Senate Engrossed |
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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SENATE BILL 1224 |
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AN ACT
making supplemental appropriations to the department of economic security for child safety and family services positions.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Supplemental appropriations; department of economic security; child safety and family services positions; reports
A. In addition to any other monies appropriated to the department of economic security in fiscal year 2013‑2014, the sum of $5,748,000 from the state general fund, the sum of $1,111,300 from total expenditure authority and 192 FTE positions are appropriated in fiscal year 2013-2014 to the department of economic security for child safety and family services positions.
B. Beginning on the seventh day of the month following the effective date of this act and on the seventh day of each month thereafter through June 30, 2015, the department of economic security or its successor agency shall issue to the governor, the chairpersons of the house of representatives appropriations and reform and human services committees and the senate appropriations and health and human services committees and the staff directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting a report on the department's progress in hiring child safety and family services staff. The report shall include the total number of child safety and family services FTE positions funded and the total number of child safety and family services FTE positions filled on January 31, 2014 and on the last day of each month thereafter. The department shall delineate the increase in staff by caseworkers, hotline staff, staff in training and non-caseworkers.