The Arizona Revised Statutes have been updated to include the revised sections from the 56th Legislature, 1st Regular Session. Please note that the next update of this compilation will not take place until after the conclusion of the 56th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, which convenes in January 2024.
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This online version of the Arizona Revised Statutes is primarily maintained for legislative drafting purposes and reflects the version of law that is effective on January 1st of the year following the most recent legislative session. The official version of the Arizona Revised Statutes is published by Thomson Reuters.
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agent" means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications, determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state monies.
2. "Applicant" means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services.
3. "Emergency shelter" means temporary shelter in a hotel, motel or licensed homeless shelter facility.
4. "Federal poverty guideline" means the poverty guidelines that are issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to section 673(2) of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981 and that are reported annually in the federal register.
5. "Homeless" means the participant has no permanent place of residence where a lease or mortgage agreement between the participant and the owner exists.
6. "Short-term crisis" means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations.