ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

Senate: TTMC DP 4-2-1-0 | 3rd Read 24-4-2-0


SB 1162: telecommunications fund; report; posting

Sponsor: Senator Shamp, LD 29

Committee on Government

Overview

Requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to post a report of the Telecommunications Fund (Fund) on ADOA's website.

History

ADOA is the administrative and business hub of state government.  ADOA provides medical and other health benefits to state employees, processes claims when employees get injured, purchases goods and services needed to conduct business, maintains office buildings for employees to work in and provides information technology and telecommunication services for employees.

Current law stipulates the Fund be used to pay costs incurred in operating the Telecommunications Program Office and that the Fund be administered by ADOA. Additionally, the Fund is subject to annual legislative appropriation and consists of:

1)   legislative appropriations;

2)   grants, except for otherwise specifically dedicated grants, received for telecommunication operations, consolidation and cost reduction or cost avoidance;

3)   money derived from administering the Telecommunications Program Office;

4)   money derived from the sale or exchange of telecommunications assets or any assets that may be used to provide telecommunication access; and

5)   money derived from agencies and political subdivisions and other states or their agencies in payment for services provided by the Telecommunications Program Office (A.R.S. § 41-713).

Provisions

1.   Mandates the Director of ADOA post the statutorily prescribed report for the Fund on their website. (Sec. 1)

2.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal NoteMakes a technical change. (Sec. 1)

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