Assigned to ED & APPROP AS
PASSED BY COW
Assigned to ED & APPROP AS
PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
appropriation; ASDB; education program
Purpose
Appropriates $2,070,000 and 21 FTEs from the Telecommunication Fund for the Deaf (TFD) in FY 2019 to the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) for an early childhood and family education program.
Background
ASDB provides schools and regional programs for the education of sensory impaired persons. They provide education institutions with resource services including curriculum, equipment, informational materials, and research and development to promote improved educational programs and services (A.R.S. § 15-1302).
H.B. 2022 appropriates $2,070,000 from the TFD in FY 2019 to ASDB.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $2,070,000 and 21 FTEs from the TFD in FY 2019 to ASDB for an early childhood and family education program.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
· Increases the appropriation to ASDB from $1,600,000 to $2,070,000, adds 21 FTE positions and appropriates the monies from the TFD rather than the state General Fund.
House Action Senate Action
ED 1/22/18 DP 9-0-0-2 ED 3/08/18 DP 5-0-2
APPROP 2/07/18 DP 11-0-0-2 APPROP 3/20/18 DP 9-0-1
3rd Read 2/20/18 57-0-3
Prepared by Senate Research
May 3, 2018
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