,000,000
Additional Gila workforce
development aid 200,000
Diné collegeremedial education 1,000,000
Tohono O'odham community college
remedialeducation 2,000,000
San Carlos Apache college
remedialeducation 2,000,000
Santa Cruz provisional community
college funding 200,000
Total appropriation — Arizona community
colleges $116,901,300
Fundsources:
State general fund $116,901,300
Of the $1,082,900 appropriated to the rural countyreimbursement subsidy line item, Apache county receives $699,300 and Greenleecounty receives $383,600.
On or before October 15, 2024, the Diné college board ofregents shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives, the president of the senate, the secretary of state and thejoint legislative budget committee a report that details the course completionrate for students who received remedial education during the 2023-2024 academicyear.
On or before October 15, 2024, the Tohono O'odham communitycollege board of trustees shall submit to the governor, the speaker of thehouse of representatives, the president of the senate, the secretary of stateand the joint legislative budget committee a report that details the coursecompletion rate for students who received remedial education during the 2023-2024academic year.
On or before October 15, 2024, the San Carlos Apache collegeboard of regents shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives, the president of the senate, the secretary of state and thejoint legislative budget committee a report that details the course completionrate for students who received remedial education during the 2023-2024 academicyear.
Sec. 21. REGISTRAR OF CONTRACTORS
2023-24
FTEpositions 105.6
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 12,737,000
Office of administrative
||hearings costs 1,017,600
Total appropriation — registrar of
contractors $ 13,754,600
Fund sources:
Registrar of contractors fund $ 13,754,600
Sec. 22. CORPORATION COMMISSION
2023-24
FTEpositions 301.9
Operatinglump sum appropriation $ 36,288,500
Corporation filings, same-day
service 417,000
Utilities audits, studies,
investigationsand hearings 380,000*
Total appropriation — corporation commission $ 37,085,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 807,200
Arizona arts trust fund 58,800
Investment management regulatory
||and enforcement fund 1,312,000
Public access fund 8,464,500
Securities regulatory and
enforcementfund 7,706,900
Utility regulation revolvingfund 18,736,100
Sec. 23. STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
2023-24
FTE positions 9,569.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 898,184,300
Private prison per diem 289,858,400
Community corrections 27,681,200
Inmate health care contracted
services 321,620,200
Substance abuse treatment 5,445,400
Transitional and reentry housing 5,000,000*
Transitional housing grants 2,000,000
Inmate dog training 650,000
Total appropriation — state department
ofcorrections $1,550,439,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $1,492,541,000
State education fund for
correctionaleducation 738,900
Alcohol abuse treatment fund 555,800
Penitentiary land fund 2,777,600
State charitable, penal and
reformatoryinstitutions
land fund 2,665,100
Corrections fund 31,312,500
Transitionprogram fund 4,400,300
Prisonconstruction and
operationsfund 14,106,800
Inmatestore proceeds fund 1,341,500
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum,$495,853,200 is designated for personal services, $234,006,200 is designatedfor employee-related expenditures and $15,540,500 is designated for overtimeexpenditures. The department shall submit an expenditure plan for review by thejoint legislative budget committee before spending these monies other than forpersonal services or employee-related expenditures.
After the department submits an expenditure plan to the jointlegislative budget committee, the department may transfer personal services andemployee-related expenditures savings from the operating budget to the privateprison per diem line item for private prison staff stipends. The amount of anyprivate prison staff stipend may not exceed the amount given to department staff.The expenditure plan is not subject to review by the joint legislative budgetcommittee.
Private prison vendors who contract with this state may usestaff vacancy savings to pay for overtime costs without incurring a penalty orstaffing offset.
Before placing any inmates in out-of-state provisional beds,the department shall place inmates in all available prison beds in facilitiesthat are located in this state and that house Arizona inmates, unless theout-of-state provisional beds are of a comparable security level and price.
The state department of corrections shall forward to thepresident of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, thechairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriationscommittees and the director of the joint legislative budget committee a monthlyreport comparing department expenditures for the month and year-to-dateas compared to prior-year expenditures on or before the thirtieth of thefollowing month. The report shall be in the same format as the priorfiscal year and include an estimate of potential shortfalls, potentialsurpluses that may be available to offset these shortfalls and a plan, ifnecessary, for eliminating any shortfall without a supplemental appropriation.The report shall include the number of filled and vacant correctional officerand medical staff positions departmentwide and by prison complex.
On or before November 1, 2023, the state department ofcorrections shall provide a report on bed capacity to the joint legislativebudget committee. The report shall reflect the bed capacity for each securityclassification by gender at each state-run and private institution, divided byrated and total beds. The report shall include bed capacity data for June 30,2022 and June 30, 2023 and the projected capacity for June 30, 2024, as well asthe reasons for any change within that time period. Within the total bedcount, the department shall provide the number of temporary and special usebeds. The report shall also address the department's rationale foreliminating any permanent beds rather than reducing the level of temporarybeds. The report shall also include any plans to vacate beds but notpermanently remove the beds from the bed count.
If the department develops a plan after the department'sNovember 1, 2023 report to open or close 100 or more state-operated orprivate prison rated beds, the department shall submit a plan detailing theproposed bed changes for review by the joint legislative budget committeebefore implementing these changes.
One hundred percent of land earnings and interest from thepenitentiary land fund shall be distributed to the state department ofcorrections in compliance with the enabling act and the Constitution of Arizonato be used to support state penal institutions.
On or before December 15, 2023 and July 15, 2024, the statedepartment of corrections shall submit a report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee on the progress made in meeting the staffing needs for correctionalofficers. Each report shall include the number of filledcorrectional officer positions, the number of vacant correctional officerpositions, the number of people in training, the number of separations and thenumber of hours of overtime worked year-to-date. Thereport shall detail these amounts both departmentwide and by prison complex.
Twenty-five percent of land earnings and interest fromthe state charitable, penal and reformatory institutions land fund shall bedistributed to the state department of corrections in compliance with theenabling act and the Constitution of Arizona to be used to support state penalinstitutions.
Before implementing anychanges in contracted rates for inmate health care contracted services, thestate department of corrections shall submit its expenditure plan for review bythe joint legislative budget committee.
On or before August 1, 2023and February 1, 2024, the state department of corrections shall submit areport to the joint legislative budget committee on the status of all inmatehealth care performance measures that are tracked by the department for contract monitoring purposes. Each reportmust include:
1. The totalnumber of performance measures, by facility, for which the department is not insubstantial compliance.
2. An explanationfor each instance of noncompliance.
3. Thedepartment's plan to comply with the performance measures.
On or before August 1, 2023, the state department ofcorrections shall transfer to the public safety personnel retirement system viathe department of administration its estimated required annual contribution tothe corrections officer retirement plan for fiscal year 2023-2024.
The department shall report actual fiscal year 2022-2023,estimated fiscal year 2023-2024 and requested fiscal year 2024-2025expenditures as delineated in the prior year when the department submits itsfiscal year 2024-2025 budget request pursuant to section 35-113, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
On or before July 15, 2023, the state department of correctionsshall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee detailing theexpenditure of monies appropriated in fiscal year 2021-2022 for medicalstaffing augmentation. The department shall continue to report on July 15 ofeach year until all monies have been expended.
The amount appropriated in the transitional and reentry housingline item shall be used by the state department of corrections to securethrough a competitive grant process a program that does all of the following:
1. Provides evidence-based, evidence-informed andculturally competent substance use treatment and substance use earlyintervention services that includes referral services, stabilization, detox,inpatient treatment, transitional residence and outpatient services toindividuals who may have one or a combination of the following conditions:
(a) Involvement with the justice system.
(b) A mental health diagnosis, including a diagnosisas being seriously mentally ill.
(c) A co-occurring chronic health condition.
(d) Experienced homelessness or are at a high riskof becoming homeless.
2. Provides residential inpatient treatment servicesfor up to ninety days and provides long-term recovery supportive housing for upto twenty-four months after inpatient treatment services end.
3. Delivers forensic peer and family supportservices to enhance and strengthen successful reentry into the community thatinclude workforce development, securing permanent housing, navigating systemsof care, educational and professional development opportunities, familyconnection and reintegration services, supporting multiple pathways to recoveryand providing sober social activities.
4. Uses technology to promote long-term recovery.
5. Delivers treatment for reentry and long-termrecovery services and provides support via a campus-based continuum of caremodel where services and support are colocated.
The amount appropriated in thetransitional housing grants line item shall be used to establish a program toprovide grants to nonprofit organizations that support individuals who areincarcerated by helping prepare them for release and transition back into thecommunity. To be eligible for a grant, a nonprofit organization must meet allof the following criteria:
1. Have a verifiable record of mentoring at leastthree thousand inmates while the inmates were in prison for at least a two-yearperiod.
2. Use the grant monies for individuals that havebeen previously mentored by the nonprofit organization. To receiveresources from the grant, individuals being released from prison must have beenmentored for at least three months by the nonprofit organization while theindividual was in prison.
3. Demonstrate that the nonprofit organization canprovide individuals being released from prison with all of the following:
(a) Up to two weeks of housing at no cost to theindividual, if necessary as assessed by the nonprofit organization and up tosix months of housing at a reduced rate.
(b) Behavioral health services, including peersupport and case management.
(c) Assistance with obtaining government-issueddocuments.
(d) Within four months after release, assistancewith securing employment that offers health insurance and assistance withdisenrolling from the Arizona health care cost containment system.
On or before August 31, 2024, the department shall submit areport to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of thehouse of representatives that includes all of the following for the prior year:
1. The names of the nonprofit organizations thatwere awarded grants.
2. The number of individuals who were served by thenonprofit organizations through the grant program.
3. The number of individuals who were served by thenonprofit organizations, who found employment that provides health insuranceand who were disenrolled from the Arizona health care cost containment system.
The amount appropriated in the inmate dog training line itemshall be used to contract with a nonprofit organization that trains inmates torehabilitate and resocialize at-risk shelter dogs. The amountappropriated in the inmate dog training line item is exempt from the provisionsof section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations, until June 30, 2025.
Sec. 24. ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
2023-24
FTE positions 11.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 1,382,100
Lawenforcement crime victim
notificationfund deposit 10,000,000
Major incident regional law
enforcementtask force 600,000
State aid to county attorneys 973,700
State aid to indigent defense 700,000
State aid for juveniledependency
proceedingsfund deposit 2,000,000
Victim compensation andassistance 6,224,600
Totalappropriation — Arizona criminal
justice commission $21,880,400
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 14,600,000
Criminal justice enhancement fund 708,900
Resource center fund 647,100
State aid to county attorneysfund 973,700
State aid to indigent defensefund 700,000
Victim compensation andassistance
||fund 4,250,700
Of the $10,000,000 appropriated in the law enforcement crimevictim notification fund deposit line item, the Arizona criminal justicecommission may use up to $400,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 to evaluate, certifyand pay for any costs associated with the law enforcement crime victimnotification fund established by section 41-180, Arizona Revised Statutes.
All victim compensation and assistance fund monies received bythe Arizona criminal justice commission in excess of $4,250,700 in fiscal year2023-2024 are appropriated to the crime victims program. Beforespending any victim compensation and assistance fund monies in excess of$4,250,700 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the Arizona criminal justice commissionshall report the intended use of the monies to the joint legislative budgetcommittee.
All monies received by the Arizona criminal justice commissionin excess of $973,700 in fiscal year 2023-2024 from the state aid to countyattorneys fund established by section 11-539, Arizona Revised Statutes, areappropriated to the state aid to county attorneys program. Before spending anystate aid to county attorneys fund monies in excess of $973,700 in fiscal year2023-2024, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall report the intendeduse of the monies to the joint legislative budget committee.
Sec. 25. ARIZONA STATE SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF ANDTHE BLIND
2023-24
FTE positions 562.2
Administration/statewide $ 9,298,500
Phoenix day school for the deaf 12,098,200
Tucsoncampus 11,967,500
Preschool/outreachprograms 7,181,200
School bus/agency vehicle
replacement 369,000
Cooperative services 20,125,900
Totalappropriation — Arizona state schools
for the deaf and the blind $61,040,300
Fundsources:
State generalfund $25,571,700
Schools forthe deaf and
theblind fund 15,342,700
Cooperativeservices fund 20,125,900
Before spending any schools for the deaf and the blind fundmonies in excess of $15,342,700 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the Arizona state schoolsfor the deaf and the blind shall report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee the intended use of the monies.
Before spending any cooperative services fund monies in excessof $20,125,900 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the Arizona state schools for the deafand the blind shall report to the joint legislative budget committee theintended use of the monies.
Sec. 26. COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND THE HARD OF HEARING
2023-24
FTEpositions 21.0
Operatinglump sum appropriation $ 4,644,000
Supportservices for the
deaf-blind 192,000
Totalappropriation — commission for the
deaf and the hard of hearing $ 4,836,000
Fund sources:
Telecommunication fund for
||the deaf $ 4,836,000
The amount appropriated for theaging individuals research line item in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws2022, chapter 313, section 26 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations, until June30, 2024.
Sec. 27. STATE BOARD OF DENTALEXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 13.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,059,900
Fund sources:
Dental board fund $ 2,059,900
Sec. 28. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
2023-24
FTE positions 5.0
Operatinglump sum appropriation $ 525,800
Microbusinessloan fund deposit 5,000,000
Totalappropriation — office of
economic opportunity $ 5,525,800
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 5,525,800
Sec. 29. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
2023-24
FTE positions 4,533.8
Operating lump sum appropriation $332,426,600
Administration
Attorney general legal services 11,379,800
Aging and adult services
Adult services 15,731,900
Area agencies on aging housing
assistance 5,000,000*
Community and emergency services 3,724,000
Coordinated homeless services 2,522,600
Coordinated hunger services 2,254,600
Produce incentive program 5,462,600*
Globe-Miami area food bank 250,000
Domestic violence prevention 14,004,000
Long-term care ombudsman 1,000,000
Benefits and medical eligibility
Temporary assistance for needy
families — cashbenefits 22,736,400
Tribal pass-through funding 4,680,300
Diaper and incontinence products
assistance 1,000,000
Child support enforcement
County participation 8,539,700
Developmental disabilities
DDD premium tax payment 61,199,900
Case management — medicaid 104,597,100
Home and community based
services —medicaid 2,349,691,300
Institutional services —
medicaid 47,171,500
Physical and behavioral
healthservices — medicaid 541,328,700
Medicare clawback payments 6,055,500
Targetedcase management — medicaid 15,321,600
State match transfer from AHCCCS 982,330,300
Case management — state-only 6,354,000
Home and community based
services —state-only 14,089,000
Cost effectiveness study —client
services 8,420,000
Arizona early interventionprogram 14,119,000
State-funded long-term care
services 43,534,700
Group home monitoring program 1,200,000
Graham county rehabilitationcenter 830,000
Employment and rehabilitationservices
JOBS 11,005,600
Child care subsidy 187,080,200
Independent livingrehabilitation
services 1,289,400
Rehabilitation services 7,249,100
Workforce innovation
andopportunity act
services 85,824,200
Totalappropriation and expenditure
authority — department of
economic security $4,919,403,600
Fund sources:
State general fund $1,211,858,700
Federal child care and
developmentfund block grant 200,010,200
Federal temporary assistance for
needy familiesblock grant 66,591,200
Long-term care system fund 33,864,200
Public assistance collections
fund 430,400
Special administration fund 4,643,200
Spinal and head injuries trust
fund 2,388,200
Statewide cost allocation plan
fund 1,000,000
Child support enforcement
administrationfund 17,683,300
Domestic violence services fund 4,000,300
Workforce investment act grant 87,110,800
Childsupport enforcement
administrationfund
expenditureauthority 43,047,000
Developmental disabilities
medicaidexpenditure
authority 3,192,363,800
Health care investment fund
expenditureauthority 54,412,300
Aging and adult services
The amount appropriated for thearea agencies on aging housing assistance line item shall be distributed toarea agencies on aging established pursuant to the older Americans act of 1965(P.L. 89-73; 79 Stat. 218; 42 United States Code sections 3001 through 3058ff)for housing assistance for persons who are at least sixty years of age.
The amount appropriated for theGlobe-Miami area food bank line item shall be distributed to a food bank thatmaintains its headquarters in the Globe-Miami area.
All domestic violence services fundmonies in excess of $4,000,300 received by the department of economic securityare appropriated for the domestic violence prevention lineitem. Before spending these increased monies, the department shallreport the intended use of monies in excess of $4,000,300 to the jointlegislative budget committee.
On or before December 15, 2023, thedepartment of economic security shall report to the joint legislative budgetcommittee the amount of state and federal monies available statewide for domesticviolence prevention funding. The report shall include, at a minimum,the amount of monies available and the state fiscal agent receiving thosemonies.
Benefits and medical eligibility
The operating lump sumappropriation may be spent on Arizona health care cost containment systemeligibility determinations based on the results of the Arizona random momentsampling survey.
Child support enforcement
All state shares of retainedearnings, fees and federal incentives in excess of $17,683,300 received by thedivision of child support enforcement are appropriated for operatingexpenditures. New FTE positions are authorized with the increasedfunding. Before spending these increased monies, the department ofeconomic security shall report the intended use of the monies to the jointlegislative budget committee.
Developmental disabilities
On or before September 1, 2024, thedepartment of economic security shall report to the president of the senate,the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate andhouse of representatives appropriations committees and the director of thejoint legislative budget committee any new placement into a state-ownedICF-IID or the Arizona training program at the Coolidge campus in fiscal year2023-2024 and the reason this placement, rather than a placement into aprivately run facility for persons with developmental disabilities, was deemedas the most appropriate placement. The department shall also reportif no new placements were made. On or before September 1, 2024, the departmentshall also report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee thetotal costs associated with the Arizona training program at Coolidge in fiscalyear 2023-2024.
The department shall report to thejoint legislative budget committee on or before March 1 of each year onpreliminary actuarial estimates of the capitation rate changes for thefollowing fiscal year along with the reasons for the estimatedchanges. For any actuarial estimates that include a range, the totalrange from minimum to maximum may not be more than twopercent. Before implementing any changes in capitation rates for thelong-term care system, the department shall submit a report for review by thejoint legislative budget committee. Before the department implements any changein policy affecting the amount, sufficiency, duration and scope of health careservices and who may provide services, the department shall prepare a fiscalimpact analysis on the potential effects of this change on the following year'scapitation rates. If the fiscal impact analysis demonstrates thatthis change will result in additional state costs of $500,000 or more for anyfiscal year, the department shall submit the policy change for review by thejoint legislative budget committee.
Beforeimplementing developmental disabilities or long-term care statewideprovider rate adjustments that are not already specifically authorized by thelegislature, court mandates or changes to federal law, the department shallsubmit a report for review by the joint legislative budget committee thatincludes, at a minimum, the estimated cost of the provider rate adjustment andthe ongoing source of funding for the adjustment, if applicable.
Before transferring any monies inor out of the case management –medicaid, case management — state-only and DDDadministration line items, the department shall submit a report for review bythe joint legislative budget committee, except that transfers from the statematch transfer from AHCCCS line item into those line items do not require areport for review.
On or before November 30, 2023 and November 30, 2024, thedepartment of economic security shall submit a report to the joint legislativebudget committee regarding expenditures from the cost effectiveness study –client services line item in the previous fiscal year. The report shallinclude the number of clients and total amounts spent from the line item ineach setting type along with expenditures for those clients in other lineitems. The report shall also include cost effectiveness spending in other lineitems.
The amountappropriated for the home and community based services – medicaid line itemincludes $115,793,900 from expenditure authority to implement the Americanrescue plan act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) home and community-based services spendingplan in fiscal year 2023-2024. The department may not use thesemonies for marketing purposes and any direct payments or grants provided withthe monies shall include a notification to the recipient that the monies areonetime funding. Beginning on or before July 31, 2023, the department shallprovide quarterly reports to the joint legislative budget committee at the sametime that the information is provided to the centers for medicare and medicaid servicesreflecting any changes to the department's spending plan. Of the amountappropriated for the home and community based services – medicaid line item,$115,793,900 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
The amount appropriated for theGraham county rehabilitation center line item includes $800,000 to remodel theGraham county rehabilitation center facilities in Safford and $30,000 for anafterschool program.
Employment and rehabilitationservices
On or before September 15, 2023 andMarch 15, 2024, the department of economic security shall submit a report tothe president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, thechairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriationscommittees and the joint legislative budget committee on child care developmentblock grant monies provided from the coronavirus aid, relief, and economicsecurity act, the consolidated appropriations act, 2021 and the American rescueplan act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2). The report must include, at aminimum, the actual expenditures made to date by purpose and, separately, byfederal legislation, the expenditure plan for all remaining monies by purposeand, separately, by federal legislation, the number of children served with themonies on average each month, the average child care reimbursement rates forthe entire program, including these monies, and the number of child caresettings with a quality rating.
The department of economic securityshall forward to the joint legislative budget committee a monthly reportlisting data on the child care population served. The report mustinclude, at a minimum, in each program the number of unduplicated children enrolledin child care within the department of economic security and the department ofchild safety by program and the average amount paid per child plusquality-related spending.
All workforce investment act grantmonies that are received by this state in excess of $87,110,800 areappropriated to the workforce innovation and opportunity act services lineitem. Before spending these increased monies, the department shallreport the intended use of monies in excess of $87,110,800 to the jointlegislative budget committee.
Departmentwide
The aboveappropriations are in addition to monies granted to this state by the federalgovernment for the same purposes but are deemed to include the sums depositedin the state treasury to the credit of the department of economic securitypursuant to section 42-5029, Arizona Revised Statutes.
The department of economic securityshall forward to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representativesappropriations committees and the director of the joint legislative budgetcommittee a monthly report comparing total expenditures for the month and year-to-dateas compared to prior-year totals on or before the thirtieth of the followingmonth. The report shall include an estimate of potential shortfallsin entitlement programs and potential federal and other monies, such as thestatewide assessment for indirect costs, and any projected surplus instate-supported programs that may be available to offset these shortfalls and aplan, if necessary, for eliminating any shortfall without a supplementalappropriation.
Sec. 30. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
2023-24
FTE positions 23.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 3,155,100
Arizona empowerment scholarship
accountappeals 221,600
Total appropriation —
state board ofeducation $ 3,376,700
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 3,376,700
Sec. 31. SUPERINTENDENTOF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
2023-24
FTE positions 232.9
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 25,633,100
Formulaprograms
Basic state aid 6,138,916,800
Onetime state aid supplement 300,000,000
Special education fund 36,029,200
Other state aid to districts 983,900
Classroom site fund 1,018,912,500
Instructional improvement fund 60,425,700
Propertytax relief
Additional state aid 511,613,100
Non-formulaprograms
Accountability and achievement
testing 16,442,300
Adult education 21,769,100
Alternative teacher development
program 1,800,000
Arizona civics education and
leadershipdevelopment program 300,000
Arizona English language
learner fund 4,960,400
Art consumables 10,000,000
Broadband expansion fund deposit 5,000,000
CTED certification exam fee
reimbursement 1,000,000
CTED completion grants 1,000,000
CTED soft capital and equipment 1,000,000
College credit by examination
incentiveprogram 7,472,100
College placement exam feewaiver 1,265,800
Computer science professional
development program 1,000,000
Center for high school success 1,000,000
Dual enrollment studentdevelopment
fund deposit 15,000,000
Dual enrollment teacherdevelopment
fund deposit 500,000
Early education and career
explorationprogram 5,000,000
Early literacy 18,880,000
Education learning and
accountabilitysystem 5,447,100
English learner administration 6,597,100
Feminine hygiene products 2,000,000
Flagstaff robotics program 20,000
Geographic literacy 100,000
Gifted assessments 850,000
Gila county jail education 10,000
Jobs for Arizona graduates 500,000
Juvenile detention centers 52,600
K-12 transportation formulastudy 250,000
Live, remote instructionalcourses 100,000
Nonprofit education initiatives 100,000
Nonprofit low-income assistance 500,000
Phoenix science educationprograms 2,500,000
Public school campus community
gardens 100,000*
Public school campus trees 300,000*
School safety program 81,992,600
Stateblock grant for vocational
education 11,774,700
Student level data access 357,900
Teacher certification 2,554,500
Teacher professional development 3,000,000
Tribal college dual enrollment
program 325,000
Youth summer education program 250,000
Total appropriation and expenditure
authority — superintendent
of public instruction $8,325,585,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $6,733,358,700
Education sales tax fund 7,000,000
Permanent state school fund 342,797,300
Teacher certification fund 2,527,900
Tribal college dual enrollment
program fund 325,000
Department of educationempowerment
scholarshipaccount fund 357,900
Expenditure authority 1,239,218,700
Operating lump sum
The appropriated amount for the operating lump sum includes aonetime increase of $10,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024for operating expenses. The increase is exempt from the provisionsof section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations, until June 30, 2026.
Any monies available to the department of education pursuant tosection 42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, forthe failing schools tutoring fund established by section 15-241, ArizonaRevised Statutes, in excess of the expenditure authority amounts are allocatedfor the purposes of section 42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 8, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
Any monies available to the department of education pursuant tosection 42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, forcharacter education matching grants pursuant to section 15-154.01, ArizonaRevised Statutes, in excess of the expenditure authority amounts are allocatedfor the purposes of section 42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 6, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
Basic state aid
The appropriation for basic state aid provides basic statesupport to school districts for maintenance and operations funding as providedby section 15-973, Arizona Revised Statutes, and includes an estimated$342,797,300 in expendable income derived from the permanent state school fundand from state trust lands pursuant to section 37-521, subsection B, ArizonaRevised Statutes, for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Monies derived from the permanent state school fund and anyother non-state general fund revenue source that is dedicated to fund basicstate aid shall be spent, whenever possible, before spending state general fundmonies.
Except as required by section 37-521, Arizona Revised Statutes,all monies received during the fiscal year from national forests, interest collectedon deferred payments on the purchase of state lands, income from investingpermanent state school funds as prescribed by the enabling act and theConstitution of Arizona and all monies received by the superintendent of publicinstruction from whatever source, except monies received pursuant to sections15-237 and 15-531, Arizona Revised Statutes, when paid into the statetreasury are appropriated for apportionment to the various counties inaccordance with law. An expenditure may not be made except asspecifically authorized above.
Any monies available to the department of education pursuant tosection 42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, forthe increased cost of basic state aid under section 15-971, Arizona RevisedStatutes, due to added school days in excess of the expenditure authorityamounts are allocated for the purposes of section 42-5029.02, subsection A,paragraph 5, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Other programs
The department of education shallallocate the appropriated amount for the onetime state aid supplement to schooldistricts and charter schools on a pro rata basis using the weighted studentcount for the school district or charter school for the fiscal year pursuant tosection 15-943, paragraph 2, subdivision (a), Arizona Revised Statutes,and increase the budget limits pursuant to section 15-947, ArizonaRevised Statutes, accordingly. For the purposes of this paragraph, theweighted student count for a school district that serves as the district ofattendance for nonresident pupils shall be increased to include nonresidentpupils who attend school in the school district.
A school district may budget themonies that it receives from the onetime state aid supplement line item ineither the school district's maintenance and operation fund or unrestrictedcapital outlay fund.
Any monies available to thedepartment of education for the classroom site fund pursuant to section 37-521,subsection B, paragraph 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, and section 42-5029.02,subsection A, paragraph 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, in excess of expenditureauthority amounts are allocated for the purposes of section 37-521, subsectionB, paragraph 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, and section 42-5029.02,subsection A, paragraph 10, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Any moniesavailable to the department of education from the instructional improvementfund established by section 15-979, Arizona Revised Statutes, in excess of theexpenditure authority amounts are allocated for the purposes of section 15-979,Arizona Revised Statutes.
Before making any changes to the achievement testing programthat will increase program costs, the department of education and the stateboard of education shall submit the estimated fiscal impact of those changes tothe joint legislative budget committee for review.
Any monies available to the department ofeducation for accountability purposes pursuant to section 42-5029.02,subsection A, paragraph 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, in excess of theexpenditure authority amounts are allocated for the purposes of section42-5029.02, subsection A, paragraph 7, Arizona Revised Statutes.
The department of education may use the appropriated amount foraccountability and achievement testing in fiscal year 2023-2024 for costs ofthe English language proficiency assessments required by section 15-756.05,Arizona Revised Statutes.
The appropriated amount for adult education includes $4,620,000for the continuing high school and workforce training program established bysection 15-217.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, $6,000,000 for deposit in theadult workforce diploma program fund established by section 15-217.02,subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes and $6,000,000 for deposit in thecommunity college adult education workforce development program fundestablished by section 15-217.03, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes.
The appropriated amount for art consumables shall bedistributed for grants of not more than $1,000 per recipient to public schoolarts teachers and any public school teachers for preschool through third gradefor arts supplies, materials and instructional aids that are of a consumablenature as defined by the uniform system of financial records prescribed by theauditor general pursuant to section 15-271, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Monies appropriated for CTED completion grants are intended tohelp fund program completion for students who complete at least fifty percentof a career technical education program before graduating from high school andwho successfully complete the career technical education district program aftergraduating from high school. The application procedures shall awardgrant funding only after an eligible student has successfully completed acareer technical education district program.
If the appropriated amount for CTED completion grants isinsufficient to fund all grant requests from career technical educationdistricts, the department of education shall reduce grant amounts on aproportional basis in order to cap total statewide allocations at $1,000,000.
The appropriated amount for CTED completion grants is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relatingto lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025.
The department of education shall distribute the appropriatedamount for CTED soft capital and equipment to career technical educationdistricts with fewer than two thousand average daily membership pupils for softcapital and equipment expenses. The appropriated amount shall beallocated on a pro rata basis based on the average daily membership of eligiblecareer technical education districts.
Before spending the $6,880,000 increase in the appropriatedamount for the early literacy line item for literacy coaches, kindergartenentry assessments, dyslexia training or science of reading exams, thedepartment of education shall submit an expenditure plan to the jointlegislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planningand budgeting. The department shall report its actual expendituresfor the early literacy line item for literacy coaches, kindergarten entryassessments, dyslexia training and science of reading exams to the jointlegislative budget committee on or before July 31, 2024.
The department of education shall use the appropriated amountfor English learner administration to provide English language acquisitionservices for the purposes of section 15-756.07, Arizona Revised Statutes,and for the costs of providing English language proficiency assessments,scoring and ancillary materials as prescribed by the department of education toschool districts and charter schools for the purposes of title 15, chapter 7,article 3.1, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department may use aportion of the appropriated amount to hire staff or contract with a third partyto carry out the purposes of section 15-756.07, Arizona RevisedStatutes. Notwithstanding section 41-192, Arizona RevisedStatutes, the superintendent of public instruction also may use a portion ofthe appropriated amount to contract with one or more private attorneys toprovide legal services in connection with the case of Flores v. State ofArizona, No. CIV 92-596-TUC-RCC.
The department of education shall use the appropriated amountfor geographic literacy to issue a grant to a statewide geographic alliance forstrengthening geographic literacy in this state.
The department of education shall use the appropriated amountfor jobs for Arizona graduates to issue a grant to a nonprofit organization fora JOBS for Arizona graduates program.
The appropriated amount for juvenile detention centers includes$22,600 for Yavapai county, $20,000 for Pinal county and $10,000 for Maricopacounty.
The appropriated amount for the K-12 transportation formulastudy shall be used to develop a per pupil weighted transportation fundingformula for K-12 students. The appropriated amount shall be used only for thecosts associated with developing the per pupil weighted transportationformula. On or before December 31, 2023, the department of educationshall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the houseof representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representativeseducation committees, the director of the joint legislative budget committeeand the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingthat includes at least the following information:
1. The amount determined to be the per pupil basetransportation amount for every K-12 student.
2. The appropriate weight for students withextraordinary needs.
3. The appropriate weight for students in gradesnine through twelve.
4. The appropriate weight for foster and homelessstudents.
5. The appropriate sparsity weight for rural, remoteand isolated students, including long-distance open enrollment students.
The appropriated amount for live, remote instructional coursesis exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes,relating to lapsing of appropriations, until December 31, 2025.
The department of education shall distribute the appropriatedamount for nonprofit education initiatives to a nonprofit organization based inScottsdale that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenuecode and that provides scholarships and other educational programming andpromotes youth activities, sports and cultural enrichment.
The department of education shall distribute the appropriatedamount for nonprofit low-income assistance to a nonprofit organization that isqualified under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and thatprovides low-income children in kindergarten programs and grades one througheight with new clothing and shoes, hygiene kits, and new books.
The department of education shall distribute the appropriatedamount for public school campus trees for grants to public schools to plant low-biogenicvolatile organic compound-emitting trees on school campuses that areappropriate for each school's respective climate. Until December 31, 2023, thedepartment shall distribute the appropriated amount on a first-come,first-served basis only to public schools in this state at which seventy-fivepercent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunchesunder the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Codesections 1751 through 1793). If any monies remain undistributed from and afterDecember 31, 2023, the department shall distribute the monies on a first-come,first-served basis to public schools in this state. The department may requireeach public school that receives grant monies to issue a report regarding theschool's use of monies received. A public school that receives monies from thedepartment may partner with nonprofit organizations to plant the trees on theschool's campus.
The amount appropriated for the school safety program in fiscalyear 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 31 included anincrease of $50,000,000 for additional school safety grants. Inallocating the $50,000,000 increase, the department of education shall firstdistribute monies to schools on the school safety program waiting list toreceive grants for the costs of placing school resource officers on schoolcampuses. The awarded grants may not supplant funding provided by localgovernments for school resource officers. If the total cost of funding grantsfor school resource officer costs is less than $50,000,000, the department mayallocate the remaining monies to grants to schools for the costs of placingschool counselors and social workers on school campuses pursuant to section15-154, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Any monies available to the department ofeducation for school safety pursuant to section 42-5029.02, subsectionA, paragraph 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, in excess of the expenditureauthority amounts are allocated for the purposes of section 42-5029.02,subsection A, paragraph 6, Arizona Revised Statutes.
The department shall distribute the appropriated amount forPhoenix science education programs to an organization that is based in Phoenixand that provides science, technology, engineering and math education programsand professional development training.
The department shall distribute theappropriated amount for the youth summer education program to a nonprofitorganization that is based in Globe and that provides summer education programsfor youth.
After review by the joint legislative budget committee, infiscal year 2023-2024, the department of education may use a portion of itsfiscal year 2023-2024 state general fund appropriations for basic state aid,additional state aid or the special education fund to fund a shortfall infunding for basic state aid, additional state aid or the special educationfund, if any, that occurred in fiscal year 2022-2023.
The department shall provide an updated report on its budgetstatus every three months for the first half of each fiscal year and every month thereafter to the president of the senate, thespeaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate andhouse of representatives appropriations committees, the director of the jointlegislative budget committee and the director of the governor's officeof strategic planning and budgeting. Each reportshall include, at a minimum, the department's current funding surplus orshortfall projections for basic state aid and other major formula-basedprograms and is due thirty days after the end of the applicable reportingperiod.
Within fifteen days after eachapportionment of state aid that occurs pursuant to section 15-973, subsectionB, Arizona Revised Statutes, the department shall post on its websitethe amount of state aid apportioned to each recipient and the underlying data.
Sec. 32. DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
2023-24
FTE positions 65.1
Administration $ 2,558,000
Emergency management 876,800
Emergency management matching funds 1,544,900
Emergency hazard mitigation 1,333,300
Federal government matching repayment 759,200
Hazard mitigation assistance 462,900
Military affairs 2,142,200
National guard matching funds 3,370,000
National guard uniform allowance 300,000
National guard tuition
reimbursement 1,000,000
Hazard mitigation revolving
fund deposit 200,000
Total appropriation — department of
emergency and military affairs $14,547,300
Fund sources:
State general fund $14,547,300
The $3,370,000 national guard matching funds appropriation isexempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes,relating to lapsing of appropriations, except that all fiscal year 2023-2024monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered on December 31, 2024 revert to thestate general fund.
The $759,200 federal government matching repaymentappropriation is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, ArizonaRevised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, except that all fiscalyear 2023-2024 monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered on December31, 2024 revert to the state general fund.
The appropriated amount for the national guard tuitionreimbursement line item is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, untilSeptember 30, 2024.
Of the amount appropriated to the department of emergency andmilitary affairs for onetime maintenance backfill in fiscal year 2022-2023pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 32, $13,300,000 from the stategeneral fund is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Sec. 33. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
2023-24
FTE positions 355.7
Operating lump sum appropriation $73,050,000
Direct potable reuse of treated
wastewater program 1,500,000
Safe drinking water program 1,998,500
Water quality fee fund deposit 9,500,000
PFAS mitigation 5,000,000*
Emissions control contractor
payment 26,219,500
Total appropriation — department of
environmental quality $117,268,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $16,000,000
Air quality fund 5,830,900
Emergency response fund 132,800
Emissions inspection fund 30,484,400
Hazardous waste management fund 1,946,600
Indirect cost fund 18,629,000
Permit administration fund 7,285,600
Recycling fund 4,522,400
Safe drinking water program
fund 1,998,500
Solid waste fee fund 2,589,600
Water quality fee fund 27,848,200
On or before July 31, 2024, the department of environmentalquality shall report to the joint legislative budget committee on its progressexpending monies for PFAS mitigation, including funded projects, anticipatedprojects and outcomes as a result of mitigation efforts. The report shallinclude details about the scope and location of the projects.
The department of environmental quality shall report annuallyon the progress of WQARF activities, including emergency response, prioritysite remediation, cost recovery activity, revenue and expenditure activity andother WQARF-funded program activity. The department shall submit thefiscal year 2023-2024 report to the joint legislative budget committee on orbefore September 1, 2023. This report shall also include a budget for theWQARF program that is developed in consultation with the WQARF advisory board.This budget shall specify the monies budgeted for each listed site duringfiscal year 2023-2024. In addition, the department and the WQARF advisoryboard shall prepare and submit to the joint legislative budget committee, on orbefore October 1, 2023, a report in a table format summarizing the currentprogress on remediation of each listed site on the WQARF registry. The tableshall include the stage of remediation for each site at the end of fiscal year2022-2023, indicate whether the current stage of remediation is anticipated tobe completed in fiscal year 2023-2024 and indicate the anticipated stageof remediation at each listed site at the end of fiscal year 2023-2024,assuming fiscal year 2023-2024 funding levels. The department andthe WQARF advisory board may include other relevant information about thelisted sites in the table.
All permit administration fundmonies received by the department of environmental quality in excess of$7,285,600 in fiscal year 2023-2024 are appropriated to thedepartment. Before spending permit administration fund monies inexcess of $7,285,600 in fiscal year 2023-2024, the department shall report theintended use of the monies to the joint legislative budget committee.
All monies in the department of environmental quality indirectcost fund, including the beginning balance, that are in excess of $18,629,000in fiscal year 2023-2024 are appropriated to the department. Beforespending indirect cost fund monies in excess of $18,629,000 in fiscal year2023-2024, the department shall report the intended use of the monies to thejoint legislative budget committee.
Sec. 34. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OFEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
2023-24
FTE positions 5.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 311,400
Fundsources:
Personnel division fund $ 311,400
Sec. 35. STATE BOARD OFEQUALIZATION
2023-24
FTEpositions 7.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 737,900
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 737,900
Sec. 36. BOARD OFEXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
2023-24
FTE positions 14.5
Lump sum appropriation $ 1,426,300
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 1,426,300
On or before November 1, 2023, the board of executive clemencyshall report to the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting the total number andtypes of cases the board reviewed in fiscal year 2022-2023.
Sec. 37. ARIZONAEXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR BOARD
2023-24
FTE positions 184.0
Lump sum appropriation $16,056,800
Fund sources:
Arizona exposition and state
fair fund $16,056,800
Of the monies in the Arizona exposition and state fair boardoperating budget, $2,000,000 shall be spent for enhanced state fairoperations. Before spending monies in the operating budget on capitalprojects, the board shall submit a report for review by the joint committee oncapital review on the scope, purpose and estimated cost of the capitalimprovements.
Of the monies appropriated to the Arizona exposition and statefair board in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313, section37, $2,300,000 of the lump sum appropriation is exempt from the provisions ofsection 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations, until June 30, 2024.
Sec. 38. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OFFORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT
2023-24
FTE positions 235.5
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 3,937,200
Environmental county grants 250,000
Inmate firefighting crews 869,600
Postrelease firefighting crews 1,282,700
Fire suppression 200,000
State fire marshal 1,795,600
State fire school 289,100
Fire district grants 5,000,000*
Hazardous vegetation removal 3,040,300
US forest service land thinning 1,660,900
Wildfire mitigation 32,049,700
Total appropriation — Arizona department
of forestry and fire management $50,375,100
Fund sources:
State general fund $50,375,100
The appropriation for the hazardous vegetation removal lineitem is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025.
Monies in the fire district grants line item shall be used bythe Arizona department of forestry and fire management to establish a programto provide grants to fire districts in this state. The department may use up totwo percent of the monies in the fire district grants line item to administerthe program. Grant applications shall be prioritized based on the need of thefire district and average response times of the fire district. A fire districtmay use fire district grant monies to:
1. Purchase capital equipment necessary to respondto public safety emergencies, including fire engines, ambulances, radiotelecommunications, uniforms and equipment.
2. Construct or renovate fire stations.
3. Purchase and provide emergency alert servicesthat are available through a mobile application or other means.
Sec. 39. STATE BOARD OF FUNERALDIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
2023-24
FTEpositions 4.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 476,800
Fundsources:
Board of funeral directors' and
||embalmers' fund $ 476,800
Sec. 40. ARIZONA GAME ANDFISH DEPARTMENT
2023-24
FTE positions 273.5
Operating lump sum appropriation $48,091,600
Pittman-Robertson/Dingell-Johnson
act 3,058,000
Total appropriation — Arizona game and fish
department $51,149,600
Fundsources:
Capitalimprovement fund $1,001,200
Game andfish fund 44,516,200
Wildlifeendowment fund 16,200
Watercraft licensing fund 5,226,800
Game, nongame, fish and
endangeredspecies fund 389,200
Sec. 41. DEPARTMENT OFGAMING
2023-24
FTE positions 155.8
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 13,740,100
Arizona breeders' award 250,000
Casino operations certification 2,308,700
County fairs livestock and
agriculturepromotion 6,029,500
Division of racing 2,431,200
Contract veterinarian 175,000
Event wagering application
fee refund 600,000
Horseracing integrity and safety
act assessment 355,100
Racetrack capital projects and
maintenanceand operation funding 1,000,000
Racing purse enhancement 5,000,000
Problem gambling _3,320,000
Totalappropriation — department of gaming $ 35,209,600
Fundsources:
Stategeneral fund $ 13,159,600
Fantasysports contest fund 150,100
Tribal-state compact fund 2,308,700
Arizona benefits fund 16,610,000
State lottery fund 300,000
Racing regulation fund 2,576,600
Racing regulation fund — unarmed
combatsubaccount 104,600
The amount appropriated to the county fairs livestock andagriculture promotion line item is for deposit in the county fairs livestockand agriculture promotion fund established by section 5-113, Arizona RevisedStatutes, and to be administered by the office of the governor.
The amount appropriated to the racing purse enhancement lineitem shall be distributed to a recognized nonprofit horsemen's organizationthat has represented since 1988 the horsemen participating in racing meetingsto be used to promote racing and enhance the general purse structure foreligible horse races held in this state.
On or before August 1, 2023, the department of gaming shallreport to the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on the expected amountand purpose of expenditures from the event wagering fund established by section5-1318, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2023-2024. The reportshall include the projected line item detail and the number of filled full-timeequivalent positions.
On or before the final day of each quarter of fiscal year2023-2024, the department of gaming shall report to the members of the jointlegislative budget committee on the number of equine deaths and injuries thatoccurred as a result of a horse race and the commercial live racing facilitywhere each incident occurred. The report shall include the number of pre-raceinspections performed by a veterinarian employed by or contracted with thisstate.
The amount appropriated to the horseracing integrity and safetyact assessment line item shall be distributed to commercial live racingpermittees during fiscal year 2023-2024 to pay the calendar year 2023assessment levied by the horseracing integrity and safety authority. If theappropriated amount for the horseracing integrity act assessment line item isinsufficient to fund all assessments levied by the horseracing integrity andsafety authority, the department shall reduce the distribution amounts on aproportional basis in order to cap total statewide distributions at $355,100.The distributions for fiscal year 2023-2024 are estimated to be $309,300 to acommercial live racing permittee located in Maricopa county and $45,800 to acommercial live racing permittee located in Yavapai county.
The appropriation made in the racetrack capital projects andmaintenance and operation funding line item shall be distributed to commerciallive racing permittees for capital projects and track maintenance andoperations, including costs associated with the compliance costs associatedwith the horseracing integrity and safety act of 2020 (P.L.116-260;134 Stat. 3252; 15 United States Code sections 3051 through 3060). From theamount appropriated in the racetrack capital projects and maintenance andoperations funding line item, the department of gaming shall allocate$1,000,000 to a commercial live racing permittee located in Maricopa county.
Sec. 42. OFFICE OF THEGOVERNOR
2023-24
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 9,922,700*
Missing and murdered indigenous
people taskforce 1,000,000
Foster youth education success
fund deposit 1,500,000
Totalappropriation — office of the governor $ 12,422,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 12,422,700
Included in the operating lump sum appropriation of $9,922,700for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $10,000 for the purchase of mementos and items forvisiting officials.
Sec. 43. GOVERNOR'SOFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND BUDGETING
2023-24
FTE positions 22.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,961,400*
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 2,961,400
Sec. 44. DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SERVICES
2023-24
FTEpositions 1,145.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $60,922,300
Public health/family health
Adult cystic fibrosis care 105,200
AIDS reporting and surveillance 1,000,000
Alzheimer's disease research 4,125,000
Behavioral health care provider
loan repaymentprogram 1,000,000
Biomedical research support 2,000,000
Breast and cervical cancer and
bone densityscreening 1,369,400
Collaborative care uptake
fund deposit 1,000,000
County tuberculosis provider
care and control 590,700
Dementia awareness campaign 750,000*
Dementia services program and
Alzheimer'sdisease state plan 964,100
Fentanyl testing strips and
massspectrometers 300,000
Folic acid program 400,000
Health crisis review centers and
wraparoundservices 5,000,000
High-risk perinatal services 2,343,400
Newborn screening program 12,388,500
Nonrenal disease management 198,000
Nurse-family partnershipprograms 2,500,000
Arizona nurse educationinvestment
pilot program 15,000,000
Nursing care special projects 200,000
Poison control centers funding 990,000
Preceptor grant program forgraduate
students 500,000
Psilocybin research 5,000,000
Renal dental care and nutrition
supplements 300,000
Renal transplant drugs 183,000
Trauma recovery center funddeposit 7,000,000
Arizona state hospital
Arizona state hospital —
operating 87,043,700
Arizona state hospital —
restoration tocompetency 900,000
Arizona state hospital —
sexuallyviolent persons 10,951,800
Total appropriation— department of
health services $225,025,100
Fund sources:
State general fund $166,983,600
Arizona state hospital fund 3,145,800
Arizona state hospital land fund 650,000
Child fatality review fund 196,500
Disease control research fund 1,000,000
DHS indirect cost fund 12,298,700
Emergency medical services
operating fund 4,167,900
Environmental laboratorylicensure
revolving fund 1,001,700
Federal child care anddevelopment
fund blockgrant 998,600
Health services licensing fund 16,960,500
Newborn screening program fund 12,821,300
Nursingcare institution resident
protectionrevolving fund 238,200
Tobacco tax and health care
fund —medically needy account 700,000
Vital records electronic systems
fund 3,862,300
Public health/family health
Of the amount appropriated for the operating lump sum, $100,000shall be used for a suicide prevention coordinator to assist school districtsand charter schools in suicide prevention efforts. On or before September 1,2024, the department of health services, in consultation with the department ofeducation, shall report to the governor, the president of the senate, thespeaker of the house of representatives, the director of the joint legislativebudget committee and the director of the governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting on the suicide prevention coordinator's accomplishmentsin fiscal year 2023-2024.
The department of health services may use up to four percent ofthe amount appropriated for nonrenal disease management for the administrativecosts to implement the program.
The appropriated amount for the dementia services program andAlzheimer's disease state plan line item is exempt from the provisions ofsection 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations, until June 30, 2026. The legislature intends that theappropriation be used for fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
The department of healthservices shall distribute monies appropriated for the biomedical researchsupport line item to a nonprofit medical research institute headquartered inthis state that specializes in biomedical research focusing on applying genomictechnologies and sequencing to clinical care, that has served as a resource tothis state to conduct molecular epidemiologic analyses to assist with diseaseoutbreak investigations and that collaborates with universities, hospitals andhealth science research centers and other public and private bioscience andrelated industries in this state. The recipient of these monies shallcommission an audit of the expenditure of these monies and shall submit a copyof the audit to the department of health services on or before February1, 2025.
The department of health services shalldistribute monies appropriated for Alzheimer's disease research through a grantto a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of theinternal revenue code and that meets the following criteria:
1. Is headquartered in thisstate.
2. Has been operating in thisstate for at least the last ten years.
3. Hasparticipating member institutions that work together to end Alzheimer's diseasewithin a statewide collaborative model by using their complementary strengthsin brain imaging, computer science, genomics, basic and cognitive neurosciencesand clinical and neuropathology research.
4. Has participating memberinstitutions that educate residents of this state about Alzheimer's disease,research progress and resources to help patients, families and professionalsmanage the disease.
The terms of the grant made to thecharitable organization may not impose any requirements that were not imposedin prior grant agreements entered into between the department of healthservices and the charitable organization.
The amount appropriated to the department of health servicesfor the preceptor grant program for graduate students is exempt from theprovisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsingof appropriations. Any monies remaining unexpended on July 1, 2026 revert tothe state general fund.
The amount appropriated in the trauma recovery center funddeposit line item shall be deposited in the trauma recovery center fundestablished by section 36-4102, Arizona Revised Statutes and isappropriated from the fund for the purposes of that section. Not more thanfive percent of the monies deposited in the fund may be used by the departmentof health services to administer the fund. The department shall use theremaining monies to provide all of the following:
1. A technical assistance grant to help establish,train and coordinate a state pilot trauma recovery center.
2. Three years of operational and service costs ofthe state pilot trauma recovery center.
3. A grant to a public research institution to trackdata and outcomes of the state pilot trauma recovery center and to produce areport at the conclusion of the pilot.
Arizona state hospital
In addition to the appropriation for the department of healthservices, earnings on state lands and interest on the investment of thepermanent state land funds are appropriated to the Arizona state hospital incompliance with the enabling act and the Constitution of Arizona.
Departmentwide
The department of health services shall electronically forwardto the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives,the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriationscommittees and the director of the joint legislative budget committee a monthlyreport comparing total expenditures for the month and year-to-date ascompared to prior-year totals on or before the thirtieth of the followingmonth. Each report shall include an estimate of potential shortfallsin programs, potential federal and other monies, such as the statewideassessment for indirect costs, that may be available to offset theseshortfalls, and a plan, if necessary, for eliminating any shortfall without asupplemental appropriation.
Sec. 45. ARIZONAHISTORICAL SOCIETY
2023-24
FTE positions 50.9
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 2,585,100
Field services and grants 65,800
Papago park museum 563,800
Total appropriation — Arizona historical
society $ 3,214,700
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 3,214,700
Sec. 46. PRESCOTTHISTORICAL SOCIETY
2023-24
FTEpositions 13.0
Lump sumappropriation $ 1,016,100
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 1,016,100
Sec. 47. ARIZONADEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
2023-24
FTE positions 20.0
Statewide information security
and privacyoperations and
controls $11,325,300
Antihuman trafficking grant
fund deposit 10,000,000
Arizona state nonprofit securitygrant
program funddeposit 5,000,000
Statewide cybersecurity grants 10,000,000
Total appropriation — Arizona department of
homeland security $36,325,300
Fund sources:
State generalfund $25,000,000
Informationtechnology fund 11,325,300
The amount appropriated in the antihuman trafficking grant funddeposit line item shall be deposited in the antihuman trafficking grant fund.The Arizona department of homeland security shall distribute these monies asfollows:
1. $2,000,000 to the department of public safetyArizona counter terrorism information center for antihuman traffickingoperations that work to reduce human trafficking by providing assistance andanalytical services to law enforcement agencies or that provide services tovictims and training to law enforcement agencies, prosecutorial agencies andthe public on preventing and identifying human trafficking.
2. $8,000,000 in award grants to municipal andcounty law enforcement agencies, not to exceed $500,000 per agency, forprograms that reduce human trafficking.
The amount appropriated in the nonprofit security grant programfund deposit line item shall be deposited in the nonprofit security grantprogram fund. Not more than five percent of the monies deposited in the fundmay be used by the Arizona department of homeland security to administer the nonprofitsecurity grant program.
Of the amount appropriated in the statewide informationsecurity and privacy operations and controls line item in fiscal year 2022-2023pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 47, $300,000 is exempt from theprovisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsingof appropriations, until June 30, 2024.
Sec. 48. BOARDOF HOMEOPATHIC AND INTEGRATED MEDICINE EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 1.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 51,900
Fund sources:
Board of homeopathic and
integratedmedicine
examiners'fund $ 51,900
Sec. 49. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OFHOUSING
2023-24
FTE positions 3.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 367,400
Housing trust fund deposit 150,000,000
Homeless shelter and services
fund deposit 40,000,000
Mobile home relocation funddeposit 5,000,000
Military transitional housing
fund deposit 1,900,000
Total appropriation — Arizona department
of housing $197,267,400
Fund sources:
Stategeneral fund $196,900,000
Housingtrust fund 367,400
The amount appropriated to theArizona department of housing for the homeless services grant pilot in fiscalyear 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 49 from the stategeneral fund is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2024.
On or before September 1, 2023, thedepartment shall submit an expenditure plan report to the joint legislativebudget committee for the monies deposited pursuant to this section in thehousing trust fund established by section 41-3955, Arizona RevisedStatutes.
The Arizona department of housing may use a portion of themonies appropriated for the housing trust fund deposit to support an investmentfor a long-term lease facilitated by this state to create a campus fortransitional housing, workforce affordable housing, crisis response, detox andrecovery, workforce development programs and integrated wrap-aroundservices. The owner and lead operator of the campus must be a nonprofithomeless provider that:
1. Has at least thirty-five years ofexperience in providing emergency homeless services to adult men and women inMaricopa county, including the chronically homeless, veterans, seniors, peoplewith disabling conditions, youth and families and children.
2. Has been providing rapid rehousing services andflexible housing support or rapid exit housing support for persons who do notqualify for rapid rehousing for at least five years.
3. Has at least tenyears of experience running a mass congregate shelter of four hundred or morebeds, annually serves at least five thousand people with homeless shelter andrelated housing services, has an annual budget of at least $10,000,000 andparticipates in the coordinate entry process and the homeless managementinformation system.
Sec. 50. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONOF ARIZONA
2023-24
FTE positions 236.6
Operating lump sum appropriation $21,976,700
Municipal firefighter reimbursement
administration 84,600
Total appropriation — industrial commission
of Arizona $22,061,300
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 84,600
Administrative fund 21,976,700
The legislature intends that thestate general fund appropriation be used only for administrative costs of title23, chapter 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, and that this appropriation does notconvey any responsibility for firefighter cancer compensation and benefitsclaims to this state.
Sec. 51. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCEAND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
2023-24
FTE positions 155.4
Operating lump sum appropriation $12,363,900
Arizona vehicle theft task force 4,521,200
Automobile theft authority
operatingbudget 699,400
Insurance fraud unit 1,851,400
Local grants 1,388,900
Reimbursable programs 50,000
Total appropriation — department of insurance
and financial institutions $20,874,800
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 8,463,000
Automobile theft authority fund 6,813,600
Financial services fund 5,547,900
Department revolving fund 50,300
Of the monies appropriated to thedepartment of insurance and financial institutions in the operating lump sumappropriation, $250,000 shall be used to administer the provisions of a billaddressing insurance provider claims against insurers if the bill becomes lawin the first regular session of the fifty-sixth legislature. These moniesrevert to the state general fund if a bill addressing provider claims againstinsurers does not become law in the first regular session of the fifty-sixthlegislature.
Monies in the Arizona vehicle theft taskforce line item shall be used by the department of insurance and financialinstitutions to pay seventy-five percent of the personal services andemployee-related expenditures for city, town and county sworn officerswho participate in the Arizona vehicle theft task force.
Local grants shall be awarded withconsideration given to areas with greater automobile theft problems and shallbe used to combat economic automobile theft operations.
The department of insurance and financialinstitutions shall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committeebefore spending any monies for the reimbursable programs line item. Thedepartment shall show sufficient monies collected to cover the expensesindicated in the report.
Of the department fees required to bedeposited in the state general fund by statute, the legislature intends thatthe department of insurance and financial institutions shall assess and set thefees at a level to ensure that the monies deposited in the state general fundwill equal or exceed the department's expenditure from the state general fund.
Sec. 52. ARIZONAJUDICIARY
2023-24
Supreme court
FTE positions 203.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $18,441,100
Arizona trial and digital
evidence funddeposit 1,620,000
Automation 23,893,700
County reimbursements 187,900
Court appointed special advocate 5,053,100
Courthouse security 750,000
Digital evidence software 280,000
Domestic relations 693,100
State foster care review board 3,535,700
Commission on judicial conduct 609,500
Judicial nominations and
performancereview 614,000
Juvenile monetary sanctions
fundingbackfill 250,000
Model court 659,700
State aid 5,950,700
Totalappropriation — supreme court $62,538,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $29,271,000
Confidential intermediary and
fiduciary fund 686,100
Court appointed special advocate
fund 5,233,000
Criminal justice enhancement fund 4,722,800
Defensive driving school fund 4,487,700
Judicial collection enhancement
fund 15,191,400
State aid to the courts fund 2,946,500
On or before September 1, 2023, the supreme court shall reportto the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office ofstrategic planning and budgeting on current and future automation projectscoordinated by the administrative office of the courts. The reportshall include a list of court automation projects that receive or areanticipated to receive state monies in the current or next two fiscal years aswell as a description of each project, the number of FTE positions, theentities involved and the goals and anticipated results for each automationproject. The report shall be submitted in one summarydocument. The report shall indicate each project's total multiyearcost by fund source and budget line item, including any prior-year, current-yearand future-year expenditures.
Automation expenses of the judiciary shall be funded only fromthe automation line item. Monies in the operating lump sumappropriation or other line items intended for automation purposes shall be transferredto the automation line item before expenditure.
Included in the operating lump sum appropriation for thesupreme court is $1,000 for the purchase of mementos and items for visitingofficials.
Of the $187,900 appropriated for county reimbursements, stategrand jury is limited to $97,900 and capital postconviction relief is limitedto $90,000.
The legislature intends that the $250,000 appropriation to thejuvenile monetary sanctions funding backfill line item continues in fiscalyears 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. These monies may only be spent iflegislation that eliminates court-ordered fees for juveniles, except for victimrestitution and specified driving under the influence offenses, is enacted intolaw.
Court of appeals
FTE positions 162.8
Division one $16,186,100
Division two 8,312,300
Totalappropriation — court of appeals $24,498,400
Fund sources:
State general fund $24,498,400
Of the 162.8 FTE positions for fiscal year 2023-2024, 111.3 FTEpositions are for division one and 51.5 FTE positions are for division two.
Of the amount appropriated for the operating lump sum fordivision two in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 313,section 52, $450,000 from the state general fund is for the remodeling ofchambers to accommodate a new three-judge court of appeals panel, is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tothe lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2024 and notwithstanding section41-1252, Arizona Revised Statutes, is not subject to review by the jointcommittee on capital review.
Superior court
FTE positions 240.5
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 5,338,600
Judges' compensation 28,213,100
Centralized service payments 4,631,300
Probation salary increasebackfill 6,749,200
Adult standard probation 22,297,500
Adult intensive probation 13,150,200
Community punishment 2,310,300
Court-ordered removals 315,000
Interstate compact 513,700
Drug court 1,096,400
General adjudication personnel
and supportfund deposit 2,000,000
Juvenile standard probation 3,781,800
Juvenile intensive probation 6,087,200
Juvenile treatment services 20,803,000
Juvenile family counseling 500,000
Juvenile crime reduction 3,313,100
Juvenile diversion consequences 9,088,500
Probation incentive payments 1,000,000
Special water master 505,300
Totalappropriation — superior court $131,694,200
Fund sources:
State general fund $119,680,200
Criminal justice enhancementfund 5,494,400
Drug treatment and educationfund 504,200
Judicial collection enhancement
fund 6,015,400
Operating budget
All expenditures made by the administrative office of thecourts to administer superior court line items shall be funded only from thesuperior court operating budget. Monies in superior court line itemsintended for this purpose shall be transferred to the superior court operatingbudget before expenditure.
Judges
Of the 240.5 FTE positions, 182 FTEpositions represent superior court judges. This FTE positionclarification does not limit the counties' ability to add judges pursuant tosection 12-121, Arizona Revised Statutes.
All monies in the judges' compensation line item shall be usedto pay for fifty percent of superior court judges' salaries, elected officials'retirement plan costs and related state benefit costs for judges pursuant tosection 12-128, Arizona Revised Statutes. Monies in the operatinglump sum appropriation or other line items intended for this purpose shall betransferred to the judges' compensation line item before expenditure.
Probation
Monies appropriated to juvenile treatment services and juvenilediversion consequences shall be deposited in the juvenile probation servicesfund established by section 8-322, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Receipt of state probation monies by the counties is contingenton the county maintenance of fiscal year 2019-2020 expenditure levels for eachprobation program. State probation monies are not intended tosupplant county dollars for probation programs.
On or before November 1, 2023, the administrative office of thecourts shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting the fiscal year 2022-2023actual, fiscal year 2023-2024 estimated and fiscal year 2024-2025requested amounts for each of thefollowing:
1. On acounty-by-county basis, the number of authorized and filled case carryingprobation positions and non-case carrying probation positions, distinguishingbetween adult standard, adult intensive, juvenile standard and juvenileintensive. The report shall indicate the level of state probation funding,other state funding, county funding and probation surcharge funding for thosepositions.
2. Totalreceipts and expenditures by county and fund source for the adult standard, adultintensive, juvenile standard and juvenile intensive probation line items,including the amount of personal services spent from each revenue source ofeach account.
All centralized servicepayments made by the administrative office of the courts on behalf of countiesshall be funded only from the centralized service payments lineitem. Centralized service payments include only training, motorvehicle payments, CORP review board funding, LEARN funding, research,operational reviews and GPS vendor payments. This footnote does not apply totreatment or counseling services payments made from the juvenile treatmentservices and juvenile diversion consequences line items. Monies in theoperating lump sum appropriation or other line items intended for centralizedservice payments shall be transferred to the centralized service payments lineitem before expenditure.
All monies in the adultstandard probation, adult intensive probation, community punishment, interstatecompact, juvenile standard probation, juvenile intensive probation, juveniletreatment services, juvenile diversion consequences, juvenile crime reductionand probation incentive payments line items shall be used only as pass-throughmonies to county probation departments. Monies in the operating lumpsum appropriation or other line items intended as pass-through for the purposeof administering a county probation program shall be transferred to theappropriate probation line item before expenditure.
On or before November 1, 2023, the administrative office of thecourts shall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee on thecounty-approved salary adjustments provided to probation officers sincethe last report on November 1, 2022. The administrative office shallalso submit a copy of the report to the governor's officeof strategic planning and budgeting. The report shallinclude, for each county, the:
1. Approvedpercentage salary increase by year.
2. Net increase inthe amount allocated to each probation department by the administrative officeof the courts for each applicable year.
3. Average number of probation officers byapplicable year.
4. Average salary of probation officers for eachapplicable year.
The amount appropriated to the probation salary increase backfillline item shall be used as backfill funding to cover the remaining state shareof probation officer salary increases approved by county boards of supervisorsfor fiscal year 2022-2023.
Sec. 53. DEPARTMENT OFJUVENILE CORRECTIONS
2023-24
FTE positions 738.5
Lump sum appropriation $45,096,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $31,753,400
State charitable, penal and
reformatory institutions
land fund 4,125,400
Criminal justice enhancement fund 538,500
State education fund forcommitted
youth 1,955,200
Department of juvenile corrections
local cost sharing fund 6,724,000
Twenty-five percent of land earnings and interest fromthe state charitable, penal and reformatory institutions land fund shall be distributedto the department of juvenile corrections, in compliance with section 25 of theenabling act and the Constitution of Arizona, to be used to support statejuvenile institutions and reformatories.
Sec. 54. STATE LAND DEPARTMENT
2023-24
FTE positions 131.7
Operating lump sum appropriation $17,378,700
Natural resource conservation
districts 650,000
CAP user fees 1,700,000
Due diligence program 5,000,000
Streambed navigabilitylitigation 220,000
Total appropriation — state land department $24,948,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $13,159,300
Environmental special plate fund 260,600
Due diligence fund 5,000,000
Trust land management fund 6,528,800
The appropriation includes $1,700,000 for CAP user fees in fiscalyear 2023-2024. For fiscal year 2023-2024, from municipalities thatassume their allocation of central Arizona project water for every dollarreceived as reimbursement to this state for past central Arizona waterconservation district payments, $1 reverts to the state general fund in theyear that the reimbursement is collected.
Of the amount appropriated for natural resource conservationdistricts in fiscal year 2023-2024, $30,000 shall be used to provide grants tonatural resource conservation districts environmental education centers.
Sec. 55. LEGISLATURE
2023-24
Senate
Lump sum appropriation $20,385,300*
Fund sources:
State general fund $20,385,300
Included in the lump sum appropriation of $20,385,300 forfiscal year 2023-2024 is $5,000 for the purchase of mementos and items forvisiting officials.
House ofrepresentatives
Lump sum appropriation $24,020,300*
Fund sources:
State general fund $24,020,300
Included in the lump sum appropriation of $24,020,300 forfiscal year 2023-2024 is $5,000 for the purchase of mementos and items forvisiting officials.
Legislative council
FTE positions 56.0
Lump sum appropriation $9,546,500*
Fund sources:
State general fund $9,546,500
Ombudsman-citizensaide office
FTE positions 12.0
Lump sum appropriation $1,569,200*
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 1,569,200
The legislature intends that the ombudsman-citizens aideprioritize investigating and processing complaints relating to the departmentof child safety.
The operating budget includes $137,500 and 1 FTE position toaddress complaints relating to the administration of the Arizona empowermentscholarship account program established by section 15-2402, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
Joint legislative budget committee
FTEpositions 29.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 3,144,500*
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 3,144,500
Auditor general
FTE positions 224.8
Lump sum appropriation $28,491,600*
Fundsources:
State general fund $28,491,600
Sec. 56. DEPARTMENT OFLIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL
2023-24
FTE positions 58.2
Lump sum appropriation $ 6,555,200
Fundsources:
Liquor licenses fund $ 6,555,200
Sec. 57. ARIZONA STATELOTTERY COMMISSION
2023-24
FTEpositions 98.8
Operating lump sum appropriation $10,468,900
Advertising 15,500,000
Total appropriation — Arizona state
lottery commission $25,968,900
Fund sources:
State lottery fund $25,968,900
An amount equal to twenty percent of tab ticket sales isappropriated to pay sales commissions to charitable organizations. This amountis currently estimated to be $1,768,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024.
An amount equal to 3.6 percent of actual instant ticket salesis appropriated to print instant tickets or to pay contractual obligationsconcerning instant ticket distribution. This amount is currentlyestimated to be $37,965,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024.
An amount equal to a percentage of actual online game sales asdetermined by contract is appropriated to pay online vendor fees. This amount iscurrently estimated to be $16,041,700, or 4.256 percent of actual online ticketsales, in fiscal year 2023-2024.
An amount equal to 6.5 percent of gross lottery game sales,minus charitable tab tickets, is appropriated to pay sales commissions toticket retailers. An additional amount not to exceed 0.5 percent ofgross lottery game sales is appropriated to pay sales commissions to ticketretailers. The combined amount is currently estimated to be 6.7percent of total ticket sales, or $95,318,500 in fiscal year 2023-2024.
Sec. 58. BOARD OF MASSAGETHERAPY
2023-24
FTE positions 5.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 595,900
Fund sources:
Board of massage therapy fund $ 595,900
Sec. 59. ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
2023-24
FTE positions 61.5
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 8,023,600
Employee performance incentive
program 165,600
Total appropriation — Arizona medical
board $ 8,189,200
Fund sources:
Arizona medical board fund $ 8,189,200
Sec. 60. STATE MINEINSPECTOR
2023-24
FTE positions 22.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 1,833,400
Abandoned mines 820,600
Aggregate mining landreclamation 181,800
Total appropriation— state mine inspector $ 2,835,800
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 2,722,900
Aggregate mining reclamation fund 112,900
All aggregate mining reclamation fund monies received by thestate mine inspector in excess of $112,900 in fiscal year 2023-2024 areappropriated to the aggregate mining land reclamation line item. Beforespending any aggregate mining reclamation fund monies in excess of $112,900 infiscal year 2023-2024, the state mine inspector shall report the intended useof the monies to the joint legislative budget committee andthe governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum, the statemine inspector shall use $100,000 to purchase a drone that uses self-stabilizationtechnology and that is capable of entering and mapping enclosed spaces.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum, $300,000is for a onetime increase from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024for onetime operating expenses. The $300,000 is exempt from the provisions ofsection 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations.
Sec. 61. NATUROPATHICPHYSICIANS MEDICAL BOARD
2023-24
FTEpositions 2.0
Lump sumappropriation $ 215,200
Fundsources:
Naturopathic physicians medical
board fund $ 215,200
Sec. 62. ARIZONANAVIGABLE STREAM ADJUDICATION COMMISSION
2023-24
FTE positions 2.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 344,200
Fundsources:
State generalfund $ 144,200
Arizona waterbanking fund 200,000
Sec. 63. ARIZONA STATE BOARD OFNURSING
2023-24
FTE positions 55.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 5,647,500
Student registered nurse anesthetist
clinical rotation program 450,000
Certified nursing assistant
credentialing program 538,400
Totalappropriation — Arizona state
board of nursing $ 6,635,900
Fundsources:
State general fund $ 450,000
Board of nursing fund 6,185,900
Sec.64. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING CARE INSTITUTIONADMINISTRATORS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY MANAGERS
2023-24
FTE positions 7.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 595,600
Fund sources:
Nursing care institution
||administrators' licensingand
||assisted living facility
||managers' certification fund $ 595,600
Sec. 65. BOARD OF OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 1.5
Lump sum appropriation $ 243,200
Fund sources:
Occupational therapy fund $ 243,200
Sec. 66. STATE BOARD OF DISPENSINGOPTICIANS
2023-24
FTEpositions 1.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 186,900
Fund sources:
Board of dispensing opticiansfund $ 186,900
Sec. 67. STATE BOARD OFOPTOMETRY
2023-24
FTE positions 2.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 291,300
Fund sources:
Board of optometry fund $ 291,300
Sec.68. ARIZONA BOARD OFOSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
2023-24
FTE positions 10.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 1,394,600
Fund sources:
Arizona board of osteopathic
examiners inmedicine
and surgeryfund $ 1,394,600
Sec.|69. ARIZONA STATEPARKS BOARD
2023-24
FTE positions 167.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $16,473,300
Arizona trail fund deposit 500,000
Arizona state parks heritage
fund deposit 6,000,000
State lake improvement
fund deposit 5,200,000
State parks store 1,011,300
Kartchner caverns state park 2,534,900
Total appropriation — Arizona state parks
board $ 31,719,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 11,700,000
State parks revenue fund 18,991,500
State parks store fund 1,011,300
Off-highway vehiclerecreation fund 16,700
In addition to the operating lump sum appropriation, an amountequal to the revenue share agreement with the United States forest service forFool Hollow Lake recreation area is appropriated to the Arizona state parksboard from the state parks revenue fund established by section 41-511.21,Arizona Revised Statutes.
Sec.70. STATE PERSONNELBOARD
2023-24
FTEpositions 2.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 345,000
Fund sources:
Personnel division fund —
personnelboard subaccount $ 345,000
Sec. 71. ARIZONA STATE BOARD OFPHARMACY
2023-24
FTE positions 25.4
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 3,385,000
Prescriber report card 50,000
Total appropriation — Arizona state
board of pharmacy $ 3,435,000
Fund sources:
Arizona state board of pharmacy
fund $ 3,435,000
Sec. 72. BOARD OF PHYSICALTHERAPY
2023-24
FTE positions 4.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 587,500
Fund sources:
Board of physical therapy fund $ 587,500
Sec. 73. ARIZONA PIONEERS' HOME
2023-24
FTE positions 107.3
Lump sum appropriation $ 8,311,300
Fund sources:
Miners' hospital for miners with
disabilities land fund $ 2,318,600
State charitable fund 5,992,700
Earnings on state lands and interest on the investment of thepermanent land funds are appropriated for the Arizona pioneers' home and thestate hospital for miners with disabilities in compliance with the enabling actand the Constitution of Arizona.
Sec. 74. STATE BOARD OF PODIATRYEXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 1.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 193,200
Fundsources:
Podiatry fund $ 193,200
Sec. 75. STATE BOARD FOR PRIVATEPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2023-24
FTE positions 4.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 451,300
Fundsources:
Board for private postsecondary
education fund $ 451,300
Sec. 76. STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 4.5
Lump sum appropriation $ 635,300
Fundsources:
Board of psychologist examiners
||fund $ 635,300
Sec. 77. DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC SAFETY
2023-24
FTE positions 2,105.7
Operating lump sum appropriation $282,733,100
ACTIC 1,450,000
AZPOST 6,576,000
Border drug interdiction 17,145,900
Local border support 12,232,900
Civil air patrol infrastructure 10,000,000*
Civil air patrol maintenance and
operations 150,000
Department of public safety
crime lab assistance 400,000
Fentanyl prosecution, diversion
and testing fund deposit 3,000,000
GIITEM 25,329,700
GIITEM subaccount 2,396,400
Land mobile radio expansion
and upgrades 44,100,000*
Law enforcement retention
initiatives 2,000,000
Major incident division 17,000,000*
Motor vehicle fuel 9,125,800
Onetime vehicle replacement 11,709,300
Pharmaceutical diversion and
drug theft task force 769,100
Public safety equipment 2,890,000
Real-time crime centers 4,100,000
Total appropriation — department of public
safety $453,108,200
Fund sources:
Stategeneral fund $363,993,000
State highway fund 8,166,700
Arizona highway patrol fund 38,214,500
Criminal justice enhancement fund 2,989,100
Department of public safety
forensics fund 22,985,300
Gang and immigrationintelligence
teamenforcement mission border
security andlaw enforcement
subaccount 2,396,400
Motorcycle safety fund 198,900
Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance
enforcementfund 1,032,000
Risk management revolving fund 1,396,900
Parity compensation fund 4,088,100
Public safety equipment fund 2,894,000
Concealed weapons permit fund 3,172,200
Fingerprint clearance card fund 1,581,100
Of the $25,329,700 appropriated to the GIITEM line item,$13,275,800 shall be used for one hundred department of public safety GIITEM personnel. The additional staff shallinclude at least fifty sworn department of public safety positions to be usedfor immigration enforcement and border security and fifty department of publicsafety positions to assist GIITEM in various efforts, including:
1. Strictlyenforcing all federal laws relating to illegal aliens and arresting illegalaliens.
2. Responding toor assisting any county sheriff or attorney in investigating complaints ofemployment of illegal aliens.
3. EnforcingArizona's law known as the Legal Arizona Workers Act, strictly enforcingArizona's SB1070, Arizona's "Support Our Law Enforcement and SafeNeighborhoods Act" and investigating crimes of identity theft in thecontext of hiring illegal aliens and the unlawful entry into this country.
4. Taking strictenforcement action.
Any change in the GIITEMmission or allocation of monies shall be approved by the joint legislativebudget committee. The department shall submit an expenditure plan to the jointlegislative budget committee for review before expending any monies notidentified in the department's previous expenditure plans.
Of the $25,329,700appropriated to the GIITEM line item, only $1,403,400 is deposited in theGIITEM fund established by section 41-1724, Arizona Revised Statutes, andis appropriated for the purposes of that section. The $1,403,400 is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relatingto lapsing of appropriations. This state recognizes that states haveinherent authority to arrest a person for any immigration violation.
Any monies remaining in the department of public safety jointaccount on June 30, 2024 revert to thefunds from which they were appropriated. The reverted monies shall be returnedin direct proportion to the amounts appropriated.
On or before September 1, 2023, the department of public safetyshall submit an expenditure plan for the local border support line item to thejoint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting.
The $12,232,900 appropriated for the local border support lineitem shall be used to fund local law enforcement officer positions for borderdrug interdiction to deter and apprehend any individuals who are charged withdrug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border-relatedcrimes. The monies shall also be used for grants to cities, towns and countiesfor costs associated with prosecuting and detaining individuals who are chargedwith drug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border-relatedcrimes. The department may fund all capital-related equipment.
Until all of the monies in the civil air patrol infrastructureline item have been distributed, on or before December 1 of each year, thedepartment of public safety shall submit a report to the joint legislativebudget committee on the monies distributed from the civil air patrolinfrastructure line item and the intended purposes of the distributions.
Of the amount appropriated for the department of public safetyonetime vehicle replacement line item in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws2022, chapter 313, section 77, $11,709,300 from the state general fund is exemptfrom the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating tothe lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2025 for the purpose of vehiclereplacement.
Of the amount appropriated for the onetime vehicle replacementline item, $11,709,300 are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30,2025.
Of the amount appropriated in the real-time crime centers lineitem, $2,600,000 shall be distributed to the city of Peoria and $1,500,000 tothe city of Tucson to operate real-time crime centers that:
1. Use technology to effectively and safely provideassistance to law enforcement agencies and fire departments and districts.
2. Integrate crime investigation technology toprovide real-time information to responding law enforcement agencies andfire departments and districts.
3. Are available for use by law enforcement agenciesand fire departments and districts that are located in any city, town or countyin the region.
Of the amount appropriated in the total appropriation for thedepartment of public safety, $187,051,200 is designated for personal servicesand $76,864,000 is designated for employee-related expenditures. Thedepartment shall submit an expenditure plan to the joint legislative budgetcommittee for review before spending these monies for other than personalservices or employee-related expenditures.
Of the amount appropriated in the fentanyl prosecution,diversion and testing fund deposit line item, up to $50,000 and 0.5 FTEpositions may be used for costs associated with administering the fentanylprosecution, diversion and testing fund.
Of the amount appropriated in theoperating lump sum, $798,600 is for a onetime increase from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for onetime operating expenses. The$798,600 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Of the amount appropriated in thelaw enforcement retention initiatives line item, $1,000,000 shall be used toacquire coaching resources with a special emphasis on improved retention anddevelopment of law enforcement professionals at the department of publicsafety. Resource providers must have coaches with backgrounds in lawenforcement who have been trained in coaching with the best practices for lawenforcement coaching from current or former federal bureau of investigationnational academy instructors and must provide coaching services on an onlineplatform that allows law enforcement professionals to choose a coach that fitstheir desired area of improvement. The provider must offer a widearray of subject areas and must have analytics to measure impacts specific toimprovement, including officer retention.
Of the amount appropriated in thelaw enforcement retention initiatives line item, $1,000,000 shall be used for alaw enforcement recruitment and retention grant program to provide matchinggrants to county, city and town law enforcement agencies for the purposes ofacquiring coaching resources with a special emphasis on improved retention anddevelopment of law enforcement professionals at the county, city and town lawenforcement agencies. Resource providers must have coaches withbackgrounds in law enforcement who have been trained in coaching with the bestpractices for law enforcement coaching from current or former federal bureau ofinvestigation national academy instructors and must provide coaching serviceson an online platform that allows law enforcement professionals to choose acoach that fits their desired area of improvement. The provider must offer awide array of subject areas and must have analytics to measure impacts specificto improvement, including officer retention. The county law enforcementagencies in Maricopa and Pima counties must provide a fifty percent match toreceive a grant and county law enforcement agencies in all other counties mustprovide a twenty-five percent match to receive a grant. The city lawenforcement agencies in Phoenix and Tucson must provide a fifty percent matchto receive a grant and city and town law enforcement agencies in all othercities and towns must provide a twenty-five percent match to receive agrant. The department of public safety shall establish proceduresfor applying for grants, and county, city and town law enforcement agenciesthat receive grant monies must use the monies to obtain recruitment andretention resources and services.
Of the amount appropriated to the department of public safetyfor onetime K-9 support in fiscal year 2022-2023 pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter313, section 77, $1,900,000 from the state general fund is exempt from theprovisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum,$1,500,000 is for a onetime increase from the state general fund in fiscal year2023-2024 for rapid DNA testing and analysis.
Sec. 78. STATE REALESTATE DEPARTMENT
2023-24
FTE positions 37.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 3,221,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 3,221,000
Sec. 79. RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CONSUMER OFFICE
2023-24
FTE positions 12.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 1,433,900
Professional witnesses 145,000*
Total appropriation — residential utility
consumer office $ 1,578,900
Fund sources:
Residential utility consumer
||office revolving fund $ 1,578,900
Sec. 80. BOARD OF RESPIRATORYCARE EXAMINERS
2023-24
FTE positions 4.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 404,800
Fund sources:
Board of respiratory care
||examiners fund $ 404,800
Sec. 81. ARIZONA STATERETIREMENT SYSTEM
2023-24
FTE positions 240.9
Lump sum appropriation $28,893,400
Fund sources:
Arizona state retirement system
||administration account $27,093,400
Long-term disability trust fund
administrationaccount 1,800,000
Sec. 82. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
2023-24
FTE positions 892.8
Operating lump sum appropriation $75,507,400
BRITS operational support 8,008,800
E-commerce compliance andoutreach 919,800
Unclaimed propertyadministration
and audit 1,487,000
TPT simplification 1,013,800
Tax fraud prevention 3,150,000
Totalappropriation — department of revenue $90,086,800
Fundsources:
State general fund $61,863,300
Department of revenue
administrativefund 26,603,100
Liability setoff program
revolving fund 892,500
Tobacco tax and health care fund 727,900
If the total value of properties retained by unclaimed propertycontract auditors exceeds $1,487,000, the excess amount is transferred from thestate general fund to the department of revenue administrative fund establishedby section 42-1116.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, and is appropriated to thedepartment for contract auditor fees.
The department shall report the department's general fundrevenue enforcement goals for fiscal year 2023-2024 to the joint legislativebudget committee on or before September 30, 2023. On or before September 30,2024, the department shall provide an annual progress report to the jointlegislative budget committee as to the effectiveness of the department'soverall enforcement and collections program for fiscal year 2023-2024. Thereports shall compare projected and actual state general fund, total state tax,total county tax and total municipal tax revenue enforcement collections forfiscal year 2022-2023 and fiscal year 2023-2024, including the amountof projected and actual enforcement collections for all tax types. The reportsshall also include the total number of transaction privilege tax delinquentaccounts, the total dollar value of those accounts classified by age of accountand the total dollar amount of delinquent account write-offs determined to beuncollectible for fiscal year 2022-2023.
The department may not transfer any monies to or from the taxfraud prevention line item without prior review by the joint legislative budgetcommittee.
The operating lump sum appropriation includes $2,000,000 and 25FTE positions for additional audit and collections staff.
On or before November 1, 2023, the department shall report theresults of private fraud prevention investigation services during fiscal year2022-2023 to the joint legislative budget committee. Thereport shall include the total number of fraudulent returns prevented and thetotal dollar amount of fraudulent returns prevented during fiscal year2022-2023.
Sec. 83. DEPARTMENT OFSTATE — SECRETARY OF STATE
2023-24
FTE positions 143.1
Operating lump sum appropriation $17,254,600
Access voter information database 483,500
Help America vote act projects 5,000,000*
Library grants-in-aid 651,400*
Presidential preference election 5,926,100
Statewide radio reading service
for the blind 97,000
Uniform state laws commission 99,000
Total appropriation — department of
state — secretary of state $29,511,600
Fundsources:
State general fund $22,693,200
Election systems improvement fund 5,483,500
Records services fund 1,334,900
Included in the operating lump sum appropriation of $17,254,600for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $5,000 for the purchase of mementos and items forvisiting officials.
Included in the operating lump sum appropriation of $17,254,600for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $1,334,900 from the records services fund. Thisappropriation may be used for the payment of obligations incurred in fiscalyear 2022-2023.
The operating lump sum appropriation includes $100,000 foradditional support for the talking book library.
The operating lump sum appropriation includes $250,000 foradditional support for the address confidentiality program.
The operating lump sum appropriation includes $100,000 foradditional support for secretary of state legal expenses. The secretary ofstate may spend these monies for legal services from the attorney general or tohire one FTE position to serve as legal advisor and to represent the secretaryof state. The secretary of state may not make expenditures or incurindebtedness to employ outside or private attorneys to provide representationor services.
Of the amount appropriated in the operating lump sum,$2,330,000 is for a onetime increase from the state general fund in fiscal year2023-2024 for administrative costs. The $2,330,000 includes $330,000 forthe business services department. The $2,330,000 is exempt from theprovisions of section 35-190, Arizona revised statutes, relating to the lapsingof appropriations.
Before transferring any monies in or out of the presidentialpreference election line item, the secretary of state shall submit a report forreview by the joint legislative budget committee.
Monies in the access voter information database line item maybe used only for the exclusive purpose of developing and administering thestatewide database of voter registration information required by section16-168, Arizona Revised Statutes. The secretary of state may not transfer anymonies in or out of the access voter information database line item.
The secretary of state shall distribute seventy five percent ofthe monies in the help America vote act projects line item to counties forelection systems improvements. Before spending monies in the help America voteact projects line item, the secretary of state shall submit an expenditure planfor review by the joint legislative budget committee that includes, at aminimum, the planned expenditures and timeline for the expenditures by year.On or before July 31, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the secretary of state shallsubmit a report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor'soffice of strategic planning and budgeting detailing the actual expendituresfrom the help America vote act projects line item. The secretary of stateshall continue to report on July 31 and December 31 of each year until allmonies from the help America vote act projects line item have been expended.
Notwithstanding section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, theappropriation of $5,352,200 to the secretary of state for the county allocationof help America vote act election security grant monies made by Laws 2020,chapter 58, section 104 that remains unexpended on June 30, 2024 reverts to thefund from which the monies were appropriated.
Each county shall submit itscertified claims to the secretary of state for the 2024 presidential preferenceelection by May 1, 2024. On or before May 15, 2024, the secretary of stateshall review the county claims and submit a report to the joint legislativebudget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingregarding county reimbursements for the 2024 presidential preference election.
Sec. 84. STATE BOARD OFTAX APPEALS
2023-24
FTEpositions 4.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 317,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 317,700
Sec. 85. STATE BOARD OFTECHNICAL REGISTRATION
2023-24
FTE positions 25.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 2,620,600
Fund sources:
Technical registration fund $ 2,620,600
Sec. 86. OFFICE OFTOURISM
2023-24
FTE positions 31.0
Tourism fund deposit $7,952,600
Arizona promotion 1,000,000
Wine promotion _ 100,000
Totalappropriation — office of tourism $ 9,052,600
Fund sources:
State general fund $9,052,600
The tourism fund deposit line item includes $250,000 that theoffice of tourism shall distribute to a 501(c)(6) membership organization inthis state that represents statewide hotels and resorts, tourism attractions,destination marketing organizations, sports teams, airlines, airports and relatedbusiness partners to advance workforce development and education initiativesfor the lodging and tourism industry.
The tourism fund deposit line item includes $250,000 that theoffice of tourism shall distribute to a 501(c)(6) membership organization inthis state that represents restaurants to advance workforce developmentinitiatives and for campaigns to highlight this state's restaurant andhospitality industry in support of increasing culinary tourism in this state.
Sec. 87. DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION
2023-24
FTE positions 4,554.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $256,250,200
Attorney general legal services 3,623,700
Highway maintenance 161,589,100
ADOT fleet vehicles and heavy
equipmentmaintenance 25,391,900
Spaying and neutering of
animals funddeposit 550,000
State fleet operations 30,454,400
State fleet vehicle replacement 25,000,000
Driver safety and livestockcontrol 800,000
ADOT fleet vehicle and heavy
equipmentreplacement 22,400,000
Highway damage recovery account 8,000,600
Onetime fleet fuel inflation
funding 2,337,900
Statewide litter removal 3,106,800
Radio lifecycle replacement 1,656,100
Preventive surface treatments 36,142,000
Authorized third parties 2,223,800
Total appropriation— department of
transportation $579,526,500
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 550,000
Air quality fund 1,128,100
Arizona highway user revenuefund 935,200
Highway damage recovery account 8,000,600
Ignition interlock device fund 363,600
Motor vehicle liability
insuranceenforcement fund 1,601,800
State fleet operations fund 30,454,400
State vehicle replacement fund 25,000,000
State aviation fund 2,276,900
State highway fund 482,177,400
Department fleet operations fund 25,391,900
Vehicle inspection and certificate
of title enforcement fund 1,646,600
Motor vehicle division
The department of transportation shall submit an annual reportto the joint legislative budget committee on progress in improving motorvehicle division wait times and vehicle registration renewal by mail turnaroundtimes in a format similar to prior years. The report is due on or before July31, 2024 for fiscal year 2023-2024.
On or before February 1, 2024, the Arizona strategic enterprisetechnology office shall submit, on behalf of the department of transportation,an annual progress report to the joint legislative budget committeestaff. The annual report shall provide updated plans for spendingthe department-dedicated portion of the authorized third-party electronicservice partner's fee retention on the motor vehicle modernization project infiscal year 2023-2024, including any amounts for stabilization, maintenance,ongoing operations, support and enhancements for the motor vehicle modernizationsolution, maintenance of legacy mainframe processing and support capability,and other system projects outside the scope of the motor vehicle modernizationproject.
On or before August 1, 2023, the department of transportationshall report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee thestate's share of fees retained by the service Arizona vendor in the priorfiscal year. The report shall include the amount spent by the service Arizonavendor on behalf of this state in the prior fiscal year and a list of theprojects funded with those monies.
Other
Of the total amount appropriated, $161,167,500 in fiscal year2023-2024 for highway maintenance is exempt from the provisions ofsection 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations,except that all unexpended and unencumbered monies of the appropriation revertto the state highway fund established by section 28-6991, Arizona RevisedStatutes, on August 31, 2024.
Of the total amount appropriated, the department oftransportation shall pay $15,981,300 in fiscal year 2023-2024 from all funds tothe department of administration for its risk management payment.
All expenditures made by the department of transportation forattorney general legal services shall be funded only from the attorney generallegal services line item. Monies in the operating lump sumappropriation or other line items intended for this purpose shall betransferred to the attorney general legal services line item beforeexpenditure.
In accordance with section 35-142.01, Arizona Revised Statutes,reimbursements for monies expended from the highway maintenance line item maynot be credited to the account out of which the expenditure wasincurred. The department shall deposit all reimbursements for moniesexpended from the highway maintenance line item in the highway damage recoveryaccount established by section 28-6994, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Expenditures made by the department oftransportation for ADOT fleet vehicle and heavy equipment replacement shall befunded only from the ADOT fleet vehicle and heavy equipment replacementline item. Monies in the operating lump sum appropriation or other line itemsintended for this purpose shall be transferred to the ADOT fleet vehicle andheavy equipment replacement line item before expenditure.
Sec. 88. STATE TREASURER
2023-24
FTEpositions 38.4
Operatinglump sum appropriation $ 4,666,000
Justiceof the peace salaries 2,818,200
Law enforcement/boating safety
fund grants 2,183,800
Total appropriation — state treasurer $ 9,668,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 3,160,800
Law enforcement and boating
safety fund 2,183,800
State treasurer's operating fund 4,323,400
Sec. 89. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ONTRIBAL RELATIONS
2023-24
FTE positions 3.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 69,900
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 69,900
Sec. 90. ARIZONA BOARD OFREGENTS
2023-24
FTE positions 30.9
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 2,496,500
Adaptive athletics 160,000
Primary care residency programs 5,000,000*
Arizona promise program 40,000,000
Spouses of military veterans
tuitionscholarships 10,000,000
Arizona teachers academy 30,000,000
Arizona teachers incentiveprogram 90,000
Arizona teacher student loanprogram 426,000
Arizona transfer articulation
support system 213,700
Spouses and dependents of law
enforcementofficers tuition
scholarshipfund deposit 2,000,000
Leveragingeducational assistance
partnershipprogram 1,220,800
Museum of democracy presidential
project 2,000,000*
Washington, D.C. internships 300,000*
Western interstate commission
office 153,000
WICHE student subsidies 4,078,000
Total appropriation — Arizona board of
regents $98,138,000
Fundsources:
State general fund $98,138,000
The Arizona board ofregents shall distribute monies appropriated for the adaptive athletics lineitem to each university under the jurisdiction of the board to maintain andoperate an intercollegiate adaptive athletics program that providesopportunities for competitive wheelchair and adaptive sports to students andcommunity members with disabilities. The monies may be spent only when theuniversity collects matching monies of gifts, grants and donations for theintercollegiate adaptive athletics program from sources other than this state.Universities may spend the monies only on scholarships, equipment, uniforms,travel expenses and tournament fees for participants in the intercollegiateadaptive athletics program. The monies may not be used for administrativecosts, personal services or employee-relatedexpenditures.
On or before October 1, 2024, the Arizona board of regentsshall submit a report to the director of the joint legislative budget committeeand the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingon the Arizona promise program that includes all of the following for fiscalyear 2023-2024:
1. The total number of students receiving promisescholarships by each eligible postsecondary institution.
2. The total number of students enrolled at eacheligible postsecondary institution that are eligible to receive federal pellgrants.
3. A list of the programs of study in which promisescholarship recipients are enrolled, including the number of recipientsenrolled in each program.
4. The average promise scholarship award amount foreach eligible postsecondary institution.
5. A geographic representation of promisescholarship recipients based on the high school attended.
6. The average grade point average of promisescholarships recipients by each eligible postsecondary institution.
On or before October 1, 2024, the Arizona board of regentsshall submit a report to the director of the joint legislative budget committeeand the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingon spouses of military veterans tuition scholarships that includes all of thefollowing for fiscal year 2023-2024:
1. The amount distributed to each eligiblepostsecondary institution.
2. The total number of award recipients by eacheligible postsecondary institution.
3. The average award amount for each eligiblepostsecondary institution.
In order to be eligible to receive state matching monies underthe leveraging educational assistance partnership program for grants to students,each participating institution, public or private, shall provide an amount ofinstitutional matching monies that equals the amount of monies provided by thisstate to the institution for the leveraging educational assistance partnershipprogram. Administrative expenses incurred by the Arizona board ofregents shall be paid from institutional matching monies and may not exceedtwelve percent of the monies appropriated in fiscal year 2023-2024.
The Arizona board of regents shall distribute monies appropriatedfor the museum of democracy presidential project to universities under thejurisdiction of the board to provide opportunities for undergraduate students,high school students and the broader community to become better informed onAmerican presidencies and presidential elections. Programming may includepublic speakers, high school leadership academies and undergraduate studentworkshops. The monies shall also be used to display presidential memorabiliacollections, combining visual arts, exhibitions and civic education programs.
The Arizona board of regents shall distribute moniesappropriated for Washington, D.C. internships for program fees and housingcosts in equal amounts to each of the three universities under the jurisdictionof the board for the purpose of providing student internships and short-termprograms in Washington, D.C. in partnership with a third-partyorganization. Short-term programs include one-week seminars andlearning opportunities shorter than one academic semester. Thethird-party organization must meet the following requirements:
1. Have partnerships with Washington, D.C.—basedorganizations to provide full-time, semester-long student internships and short-termprograms.
2. Have the ability to place as many students ininternships and short-term programs as needed by the universities.
3. Have experience placing students in internshipsfor at least ten consecutive years.
4. Have dedicated staff to ensure that studentinterns have access to internships in their areas of interest.
Within ten days after the acceptance of the universities'semiannual all funds budget reports, the Arizona board of regents shall submita current year expenditure plan to the joint legislative budget committee forreview. The expenditure plan shall include the use of all projected tuitionand fee revenues by expenditure category, including operating expenses, plantfund, debt service and financial aid. The plan shall include theamount by which each expenditure category is projected to increase over theprior year and shall provide as much detail as the university budgetrequests. The plan shall include the total revenue and expenditureamounts from all tuition and student fee revenues, including base tuition,differential tuition, program fees, course fees, summer session fees and othermiscellaneous and mandatory student fee revenues.
Sec. 91. ARIZONA STATEUNIVERSITY
2023-24
FTE positions 7,724.9
Operating lump sum appropriation $977,425,600
Biomedical informatics 3,701,700
Eastern Europe culturalcollaborative 250,000
Arizona financial aid trust 5,985,800
Downtown Phoenix campus 109,867,100
Collegiate women's wrestling
program 500,000
Total appropriation — Arizona state
university $1,097,730,200
Fund sources:
State general fund $391,698,400
University collections fund 706,031,800
The state general fund appropriation may not be used for alumniassociation funding.
The increased state general fund appropriation from Laws 2014, chapter18 may not be used for medical marijuana research.
Other than scholarships awarded through the Arizona financialaid trust, the appropriated monies may not be used for scholarships or anystudent newspaper.
The appropriated monies may not be used by the Arizona stateuniversity college of law legal clinic for any lawsuits involving inmates ofthe state department of corrections in which this state is the adverse party.
Of the amount appropriated to the Arizona state universityoperating budget, $23,600,000 is onetime funding. On or before September 1,2023, Arizona state university shall provide a detailed expenditure plan to thejoint legislative budget committee that includes a description of the intendedpurposes and the estimated costs of each expenditure.
Arizona state university shall use monies appropriated for theeastern Europe cultural collaborative to facilitate cultural and academicexchanges between university faculty and students and academic institutions ineastern Europe.
Any appropriated monies allocated by the university for theschool of civic and economic thought and leadership shall be used to operate asingle stand-alone academic entity within Arizona stateuniversity. The appropriated monies may not supplant any existingstate funding or private or external donations to the existing centers or tothe school. The appropriated monies and all private and externaldonations for the school, including any remaining balances from prior fiscalyears, shall be deposited in a separate account, shall be used only for thedirect operation of the school and may not be used for indirect costs of theuniversity. On or before October 1, 2023, the school shall submit a report tothe president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, thechairpersons of the senate education committee and the house of representativeseducation committee and the director of the joint legislative budget committeethat includes at least the following information for the school:
1. Thetotal amount of funding received from all sources.
2. Adescription of faculty positions and courses offered.
3. Thetotal undergraduate and graduate student enrollment.
4. Significantcommunity events, initiatives or publications.
The chairpersons of the senate education committee and thehouse of representatives education committee may request the director of theschool to appear before the committees to report on the school's annualachievements.
The legislature intends that appropriated monies allocated bythe university for the school of civic and economic thought and leadership infiscal year 2023-2024 be consistent with the amount appropriated in fiscal year2022-2023.
Any appropriated monies allocated by Arizona state universityfor the center for American institutions shall be used at the sole discretionand on approval of the lead of the center and may not supplant any existingstate funding or private or external donations to the center. The appropriatedmonies and all private and external donations for the center, includingremaining balances from prior fiscal years, shall be deposited in a separateaccount, shall be used only for the direct operation of the center and may notbe used for any indirect costs of the university.
On or before October 1, 2024, the center for Americaninstitutions shall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committeethat includes the total amount of funding received from all sources and adescription of the center's activities and accomplishments.
Of the monies appropriated to the operating lump sum, thelegislature intends that $4,000,000 be deposited in a separate account for thecenter for American institutions.
Of the amount appropriated for the collegiate women's wrestlingprogram, up to $150,000 may be used for costs incurred to establish andmaintain a collegiate women's wrestling program at Arizona stateuniversity. The remaining monies shall be used to award athleticscholarships on a first-come, first-served basis to any individualwho meets the following criteria:
1. Participates in the women's wrestling program.
2. Is or will be enrolled full time at Arizona stateuniversity.
3. Has an overall grade point average of 3.0 orhigher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent.
4. Is ranked in the top ten of the student's weightclass according to a national high school ranking system, except that studentswho are ranked in the top five of a national high school ranking system shallbe given priority. If the student does not have a current national high schoolrank because the student has graduated from high school, the requirement may besatisfied by the student's most recent national high school rank.
Scholarships awarded shall be equal to the cost of tuition,room, board, books and university fees charged by Arizona state university,reduced by the amount of any federal aid scholarships or public grants or anyother financial gifts, grants or aid received by that individual.
Any unencumbered balances remaining in the universitycollections fund on June 30, 2023 and all collections received by theuniversity during the fiscal year are appropriated for operating expenditures,capital outlay and fixed charges. Earnings on state lands and interest on theinvestment of the permanent land funds are appropriated in compliance with theenabling act and the Constitution of Arizona. No part of this appropriationmay be spent for supplemental life insurance or supplemental retirement.
Sec. 92. NORTHERN ARIZONAUNIVERSITY
2023-24
FTE positions 2,376.2
Operating lump sum appropriation $249,663,200
Arizona financial aid trust 1,326,000
Biomedical research funding 3,000,000
NAU — Yuma 3,119,800
Teacher training 2,292,700
Total appropriation — Northern Arizona
university $259,401,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $129,004,400
University collections fund 130,397,300
The state general fund appropriation may not be used for alumniassociation funding.
The increased state general fund appropriation from Laws 2014, chapter18 may not be used for medical marijuana research.
Other than scholarships awarded through the Arizona financialaid trust, the appropriated monies may not be used for scholarships or anystudent newspaper.
Of the amount appropriated to the northern Arizona universityoperating budget, $11,100,000 is onetime funding. On or before September 1,2023, northern Arizona university shall provide a detailed expenditure plan tothe joint legislative budget committee that includes a description of the intendedpurposes and the estimated costs of each expenditure.
The appropriated amount for the teacher training line itemshall be distributed to the Arizona K-12 center for program implementation andmentor training for the Arizona mentor teacher program prescribed by the stateboard of education.
Any unencumbered balances remaining in the universitycollections fund on June 30, 2023 and all collections received by theuniversity during the fiscal year are appropriated for operating expenditures,capital outlay and fixed charges. Earnings on state lands and interest on theinvestment of the permanent land funds are appropriated in compliance with theenabling act and the Constitution of Arizona. No part of this appropriationmay be spent for supplemental life insurance or supplemental retirement.
The biomedical research funding shall be distributed to anonprofit medical research foundation in this state that collaborates withuniversities, hospitals and biotechnology and health researchcenters. A nonprofit foundation that receives monies shall submit anexpenditure and performance report to Northern Arizonauniversity. The university shall transmit the report to the jointlegislative budget committee and the director of the governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting on or before February 1, 2024. The reportmust include at least the following:
1. The type and amount of expenditures from allstate sources of monies, including the amount leveraged for local, state,federal and private grants.
2. A description of each grant received as well asthe percentage and locations of positions funded solely or partly by statemonies and the nonprofit foundation's projects with which those positions areassociated.
3. Performance measures, including:
(a) Outcomes that are specifically related to theuse of state monies.
(b) Progress that has been made toward achievingeach outcome, including activities, resources and other evidence of theprogress.
(c) Reportable inventions or discoveries related toeach outcome.
(d) Publications, presentations and narrativesrelated to each outcome and how the expenditures from all state sources ofmonies that the nonprofit foundation received have benefited this state.
Any appropriated monies allocated by the university for theeconomic policy institute may not supplant any existing state funding orprivate or external donations to the institute or to theuniversity. The appropriated monies and all private and externaldonations for the institute, including any remaining balances from prior fiscalyears, shall be deposited in a separate account, shall be used only for thedirect operation of the institute and may not be used for indirect costs of theuniversity. On or before October 1, 2023, the institute shall submit to thepresident of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, thechairpersons of the senate education committee and the house of representativeseducation committee and the director of the joint legislative budget committeea report that includes at least the following information for the institute:
1. The total amount of funding received from allsources.
2. A description of the faculty positions andcourses offered.
3. The total undergraduate and graduate student participation.
4. Significant community events, initiatives orpublications.
The chairpersons of the senate education committee and thehouse of representatives education committee may request the director of theinstitute to appear before the committees to report on the institute's annualachievements.
The legislature intends that appropriated monies allocated bythe university for the economic policy institute in fiscal year 2023-2024 beconsistent with the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2022-2023.
Sec. 93. UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA
2023-24
Main campus
FTE positions 6,294.5
Operating lump sum appropriation $570,417,400
Agriculture 38,651,000
Arizona cooperative extension 17,619,900
Arizona financial aid trust 2,729,400
Arizona geological survey 1,148,500
College of veterinary medicine 8,000,000
Kazakhstan studies program 250,000
Mining, mineral and natural
resourceseducational museum 438,700
On-farm irrigationefficiency
fund deposit 15,200,000
Natural resource users law and
policy center 1,559,500
School of mining 4,476,000
Sierra Vista campus 5,031,700
Space analog for the Moon andMars 1,500,000
Veterinary diagnostic laboratory 2,500,000
Total —main campus $669,522,100
Fundsources:
State general fund $286,710,800
University collections fund 382,811,300
Healthsciences center
FTE positions 1,112.4
Operating lump sum appropriation $100,127,400
AZ REACH 500,000
Board of medical student loans 2,000,000
Clinical rural rotation 353,600
Clinical teaching support 8,587,000
Fall prevention studies 1,000,000
Liver research institute 440,400
Phoenix medical campus 32,394,600
Telemedicine network 1,670,000
Total —health sciences center $147,073,000
Fundsources:
State general fund $80,397,700
University collections fund 66,675,300
Totalappropriation - university of
Arizona $816,595,100
Fundsources:
State general fund $367,108,500
University collections fund 449,486,600
The state general fund appropriation may not be used for alumniassociation funding.
The increased state general fund appropriation from Laws 2014,chapter 18 may not be used for medical marijuana research.
Other than scholarships awarded through the Arizona financialaid trust, the appropriated monies may not be used for scholarships or anystudent newspaper.
Of the amount appropriated to the university of Arizonaoperating budget, $16,300,000 is onetime funding. On or before September 1,2023, the university of Arizona shall provide a detailed expenditure plan tothe joint legislative budget committee that includes a description of theintended purposes and the estimated costs of each expenditure.
Of the amount appropriated for the Arizona cooperativeextension line item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the agricultural workforcedevelopment program.
The university of Arizona maynot use monies appropriated for the Arizona geological survey line item for anyother purpose and may not transfer the monies appropriated for the Arizonageological survey to the operating budget or any other line item.
The legislature intends that $8,000,000 of the amountappropriated to the health sciences center operating lump sum appropriationline item be used to expand the college of medicine Phoenix campus and todevelop and administer a primary care physician scholarship program at thecollege of medicine Phoenix campus and the college of medicine Tucsoncampus. The legislature intends that the $8,000,000 not beannualized in future years.
The amount appropriated for the AZ REACH line item shall beused to provide medical care transfer services for hospitals with less thantwenty beds.
Any appropriated monies allocated by the university for thecenter for the philosophy of freedom may not supplant any existing statefunding or private or external donations to the center or the philosophydepartment of the university of Arizona. The appropriated monies andall private and external donations for the center, including any remainingbalances from prior fiscal years, shall be deposited in a separate account,shall be used only for the direct operation of the center and may not be usedfor indirect costs of the university. On or before October 1, 2023,the center shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker ofthe house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate educationcommittee and the house of representatives education committee and the directorof the joint legislative budget committee that includes at least the followinginformation for the center:
1. The total amount of funding received from allsources.
2. A description of faculty positions andcourses offered.
3. The total undergraduate and graduate studentparticipation.
4. Significant community events, initiatives orpublications.
The chairpersons of the senate education committee and thehouse of representatives education committee may request the director of thecenter to appear before the committees to report on the center's annualachievements.
The legislature intends that appropriated monies allocated bythe university for the center for the philosophy of freedom in fiscal year2023-2024 be consistent with the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2022-2023.
The amount appropriated to the college of veterinary medicineline item shall be distributed to the college of veterinary medicine toincrease the number of students that are residents of this state. Beforespending these monies, the university of Arizona shall report to the jointlegislative budget committee all of the following information for the collegeof veterinary medicine:
1. The current number of students who are residentsof this state.
2. The current number of students who are notresidents of this state.
The university of Arizona shall use monies appropriated for theKazakhstan studies program to facilitate academic exchanges between universitystudents and academic institutions in Kazakhstan.
The amount appropriated for the natural resource users law andpolicy center line item shall be used by the natural resource users law andpolicy center within the Arizona cooperative extension. Of the amountappropriated, at least $500,000 shall be used to assist claimants in thegeneral stream adjudication of water rights pursuant to section 15-1647,Arizona Revised Statutes.
One hundred percent of the land earnings and interest from theschool of mines land fund shall be distributed to the university of Arizonaschool of mining and mineral resources in compliance with the enabling act andthe Constitution of Arizona.
The amount appropriated for the space analog for the Moon andMars line item shall be used for the continued progression of the space analogfor the Moon and Mars program at Biosphere 2 at the university of Arizona. Thelegislature intends that the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2023-2024be used to fund the continued progression of the program across fiscal years2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Any unencumbered balances remaining in the universitycollections fund on June 30, 2023 and all collections received by theuniversity during the fiscal year are appropriated for operating expenditures,capital outlay and fixed charges. Earnings on state lands and interest on theinvestment of the permanent land funds are appropriated in compliance with theenabling act and the Constitution of Arizona. No part of this appropriationmay be spent for supplemental life insurance or supplemental retirement.
Sec. 94. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS'SERVICES
2023-24
FTE positions 792.3
Operating lump sum appropriation $ 2,924,900
Arizona state veterans' homes 60,559,500
Arizona state veterans'cemeteries 977,500
Gila county veterans retreat 3,000,000*
Rural tribal nations veteran
benefitcounseling 2,200,000
Veterans' benefit counseling 3,685,700
Tribal connectivity project 1,500,000
Veteran suicide preventiontraining
pilot program 600,000*
Veterans' support services 1,226,100
Veterans'trauma treatment
services 450,000
Homeless veterans'
reintegrationprogram 5,000,000
Total appropriation — department of
veterans' services $82,123,700
Fundsources:
State general fund $21,564,200
State home for veterans' trust
fund 60,559,500
Of the amount appropriated for the Arizona state veterans'cemeteries line item, $15,000 is allocated to provide burial services in stateveterans' cemeteries for members of the Arizona national guard and the UnitedStates armed forces reserves if the member's service was terminated underhonorable conditions as authorized by the burial equity for guards and reservesact (P.L. 117-103; 136 STAT. 1109).
Monies appropriated for the Gila county veterans retreat lineitem shall be distributed to Gila county for the Pleasant Valley veteransretreat.
Monies appropriated for the rural tribal nations veteranbenefit counseling line item shall be used for veterans' services officers toprovide services in rural tribal nations in this state that have communitiesthat are located one hundred miles or more from the nearest United Statesdepartment of veterans' affairs service center.
Monies appropriated for the tribal connectivity project lineitem shall be used to expand the telecommunications and satellite internetcapabilities of chapter houses in rural tribal nations to increase access toservices and benefits.
Monies appropriated for the veteran suicide prevention trainingpilot program line item shall be used to offer claims examiners and county andmunicipal veteran service officers specialized training and certification inpreventing veteran suicides. The department of veterans' services shallcontract with an organization that has experience in developing andimplementing veteran-relevant and evidence-based suicide prevention training todevelop the training curriculum. The department shall establish and oversee theprocess for selecting participants and certifying participants for successfultraining completion. The program shall train participants to identifyindicators of elevated suicide risk in veterans and provide emergency crisisreferrals for veterans who are expressing or exhibiting symptoms of emotionalor psychological distress. The department shall adopt rules necessary toimplement the pilot program. On or before July 30, 2024, the department shallsubmit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives that includes information concerning the pilot program andwhether any changes should be made to the pilot program to increase theprogram's effectiveness.
The amount appropriated for veterans' support services lineitem shall be distributed to a nonprofit veterans' services organization thatprovides support services among this state's military and veteran population.The department may spend up to $76,500 of this appropriation to hire a programspecialist to liaise between the department and the selected nonprofitorganization. Before theexpenditure of the monies, the department shall submit an expenditure report tothe joint legislative budget committee that includes the status of non-state matching grant monies.
Monies appropriated for theveterans' trauma treatment services line item shall be used to provide grantsto contractors as defined in section36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, that provide trauma treatment servicestraining to any of the following health professionals licensed pursuant totitle 32, Arizona Revised Statutes:
1. Physicians.
2. Registerednurse practitioners.
3. Physicianassistants.
4. Psychologists.
5. Behavioralhealth professionals who are either licensed for individual practice orsupervised by a psychologist, registered nurse practitioner or behavioralhealth professional licensed pursuant to title32, Arizona RevisedStatutes, for independent practice.
Monies appropriated for the homeless veterans' reintegrationprogram line item shall be used to provide services that assist inreintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the laborforce and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systemsthat address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
Sec. 95. ARIZONA STATE VETERINARYMEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
2023-24
FTE positions 7.0
Lump sum appropriation $ 769,000
Fund sources:
Veterinary medical examining
board fund $ 769,000
Sec. 96. WATERINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA
2023-24
Waterprojectsassistance grants $3,000,000
Gilbert wells project 27,800,000
Glendale irrigation andxeriscaping 810,000
Little Colorado River levee 20,000,000
Mohave wash recharge basin 3,400,000
Peoriawells project 10,000,000
Total appropriation — water infrastructure
financeauthority of Arizona $65,010,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $65,010,000
The water projects assistance grants are allocated to providefinancial assistance to cities and towns that provide water in Navajo andApache counties and to provide financial assistance to irrigation districts inCochise and Graham counties to contract for services of outside advisors,attorneys, consultants and aides that are reasonably necessary to enable thesecities and towns and irrigation districts to adequately perform their duties.
Of the amount appropriated to the water projects assistancegrants line item, $1,000,000 is allocated to provide financial assistance tocities and towns that provide water in Navajo and Apache counties to contractfor services of outside advisors, attorneys, consultants and aides that arereasonably necessary or desirable to enable the cities and towns to adequatelyperform their duties.
Of the amount appropriated to the water projects assistancegrants line item, $1,000,000 is allocated to provide financial assistance toirrigation districts in Graham county to contract for services of outside advisors,attorneys, consultants and aides that are reasonably necessary or desirable toenable the irrigation districts to adequately perform their duties.
Of the amount appropriated to the water projects assistancegrants line item, $1,000,000 is allocated to provide financial assistance toirrigation districts in Cochise county along the San Pedro River to contractfor services of outside advisors, attorneys, consultants and aides that arereasonably necessary or desirable to enable the irrigation districts toadequately perform their duties.
The applications for these monies shall be presented forapproval to the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona and theauthority shall distribute these monies to the qualified entities beforeDecember 31, 2023.
The water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona shalldistribute the monies in the Gilbert wells project line item to the town ofGilbert for the rehabilitation and drilling of new water wells.
The water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona shalldistribute the monies in the Glendale irrigation and xeriscaping line item tothe city of Glendale for irrigation system and xeriscaping.
The water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona shalldistribute the monies in the Little Colorado River levee line item to the cityof Winslow to reconstruct the Little Colorado River levee.
The water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona shalldistribute the monies in the Mohave wash recharge basin line item to Mohavecounty to design and construct the Mohave wash recharge basin.
The water infrastructure financeauthority of Arizona shall distribute the monies in the Peoria wells projectline item to the city of Peoria for new water wells and water infrastructureprojects.
Sec. 97. DEPARTMENT OFWATER RESOURCES
2023-24
FTE positions 179.0
Operating lump sum appropriation $15,228,500
Adjudication support 1,900,600
Arizona water protection fund
deposit 1,250,000
Assured and adequate watersupply
administration 2,513,400
Brackish groundwater study 100,000*
Brackish groundwater recoverypilot
program 11,000,000*
Rural water studies 1,290,800
Conservation and drought program 430,300
Automated groundwater monitoring 418,600
Colorado River legal expenses 500,000*
Water supply and demandassessment 3,500,000
Santa Rosa canal groundwater
delivery 25,000,000*
Statewide water resourcesplanning 5,000,000
Total appropriation - department of water
resources $68,132,200
Fund sources:
State general fund $66,114,500
Water resources fund 1,726,500
Assured and adequate water
supplyadministration fund 291,200
Monies in the assured and adequatewater supply administration line item may be used only for the exclusivepurposes prescribed in sections 45-108, 45-576, 45-577, 45-578and 45-579, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department of waterresources may not transfer any monies into or out of the assured and adequatewater supply administration line item.
The department of waterresources shall use the monies in the brackish groundwater study line item toreview and update information contained in studies on the availability ofbrackish groundwater in this state.
Of the $11,000,000 allocated to the brackish groundwater recovery pilotprogram line item, $2,000,000 is allocated to the department of water resourcesfor a brackish groundwater desalination demonstration program and to develop abase of knowledge to enhance groundwater recovery through desalination in thisstate's active management areas. The department shall locate this pilotprogram within the department's active management area section and a portion ofthe monies may be used for staffing. The department shall organize the programfollowing the model of work undertaken by the Texas water development board tofurther the use and development of cost-effective desalinationtechnologies.
Ofthe $11,000,000 allocated to the brackish groundwater recovery pilot programline item, $9,000,000 is allocated for matching participants dollar-for-dollarfor brackish groundwater desalination projects within active management areasundertaken for the benefit of those receiving water from the central Arizonaproject. The central Arizona project shall receive three dollarsfor every dollar it contributes to this pilot program.
The legislature intendsthat monies in the rural water studies line item be spent only to assess localwater use needs and to develop plans for sustainable future water supplies inrural areas outside this state's active management areas and not be madeavailable for other department operating expenditures.
Monies in the adjudicationsupport line item may be used only for the exclusive purposes prescribed insection 45-256, Arizona Revised Statues, and section 45-257, subsection B,paragraph 4, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department of water resources maynot transfer any monies into or out of the adjudication support line item.
The department of waterresources may not transfer any monies from the Colorado River legal expensesline item without prior review by the joint legislative budget committee.
On or before July 31, 2024, the department of water resources shall report to thejoint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting on the uses of the monies appropriated to the statewidewater resources planning line item.
The department of water resources shall use the monies in theSanta Rosa canal groundwater delivery line item to distribute equally betweenthe irrigation districts that are constructing infrastructure in furtherance ofthe purposes of the settlement between the Maricopa-Stanfield irrigationand drainage district, the central Arizona irrigation and drainage district andthe Ak-Chin Indian community and with respect to the delivery of groundwater bythe districts by means other than the Santa Rosa canal.
Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Appropriation Adjustments
Sec.98. Supplemental appropriation; department of administration; riskmanagement revolving fund; review; fiscal year 2022-2023
A. In addition to any other appropriations made infiscal year 2022-2023, the sum of $3,107,700 is appropriated from therisk management revolving fund established by section 41-622, Arizona RevisedStatutes, in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of administration for thefollowing purposes:
1. To pay disallowed costs relating to excessretained earnings.
2. To pay disallowed costs relating to the statewideinformation technology charges.
3. For fund transfers in fiscal year 2021-2022.
4. To pay interest owed from prior-year disallowedcosts.
B. The legislature intends that the department ofadministration not enter into any agreements to pay for any federal reimbursementsrelated to excess balances in the special employee health insurance trust fundestablished by section 38-654, Arizona Revised Statutes, unless the proposedagreements have been reviewed by the joint legislative budget committee.
Sec.99. Supplemental appropriation; Arizona commission of African-Americanaffairs; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $15,000 is appropriated from the state general fundin fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Arizona commission of African-Americanaffairs to address an operating shortfall.
Sec.100. Supplemental appropriation; fund balance transfer; automationprojects fund; fiscal year 2022-2023
The sum of $1,750,000 is transferred from the personneldivision fund established by section 41-750, Arizona Revised Statutes in fiscalyear 2022-2023 for deposit in the human resources information system subaccountin the automation projects fund established pursuant to section 41-714, ArizonaRevised statutes to replace the state human resources information system.
Sec.101. Supplemental appropriation reduction; Arizona health care costcontainment system administration; facility construction; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $(25,000,000) is reduced from appropriations madefrom the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Arizona health carecost containment system administration to remove funding for the constructionof secure behavioral health residential facilities.
Sec.102. Supplemental appropriation; department of child safety; federalfunding adjustment; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $19,888,200 is appropriated from expenditureauthority in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of child safetyoperating lump sum to reflect increased federal funding for departmentoperations.
Sec.103. Supplemental appropriation; department of child safety; technicaladjustment; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $11,100,000 is appropriated from expenditureauthority in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of child safetyadoption services line item for a technical adjustment.
Sec.104. Supplemental appropriation; Arizona department of housing;homeless shelter and services; exemption; fiscal year 2022-2023
A. In addition to any other appropriations made infiscal year 2022-2023, the sum of $20,000,000 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Arizona department of housingfor programs that provide shelter and services to unsheltered persons who areexperiencing homelessness.
B. The appropriation made in subsection A of thissection is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Sec.105. Supplemental appropriation; superintendent of public instruction;fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $180,624,300 is appropriated from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the superintendent of public instruction foradditional basic state aid formula costs.
Sec.106. Supplemental appropriation; department of health services;Arizona state hospital; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $5,600,000 is appropriated from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the department of health services Arizonastate hospital - operating line item to address an operating shortfall.
Sec.107. Supplemental appropriation; department of public safety; motorvehicle fuel; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2022-2023,the sum of $3,364,200 is appropriated from the Arizona highway patrol fundestablished by section 41-1752, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year2022-2023 to the department of public safety motor vehicle fuel line item toaddress inflationary increases in fuel costs.
Sec.108. Supplemental appropriation; department of transportation; highwaymaintenance; fiscal year 2022-2023
In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year2022-2023, the sum of $15,200,000 is appropriated from the state highwayfund established by section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscalyear 2022-2023 to the department of transportation highway maintenance lineitem to address highway maintenance due to the winter months.
Sec.109. Appropriations;lapsing; exemption; fiscal year 2022-2023
The following amounts appropriated in the agency lump sumappropriations in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the following agencies pursuant toLaws 2022, chapter 313 are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations, until June30, 2024, for the purposes of e-licensing system upgrades:
1. Acupuncture board of examiners $ 5,500
2. Board of athletic training $ 9,700
3. Barbering and cosmetology board $354,400
4. Board of behavioral health examiners $65,700
5. State board of chiropractic examiners $11,100
6. State board of dental examiners $52,300
7. State board of funeral directors and embalmers $18,000
8. Department of insurance and
financial institutions $700,000
9. Board of homeopathic and integrated
medicine examiners $ 2,400
10. Board of massage therapy $60,300
11. Arizona medical board $173,600
12. Naturopathic physicians medical board $ 5,200
13. Board of examiners of nursing care
institution administrators and
assisted living facility managers $45,100
14. Board of occupational therapy examiners $34,100
15. Arizona board of osteopathic examiners
in medicine and surgery $17,800
16. State board of dispensing opticians $16,300
17. State board of optometry $ 7,500
18. Arizona state board of pharmacy $190,500
19. Board of physical therapy $53,600
20. State board of podiatry examiners $ 4,500
21. Board for private postsecondary education $ 2,500
22. State board of psychologist examiners $18,000
23. Board of respiratory care examiners $45,900
24. State board of technical registration $167,700
25. Arizona state veterinary medical examining
board $24,600
Sec.110. Appropriation; border security fund; additional uses
In addition to the uses prescribed in Laws 2022, chapter 334,the monies deposited pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 334 in the border securityfund established by section 26-105, Arizona Revised Statutes, may also beused for any other purpose authorized by section 26-105, Arizona RevisedStatutes.
Fiscal Year 2023-2024Appropriations
Sec.111. Appropriation; reduction; water infrastructure finance authorityof Arizona; fiscal year 2023-2024
The appropriation made in Laws 2022, chapter 366, section 32,to the long-term water augmentation fund established by section 49-1302,Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 is reduced by$(143,800,000).
Sec.112. Appropriations;department of administration; counties; allocations; report; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. The sum of $7,150,650 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of administrationfor distribution to counties to maintain essential countyservices. The department shall allocate the appropriation equallyamong all counties with a population of less than nine hundred thousand personsaccording to the 2020 United States decennial census.
B. The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of administrationfor distribution to Graham county to maintain essential county services.
C. The sum of $3,000,000 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of administrationfor distribution to counties to supplement the normal cost plus an amount toamortize the unfunded accrued liability pursuant to section 38-810,subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes. The department shall allocate theappropriation equally among all counties with a population of less than threehundred thousand persons according to the 2020 United States decennialcensus. The counties may use these monies only for required employercontributions to the elected officials' retirement plan.
D. The sum of $7,000,000 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of administrationfor distribution to counties to establish a coordinated reentry planningservices program.
Sec.113. Automation projects fund; appropriations; quarterlyreports; exemption; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. The sum of $20,647,800 is appropriated from thehuman resources information system subaccount in the automation projects fundestablished pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscalyear 2023-2024 to the department of administration to replace the humanresources information system.
B. The sum of $15,000,000 is appropriated from thehealth and human services information system subaccount in the automationprojects fund established pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes,in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the department of administration forstatewide health and human services information technology projects.
C. The sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated from thedepartment of administration subaccount in the automation projects fundestablished pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscalyear 2023-2024 to the department of administration for the K-12 schoolfinancial transparency reporting portal.
D. The sum of $7,000,000 is appropriated from thecorporation commission subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024to the corporation commission to replace the corporation commission's onlinerecords and filing system. As part of the department ofadministration's request for expenditure review pursuant to section 41-714,Arizona Revised Statutes, the department shall also submit a report for reviewof the agency's plan to support the business one-stop project through itscompletion, including plans for how the new system will integrate with thebusiness one-stop solution.
E. The sum of $494,500 is appropriated from thedepartment of public safety subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024to the department of public safety to replace the concealed weapons trackingsystem.
F. The sum of $19,369,400 is appropriated from thedepartment of revenue subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024to the department of revenue to implement the integrated tax systemmodernization project. The monies appropriated in this subsection shall bespent for an integrated tax system modernization project that meets thefollowing minimum specifications:
1. Captures data fields from electronically filedindividual and corporate income tax returns and makes the data available forquerying and reporting purposes. The system shall provide the department ofrevenue staff, the joint legislative budget committee staff and governor'soffice of strategic planning and budgeting staff direct access to the queryingand reporting functions. The querying and reporting functions shallinclude procedures to protect taxpayer confidentiality under applicable stateand federal law.
2. For electronic corporate income tax returns,captures information regarding the principal business activity of thecorporation. This requirement may be satisfied through North American industryclassification system data listed on federal tax forms. The tax system shallallow for querying and reporting based on principal business activity.
3. Includes an integrated individual income taxmodel within the project and provides the department of revenue staff, thejoint legislative budget committee staff and governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting staff direct access to the individual income taxmodel. At a minimum, the model shall allow the department of revenuestaff, the joint legislative budget committee staff and governor's office ofstrategic planning and budgeting staff to adjust tax law parameters against ananonymized representative sample of income tax returns to estimate the fiscalimpact of proposed tax legislation. The model shall only include data fromstate and federal tax returns that are captured by the tax system. Theindividual income tax model shall include procedures to protect taxpayerconfidentiality under applicable state and federal law.
4. Makes individual and corporate income tax dataavailable for querying, modeling and reporting within twenty-four monthsfollowing the end of a tax year.
Before awarding any procurement contract for the tax system,the department of revenue shall submit a report addressing the projectspecifications contained in this subsection for review by the joint legislativebudget committee.
G. As part of the department of administration'srequest for expenditure review pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona RevisedStatutes shall, the department shall also submit a report for review of theagency's plan to support the business one-stop project through its completion,including plans for how the new system will integrate with the businessone-stop solution.
H. The following amounts are appropriated from thejudiciary-supreme court subaccount in the automation projects fundestablished pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscalyear 2023-2024 to the Arizona supreme court for the following automationand information projects:
1. $3,270,000 to replace the probation casemanagement system.
2. $2,500,000 for a statewide community supervisionelectronic monitoring system.
QuarterlyReports
I. Within thirty daysafter the last day of each calendar quarter, the department of administrationshall submit to the joint legislative budget committee a quarterly report onimplementing projects approved by the information technology authorizationcommittee established by section 18-121, Arizona Revised Statutes, includingthe projects' expenditures to date, deliverables, timeline for completion andcurrent status.
Nonlapsing
J. The amount appropriated pursuant to this sectionfrom the automation projects fund established by section 41-714, ArizonaRevised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 is exempt from the provisions ofsection 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations, until June 30, 2025.
K. Notwithstanding Laws 2021, chapter 408, section117, the following amounts appropriated from the automation projects fundestablished pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscalyear 2021-2022 to the department of administration by Laws 2021, chapter 408,section 117 are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2024:
1. $7,758,900 from the department of administrationsubaccount in the automation projects fund established pursuant to section41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to develop a business one-stop web portal.
2. $9,000,000 appropriated from the department ofeconomic security subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to update the childcaremanagement system at the department of economic security.
3. $550,000 appropriated from the department ofpublic safety subaccount in the automation projects fund established pursuantto section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to the department ofadministration to update the concealed weapons tracking system at thedepartment of public safety.
Sec.114. Department ofeconomic security; loans; reimbursement; prohibition; fiscal year 2023-2024
On or after April 1, 2024, the department of economic securitymay use up to $25,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund established bysection 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of providing fundingfor reimbursement grants. Before using the monies from the budgetstabilization fund, the department shall notify the director of the jointlegislative budget committee and the director of the governor's office ofstrategic planning and budgeting. This appropriation must be fullyreimbursed on or before September 1, 2024 and must be reimbursed in full aspart of the closing process for fiscal year 2023-2024. The departmentshall notify the joint legislative budget committee of the reimbursement on orbefore September 1, 2024. The appropriation may not be used foradditional programmatic expenditures.
Sec.115. Appropriation; Arizona power authority; resource planning andneeds assessment; exemption; use
A. The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Arizona power authority toconduct resource planning and a needs assessment on behalf of willing Arizonapower authority customers and other nonprofit electric service providers inthis state.
B. The appropriation made in subsection A of thissection is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona RevisedStatutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
C. If the purpose for which the appropriation madein subsection A of this section is accomplished, all monies remainingunexpended and unencumbered may be used by the Arizona power authority for anyaction that is authorized pursuant to title 30, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Sec.116. Appropriations; state treasurer; local government distributions;fiscal year 2023-2024
The following amounts are appropriated from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the state treasurer for the following:
1. $2,500,000 to distribute to county sheriffs forsearch and rescue-related equipment to enhance the sheriff's search andrescue mission capabilities as follows:
(a) Cochise county, not more than eighteen percent.
(b) Coconino county, not more than twenty-onepercent.
(c) Gila county, not more than two and one-halfpercent.
(d) Greenlee county, not more than one-half percent.
(e) Mohave county, not more than twenty-onepercent.
(f) Navajo county, not more than one-half percent.
(g) Pinal county, not more than twenty-two percent.
(h) Yavapai county, not more than thirteen andone-half percent.
(i) Apache, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, SantaCruz and Yuma counties, not more than a total of one percent distributed on afirst-come, first-served basis.
2. $9,000,000 to distribute to Mohave county forcapital improvements to the following:
(a) Lake Havasu substation.
(b) Boating safety center on Lake Havasu.
(c) Mohave Valley substation.
(d) Beaver Dam substation.
3. $860,000 to distribute to La Paz county for thefollowing:
(a) Server replacement.
(b) Public safety dock and boat lifts.
(c) Salome substation roof.
4. $500,000 to distribute to the Mohave countysheriff's office for vehicle purchases.
5. $3,000,000 to distribute for police departmentsupport as follows:
(a) $2,000,000 to the Wickenburg police department.
(b) $1,000,000 to the Hayden police department.
(c) The appropriated amounts may not be used tosupplant any existing local funding for police.
6. $750,000 to distribute to the Copper Canyon fireand medical district to offset COVID-related expenses.
7. $3,500,000 to distribute to the Peoria policedepartment for the purchase of a public safety helicopter.
8. $1,500,000 to distribute to the Peoria policedepartment for a mobile command center.
9. $3,500,000 to distribute to the city of Prescottand the town of Prescott Valley as follows:
(a) $1,750,000 to the city of Prescott.
(b) $1,750,000 to the town of Prescott Valley.
(c) The state treasurer may not distribute themonies appropriated by this paragraph until Yavapai county, the city ofPrescott and the town of Prescott Valley jointly demonstrate to the statetreasurer that the county, city and town have a commitment for matching moniesof gifts, grants and donations in the amount of at least $3,500,000 for theGlassford Dells regional park from sources other than this state.
10. $1,400,000 to distribute to the city ofWickenburg for fire station upgrades.
11. $8,987,000 to distribute to the city ofFlagstaff for post-fire mitigation, including detention basin maintenance andoperation, and drainage capital improvement projects.
12. $750,000 to distribute to the town of Snowflakefor a sewer main lift station replacement.
13. $3,214,500 to distribute to the city of Glendalefor a veterans community project.
14. $126,200 to distribute to counties for propertyowner notification systems as follows:
(a) $10,000 to Apache county.
(b) $10,000 to Cochise county.
(c) $17,000 to Coconino county.
(d) $7,200 to Gila county.
(e) $10,000 to Graham county.
(f) $10,000 to Greenlee county.
(g) $10,000 to La Paz county.
(h) $25,000 to Mohave county.
(i) $10,000 to Navajo county.
(j) $10,000 to Santa Cruz county.
(k) $7,000 to Yuma county.
15. $750,000 to distribute to police departments fora pepper ball pilot program as follows:
(a) $250,000 to the Chandler police department.
(b) $250,000 to the Tucson police department.
(c) $250,000 to the Mesa police department.
The pepper ball pilot program is intended to test a nonlethalcompliance tool that can be deployed at a distance of greater than twenty feetand that does not cause significant bodily injury.
16. $850,000 to distribute to the Maricopaassociation of governments for a Sun City transportation project study.
17. $10,050,000 to distribute to the Maricopaassociation of governments for the relocation of utilities related to theconstruction of State Route 30.
18. $500,000 to distribute to the town of Kearny forpublic building remediation.
19. $1,000,000 to distribute to the Vernon firedistrict for equipment and operations.
20. $2,000,000 to distribute to the Chandler policedepartment for new technology, building out services and officer wellness.
Sec.117. Appropriations;state treasurer; firearm training simulators; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. The sum of $1,368,000 is appropriated from thepeace officer training equipment fund established by section 41-1731,Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the state treasurerfor firearm training simulators.
B. The state treasurer shall distribute the moniesappropriated in subsection A of this section in the following amounts to thefollowing recipients:
1. $300,000 to the Phoenix police department.
2. $300,000 to the Mohave county probationdepartment.
3. $138,000 to the Casa Grande police department
4. $330,000 to the Maricopa county sheriff's office.
5. $300,000 to the Navajo county sheriff's office.
Sec.118. Appropriations;state treasurer; nonprofit organizations; fiscal year 2023-2024
The following amounts are appropriated from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the state treasurer for the following:
1. $10,000,000 to distribute to a nonprofitorganization that is designated as an international dark sky discovery centerand that is focused on dark sky preservation in this state.
2. $15,300,000 to distribute to a nonprofitvolunteer organization that operates a rodeo at the Yavapai county fairgrounds.
3. $5,600,000 to distribute to a nonprofitorganization that operates an astronomy center and observatory that is open tothe public in northern Arizona.
Sec.119. Phoenix convention center; allocation; fiscal year 2023-2024
Pursuant to section 9-602, Arizona Revised Statutes,$25,498,600 of state general fund revenue is allocated in fiscal year 2023-2024to the Arizona convention center development fund established by section 9-601,Arizona Revised Statutes.
Sec.120. Rio Nuevo multipurpose facility district; estimated distribution;fiscal year 2023-2024
Pursuant to section 42-5031, Arizona Revised Statutes, aportion of the state transaction privilege tax revenues will be distributed toa multipurpose facility district. The Rio Nuevo multipurposefacility district is estimated to receive $16,000,000 in fiscal year2023-2024. The actual amount of the distribution will be made pursuant tosection 42-5031, Arizona Revised Statutes.
FundBalance Transfers
Sec.121. Appropriations;fund balance transfers; automation projects fund; fiscal year 2023-2024
A. The sum of $20,647,800 is appropriated from allother state fund sources in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in the humanresources information system subaccount in the automation projects fundestablished pursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, for thereplacement of the human resources information system. Thedepartment of administration shall allocate to each agency or department anamount for the human resources information system replacement in the samemanner as allocated in Laws 2022, chapter 313, section 123 based on each statefund's proportional share of payments to the personnel division fundestablished pursuant to section 41-750, Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. The sum of $15,000,000 is transferred from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in the health and humanservices information system subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, for statewide health andhuman services information technology projects.
C. The sum of $2,000,000 is transferred from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in the department ofadministration subaccount in the automation projects fund established pursuantto section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the K-12 school financialtransparency reporting portal.
D. The sum of $7,000,000 is transferred from thesecurities regulatory and enforcement fund established by section 44-2039,Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in thecorporation commission subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to replace thedepartment's online records and filing system.
E. The sum of $494,500 is transferred from theconcealed weapons permit fund established by section 41-1722, Arizona RevisedStatutes, in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in the department of publicsafety subaccount in the automation projects fund established pursuant tosection 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to replace the concealed weaponstracking system.
F. The following amounts are transferred from thefollowing funds in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in the department ofrevenue subaccount in the automation projects fund established pursuant tosection 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to implement the integrated taxsystem modernization project:
1. $11,794,100 from the state general fund.
2. $7,575,300 from the department of revenueintegrated tax system project fund established by section 42-5041,Arizona Revised Statutes.
G. The sum of $3,270,000 is transferred from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in thejudiciary-supreme court subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, to replace the probationcase management system.
H. The sum of $2,500,000 is transferred from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 for deposit in thejudiciary-supreme court subaccount in the automation projects fund establishedpursuant to section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, a statewide communitysupervision electronic monitoring system.
I. The transfers into the automation projects fundestablished by section 41-714, Arizona Revised Statutes, as outlined in thissection are not appropriations out of the automation project fund. Only directappropriations out of the automation projects fund are appropriations.
Payment Deferrals
Sec.122. Reduction inschool district state aid apportionment in fiscal year 2023-2024; appropriation in fiscal year 2024-2025
A. In addition to any other appropriation reductionsmade in fiscal year 2023-2024, the department of education shall defer untilafter June 30, 2024 but not later than July 12, 2024 $800,727,700 of the basicstate aid and additional state aid entitlement that otherwise would beapportioned to school districts during fiscal year 2023-2024 pursuant tosection 15-973, Arizona Revised Statutes. The funding deferralrequired by this subsection does not apply to charter schools or to schooldistricts with a student count of less than four thousand pupils. Thedepartment of education shall make the deferral by reducing the apportionmentof state aid for each month in the fiscal year by the same amount.
B. In addition to any other appropriations made infiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of $800,727,700 is appropriated from thestate general fund in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the department of education andthe superintendent of public instruction for basic state aid and additionalstate aid entitlement for fiscal year 2024-2025. This appropriationshall be disbursed after June 30, 2024 but not later than July 12, 2024 to theseveral counties for the school districts in each county in amounts equal tothe reductions in apportionment of basic state aid and additional state aidthat are required pursuant to subsection A of this section for fiscal year2023-2024.
C. School districts shall include in the revenueestimates they use for computing their tax rates for fiscal year 2023-2024 themonies they will receive pursuant to subsection B of this section.
Statewide Adjustments
Sec.123. Appropriations;operating adjustments
2023-24
contributionreduction $(95,469,000)
Fund sources:
State general fund $(63,244,800)
Other funds (32,224,200)
2. University health insurance
backfill removal $(40,033,000)
Fund sources:
State general fund $(40,033,000)
3. Employerhealth insurance
contribution increase $ 103,000,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 73,000,000
Other funds 30,000,000
4. Agencyrent adjustment $ (458,100)
Fundsources:
State general fund $ (558,100)
Other funds 100,000
5. Agency riskmanagement
adjustments $ (54,200)
Fund sources:
State general fund $ (154,200)
Other funds 100,000
6. Arizona financialinformation
system adjustments $ 316,700
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 116,700
Other funds 200,000
7. Agency retirement adjustment $(21,640,400)
Fund sources:
Stategeneral fund $ 359,600
Other funds (22,000,000)
8. Salaryincrease adjustments $ 10,517,000
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 7,517,000
Other funds 3,000,000
9. Statefleet rate adjustments $ 14,195,100
Fund sources:
State general fund $ 8,195,100
Other funds 6,000,000
Employer health insurancecontribution reduction
The amount appropriated is for a onetime employer contributionrate reduction for employee health insurance in fiscal year2023-2024. The joint legislative budget committee staff, inconsultation with the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingstaff, shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate toeach agency or department an amount for the health insurance contributionadjustment. The joint legislative budget committee staff shall alsodetermine and the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, asnecessary, in expenditure authority to implement the reduction in employerhealth insurance contribution rates. The joint legislative budgetcommittee staff shall use the overall allocation of state general fund andappropriated tuition monies for each university in determining thatuniversity's specific adjustment.
Universityhealth insurance backfill removal
The amount appropriated is for the removal of a onetimeuniversity health insurance backfill to backfill university tuition foremployer health insurance in fiscal year 2023-2024. The jointlegislative budget committee staff, in consultation with the governor's officeof strategic planning and budgeting staff, shall determine and the departmentof administration shall allocate to each university an amount for the healthinsurance contribution adjustment.
Employer health insurancecontribution increase
The amount appropriated is for a onetime employer contributionrate increase for employee health insurance in fiscal year2023-2024. The joint legislative budget committee staff, inconsultation with the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingstaff, shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate toeach agency or department an amount for the health insurance contributionadjustment. The joint legislative budget committee staff shall alsodetermine and the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, asnecessary, in expenditure authority to implement the increase in employerhealth insurance contribution rates.
Agency rent adjustments
The amount appropriated is for agency rent adjustments foragencies relocating to and within state-owned and lease-purchase buildings infiscal year 2023-2024. The joint legislative budget committee staff, inconsultation with the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingstaff, shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate to eachagency or department an amount for the rent adjustment. The jointlegislative budget committee staff shall also determine and the department ofadministration shall allocate adjustments, as necessary, in expenditureauthority to allow implementation of the agency rent adjustments.
Agency risk management adjustments
The amount appropriated is for agency risk management premiumadjustments in fiscal year 2023-2024. The joint legislative budgetcommittee staff, in consultation with the governor's office of strategicplanning and budgeting staff, shall determine and the department ofadministration shall allocate to each agency or department an amount for therisk management adjustments. The joint legislative budget committeestaff shall also determine and the department of administration shall allocateadjustments, as necessary, in expenditure authority to allow implementation ofthe risk management adjustments.
Arizona financial information system adjustments
The amount appropriated is for upgrades to the Arizonafinancial information system in fiscal year 2023-2024. The jointlegislative budget committee staff, in consultation with the governor's officeof strategic planning and budgeting staff, shall determine and the departmentof administration shall allocate to each agency or department an amount for theArizona financial information system collection charge. The jointlegislative budget committee staff shall also determine and the department ofadministration shall allocate adjustments, as necessary, in expenditureauthority to allow for the payment of Arizona financial information systemcharges.
Agency retirement adjustments
The amount appropriated is for retirement adjustments in fiscalyear 2023-2024. The amount appropriated from the state general fund excludesretirement adjustments for the state department of corrections, department ofjuvenile corrections and department of public safety. The amount appropriatedfrom other funds incudes adjustments for all state agencies. The jointlegislative budget committee staff, in consultation with the governor's officeof strategic planning and budgeting staff, shall determine and the departmentof administration shall allocate to each agency or department an amount for theagency retirement adjustments. The joint legislative budget committee staffshall also determine and the department of administration shall allocateadjustments, as necessary, in expenditure authority to allow implementation ofthe agency retirement adjustments.
Salary increase adjustments
The amount appropriated is for agency budget corrections infiscal year 2023-2024 relating to the salary increases implemented duringfiscal year 2022-2023. The joint legislative budget committee staff, inconsultation with the governor's office of strategic planning and budgetingstaff, shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate toeach agency or department an amount for salary increaseadjustment. The joint legislative budget committee staff shall alsodetermine and the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, asnecessary, in expenditure authority for salary increase adjustments.
State fleet rate adjustments
The amount appropriated is for a onetime state fleet rateadjustment in fiscal year 2023-2024. The joint legislative budget committeestaff, in consultation with the governor's office of strategic planning andbudgeting staff, shall determine and the department of administration shallallocate to each agency or department an amount for the state fleet rateadjustment. The joint legislative budget committee staff shall also determineand the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, as necessary,in expenditure authority for the state fleet rate adjustment.
Sec.124. Department of law; general agency counsel charges; fiscal year2023-2024
Pursuant to section 41-191.09, Arizona Revised Statutes, thefollowing state agencies and departments are charged the following amounts infiscal year 2023-2024 for general agency counsel provided by the department oflaw:
1. Department of administration $127,700
2. Office of administrative hearings $ 3,000
3. Arizona arts commission $ 3,100
4. Citizens clean elections commission $ 2,700
5. State department of corrections $ 2,000
6. Arizona criminal justice commission $ 8,700
7. Arizona state schools for the deaf
and the blind $100,200
8. Commission for the deaf and the hard
of hearing $ 4,100
9. Arizona early childhood development and
health board $47,100
10. Department of education $132,000
11. Department of emergency and military affairs $30,000
12. Department of environmental quality $135,600
13. Arizona exposition and state fair board $20,900
14. Arizona departmentof forestry and fire
management $13,400
15. Department of gaming $37,300
16. Department of health services $173,800
17. Arizona historical society $ 700
18. Arizona department of housing $19,300
19. Department of insurance and financial
institutions $13,800
20. Department of juvenile corrections $ 9,400
21. State land department $ 2,100
22. Department of liquor licenses and control $11,400
23. Arizona state lottery commission $24,800
24. Arizona state parks board $45,800
25. State personnel board $ 600
26. Arizona pioneers' home $12,100
27. Department of public safety $677,400
28. Arizona board of regents $ 1,800
29. Arizona state retirement system $69,100
30. Department of revenue $ 4,900
31. Department of state — secretary of state $ 1,800
32. State treasurer $ 9,200
33. Department of veterans' services $52,700
Fiscal Year2024-2025 Appropriations
Sec.125. Appropriation; new schoolfacilities fund; use; fiscal year 2024-2025
The sum of $77,898,600 is appropriated from the state generalfund in fiscal year 2024-2025 for a onetime deposit in the new schoolfacilities fund established by section 41-5741, Arizona Revised Statutes. Thedivision of school facilities within the department of administration shall usethe monies only for facilities that will be constructed for school districtsthat received final approval from the division of school facilities within thedepartment of administration on or before December15, 2022.
Reporting Requirements andDefinitions
Sec.126. COVID-related expenditures; reporting requirements; intent
A. Within forty-five days after the last dayof each calendar quarter through June 30, 2026, the office of the governorshall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representativesappropriations committees and the director of the joint legislative budgetcommittee the total planned allocations and actual expenditures from thecoronavirus state fiscal recovery fund and the coronavirus capital projectsfund as appropriated by section 9901 of the American rescue plan act of 2021(P.L.117-2).
B. Within forty-five days after the last dayof each calendar quarter through June 30, 2026, the superintendent of publicinstruction shall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of thehouse of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house ofrepresentatives appropriations committees and the director of the jointlegislative budget committee the total planned allocations and actualexpenditures of monies allocated to the superintendent of public instructionfrom the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund as appropriatedby section 2001 of the American rescue plan act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2).
C. Within forty-five days after the last dayof each calendar quarter through June 30, 2026, the Arizona board of regentsshall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house ofrepresentatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representativesappropriations committees and the director of the joint legislative budgetcommittee the total planned allocations and actual expenditures of monies fromthe higher education emergency relief fund as appropriated by section 2003 ofthe American rescue plan act of 2021 (P.L.117-2) by Arizona stateuniversity, the university of Arizona and northern Arizona university.
D. Within forty-five days after the last dayof each calendar quarter through June 30, 2026, each community college districtshall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives,the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriationscommittees and the director of the joint legislative budget committee the totalplanned allocations and actual expenditures of monies from the higher educationemergency relief fund as appropriated by section 2003 of the American rescueplan act of 2021 (P.L.117-2).
E. Reports required pursuant to this section shalldelineate expenditures by agency and program and include descriptions of thepurpose of the expenditures.
F. The legislature intends that the executive branchof state government report on its planned and actual use of any majoradditional federal aid to this state through federal legislation enacted by theend of fiscal year 2023-2024. The timing and frequency of thesereports should be the same as required by subsections A through D of thissection. The chairperson and vice chairperson of the joint legislative budgetcommittee may provide recommendations to the executive branch concerningfederal legislation that would qualify under this subsection.
Sec.127. Legislative intent; expenditure reporting
The legislature intends that all departments, agencies andbudget units receiving appropriations under the terms of this act continue toreport actual, estimated and requested expenditures by budget programs andbudget classes in a format that is similar to the budget programs and budgetclasses used for budgetary purposes in prior years. A different format may beused if deemed necessary to implement section 35-113, Arizona RevisedStatutes, agreed to by the director of the joint legislative budget committeeand incorporated into the budget preparation instructions adopted by thegovernor's office of strategic planning and budgeting pursuant to section 35-112,Arizona Revised Statutes.
Sec.128. FTE positions; reporting; definition
Full-time equivalent (FTE)positions contained in this act are subject to appropriation. Thedirector of the department of administration shall account for the use of allappropriated and nonappropriated FTE positions, excluding those in theuniversities. The director of the department of administration shall submitthe fiscal year 2023-2024 report on or before October 1, 2024 to the directorof the joint legislative budget committee. The report shall comparethe level of appropriated FTE usage in each fiscal year to the appropriatedlevel. For the purposes of this section, "FTE positions"means the total number of hours worked, including both regular and overtimehours as well as hours taken as leave, divided by the number of hours in a workyear. The director of the department of administration shall notifythe director of a budget unit if the budget unit's appropriated FTE usage hasexceeded its number of appropriated FTE positions. Each universityshall report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee in amanner comparable to the department of administration reporting.
Sec.129. Filled FTE positions; reporting
On or before October 1, 2023, each agency, including thejudiciary and universities, shall submit a report to the director of the jointlegislative budget committee on the number of filled appropriated and nonappropriatedFTE positions, by fund source, as of September 1, 2023.
Sec.130. Transfer of spending authority
The department of administration shall report monthly to thedirector of the joint legislative budget committee any transfers of spendingauthority made pursuant to section 35-173, subsection C, Arizona RevisedStatutes, during the prior month.
Sec.131. Interim reporting requirements
A. State general fund revenue for fiscal year 2022-2023,including a beginning balance of $4,709,446,000 and other onetime revenues, isforecasted to be $18,122,600,000.
B. State general fund revenue for fiscal year2023-2024, including onetime revenues, is forecasted to be $17,827,000,000.
C. State general fund revenue for fiscal year2024-2025, including onetime revenues, is forecasted to be$16,278,200,000. State general fund expenditures for fiscal year2024-2025 are forecasted to be $16,207,500,000.
D. State general fundrevenue for fiscal year 2025-2026, including onetime revenues, is forecasted tobe $17,303,900,000. State general fund expenditures for fiscal year2025-2026 are forecasted to be $16,565,000,000.
E. On or before September 15, 2023, the executivebranch shall provide to the joint legislative budget committee a preliminaryestimate of the fiscal year 2022-2023 state general fund endingbalance. The estimate shall include projections of total revenues,total expenditures and an ending balance. The department ofadministration shall continue to provide the final report for the fiscal yearin its annual financial report pursuant to section 35-131, ArizonaRevised Statutes.
F. Based on the information provided by theexecutive branch, the staff of the joint legislative budget committee shallreport to the joint legislative budget committee on or before October 15, 2023whether the fiscal year 2023-2024 revenues and ending balance are expected tochange by more than $50,000,000 from the budgeted projections. Thejoint legislative budget committee staff may make technical adjustments to therevenue and expenditure estimates in this section to reflect other billsenacted into law. The executive branch may also provide its ownestimates to the joint legislative budget committee on or before October 15,2023.
Sec.132. Definition
For the purposes of this act, "*" means thisappropriation is a continuing appropriation and is exempt from the provisionsof section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing ofappropriations.
Sec.133. Definition
For the purposes of this act, "expenditure authority"means that the fund sources are continuously appropriated monies that areincluded in the individual line items of appropriations.
Sec.134. Definition
For the purposes of this act, "review by the jointlegislative budget committee" means a review by a vote of a majority of aquorum of the members of the joint legislative budget committee.