HB 2216 — pregnancy centers; grant program

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•RELATING StatesTO theHEALTH totalCARE. annual administrative costs of the program cannot exceed 10% of the awarded grants for that year.

•(TEXT AllowsOF programBILL grantsBEGINS toON beNEXT awardedPAGE) to- directi client- serviceH.B. providers that provide at least five of the specified services.

•2216 MakesBe clarificationsit toenacted by the requirementsLegislature forof the prescribedState annualof audit.Arizona:

• Requires audit results to be provided to the Department annually.

• Instructs the Department to report the audit results to the Governor, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate by September 1 each year.

Amendment explanation prepared by J.

Hobbins Phone Number 6-3649 jh 2/25/2025 Fifty-seventh Legislature Keshel First Regular Session H.B.

2216 ADDITIONAL COW KESHEL FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

2216 (Reference to House engrossed bill) Amendment instruction key:

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

House7. Amendments to H.B.

2216 7.

[ANYANY MONIES RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROGRAM MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM.]PROGRAM. B.

B.

[THETHE TOTAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM FOR BOTH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY MAY NOT EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE AWARDED- GRANTS1 FOR- THATH.B. YEAR.] THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY SHALL DO AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:

2216 AWARDED GRANTS FOR THAT YEAR.

THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY SHALL DO AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING:

-2-8. House Amendments to H.B.

2216 8.

PROGRAM GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED ANNUALLY ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT DISPLAY COMPETENT EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING [ANY]AT [AT LEAST FIVE]FIVE OF THE SERVICES LISTED IN SECTION 36-4203 PURSUANT TO THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.

THE AGREEMENT SHALL FURTHER STIPULATE THAT- THE2 DIRECT- CLIENTH.B. SERVICE PROVIDER MAY NOT PERFORM, PROMOTE OR ACT AS A REFERRAL FOR AN ABORTION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 36-4205, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 9, AND THAT GRANT MONIES MAY NOT BE SPENT ON OR USED TO PROMOTE POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, INCLUDING COUNSELING OR WRITTEN MATERIALS.

2216 THAT THE DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDER MAY NOT PERFORM, PROMOTE OR ACT AS A REFERRAL FOR AN ABORTION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 36-4205, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 9, AND THAT GRANT MONIES MAY NOT BE SPENT ON OR USED TO PROMOTE POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, INCLUDING COUNSELING OR WRITTEN MATERIALS.

PROVIDE EACH PREGNANT CLIENT WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BABIES AND UNBORN CHILDREN, INCLUDING -3-OFFERING HousePRINTED AmendmentsMATERIALS toON H.B.FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE FOLLOWING A BIRTH.

2216 OFFERING PRINTED MATERIALS ON FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE FOLLOWING A BIRTH.

EACH DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL MAINTAIN ACCURATE RECORDS AND REPORT DATA TO THE AGENCY ANNUALLY ON FORMS AND IN THE MANNER REQUIRED- BY3 THE- DEPARTMENT.H.B.

2216 REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

[THEEACH CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY][EACH DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDER]PROVIDER SHALL CAUSE AN ANNUAL AUDIT [OF EACH DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDER] TO BE CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE [CONTRACTCONTRACT MANAGEMENT]MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR VERIFYING THAT THE DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE PROVIDER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

[THETHE RESULTS OF THE AUDITS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY.]ANNUALLY. B.

ONB. OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE -4- House Amendments to H.B.

2216ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR:

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THE RESULTS OF THE AUDITS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.]SECTION. Enroll and engross to conform Amend title to conform RACHEL KESHEL 2216FloorKESHEL.docx 02/25/2025 06:09 PM C: