ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: APPROP DP 8-5-0-0


HB 2862: general appropriations act; 2022-2023

Sponsor: Representative Cobb (with permission of Committee on Rules), LD 5

Caucus & COW

Overview

Appropriates monies for the operation of the state government in FY 2023.

History

The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2, Constitution of Arizona, requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal NoteExempts the FY 2022 appropriation to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) of $7,200,000 for a school finance data system from lapsing until June 30, 2024. (Sec. 1)

The tables below indicate state General Fund (GF) and other fund (OF) changes for appropriated state agencies in FY 2023 along with major footnote changes, stated in terms of changes to the FY 2023 JLBC Baseline.

Summary of Changes

Fund

Comments

FY 2023 Changes to JLBC Baseline

 

Acupuncture Board of Examiners (Sec. 4)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$5,500

 

Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) (Sec. 5)

Credit Lending Report

GF

Ongoing

$200,000

Health Care Interoperability Grants

GF

Non-lapsing through June 30, 2025

$12,000,000

Election Security Grants

GF

$1.0 million to test ballot paper and $0.5 million for photo and video surveillance of secure ballot boxes

$1,500,000

Fire Incident Management Grants

GF

Non-lapsing

$6,1000,000

School Safety Interoperability Fund Deposit

GF

 

$20,000,000

Cybersecurity Risk Insurance Deductible

OF

Includes deductible, premiums and staff at 1 FTE

$21,587,200

Workers' Compensation Claims

OF

From Risk Management Revolving Fund

 ($2,918,600)

Administrative and Legal Expenses

OF

From Risk Management Revolving Fund

($696,500)

Information Security

OF

Transfer to Arizona Department of Homeland Security

($6,366,700)

Medical and Pharmacy Consulting Services

OF

 

$203,100

2.   Removes a footnote that requires ADOA to not charge state agencies more than $10.42 per user per month for the statewide email and calendar service.

3.   Requires ADOA provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) on the result of state employee transportation pilot projects, rather than being subject to review by JLBC.

4.   Designates the recipients for the School Safety Interoperability Fund line item as the Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai, Cochise, Navajo, Mohave, Coconino, Apache, Gila, Santa Cruz, Graham, La Paz and Greenlee county sheriffs and Tucson and Yuma police departments.

5.   Establishes a reporting requirement and outlines recipient counties for Election Security Grants.

6.   Specifies the Fire Incident Management Grants are to be used for hardware and software at municipal fire departments and fire districts.

7.   Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for the Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial repair through June 30, 2023.

School Facilities Division – ADOA (Sec. 6)

Building Renewal Grant Fund Deposit

GF

Total funding at $200.0 million

$183,300,000

Kirkland Site Conditions

GF

 

$400,000

 

Arizona Department of Agriculture (Sec. 9)

Livestock Operator Assistance Program

GF

 

$10,000,000

8.   Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for IT improvements through June 30, 2023.

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) (Sec. 10)

Formula/Federal Match Change

GF

$69.8 million in FY 2024; $94.7 million in FY 2025

$65,361,500

Increased Eligibility Determination Costs

GF

Ongoing

$4,500,000

Suicide Prevention Coordinator Transfer

GF

Transfer to Department of Health Services

($100,000)

Federal IT Regulation Compliance

GF

Ongoing at $75,000

$270,000

American Indian SMI Integration

GF

Ongoing

$178,600

Chiropractic Care

GF

$3.4 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$2,600,000

Postpartum Care

GF

Ongoing

$2,700,000

Elderly and Physically Disabled Provider Rate Increase

GF

11% increase for both home and community-based services and skilled nursing facilities; ongoing

$24,200,000

CHIP Extended Eligibility

GF

Statutory changes in separate bill; ongoing

$630,000

Secure Behavioral Health Facility Provider Rate Increase (starting FY 2024)

GF

$10.0 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$0

Pregnancy Care Provider Rate Increase

GF

88% increase; ongoing

$10,000,000

Diabetes Management

GF

Statutory changes in separate bill; Ongoing

$700,000

Behavioral Health Provider Rate Increase

GF

2.5% increase; ongoing

$7,500,000

Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facilities Provider Rate Increase

GF

Ongoing

$144,000

Management Information System Replacement

GF

$700,000 in FY 2024

$500,000

Secure Behavioral Health Residential Facilities

GF

Three in the central region, one in the north region and one in the south region

$25,000,000

Formula Changes

OF

 

$22,710,800

9.   Requires the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology Office to submit an expenditure plan for review by JLBC on behalf of AHCCCS before spending monies for the replacement of the Prepaid Medicaid Management Information System.

10.  Requires AHCCCS to receive authorization from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by July 1, 2023, before providing postpartum care.

11.  Increases a differential adjustment payment by $1,250 for 24-bed pediatric skilled nursing facilities, contingent upon approval from CMS.

12.  Removes footnote language prioritizing health professional shortage areas from receiving priority in urban graduate medical education program funding.

13.  Raises the minimum fiscal impact analysis threshold for JLBC review of policy changes from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

14.  Increases the expenditure authority from the Health Care Investment Fund by $270,000,000 for additional directed payments to hospitals.

Board of Athletic Training (Sec. 12)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$9,700

Salary Increase

OF

 

$7,000

 

Attorney General (Sec. 13)

Office of Victims' Services Staff

GF

2 FTEs; ongoing

$200,000

Consumer Protection Settlement Backfill

OF

3 FTEs

$331,000

Medical Fraud

OF

8 FTEs

$333,700

Medicaid Fraud New Vehicles

OF

 

$63,000

Medicaid Fraud Vehicles Operating Costs

OF

 

$10,800

Medicaid Fraud Vehicles Replacement Cost

OF

 

$10,900

State Liability Attorneys

OF

17 news FTEs to replace outside counsel

$2,604,200

Human Trafficking Education FTE

OF

 

$116,400

Outside Counsel/Expert Witness

OF

 

$2,000,000

Child and Family Advocacy Centers

OF

Continues one-time funding from FY 2022 budget

$500,000

Employee Stipend/Retention Bonuses

OF

 

$2,000,000

Opioid Abatement

OF

 

$5,000,000

EEOC Backfill

OF

Reverts if the EEOC does not withdraw funding in FY 2023

$600,000

Colorado City Radio Dispatch

OF

 

$400,000

15.  Specifies that the $2,000,000 appropriation for expert witness and outside counsel is to investigate or pursue enforcement of antitrust-related laws.

16.  Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for election litigation expenses through June 30, 2023.

Barbering and Cosmetology Board (Sec. 14)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$354,400

Customer Representatives

OF

1 FTE

$49,600

 

Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (Sec. 15)

Staff Positions

OF

2 administrative assistant FTEs and 1 investigator FTE

$166,300

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$65,700

 

State Board for Charter Schools (Sec. 16)

FY 2022 IT Upgrade

GF

$116,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$504,900

Staffing Increases

GF

4 FTEs

$462,000

Attorney General Legal Services

GF

1 FTE

$106,100

 

Department of Child Safety (DCS) (Sec. 17)

Federal Match Change

GF

$7.5 million in FY 2024 and $10 million in FY 2025

$0

Healthy Families Expansion

GF

$12.5 million in FY 2024 and $15.0 million in FY 2025

$10,000,000

Foster Care Daily Stipend Increase

GF

From $1.41 to $2.82; ongoing

$4,784,000

Independent Living Stipend Increase

GF

Ongoing

$2,600,000

Qualified Residential Treatment Program Provider Rate Increase

GF

10% increase; ongoing

$7,000,000

17.  Requires DCS to report the number of children who are part of the kinship stipend program and who reside with a nonrelative, fictive kin to JLBC by March 31, 2023.

18.  Replaces the out-of-home caseload benchmark of 13,964 children with the caseload reported for December 2022.

19.  Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for the Major Events Fund deposit through June 30, 2023.

State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Sec. 18)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$11,100

 

Arizona Commerce Authority (Sec. 19)

Germany Trade Office

GF

Ongoing continuation and increase from FY 2022 budget

$500,000

Israel Trade Office

GF

Ongoing increase

$125,000

Asia Trade Offices

GF

Two trade offices; ongoing

$750,000

Economic Development Marketing and Attraction

GF

Ongoing

$1,000,000

Water Infrastructure and Commerce Grants

GF

 

$15,000,000

Blockchain and Wearable Technology

OF

Web Portal Fund; non-lapsing through June 30, 2026

$5,000,000

 

Arizona Community Colleges (Sec. 20)

Formula

GF

($3.2 million) in FY 2024 and ($5.1 million) in FY 2025

$0

STEM and Workforce Funding

GF

Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties

$10,816,600

Rural Funding

GF

 

$7,000,000

First Responder Academy

GF

 

$6,250,000

 

Corporation Commission (Sec. 22)

Hazardous Material Railroad Inspector

GF

Ongoing

$92,000

 

Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) (Sec. 23)

Private Prison Contract Increase

GF

20% salary increase for correctional officers beginning July 9, 2022; ongoing

$17,505,300

Substance Abuse Treatment

GF

Ongoing continuation from FY 2022 budget; 3 FTEs

$5,445,400

Inmate Healthcare Contract Services Increase

GF

Ongoing

$70,046,800

Vehicle Purchases

GF

Non-lapsing through June 30, 2024

$7,488,400

Vehicle Purchases

OF

Non-lapsing through June 30, 2024

$1,560,000

Therapeutic Community Unit

OF

 

$655,300

Body Scanner Purchases

OF

 

$2,642,700

20.  Allows ADC to transfer personal services and employee-related expenditures to the private prison per diem line item for staff stipends after submitting an expenditure plan to JLBC.

21.  Provides that private prisons may use vacancy savings for overtime costs without incurring a penalty.

22.  Continues to require ADC to submit semi-annual reports to JLBC on inmate health care performance measures for contract monitoring purposes.

23.  Directs ADC to report actual FY 2022, estimated FY 2023 and requested FY 2024 expenditures in its FY 2024 budget estimate.

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) (Sec. 24)

Victims' Compensation Fund Deposit

GF

Ongoing

$2,000,000

State Aid for Juvenile Dependency Proceedings Fund Deposit

GF

Ongoing

$2,000,000

Major Incident Regional Law Enforcement Task Forces

GF

Ongoing

$600,000

Rural County Attorney Diversion Programs

GF

Non-lapsing

$10,000,00

24.  Outlines procedures for the rural county diversion programs for counties with a population under 900,000 in the 2020 Census and requires a report on uses and outcomes of monies to JLBC by September 30, 2023.

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Sec. 25)

Increased Transportation Capacity

GF

95 additional students

$1,106,200

 

Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (Sec. 26)

Staffing Capacity

OF

4 FTEs (finance, engagement coordinator, media and ASL interpreter)

$0

Aging Research

OF

 

$115,000

ASL Support Group for Alzheimer's Caregivers

OF

 

$15,000

 

State Board of Dental Examiners (Sec. 27)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$52,300

 

Department of Economic Security (DES) (Sec. 29)

Formula/Federal Match Change

GF

$25.2 million in FY 2024 and $36.4 million in FY 2025

$15,930,000

Adult Protective Services Staff

GF

95 FTE; ongoing

$11,200,000

Building System Management Upgrade

GF

$147,000 ongoing

$420,000

IT Instructure and Security

GF

Ongoing

$3,884,300

Friends of the Farm Food Bank Funding

GF

Ongoing

$500,000

Second Chance Centers

GF

Ongoing

$1,352,300

Arizona Early Intervention Program (AZEIP) Rate Increase

GF

$4.4 million in FY 2024 and $8.8 million in FY 2025

$0 (Federal Funds)

AZEIP Provider Rate Increase

GF

Ongoing

$3,400,000

Development Disabilities (DD) Provider Rate Increase

GF

9.7% increase; ongoing

$56,700,000

DD State-Only Provider Rate Increase

GF

Ongoing

$500,000

Cost Effectiveness Study Provider Rate Increase

GF

Ongoing

$4,200,000

Area Agencies on Aging Provider Rate Increases

GF

Ongoing

$1,000,000

DD Group Home Monitoring Pilot Program

GF

$1.2 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$1,200,000

25.  Removes the requirement that DES submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for any new Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) salary adjustments and that DES report to JLBC on the number of filled positions in DDD.

26.  Requires DES to engage community stakeholders before implementing provider rate increases and to report on their efforts to JLBC by September 1, 2022.

27.  Directs DES to submit a report on cost effectiveness expenditures to JLBC by November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2023.

State Board of Education (Sec. 30)

Misconduct Caseload/Legal Services

GF

1 FTE; $513,000 ongoing

$536,000

ESA Appeals Process Implementation

GF

$70,000 ongoing

$74,000

Open Enrollment Promotion/Constituent Services

GF

Ongoing

$150,000

Policy Development Staff

GF

1 FTE; $106,000 ongoing

$110,000

 

Arizona Department of Education (ADE) (Sec. 31)

Formula Adjustments

GF

($113.9 million) in FY 2024 and ($112.5 million) in FY 2025

($85,290,100)

Base Level Changes

GF

5.9% additional Base Level increase and eliminating Additional Teacher Compensation; $331.6 million in FY 2024 and $334.2 million in FY 2025

$329,300,000

State Equalization Tax Rate Elimination

GF

$337.6 million in FY 2024 and $344.7 million in FY 2025

$330,500,000

Special Education Weight Increase

GF

$104.4 million in FY 2024 and $109.2 million in FY 2025

$100,000,000

Additional Assistance Increases

GF

$30 million for both District Additional Assistance and Charter Additional Assistance; ongoing

$60,000,000

School Safety Increases

GF

Ongoing

$50,000,000

Student Apprenticeship Program

GF

1 FTE; ongoing

$300,000

Adult Education

GF

$19.7 million in FY 2024 and $22.3 million in FY 2025

$16,620,000

Education Programs in Jails

GF

Ongoing

$114,000

Statewide Gifted Assessment

GF

Ongoing continuation from FY 2022 budget

$850,000

Code Writers Initiative

GF

 

$1,000,000

Foster Youth Transitional Housing

GF

 

$10,000,000

Electronic Incident Prevention Programs

GF

 

$150,000

Endowment Earnings Growth

OF

 

$9,679,100

28.  Allocates Adult Education monies to the Continuing High School and Workforce Training Program, the Adult Workforce Diploma Program and the Community College Adult Education Workforce Development Program.

29.  Instructs ADE to distribute the Foster Youth Transitional Housing item to the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) for a 64-bed housing unit for foster youth aged between 17 and 21 and requires a report from EVIT.

30.  Includes legislative direction for the Electronic Incident Prevent Programs and School Safety Program, which may fill unfunded school counselor and social worker positions after filling vacant school resource officer positions.

 

 

Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (Sec. 32)

Facilities Maintenance Federal Reimbursement

GF

Ongoing

$759,200

Readiness Center Maintenance Full Funding

GF

From 25% to 50%; ongoing

$1,668,900

Readiness Center Maintenance Backlog

GF

 

$13,300,000

 

Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) (Sec. 33)

Water Quality Feed Fund Deposit

GF

 

$6,400,000

Direct Potable Reuse of Treated Wastewater Rulemaking

GF

$1.5 million in FY 2024

$1,500,000

Coal Combustion Residual Program

OF

2 FTEs

$743,000

Remove Funding for Repealed Boards

OF

Underground Storage Tank Policy Commission and Technical Appeals Panel

($148,800)

Water Programs

OF

 

$6,780,000

Transfer Biomass Recovery to Forestry

OF

 

$1,000,000

Eliminate Aqueous Film Forming Foam Stockpile

OF

 

$395,500

Appropriate Indirect Fund Balance

OF

 

$5,720,700

31.  Appropriates the beginning balance of the Indirect Cost Fund to ADEQ with a reporting requirement to JLBC.

32.  Directs ADEQ to establish an interagency service agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management and transfer $1,000,000 from the Recycling Fund for biomass waste grants.

Board of Executive Clemency (Sec. 36)

Chief Operating Officer Position

GF

Ongoing

$32,000

Salary Increases

GF

Ongoing

$44,000

 

Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (Sec. 37)

Operating Costs

OF

 

$5,000,000

 

Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (Sec. 38)

US Forest Service Land Thinning

GF

Includes 17 FTE; ongoing

$2,192,400

Fire Marshall Staff

GF

5.5 FTE; ongoing

$500,000

Gila River Nonnative Species Eradication

GF

$5.0 million in FY 2024 and $5.0 million in FY 2025

$5,000,000

Wildfire Emergency Response

GF

 

$65,000,000

Mount Lemmon Fire District Renovation

GF

 

$2,230,900

33.  Establishes the geographic area along the Gila River for nonnative vegetation species eradication, requires annual reports and deems the appropriation non-lapsing through June 30, 2025.

34.  Specifies the Wildfire Emergency Response line item is for the purposes of, and subject to the restrictions in, Laws 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 1, is non-lapsing through June 30, 2025, and $3,000,000 is to be used for the Woodbury Fire.

State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (Sec. 39)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$18,000

Attorney General Interagency Agreement

OF

 

$26,900

 

Arizona Game and Fish Department (Sec. 40)

Drought Condition Mitigation

OF

Game and Fish Fund

$1,490,400

 

Department of Gaming (Sec. 41)

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Assessment

GF

Ongoing

$355,100

Contract Veterinarian

GF

Ongoing

$175,000

County Fair Promotion

GF

Ongoing

$2,000,000

Racetrack Maintenance and Operations

GF

Ongoing

$396,900

35.  Requires the Department of Gaming to provide reports to JLBC and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) on the amount and purpose of expenditures from the:

a)   Additional Operating Expenses line item; and

b)   Event Wagering Fund.

36.  Requires the Department of Gaming to report on the number of equine deaths and injuries in a horse race and the number of pre-race inspections performed by the veterinarian contracted with or employed by the state.

37.  Allocates appropriations for horseracing tracks by county.

Department of Health Services (DHS) (Sec. 44)

Behavioral Health Care Provider Loan Repayment

GF

$1.0 million ongoing

$2,000,000

Arizona State Hospital (ASH) Hiring Bonuses

GF

Ongoing

$700,000

Increased ASH Operating Costs

GF

Ongoing

$6,900,000

Suicide Prevention Coordinator Transfer

GF

Transfer from AHCCCS; ongoing

$100,000

Alzheimer's Disease Research

GF

Shift from Prescription Drug Rebate Fund to General Fund; ongoing

$2,500,000

Certificate of Necessity Procedures

GF

5 FTEs; ongoing

$627,000

Accelerated Nursing Programs

GF

 

$50,000,000

ASH Surveillance Upgrade

GF

Video and audio capabilities

$7,100,000

Nurse Education Investment Pilot Program

GF

$15.0 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$15,000,000

Preceptor Grant Program for Graduate Students

GF

$0.5 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$500,000

Family Health Pilot Program

GF

 

$1,500,000

Homeless Pregnant Women Services

GF

 

$300,000

Nursing Care Institution Protection Fund

OF

Ongoing

$100,000

ASH IT Projects

OF

 

$262,100

Lease-Purchase Payment Increase

OF

 

$134,700

38.  Makes the Accelerated Nursing Programs line-item non-lapsing until July 1, 2024.

39.  Transfers the suicide prevention coordinator footnote and reporting requirement from AHCCCS to DHS.

40.  Deems the FY 2022 appropriation for Vital Records Electronic System Upgrades as non-lapsing through June 30, 2023.

41.  States the Preceptor Grant Program for Graduate Students is non-lapsing, except that any monies remaining unextending on July 1, 2026, revert to the GF.

Arizona Department of Homeland Security (ADOHS) (Sec. 47)

Statewide Cybersecurity Grants

GF

Ongoing

$10,000,000

Cybersecurity Software

GF

 

$2,000,000

Statewide Information Security and Privacy Operations and Controls

OF

4 FTEs

$11,757,200

42.  Allows ADOHS to spend up to $310,000 of its Statewide Cybersecurity Grants appropriation for grant administration.

43.  Requires ADOHS to acquire an enterprise license for cybersecurity software that detects security threats by using two of four specified testing mechanisms through a competitive bidding process.

Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine Examiners (Sec. 48)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$2,400

 

Arizona Department of Housing (Sec. 49)

Housing Trust Fund Deposit

GF

 

$60,000,000

Homeless Services Grant Pilot

GF

 

$10,000,000

44.  Requires all monies in the Housing Trust Fund Deposit line item to be issued as grants, rather than loans, for projects in cities, towns and counties.

45.  Specifies that $20,000,000 of the Housing Trust Fund Deposit must be distributed outside of Maricopa and Pima counties, and an additional $4,000,000 is to be distributed to the Navajo and Hopi tribal nations.

46.  Establishes requirements for the Homeless Services Grant Pilot recipients, including requiring a dollar-for-dollar local match.

Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (Sec. 51)

Shift Operating Costs

OF

From GF to Financial Services Fund

$626,900

Examiner for State-Chartered Banks

OF

1 FTE

$94,000

Licensing IT Upgrade

OF

 

$700,000

 

Arizona Judiciary (Sec. 52)

Supreme Court

Justices Salary Increase

GF

$212,000 salary for the Chief Justice and $205,000 for other Justices; ongoing

$263,000

Arizona Trial and Digital Evidence Fund Deposit

GF

Ongoing

$1,620,000

Automation Revenue Shortfall

GF

 

$1,000,000

Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer Retention

OF

15 FTEs

$959,000

Dependent Children Automated Tracking System

OF

 

$300,000

Court of Appeals

Judges Salary Increase

GF

$190,000 salary; ongoing

$644,200

Adding 6 Judges

GF

Ongoing

$2,230,800

Capital Costs

GF

 

$900,000

Superior Court

Judges Salary Increase

GF

$180,000 salary; ongoing

$2,272,100

County Probation Salary Increases

GF

Ongoing

$1,200,000

47.  Removes JLBC review of county-approved salary adjustments provided to probation officers but continues the report.

48.  Continues to require counties that approve probation officer step or inflation salary increases beyond the amount appropriated to absorb any additional costs to the state.

State Land Department (Sec. 54)

CAP Fees

GF

Ongoing

$96,200

Management System

GF

2 FTEs; ongoing

$225,000

Digitize Paper Flow

OF

 

$1,500,000

Remove Requirement for Fire Costs

OF

 

($800,000)

Legislature (Sec. 55)

Senate

Operating Funding

GF

Ongoing

$4,200,000

Operating Funding

GF

 

$5,000,000

House of Representatives

Operating Funding

GF

Ongoing

$4,000,000

Operating Funding

GF

 

$5,000,000

Legislative Council

Operating Funding

GF

Ongoing

$1,000,000

Ombudsman-Citizens Aide

Operating Funding

GF

1 FTE; ongoing

$300,000

Auditor General

Audit Capacity

GF

Ongoing

$3,300,000

Adult Protective Services Audit

GF

 

$300,000

49.  Increases the amount that the Senate and House of Representatives may use for mementos and items for visiting officials from $1,000 to $5,000.

50.  Designates $50,000 of the Legislative Council appropriation for planning and operational costs for participation in an Article V convention.

51.  Specifies that the additional FTE in the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide Office is to address complaints about the administration of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.

52.  Directs the Auditor General to use the ongoing Audit Capacity for additional agency performance and school district audits.

53.  Directs the Auditor General to hire an independent consultant to examine Adult Protective Services and submit a report by October 1, 2023.

Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (Sec. 56)

14 Radios for Sworn Personnel

OF

 

$126,000

Training Costs

OF

 

$111,000

Additional Investigators

OF

7 FTEs

$1,282,500

IT Improvements

OF

 

$102,500

Vehicles and Operations

OF

 

$396,900

Administrative Budget

OF

 

$67,600

 

Arizona State Lottery Commission (Sec. 57)

Instant Ticket Sales

OF

 

$41,900

Retailer Commissions

OF

 

($522,600)

Keno Compliance Staff

OF

3 FTE

$279,800

 

Board of Massage Therapy (Sec. 58)

Attorney General FTE Increase

OF

 

$15,500

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$60,300

Translation Services

OF

 

$4,400

 

Arizona Medical Board (Sec. 59)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$173,600

 

State Mine Inspector (Sec. 60)

Abandoned Mines Staff

GF

6 FTEs; ongoing

$600,000

Equipment and Vehicle Costs

GF

 

$500,000

 

Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (Sec. 61)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$5,200

 

State Board of Nursing (Sec. 63)

Education Program Administrator

OF

 

$21,000

 

Nursing Care Institution Administrators Board (Sec. 64)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$45,100

 

 

Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (Sec. 65)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$34,100

Executive Director Salary Increase

OF

 

$7,000

Laptop Replacement

OF

 

$4,300

 

State Board of Dispensing Opticians (Sec. 66)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$16,300

 

State Board of Optometry (Sec. 67)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$7,500

Attorney General Intergovernmental Agreement

OF

 

$15,300

Cloud Migration

OF

 

$10,800

 

Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners (Sec. 68)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$17,800

Annual and Sick Leave Payout

OF

 

$11,000

Increased Cloud Costs

OF

 

$123,000

Malpractice Complaint Investigations

OF

1 FTE

$60,300

Outside Medical Consultant Services

OF

 

$14,000

 

Arizona State Parks Board (Sec. 69)

Heritage Fund Deposit

GF

 

$2,500,000

Arizona Trail

OF

 

$250,000

54.  Outlines permissible grant uses of the State Parks Heritage Fund Deposit.

55.  Prohibits the State Parks Board from distributing the money in the Arizona Trail line item to any nonprofit entity.

Arizona State Board of Pharmacy (Sec. 71)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$190,500

 

Board of Physical Therapy (Sec. 72)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$53,600

License Issuance and Complaint Reviews

OF

 

$34,400

 

Arizona Pioneers' Home (Sec. 73)

Computer Replacements

OF

 

$32,000

Building Maintenance Technician

OF

1 FTE

$63,100

 

State Board of Podiatry Examiners (Sec. 74)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$4,500

 

State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (Sec. 75)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$2,500

 

State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Sec. 76)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$18,000

Attorney General Legal Services

OF

 

$27,200

 

Department of Public Safety (DPS) (Sec. 77)

Border Strike Task Force Staff

GF

21 FTEs; ongoing

$20,000,000

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

GF

Ongoing

$978,400

Building System Management

GF

$215,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$419,200

DNA Testing Enhancement

GF

2 FTE; ongoing

$400,000

Public Service Portal

GF

$400,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$3,000,000

Cadet Housing Costs in Training

GF

Ongoing

$476,000

Fill Vacant FTE Positions

GF

Ongoing

$10,510,800

Major Incident Division

GF

$17.0 million in FY 2024 and $24.0 million in FY 2025

$10,000,000

Move Peace Officers Training to GF

GF

From the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund; ongoing

$6,100,000

400 Vehicle Tethers

GF

 

$1,800,000

Helicopter Upgrade

GF

 

$2,559,600

Helicopter Replacement

GF

1 helicopter

$10,900,000

Vehicle Replacement

GF

276 vehicles

$11,709,300

Civil Air Patrol Infrastructure

GF

 

$5,000,000

K-9 Facility Improvement

GF

 

$1,900,000

CCW Notifications

OF

 

$300,000

56.  Creates an annual reporting requirement from DPS on the distribution of Civil Air Patrol infrastructure distributions.

57.  Requires DPS to submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for review before spending monies in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Consolidation line item.

58.  Requires DPS to submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for review before spending any specified personal services or employee-related expenditure appropriations on other expenditures.

Residential Utility Consumer Office (Sec. 79)

Staff Attorney

OF

1 FTE

$100,000

 

Board of Respiratory Care Examiners (Sec. 80)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$45,900

 

Arizona State Retirement System (Sec. 81)

Cloud Migration

OF

 

$285,000

IT Staff Workload

OF

2 FTEs

$266,000

 

Department of Revenue (Sec. 82)

IT Staffing

GF

12 FTEs; ongoing

$3,513,000

 

Department of State (Sec. 83)

Access Voter Information Database

OF

 

$291,000

59.  States that monies in the Access Voter Information Database line item may only be used to develop and administer the statewide voter registration database and may not be transferred in or out of this line item.

60.  Exempts the FY 2021 appropriation of $5,352,200 for county allocations of the Help America Vote Act election security grant monies from lapsing through June 30, 2023.

State Board of Technical Registration (Sec. 85)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$167,700

 

Office of Tourism (Sec. 86)

Wine Promotion

GF

Non-lapsing

$1,000,000

61.  Establishes an annual reporting requirement to JLBC detailing the uses of the Wine Promotion line item.

Department of Transportation (ADOT) (Sec. 87)

ADOT Vehicle Replacement Funding

OF

 

$7,100,000

State Fleet Operations

OF

Includes $8.6 million for a fuel inflation adjustment and monies for vehicle purchases and operations

$17,715,200

ADOT Fleet Fuel Inflation

OF

 

$6,000,000

Building System Management

OF

 

$1,175,300

Motor Vehicles Division Security

OF

 

$931,900

Construction Management System Replacement

OF

 

$300,000

Driver License Security

OF

Facial recognition

$2,260,000

Travel ID Implementation

OF

 

$6,013,200

Transfer to Vehicle Inspection Fund

OF

 

$350,000

New Highway Maintenance

OF

 

$1,399,900

Highway Maintenance Inflation Adjustments

OF

 

$51,000,000

South Mountain Freeway Maintenance

OF

 

$16,900

Driver License and License Plate Volume Increase

OF

 

$1,035,700

62.  Allows ADOT to use $37,954.04 of its State Highway Fund appropriation to pay a FY 2017 invoice.

State Treasurer (Sec. 88)

Justice of the Peace Salary Increases

GF

Includes funding 40%, rather than 19%, of JP salaries; ongoing

$1,613,100

Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund Deposit

GF

 

$100,000

 

Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) (Sec. 90)

Arizona Promise Program

GF

Ongoing

$12,500,000

Spouses of Military Veterans Tuition Waivers

GF

Ongoing

$10,000,000

Veterinary Loan Assistance Program

GF

 

$6,000,000

Food Product and Safety Lab

GF

 

$10,900,000

Enclosed Feeding Facility

GF

 

$9,500,000

Camp Verde Meat Processing Facility

 

 

$9,700,000

63.  Modifies requirements for the Washington, D.C. Internships line item and makes the appropriation non-lapsing.

64.  Directs ABOR to distribute the Food Product and Safety Lab, Enclosed Feeding Facility and Camp Verde Meat Processing Facility line items to the University of Arizona and prohibits the monies from being used for administrative costs.

Arizona State University (Sec. 91)

Eastern Europe Cultural Collaborative

GF

Ongoing continuation

$250,000

School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership

GF

Ongoing continuation

$2,804,100

Operating Funding

GF

$21.2 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$21,200,000

65.  Requires Arizona State University to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022.

 

Northern Arizona University (Sec. 92)

Economic Policy Institute

GF

Ongoing continuation

$365,000

Operating Funding

GF

$10.1 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$10,100,000

66.  Requires Northern Arizona University to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022.

University of Arizona (Sec. 93)

Center for the Philosophy of Freedom

GF

Ongoing continuation

$1,830,900

Kazakhstan Studies

GF

Ongoing continuation

$250,000

College of Veterinary Medicine

GF

Ongoing

$8,000,000

Natural Resource Users Law and Policy

GF

Ongoing

$1,000,000

Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

GF

$2.5 million ongoing

$5,000,000

Wind Tunnel Upgrades

GF

 

$3,000,000

Operating Funding

GF

$14.7 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025

$14,700,000

67.  Instructs the University of Arizona to report to JLBC on the number of resident and non-resident students in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

68.  Directs the University of Arizona to report to JLBC on operating expenses of the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and to the Joint Committee on Capital Review (JCCR) on capital expenses of the Lab.

69.  Requires the University of Arizona to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022.

Department of Veterans' Services (Sec. 94)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fund Deposit

GF

 

$3,640,000

Nurse Hiring Incentives

OF

$5,000 incentive in first year

$731,300

Operating Costs for Veterans' Homes

OF

Flagstaff and Yuma Veterans' Homes

$5,761,600

 

Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Sec. 95)

e-Licensing Upgrade

OF

 

$24,800

Compliance Inspector

OF

1 FTE

$88,000

 

Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (Sec. 96)

Eastern Arizona Water Assistance

GF

$6.0 million for cities and towns in Navajo and Apache counties; $2.0 million each for Cochise and Graham counties' irrigation districts

$10,000,000

 

Department of Water Resources (DWR) (Sec. 97)

Staffing Increase

GF

4 FTEs; ongoing

$408,800

Water Protection Fund Deposit

GF

Ongoing

$1,000,000

Shift Water Banking Fund Spending to GF

GF

Ongoing

$1,219,100

New River Flood Insurance Study

GF

 

$350,000

Software Licensing Fees

OF

 

$526,000

Storage Area Network Replacement

OF

 

$150,000

70.  Specifies that the New River Flood Insurance Study is to be completed by March 31, 2024, and allows DWR to use an engineering firm that is not contracted with the Maricopa County Flood Control District.

Supplemental Appropriations

71.  Appropriates $1,110,600 from the Risk Management Revolving Fund in FY 2022 to ADOA to pay disallowed costs and for FY 2021 fund transfers. (Sec. 98)

72.  Appropriates $93,500,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to ADOA to pay for the retirement of debt related to 4,000 state-owned prison beds and prison water at ADC and wastewater projects and improvements at ASH. (Sec. 99)

73.  Appropriates $10,105,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DCS for additional federal funding associated with the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate. (Sec. 100)

74.  Appropriates $3,300,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DCS for caseload growth. (Sec. 101)

75.  Appropriates $139,824,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DES for additional federal funding. (Sec. 102)

76.  Appropriates $396,900 in from the GF in FY 2022 to the Department of Gaming to enhance the general purse structure and for track maintenance and operations and allocates the supplemental appropriation. (Sec. 103)

77.  Appropriates $93,117,000 from the GF in FY 2022 for building renewal grants at the School Facilities Division of ADOA. (Sec. 104)

78.  Appropriates the following non-lapsing sums to the following employer groups in FY 2022 to reduce the unfunded accrued liability:

a)   $420,559,600 from the GF to the DPS Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) group;

b)   $82,243,000 from the GF to the Arizona Game and Fish Department PSPRS group;

c)   $15,000,000 from the Game and Fish Fund to the Arizona Game and Fish Department PSPRS group;

d)   $474,635,300 from the GF to the ADC Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) group; and

e)   $73,940,800 to from the GF to the Department of Juvenile Corrections CORP group. (Sec. 105)

79.  Requires the PSPRS Board of Trustees to account for the appropriations when calculating the employee and employer contribution rates for FY 2024. (Sec. 105)

80.  Directs the PSPRS Board of Trustees to evaluate the actuarial assumptions for PSPRS and CORP within 12 months of receiving the appropriation and report to JLBC and OSPB. (Sec. 105)

Additional FY 2023 Appropriations

81.  Appropriates the following sums from the GF to ADOA in FY 2023 for counties:

a)   $7,150,650 for distribution to counties with a population under 900,000;

b)   $500,000 for distribution to Graham County;

c)   $3,000,000 for distribution to counties to supplement pension payments; and

d)   $7,000,000 for distribution to counties to establish a coordinated reentry planning services program. (Sec. 106)

82.  Appropriates the following sums that are non-lapsing through June 30, 2024, from subaccounts of the Automation Projects Fund in FY 2023:

a)   $15,614,300 from the ADOA subaccount in to further develop the Business One Stop Portal;

b)   $22,397,800 from the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) subaccount to replace the HRIS;

c)   $2,000,000 from the Department of Agriculture subaccount for cloud migration;

d)   $15,819,800 from the Department of Revenue subaccount to implement the integrated tax system modernization project that meets outlined minimum specifications;

e)   $300,000 from the Secretary of State subaccount to conduct a feasibility study on electronic records storage; and

f) $1,700,000 from the DWR subaccount to develop, modernize and consolidate applications. (Sec. 107)

83.  Requires ADOA to provide quarterly reports to JLBC on automation projects, including project expenditures, deliverables, timeline and current status. (Sec. 107)

84.  Continues to allow DES to use up to $25,000,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund to provide funding for reimbursement grants, with reporting requirements. (Sec. 108)

85.  Appropriates a non-lapsing $209,205,000 from the Border Security Fund in FY 2023 to the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), which must allocate the monies as follows:

a)   $20,000,000 to Cochise County for a new jail facility, exempt from JCCR review;

b)   $15,000,000 to reimburse county or local law enforcement for participating in programs with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

c)   $10,000,000 for the Anti-Human Trafficking Grant Fund, to be distributed:

i.   $2,000,000 to DPS Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center; and

ii. $8,000,000 as grants to local law enforcement for programs that reduce human trafficking;

d)   $30,000,000 to distribute to local governments for costs associated with prosecuting and imprisoning individuals charged with border-related crimes;

e)   $10,000,000 for costs incurred by the Arizona National Guard along the southern Arizona border region;

f) $10,000,000 for emergency health care and testing for immigrants along the southern Arizona border;

g)   $15,000,000 for transportation of individuals who entered Arizona seeking asylum to other states;

h)   $53,405,000 for deputy sheriff compensation, to be distributed:

i.   $48,310,000 for $10,000 retention bonuses; and

ii. $5,095,000 for $5,000 hiring bonuses;

$8,000,000 as grants to local law enforcement for programs that reduce human trafficking

i)   $800,000 to establish a chain of command within the Arizona State Guard;

j)   $30,000,000 for construction costs of a State Emergency Operations Center, subject to JCCR review; and

k)   $15,000,000 for DPS to construct a Southern Border Coordinated Response Center, subject to JCCR review. (Sec. 109)

86.  Establishes reporting requirements and allows transfers between line items with prior JLBC review. (Sec. 109)

87.  Reduces FY 2023 appropriations associated with debt service payments by ($18,944,000). (Sec. 110)

88.  Allocates $24,999,400 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Arizona Convention Center Development Fund. (Sec. 111)

89.  Distributes an estimated $16,000,000 in FY 2023 to the Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facility District. (Sec. 112)

90.  Appropriates a non-lapsing $2,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Department of Law for investigations regarding missing and murdered indigenous people. (Sec. 113)

91.  Appropriates $5,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for a non-lapsing, one-time distribution to the Office of Indian Education. (Sec. 114)

92.  Appropriates $100,00 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in FY 2023 for one-time childhood trauma awareness and prevention grants. (Sec. 115)

93.  Appropriates a non-lapsing $2,200,000 and 20 FTE positions from the GF to the Department of Veterans' Services in FY 2023 to hire veteran service officers to provide services in rural tribal nations. (Sec. 116)

94.  Appropriates a non-lapsing $1,000,000 from the GF to the Department of Veterans' Services to distribute to Indian tribes located in Arizona to conduct tribal ceremonies for upon military discharge. (Sec. 117)

Fund Balance Transfers and Payment Deferrals

95.  Establishes fund balance transfer amounts for automation projects but specifies that transfers into the Automation Projects Fund are not appropriations. (Sec. 118)

96.  Transfers $24,624,400 from the Risk Management Revolving Fund into the Cyber Risk Insurance Fund. (Sec. 119)

97.  Defers $800,727,700 of the basic state aid and additional state aid entitlement to July 12, 2023. (Sec. 120)

98.  Directs school districts to include the deferred payments when computing tax rates for FY 2023. (Sec. 120)

Statewide Adjustments

99.  Sets statewide adjustments to be determined by JLBC, in consultation with OSPB, and allocated by ADOA, including:

a)   Relocating to and within state-owned and lease-purchased buildings;

b)   Agency retirement adjustments;

c)   One-time employer health insurance contribution adjustments, including a university tuition backfill;

d)   The Arizona Financial Information System upgrade agency charges;

e)   The Information Technology pro-rata; and

f) Replacing the HRIS. (Sec. 121)

100. Appropriates the following sums of money to the following agencies in FY 2023 for salary increases:

a)   $116,656,800 for a 20% salary increase for all ADC staff;

b)   $5,154,100 for a 20% salary increase for all Department of Juvenile Corrections staff;

c)   $24,478,800 for a 15% salary increase for all DPS staff; and

d)   $49,140,300 from the GF and $61,635,400 from OF for a 10% salary increase for state employees other than elected officials, judges and employees and state universities. (Sec. 122)

101. Makes selected, additional state employee salary increases beyond 10%. (Sec. 122)

102. Establishes the process by which JLBC, in consultation with OSPB, implements the salary increases and ADOA allocates the funding. (Sec. 122)

103. Sets FY 2023 charges for general agency counsel provided by the Department of Law. (Sec. 123)

FY 2024 and FY 2025 Appropriations

104. Appropriates $31,753,900 from the GF in FY 2024 to the New School Facilities Fund. (Sec. 124)

105. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the GF in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer to distribute to county recorders offices in counties with a population over 200,000 to review the accuracy of voter registration rolls. (Sec. 125)

106. Appropriates, from the GF, a non-lapsing $5,000,000 in FY 2024 and a non-lapsing $6,000,000 in FY 2025 to the State Treasurer to distribute to counties to purchase ballot paper that uses specific security features. (Sec. 126)

Miscellaneous

107. Requires the Governor to report to the Legislature:

a)   Any expenditure exceeding $10,000,000 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) prior to spending the monies; and

b)   The actual expenditures from ARPA on a quarterly basis through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 127)

108. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report to the Legislature:

a)   Any expenditure exceeding $10,000,000 from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund from ARPA prior to spending the monies; and

b)   The actual expenditures from ARPA on a quarterly basis through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 127)

109. Requires quarterly reports from ABOR and each community college district to the Legislature on the actual expenditures of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund form ARPA through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 127)

110. States the intent of the Legislature that the executive branch report on additional federal aid provided through federal legislation enacted by the end of FY 2023. (Sec. 127)

111. States the intent of the Legislature that budget units continue to report expenditures in a similar format that was used in prior years. (Sec. 128)

112. Requires all FTEs to be subject to appropriation and outlines reporting requirements for ADOA and each university to compare the FTE usage to the appropriated level of FTEs. (Sec. 129)

113. Requires each agency to submit a report to JLBC by October 1, 2022 on the number of filled appropriated and non-appropriated FTEs as of September 1, 2022. (Sec. 130)

114. Directs ADOA to provide a monthly report to JLBC on any transfers of spending authority during the prior month. (Sec. 131)

115. Forecasts GF revenue estimates for FY 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and GF expenditure estimates for FY 2024 and 2025. (Sec. 132)

116. Requires the executive branch to provide JLBC a preliminary estimate of the FY 2022 ending GF balance by September 15, 2022. (Sec. 132)

117. Directs JLBC staff to report to JLBC by October 15, 2022 whether the FY 2023 revenues and ending balance are expected to change by more than $50,000,000 from the budgeted projections. (Sec. 132)

118. Defines *, expenditure authority and review by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. (Sec. 133, 134, 135)

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