Bill Number: S.B. 1526

            Biggs Floor Amendment

            Reference to: printed bill

            Amendment drafted by: Leg Council

 

 

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

 

Increase HITF sweep from $50 M to $78.9 M [was $100 M as originally enacted last year]

Reallocate funding between DCS Operating and DCS Caseworkers line items to reflect better numbers

Modifies DCS out-of-home benchmark footnote

Remove $1.6 M for Northern region (aka Maricopa County) Community Corrections Center

Increase DES domestic violence shelter funding (OF) by $1.5 M

ADE: Increase admin by $400K OF for ESA administration

ADE: Remove references to Teacher Certification Fund subaccounts

ADE: Increase $5.3 M GF for multi-site charters (plus $1.2 M in intro bill = $6.5 M)

ADE: Increase one-time district-sponsored charter funding $574K to $1.1 M GF

Appropriates Board of Appraisal Fund monies if the fund isn’t repealed in this session

Carve out $172,700 State Fire School line

Judiciary: Add $948K for IT upgrade

Removes contingency footnotes

Judiciary: Add $601K for probation officer salaries

DPS: fund source swapping

Appropriates $23.1 M GF for new school facilities in FY 17

Add footnote reverting $16.1 M if Agua Fria doesn’t actually reach the threshold

Board of Technical Registration $800K OF IT appropriation plus requiring ASET review of project

DCS - Attorney General carve-out in FY 16

Add DCS/DES $35 M “bridge loan” from the BSF in FY 16

Game & Fish - $1.7 M OF for PSPRS contribution in FY 16

Appropriate $1.5 M from BSF interest to Arizona Arts Trust Fund in FY 17

Appropriate $500K OF to Attorney General for operating costs in FY 17

Replace $15.5 M GF one-time Classroom Site Fund distribution with $31 M GF one-time current-year funding backfill in FY 17, including directing ADE to use Basic State Aid monies if the $31 M is insufficient for the backfill

Appropriate $250K OF to the Courts for Felony Pretrial Intervention Program run by Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in FY 17

Appropriate $1.5 M OF to State Parks in FY 17 for operating costs, contingent upon demonstrating a loss of federal funds

Exemption from procurement for Small Water Systems approp

Appropriate $23.1 M GF for new school facilities in FY 18 with footnote reverting $16.1 M if Agua Fria doesn’t actually reach the threshold

Reduce FY 17 transfer from Juvenile Probation Services Fund by $(1) M, reducing overall Judiciary transfer to $5.0 M

Establish FY 18 transfer of $3.0 M from assorted Judiciary funds


 

Fifty-second Legislature                                                    Biggs

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1526

 

BIGGS FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1526

(Reference to printed bill)

 


Page 6, line 43, strike "$50,000,000" insert "$78,900,000"

Page 7, line 32, strike "9,377,700" insert "9,406,300"

Page 8, line 4, strike "$198,641,700" insert "$198,670,300"

Line 9, strike "9,377,700" insert "9,406,300"

Line 21, after "services" insert "revolving"

Page 17, line 10, strike "$107,303,100" insert "$116,103,100"

Line 11, strike "110,000,000" insert "101,200,000"

Page 20, line 20, after "care" strike remainder of line

Strike lines 21 through 23, insert "by an average of an additional 2.0 percent every quarter with respect to the out-of-home care population as of December 31, 2016. It is the intent of the legislature that the out-of-home care population be below 17,500 and that the cumulative reduction as compared to the population as of December 31, 2016 be 11.4 percent on or before June 30, 2018."

Page 23, line 39, strike "9,564.4" insert "9,541.0"

Line 40, strike "$783,680,200" insert "$783,880,200"

Page 24, strike lines 4 and 5

Line 7, strike "$1,104,012,400" insert "$1,102,434,400"

Line 9, strike "$1,054,136,200" insert "$1,052,558,200"

Page 27, line 17, strike "12,403,700" insert "13,903,700"

Page 28, line 6, strike "$1,764,164,000" insert "$1,765,664,000"

Line 23, strike "2,500,000" insert "4,000,000"

Between lines 30 and 31, insert:

"Of the $4,000,000 in domestic violence shelter fund monies appropriated, the department of economic security shall spend $1,500,000 for capital improvements or one-time projects for domestic violence facilities that are receiving monies from the fund in fiscal year 2016-2017."

Page 28, lines 31 and 35, strike "$2,500,000" insert "$4,000,000"

Page 31, line 18, after "fund" strike remainder of line

Strike line 19

Line 20, strike "subaccount"

Line 24, strike "$11,975,700" insert "$12,375,700"

Line 27, after "fund" strike remainder of line

Line 28, strike "department of education subaccount"

Line 30, strike "399,000" insert "799,000"

Page 32, line 1, strike "$2,787,840,500" insert "$2,793,140,500"

Line 3, strike "$2,568,036,300" insert "$2,573,336,300"

Page 33, line 3, strike "$574,000" insert "$1,148,000"

Page 34, line 37, after "fund" strike remainder of line

Strike line 38

Line 39, strike "subaccount"

Page 35, line 6, strike "$3,283,735,200" insert "$3,290,009,200"

Line 8, strike "$3,051,610,200" insert "$3,057,484,200"

Line 11, after "fund" strike remainder of line

Strike line 12

Line 13, strike "subaccount"

Line 17, strike "399,000" insert "799,000"

Page 38, line 26, strike "$817,000" insert "$817,200"; after the first "fund" insert "and the sum of $817,200 is appropriated from the board of appraisal fund established by section 32-3608, Arizona Revised Statutes,"

Line 27, strike "established by section 32-3608, Arizona Revised Statutes,"

Line 37, strike "920,000" insert "747,300"

Between lines 37 and 38, insert:

"State fire school                       172,700"

Page 43, between lines 44 and 45, insert:

"WAAS upgrade                            948,700"

Page 44, line 9, strike "$47,413,900" insert "$48,362,600"

Line 11, strike "$18,461,700" insert "$19,410,400"

Line 41, after the period strike remainder of line

Page 44, strike lines 42 and 43

Page 45, line 4, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 5 and 6

Line 20, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 21 and 22

Line 28, strike "16,109,200" insert "16,472,300"

Line 29, strike "9,910,000" insert "10,148,100"

Line 41, strike "$90,035,500" insert "$90,636,700"

Page 46, line 2, strike "$77,968,900" insert "$78,570,100"

Page 47, between lines 32 and 33, insert:

"On or before October 1, 2016, the administrative office of the courts shall report to the joint legislative budget committee on overall salary adjustments provided to county probation officers in fiscal year 2016-2017, including total funding adjustments and percentage increases.  The administrative office of the courts shall compile the information provided by each county for this report."

Line 36, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 37 through 41

Page 57, line 8, strike "3,100,000" insert "3,000,000"

Line 31, strike "3,393,900" insert "3,493,900"

Line 34, strike "$9,994,400" insert "$10,055,600"

Page 61, line 35, strike "1,174,600" insert "24,253,200"

Lines 37 and 39, strike "$204,521,600" insert "$227,600,200"

Page 62, line 2, strike "a facility" insert "facilities"

Line 3, strike "is" insert "are"; strike "a"; strike "district" insert "districts"

Line 4, strike "2015" insert "2016"

Between lines 8 and 9, insert:

"If, after reviewing revised enrollment projections for a union high school district project approved on or before March 1, 2016, the school facilities board determines the awarded project is no longer required pursuant to section 15-2041, subsection E, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $16,705,000 appropriated to the new school facilities line item in fiscal year 2016-2017 shall revert to the state general fund.  The school facilities board may adjust the amount reverted to deduct any monies distributed to the union high school district for architectural and engineering fees, project management services and preconstruction services that were spent before the school facilities board's determination that the awarded project is no longer required."

Page 63, lines 10 and 12, strike "$2,122,600" insert "$2,922,600"

Between lines 12 and 13, insert:

"The appropriation includes $800,000 for an e-licensing and case management system. Before the expenditure of these monies, the state board of technical registration shall complete a project investment justification that has been approved by the department of administration.  It is the intent of the legislature that the Arizona strategic enterprise technology office determine whether the board's project investment justification is consistent with statewide information technology enterprise architecture strategy and whether one-time information technology purchases can be consolidated with other appropriations in this act."

Page 75, line 23, after the period insert "Of this amount, $1,906,900 shall be used to address the structural shortfall in the attorney general legal services line item."

Between lines 29 and 30, insert:

"Sec. 114.  Department of child safety; department of economic security; loans; reimbursement; fiscal year 2015‑2016

A.  The department of child safety may use up to $35,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund established by section 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of providing funding for reimbursement grants.  Notwithstanding any other law, this appropriation shall be fully reimbursed on or before September 1, 2016 and be reimbursed in full as part of the closing process for fiscal year 2015-2016.  The appropriation may not be used for additional programmatic expenditures.

B.  The department of economic security may use up to $35,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund established by section 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purpose of providing funding for reimbursement grants.  Notwithstanding any other law, this appropriation shall be fully reimbursed on or before September 1, 2016 and be reimbursed in full as part of the closing process for fiscal year 2015-2016.  The appropriation may not be used for additional programmatic expenditures.

C.  The department of child safety, the department of economic security and the department of administration shall provide a report to the joint legislative budget committee staff and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on or before November 30, 2016 outlining the process by which the agencies will improve the federal reimbursement claiming process with the intent to eliminate the need for an appropriation in fiscal year 2016-2017 that is similar to those in subsections A and B of this section."

Renumber to conform

Page 77, between lines 5 and 6, insert:

"Sec. 120.  Arizona game and fish department; supplemental appropriation; fiscal year 2015-2016; exemption

A.  The sum of $1,752,000 is appropriated from the game and fish fund established by section 17-261, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2015‑2016 to the Arizona game and fish department for the increased retirement contribution rate for public safety personnel.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30, 2017."

Renumber to conform

Page 80, line 33, after the period insert "Any new information technology project with an estimated total cost of greater than fifteen million dollars may not begin until the completion of the assessment."

Page 83, line 31, after "information" insert "system"

Page 84, between lines 22 and 23, insert:

"Sec. 132.  Arizona arts trust fund; appropriation; fiscal year 2016-2017

The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the monies earned from investment of monies in the budget stabilization fund established by section 35-144, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the Arizona arts trust fund established by section 41-983.01, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 133.  Attorney general; appropriation; consumer fraud; fiscal year 2016-2017

The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44-1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the attorney general for general operating costs of the agency."

Renumber to conform

Page 85, line 26, strike "subsection C,"

Line 40, strike "classroom site fund" insert "current-year funding backfill"

Strike lines 41 through 43, insert:

"A.  In addition to any other appropriation made to the superintendent of public instruction in fiscal year 2016-2017, the sum of $31,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the superintendent of public instruction for current-year funding backfill.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section consists of one-time monies to backfill the loss of base support level state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017 that school districts with declining student counts otherwise would experience in fiscal year 2016-2017 due to the implementation of current-year base support level funding.  The department of education shall allocate the appropriated amount in a manner that backfills the loss of base support level state aid that school districts with declining student counts otherwise would experience in fiscal year 2016-2017 due to the implementation of current-year base support level funding.  The department shall allocate current-year funding backfill monies for fiscal year 2016-2017 as if they were base support level monies for fiscal year 2016-2017 and shall increase budget limits for fiscal year 2016-2017 accordingly.  For a school district with a declining student count that is not eligible to receive state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017, the department shall increase the school district's budget limits for fiscal year 2016-2017 by the amount that the limits would be increased if the school district were eligible for current‑year funding backfill state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017.

C.  If the appropriation made in subsection A of this section is insufficient to fully fund current-year funding backfill costs for school districts that are eligible to receive state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017, the department of education shall use monies appropriated for basic state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017 to make up the difference.

D.  If the appropriation made in subsection A of this section exceeds the amount needed to fully fund current-year funding backfill costs for fiscal year 2016-2017 for school districts that are eligible to receive state aid for fiscal year 2016-2017, the department of education shall revert the difference to the state general fund."

Page 86, between lines 6 and 7, insert:

"Sec. 143.  Judicial salary increase

Judicial salaries for supreme court justices, court of appeals judges and superior court judges shall be increased by 1.5 percent effective January 1, 2017, and increased an additional 1.5 percent effective January 1, 2018.  The salaries shall be increased only if the number of supreme court justices is increased from five to seven justices in fiscal year 2016-2017.

Sec. 144.  Administrative office of the courts; appropriation; felony pretrial intervention program; fiscal year 2016-2017

The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the health services lottery monies fund established by section 36-108.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the administrative office of the courts for distribution to a county attorney's office in a county with a population of more than three million persons according to the 2010 United States decennial census for the administration of a felony pretrial intervention program.

Sec. 145.  Arizona state parks board; appropriation; fiscal year 2016-2017; review

In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2016-2017, the sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the state parks revenue fund established by section 41-511.21, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the Arizona state parks board for operating costs.  This amount may be spent only after the board submits a fiscal year 2016-2017 agency expenditure plan for review by the joint legislative budget committee.  The plan must demonstrate that the actual amount of federal monies the board will receive during fiscal year 2016-2017 is less than the actual amount of federal monies the board received in fiscal year 2015-2016. The amount spent by the board during fiscal year 2016-2017 may not exceed the estimated decrease in federal monies between fiscal year 2015-2016 and fiscal year 2016‑2017."

Renumber to conform

Page 87, line 27, after the period insert "The emergency grants made pursuant to this subsection are exempt from title 41, chapter 23, Arizona Revised Statutes, until July 1, 2017."

Page 88, between lines 22 and 23, insert:

"Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Appropriations

Sec. 155.  New school facilities fund; appropriation; fiscal year 2017-2018

A.  The sum of $23,078,600 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2017-2018 for a one-time deposit into the new school facilities fund established by section 15-2041, Arizona Revised Statutes.  The school facilities board shall use the monies only for facilities that will be constructed for school districts that received final approval from the school facilities board on or before March 1, 2016.

B.  If, after reviewing revised enrollment projections for a union high school district project approved on or before March 1, 2016, the school facilities board determines the awarded project is no longer required pursuant to section 15-2041, subsection E, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $16,705,000 appropriated to the new school facilities fund in subsection A of this section shall revert to the state general fund."

Renumber to conform

Page 88, line 24, strike "year" insert "years"; after "2016-2017" insert "and 2017‑2018"

Line 25, before "Notwithstanding" insert "A."

Line 35, strike "$4,650,000" insert "$3,650,000"

Between lines 37 and 38, insert:

"B.  Notwithstanding any other law, on or before June 30, 2018, the following amounts from the following sources are transferred to the state general fund for the purposes of providing adequate support and maintenance for agencies of this state:

1.  Judiciary – supreme court:

Alternative dispute resolution fund - $300,000

Arizona lengthy trial fund - $200,000

Court appointed special advocate fund ‑ $400,000

2.  Judiciary – superior court:

Drug treatment and education fund - $250,000

Juvenile probation services fund - $1,850,000"

Page 89, line 10, strike "paragraph 1" insert "subsection A"

Line 11, strike "subsection" insert "section"

Page 90, line 21, strike "subsection C,"

Page 91, line 8, strike "2015-2016" insert "2016-2017"

Between lines 18 and 19, insert:

"Agency relocation                           $576,800

Fund sources:

Other funds                             $576,800"

Page 91, after line 43, insert:

"Agency relocation

The amount appropriated is for one-time relocation costs for state agencies in fiscal year 2016-2017.  The joint legislative budget committee staff shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate to each agency or department an amount for relocation costs.  The joint legislative budget committee staff shall also determine and the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, as necessary, in expenditure authority to allow for the costs of relocation."

Page 94, line 6, strike "$9,646,000,000" insert "$9,674,000,000"

Line 8, strike "$9,796,000,000" insert "$9,793,000,000"

Line 9, strike "$9,596,000,000" insert "$9,625,000,000"

Line 11, strike "$10,324,000,000" insert "$10,290,000,000"

Line 12, strike "$9,818,000,000" insert "$9,823,000,000"

Amend title to conform


 

 

ANDY BIGGS

 

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