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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session
human services; budget reconciliation; 2020-2021.
Purpose
Makes statutory and session law changes relating to human services necessary to implement the FY 2021 state budget.
Background
The Arizona Constitution prohibits substantive law from being included in the general appropriations, capital outlay appropriations and supplemental appropriations bills. However, it is often necessary to make statutory and session law changes to effectuate the budget. Thus, separate bills called budget reconciliation bills (BRBs) are introduced to enact these provisions. Because BRBs contain substantive law changes, the Arizona Constitution provides that they become effective on the general effective date, unless an emergency clause is enacted.
S.B. 1687 contains the budget reconciliation provisions for changes relating to human services.
Provisions
1. Allows monies in the Special Administration Fund to pay for domestic violence prevention and cost-effectiveness study client services.
2. Requires the Department of Economic Security (DES) to screen and test each adult recipient who is eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits and who DES has reasonable cause to believe engages in the illegal use of controlled substances.
3. Renders any TANF recipient who tests positive for the use of a controlled substance that was not prescribed by a licensed health care provider as ineligible to receive TANF benefits for one year.
4. Requires the Auditor General, by September 30, 2021, to provide to the Governor, the Legislature and the Directors of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, a report regarding the Department of Child Safety's practices for classifying and locating runaway or missing children.
5. Specifies that the report must compare the program to best practices and recommend improvements, as appropriate.
6. Repeals the reporting requirement on January 1, 2022.
7. Makes technical and conforming changes.
8. Becomes effective on signature of the Governor.
Prepared by Senate Research
March 18, 2020
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