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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
ADOA; continuation
Purpose
Continues the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) for four years.
Background
Established in 1972, the ADOA is charged with providing centralized administrative services for the State of Arizona. The direction, operation and control of the ADOA is the responsibility of the Director who is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director may establish, abolish or reorganize the positions or organizational units within the ADOA, subject to legislative appropriation, if in the Director's judgment such modification of organization would make the operation of the ADOA more efficient, effective or economical. A deputy director and assistant directors of each agency division must be appointed by the Director with approval from the Governor.
Duties of the
ADOA include: 1) administering health, life and other forms of insurance
coverage for eligible individuals including state employees, retirees and their
dependents;
2) providing state government IT services; and 3) establishing and providing
risk management services. The ADOA is also responsible for: 1) administering
the State Personnel System;
2) managing the statewide accounting system; and 3) serving as the state's
central procurement authority. The Director or the authorized representative is
the general accountant of the state and keeper of public account books,
vouchers and other documentation relating to accounts and contracts of the
state. The ADOA is charged with the management of state buildings including
state-owned properties and public school district facilities. The management of
state buildings consists of building maintenance, the allocation of space,
operation, alteration, renovation and security of the statutorily prescribed
list of state buildings (A.R.S.
Title 41, Chapter 4).
The Senate Government Committee of Reference held a public meeting on January 17, 2024, to conduct a sunset review of the ADOA and recommended that the ADOA be continued for two years, until July 1, 2026 (Senate COR Report). The House Government Committee of Reference held a public meeting on January 17, 2024, to conduct a sunset review of the ADOA and recommended that the ADOA be continued for four years, until July 1, 2028. The ADOA terminates on July 1, 2024, unless continued by the Legislature (A.R.S. § 41-3024.14).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Continues, retroactive to July 1, 2024, the ADOA until July 1, 2028.
2. Repeals the ADOA on January 1, 2029.
3. Contains a purpose statement.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date, with a retroactive provision as noted.
House Action
GOV 2/7/24 DP 9-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/29/24 45-11-3-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 11, 2024
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