HB 2618 — appropriation; budget stabilization fund

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appropriating monies.

Section 1.  Appropriation;Section 1.  Section 118, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 118.  Appropriations;

intentfiscal A.  Theyears 2018-2019 and 2019‑2020 Notwithstanding any other law, the sum of $175,000,000$271,107,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal yearyears 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to the budget stabilization fund established by section 35-144,35‑144, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B.  TheSec. 2.  Section legislature120, intendsas that:added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

1.  TheSec. 120.  Appropriations; monies appropriated by subsection A of this section and deposited in the budget stabilization fund be used to protect funding for education in this state.   2.  If an economic downturn occurs in this state, the monies deposited pursuant to this section should be used to fulfill teacher compensation and other education funding obligations before being used to fund other government functions.

Arizona health care cost containment system administration;

information technology expenses;

diabetes outpatient self‑management training services;

fiscal year 2019‑2020 A.  The sums of $2,068,000 from the prescription drug rebate fund established by section 36‑2930, Arizona Revised Statutes, and $7,810,000 from expenditure authority are appropriated in fiscal year 2019‑2020 to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for onetime funding of information technology system operating expenses.  The amounts are allocated as follows for the following systems:

1.  $449,700 for the asset verification system.

2.  $4,774,600 for the provider management system.

3.  $4,653,700 for the electronic visit verification system.

B.  The sums of $1,500,200 from the state general fund and $4,960,200 from federal medicaid expenditure authority are appropriated in fiscal year 2019‑2020 to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration for up to ten program hours annually of diabetes outpatient self-management training services, as defined in 42 United States Code section 1395x, if prescribed by a primary care practitioner in either of the following circumstances:

1.  The member, as defined in section 36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, is initially diagnosed with diabetes.

2.  For a member, as defined in section 36-2901, Arizona Revised Statutes, who is diagnosed with diabetes, either:

(a)  A change occurs in the member's diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen.

(b)  The member is not meeting appropriate clinical outcomes.

Sec. 3.  Section 124, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 124.  Appropriations;

consumer protection-consumer fraud revolving fund;

first responder personnel mental health;

financial literacy;

exemption;

definition A.  The sum of $400,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44‑1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the attorney general for distribution to organizations that provide resources and training, including mental health training, for first responders and first responder professionals who are experiencing the effects of stress from traumatic incidents suffered in the line of duty.

B.  The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44‑1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the attorney general to distribute to a facility-based nonprofit youth development organization to implement programs that teach financial literacy.

C.  The appropriation made in subsection B of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

D.  For the purposes of this section, "facility-based nonprofit youth development organization" means an organization that provides proven and tested recreational, educational and character-building programs for children who are at least six and under nineteen years of age.

Sec. 4.  Section 137, as added by House Bill 2747, fifty-fourth legislature, first regular session, as transmitted to the governor, is amended to read:

Sec. 137.  Appropriations;

superintendent of public instruction;

high‑quality teacher professional development pilot program;

community schools pilot program;

exemption A.  The sum of $400,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2019‑2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to the superintendent of public instruction to provide scholarships or grants, or both, to qualified applicants to complete high‑quality teacher professional development at a qualifying postsecondary institution.  The department of education shall use $100,000 of each fiscal year appropriation to provide scholarships or grants, or both, to qualified applicants in counties with a population of less than three hundred seventy‑five thousand persons.

B.  The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the consumer protection‑consumer fraud revolving fund established by section 44‑1531.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, in each of fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to the superintendent of public instruction for an Arizona community schools pilot program.  The department of education shall select three schools with an enrollment of at least four hundred pupils each, at least one of which is an elementary school, to participate in a pilot program to assist public elementary and middle schools in developing and implementing community school plans.

C.  From monies appropriated for this purpose, the department of education shall award three-year grants to eligible schools.  Each grant may not exceed the sum of:

1.  $60,000 each academic year to pay the salary and benefits of a full-time community school coordinator.

2.  $23,000 each academic year to develop and implement a community school plan.

D.  On application from a school and subject to available monies, a grant awarded under this section may be extended by the governor for an additional year.