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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session
appropriation; ABOR; adaptive athletics
Purpose
Appropriates $160,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2020 to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to operate an intercollegiate adaptive athletics program.
Background
Established in 1864, ABOR is the governing body of Arizona's public university system, responsible for the management, policy guidance and governance of Arizona's public universities. ABOR consists of 10 appointive members, including 2 student members, and the Governor and the Superintendent of Public Instruction as ex officio members (A.R.S. §§ 15-1621 and 15-1626).
Arizona's public universities operate an intercollegiate adaptive athletics program to provide recreational and competitive sport and athletics opportunities for students and community members. Such opportunities include wheelchair-adapted racing, basketball, tennis and rugby according to disability resource centers from Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University.
S.B. 1239 appropriates $160,000 from the state GF in FY 2020.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $160,000 from the state GF in FY 2020 to ABOR to distribute to universities to maintain and operate an intercollegiate adaptive athletics program for students and community members with disabilities.
2. Requires the appropriated monies to be spent only:
a) when the university collects matching gifts, grants and donations for the intercollegiate adaptive athletics program from sources other than the state; and
b) on scholarships, equipment, uniforms, travel expenses and tournament fees for participants in the intercollegiate adaptive athletics program.
3. Prohibits the appropriated monies from being spent on administrative costs, personal services or employee-related expenditures.
4. Exempts the appropriations from lapsing.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 21, 2019
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