HB2618 - 541R

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 118, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 118. Appropriations; budget stabilization fund; fiscal years 2018-2019 and 2019‑2020

Notwithstanding any other law, the sum of $271,107,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to the budget stabilization fund established by section 35‑144, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 2. Section 120, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 120. Appropriations; Arizona health care cost containment system administration; information technology expenses; diabetes outpatient self‑management training services; fiscal year 2019‑2020

A. The sums of $2,068,000 from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36‑2930, Arizona Revised Statutes, and $7,810,000 from expenditure authority are appropriated in fiscal year 2019‑2020 to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for onetime funding of information technology system operating expenses. The amounts are allocated as follows for the following systems:

1. $449,700 for the asset verification system.

2. $4,774,600 for the provider management system.

3. $4,653,700 for the electronic visit verification system.

B. The sums of $1,500,200 from the state general fund and $4,960,200 from federal medicaid expenditure authority are appropriated in fiscal year 2019‑2020 to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for up to ten program hours annually of diabetes outpatient self-management training services, as defined in 42 United States Code section 1395x, if prescribed by a primary care practitioner in either of the following circumstances:

1. The member, as defined in section 36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, is initially diagnosed with diabetes.

2. For a member, as defined in section 36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, who is diagnosed with diabetes, either:

(a) A change occurs in the member's diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen.

(b) The member is not meeting appropriate clinical outcomes.

Sec. 3. Section 124, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 124. Appropriations; consumer protection-consumer fraud revolving fund; first responder personnel mental health; financial literacy; exemption; definition

A. The sum of $400,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44‑1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the attorney general for distribution to organizations that provide resources and training, including mental health training, for first responders and first responder professionals who are experiencing the effects of stress from traumatic incidents suffered in the line of duty.

B. 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 2019-2020 to the attorney general to distribute to a facility-based nonprofit youth development organization to implement programs that teach financial literacy.

C. The appropriation made in subsection B of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

D. For the purposes of this section, "facility-based nonprofit youth development organization" means an organization that provides proven and tested recreational, educational and character-building programs for children who are at least six and under nineteen years of age.

Sec. 4. Section 137, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 137. Appropriations; superintendent of public instruction; high‑quality teacher professional development pilot program; community schools pilot program; exemption

A. The sum of $400,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2019‑2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to the superintendent of public instruction to provide scholarships or grants, or both, to qualified applicants to complete high‑quality teacher professional development at a qualifying postsecondary institution. The department of education shall use $100,000 of each fiscal year appropriation to provide scholarships or grants, or both, to qualified applicants in counties with a population of less than three hundred seventy‑five thousand persons.

B. The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44‑1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in each of fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to the superintendent of public instruction for an Arizona community schools pilot program. The department of education shall select three schools with an enrollment of at least four hundred pupils each, at least one of which is an elementary school, to participate in a pilot program to assist public elementary and middle schools in developing and implementing community school plans.

C. From monies appropriated for this purpose, the department of education shall award three-year grants to eligible schools. Each grant may not exceed the sum of:

1. $60,000 each academic year to pay the salary and benefits of a full-time community school coordinator.

2. $23,000 each academic year to develop and implement a community school plan.

D. On application from a school and subject to available monies, a grant awarded under this section may be extended by the governor for an additional year.

E. A public elementary or middle school may apply for a grant under this section if the school demonstrates a commitment to both:

1. Participating in the pilot program by establishing both:

(a) A school‑community partnership team to function as the campus‑level planning and decision-making committee composed of school officials and community representatives.

(b) A partnership with a community-based organization, a social service provider or an education or youth services organization that has experience in developing and implementing a community school plan.

2. Developing and implementing a plan for sustaining the community school plan beyond the end of the pilot program.

F. Grants awarded under this section may not be used for direct programs for students or families or for other activities that are not related to developing or implementing a community school plan.

G. Each school that participates in the pilot program shall hire a new employee or designate an existing employee to serve as the full‑time community school coordinator for that school. A community school coordinator who is compensated with grant monies issued pursuant to this section must have relevant experience as a school district employee, a charter school employee or an employee of a community-based organization with experience in developing and implementing a community school plan and in coordinating the process of developing and implementing such a plan. The coordinator's duties include:

1. Recruiting community partners and building community support for the school.

2. Coordinating all of the following:

(a) The school‑community partnership team's planning and training activities.

(b) Planning and evaluation efforts between the school and community partners.

(d) After-school, summer and enrichment programs for students.

3. Encouraging community and parent engagement in the school.

4. Seeking available resources for implementing community school programs and services.

5. Conducting an annual needs assessment of the school in coordination with the school-community partnership team.

6. Acting as a liaison between the school, other community schools, the school district or the charter school and community partners.

7. Developing a plan for sustaining the community school plan beyond the end of the pilot program.

H. Before a community school plan is implemented, the plan and the application to participate in the pilot program must be approved by the school district governing board or the charter school governing body.

I. In developing or implementing a community school plan, a school that participates in the pilot program may seek assistance from other community schools, regional education service centers or technical assistance providers.

J. A school that is selected to participate in the pilot program shall both:

1. Hold a community meeting at least twice each year to both:

(a) Inform community stakeholders about the school's progress in implementing the community school plan.

(b) Seek community input regarding any improvements or changes that could be made to the community school plan.

2. Annually report to the school district governing board or the charter school governing body regarding the school's progress in implementing the community school plan.

K. The department of education shall disburse the monies appropriated for the pilot program. The schools that are selected to participate in the pilot program may seek additional funding through public‑private partnerships and may seek and accept gifts, grants, donations and monies from federal, state and private sources for purposes related to the pilot program.

L. In addition to the monies specified in subsection K of this section, the department of education may use monies allocated for community schools pursuant to federal law to distribute grants to eligible schools.

B. M. The appropriations made in subsection subsections A and B of this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

Sec. 5. Section 150, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 150. Department of public safety; appropriations; Arizona peace officer standards and training board; cold case sex crimes units; fiscal year 2019‑2020

A. The sum of $1,027,300 is appropriated from the Arizona highway patrol fund established by section 41‑1752, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2019‑2020 to the department of public safety for the benefit of the Arizona peace officer standards and training board to cover law enforcement training expenses.

B. The sum of $3,000,000 is appropriated from the state lottery prize fund established by section 5-573, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the department of public safety to disburse to county attorneys who apply to the department to receive monies to create or expand cold case sex crimes units. The monies disbursed pursuant to this subsection may not be used to supplant other monies or to fund positions that are in existence on June 30, 2019.

Sec. 6. Conditional enactment

This act does not become effective unless House Bill 2747, fifty‑fourth legislature, first regular session, relating to general appropriations, becomes law.