HB 2862 Initials AF Page 1 House Engrossed ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session House: APPROP DP 8-5-0-0 | 3 rd Read 49-9-2-0 HB 2862: general appropriations act; 2022-2023 Sponsor: Representative Cobb (with permission of Committee on Rules), LD 5 House Engrossed Overview Appropriates monies for the operation of the state government in FY 2023. History The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2, Constitution of Arizona, requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area. Provisions 1. Exempts the FY 2022 appropriation to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) of $7,200,000 for a school finance data system from lapsing until June 30, 2024. (Sec. 1) The tables below indicate state General Fund (GF) and other fund (OF) changes for appropriated state agencies in FY 2023 along with major footnote changes, stated in terms of changes to the FY 2023 JLBC Baseline. Summary of Changes Fund Comments FY 2023 Changes to JLBC Baseline Acupuncture Board of Examiners (Sec. 4) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $5,500 Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) (Sec. 5) Credit Lending Report GF Ongoing $200,000 Health Care Interoperability Grants GF Non-lapsing through June 30, 2025 $12,000,000 Election Security Grants GF $1.0 million to test ballot paper and $0.5 million for photo and video surveillance of secure ballot boxes $1,500,000 Fire Incident Management Grants GF Non-lapsing $6,1000,000 ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note HB 2862 Initials AF Page 2 House Engrossed School Safety Interoperability Fund Deposit GF $20,000,000 Cybersecurity Risk Insurance Deductible OF Includes deductible, premiums and staff at 1 FTE $21,587,200 Workers' Compensation Claims OF From Risk Management Revolving Fund ($2,918,600) Administrative and Legal Expenses OF From Risk Management Revolving Fund ($696,500) Information Security OF Transfer to Arizona Department of Homeland Security ($6,366,700) Medical and Pharmacy Consulting Services OF $203,100 2. Removes a footnote that requires ADOA to not charge state agencies more than $10.42 per user per month for the statewide email and calendar service. 3. Requires ADOA provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) on the result of state employee transportation pilot projects, rather than being subject to review by JLBC. 4. Designates the recipients for the School Safety Interoperability Fund line item as the Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai, Cochise, Navajo, Mohave, Coconino, Apache, Gila, Santa Cruz, Graham, La Paz and Greenlee county sheriffs and Tucson and Yuma police departments. 5. Establishes a reporting requirement and outlines recipient counties for Election Security Grants. 6. Specifies the Fire Incident Management Grants are to be used for hardware and software at municipal fire departments and fire districts. 7. Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for the Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial repair through June 30, 2023. School Facilities Division – ADOA (Sec. 6) Building Renewal Grant Fund Deposit GF Total funding at $200.0 million $183,300,000 Kirkland Site Conditions GF $400,000 Arizona Department of Agriculture (Sec. 9) Livestock Operator Assistance Program GF $10,000,000 8. Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for IT improvements through June 30, 2023. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 3 House Engrossed Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) (Sec. 10) Formula/Federal Match Change GF $69.8 million in FY 2024; $94.7 million in FY 2025 $65,361,500 Increased Eligibility Determination Costs GF Ongoing $4,500,000 Suicide Prevention Coordinator Transfer GF Transfer to Department of Health Services ($100,000) Federal IT Regulation Compliance GF Ongoing at $75,000 $270,000 American Indian SMI Integration GF Ongoing $178,600 Chiropractic Care GF $3.4 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $2,600,000 Postpartum Care GF Ongoing $2,700,000 Elderly and Physically Disabled Provider Rate Increase GF 11% increase for both home and community-based services and skilled nursing facilities; ongoing $24,200,000 CHIP Extended Eligibility GF Statutory changes in separate bill; ongoing $630,000 Secure Behavioral Health Facility Provider Rate Increase (starting FY 2024) GF $10.0 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $0 Pregnancy Care Provider Rate Increase GF 88% increase; ongoing $10,000,000 Diabetes Management GF Statutory changes in separate bill; Ongoing $700,000 Behavioral Health Provider Rate Increase GF 2.5% increase; ongoing $7,500,000 Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facilities Provider Rate Increase GF Ongoing $144,000 Management Information System Replacement GF $700,000 in FY 2024 $500,000 Secure Behavioral Health Residential Facilities GF Three in the central region, one in the north region and one in the south region $25,000,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 4 House Engrossed Formula Changes OF $22,710,800 9. Requires the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology Office to submit an expenditure plan for review by JLBC on behalf of AHCCCS before spending monies for the replacement of the Prepaid Medicaid Management Information System. 10. Requires AHCCCS to receive authorization from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by July 1, 2023, before providing postpartum care. 11. Increases a differential adjustment payment by $1,250 for 24-bed pediatric skilled nursing facilities, contingent upon approval from CMS. 12. Removes footnote language prioritizing health professional shortage areas from receiving priority in urban graduate medical education program funding. 13. Raises the minimum fiscal impact analysis threshold for JLBC review of policy changes from $500,000 to $1,000,000. 14. Increases the expenditure authority from the Health Care Investment Fund by $400,000,000 for additional directed payments to hospitals. Arizona Commission on the Arts (Sec. 11) Arts Fund Deposit GF $5,000,000 Board of Athletic Training (Sec. 12) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $9,700 Salary Increase OF $7,000 Attorney General (Sec. 13) Office of Victims' Services Staff GF 2 FTEs; ongoing $200,000 Consumer Protection Settlement Backfill OF 3 FTEs $331,000 Medical Fraud OF 8 FTEs $333,700 Medicaid Fraud New Vehicles OF $63,000 Medicaid Fraud Vehicles Operating Costs OF $10,800 Medicaid Fraud Vehicles Replacement Cost OF $10,900 State Liability Attorneys OF 17 news FTEs to replace outside counsel $2,604,200 Human Trafficking Education FTE OF $116,400 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 5 House Engrossed Outside Counsel/Expert Witness OF $2,000,000 Child and Family Advocacy Centers OF Continues one-time funding from FY 2022 budget $500,000 Employee Stipend/Retention Bonuses OF $3,000,000 Opioid Abatement OF $5,000,000 Colorado City Radio Dispatch OF $400,000 15. Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for election litigation expenses through June 30, 2023. Barbering and Cosmetology Board (Sec. 14) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $354,400 Customer Representatives OF 1 FTE $49,600 Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (Sec. 15) Staff Positions OF 2 administrative assistant FTEs and 1 investigator FTE $166,300 e-Licensing Upgrade OF $65,700 State Board for Charter Schools (Sec. 16) FY 2022 IT Upgrade GF $116,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $504,900 Staffing Increases GF 4 FTEs $462,000 Attorney General Legal Services GF 1 FTE $106,100 Department of Child Safety (DCS) (Sec. 17) Federal Match Change GF $7.5 million in FY 2024 and $10 million in FY 2025 $0 Healthy Families Expansion GF $12.5 million in FY 2024 and $15.0 million in FY 2025 $10,000,000 Foster Care Daily Stipend Increase GF From $1.41 to $2.82; ongoing $4,784,000 Independent Living Stipend Increase GF Ongoing $2,600,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 6 House Engrossed Qualified Residential Treatment Program Provider Rate Increase GF 10% increase; ongoing $7,000,000 16. Requires DCS to report the number of children who are part of the kinship stipend program and who reside with a nonrelative, fictive kin to JLBC by March 31, 2023. 17. Replaces the out-of-home caseload benchmark of 13,964 children with the caseload reported for December 2022. 18. Extends the lapsing date of the FY 2022 appropriation for the Major Events Fund deposit through June 30, 2023. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Sec. 18) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $11,100 Arizona Commerce Authority (Sec. 19) Germany Trade Office GF Ongoing continuation and increase from FY 2022 budget $500,000 Israel Trade Office GF Ongoing increase $125,000 Asia Trade Offices GF Two trade offices; ongoing $750,000 Economic Development Marketing and Attraction GF Ongoing $1,000,000 Water Infrastructure and Commerce Grants GF $15,000,000 Blockchain and Wearable Technology OF Web Portal Fund; non-lapsing through June 30, 2026 $5,000,000 Arizona Community Colleges (Sec. 20) Formula GF ($3.2 million) in FY 2024 and ($5.1 million) in FY 2025 $0 STEM and Workforce Funding GF Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties $10,816,600 Rural Funding GF $7,000,000 First Responder Academy GF $6,250,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 7 House Engrossed Corporation Commission (Sec. 22) Hazardous Material Railroad Inspector GF Ongoing $92,000 Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) (Sec. 23) Private Prison Contract Increase GF 20% salary increase for correctional officers beginning July 9, 2022; ongoing $17,505,300 Substance Abuse Treatment GF Ongoing continuation from FY 2022 budget; 3 FTEs $5,445,400 Inmate Healthcare Contract Services Increase GF Ongoing $70,046,800 Community Treatment for Imprisoned Women GF Non-lapsing $2,000,000 Vehicle Purchases GF Non-lapsing through June 30, 2024 $7,488,400 Vehicle Purchases OF Non-lapsing through June 30, 2024 $1,560,000 Therapeutic Community Unit OF $655,300 Body Scanner Purchases OF $2,642,700 19. Allows ADC to transfer personal services and employee-related expenditures to the private prison per diem line item for staff stipends after submitting an expenditure plan to JLBC. 20. Provides that private prisons may use vacancy savings for overtime costs without incurring a penalty. 21. Continues to require ADC to submit semi-annual reports to JLBC on inmate health care performance measures for contract monitoring purposes. 22. Directs ADC to report actual FY 2022, estimated FY 2023 and requested FY 2024 expenditures in its FY 2024 budget estimate. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) (Sec. 24) Victims' Compensation Fund Deposit GF Ongoing $2,000,000 State Aid for Juvenile Dependency Proceedings Fund Deposit GF Ongoing $2,000,000 Major Incident Regional Law GF Ongoing $600,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 8 House Engrossed Enforcement Task Forces Rural County Attorney Diversion Programs GF Non-lapsing $10,000,00 23. Outlines procedures for the rural county diversion programs for counties with a population under 900,000 in the 2020 Census and requires a report on uses and outcomes of monies to JLBC by September 30, 2023. Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Sec. 25) Increased Transportation Capacity GF 95 additional students $1,106,200 Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (Sec. 26) Staffing Capacity OF 4 FTEs (finance, engagement coordinator, media and ASL interpreter) $0 Aging Research OF $115,000 ASL Support Group for Alzheimer's Caregivers OF $15,000 State Board of Dental Examiners (Sec. 27) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $52,300 Department of Economic Security (DES) (Sec. 29) Formula/Federal Match Change GF $25.2 million in FY 2024 and $36.4 million in FY 2025 $15,930,000 Adult Protective Services Staff GF 95 FTE; ongoing $11,200,000 Building System Management Upgrade GF $147,000 ongoing $420,000 IT Instructure and Security GF Ongoing $3,884,300 Friends of the Farm Food Bank Funding GF Ongoing $500,000 Second Chance Centers GF Ongoing $1,352,300 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 9 House Engrossed Arizona Early Intervention Program (AZEIP) Rate Increase GF $4.4 million in FY 2024 and $8.8 million in FY 2025 $0 (Federal Funds) AZEIP Provider Rate Increase GF Ongoing $3,400,000 Development Disabilities (DD) Provider Rate Increase GF 9.7% increase; ongoing $56,700,000 DD State-Only Provider Rate Increase GF Ongoing $500,000 Cost Effectiveness Study Provider Rate Increase GF Ongoing $4,200,000 Area Agencies on Aging Provider Rate Increases GF Ongoing $1,000,000 DD Group Home Monitoring Pilot Program GF $1.2 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $1,200,000 Area Agencies on Aging Provider Rate Increase GF $2,000,000 24. Removes the requirement that DES submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for any new Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) salary adjustments and that DES report to JLBC on the number of filled positions in DDD. 25. Requires DES to engage community stakeholders before implementing provider rate increases and to report on their efforts to JLBC by September 1, 2022. 26. Directs DES to submit a report on cost effectiveness expenditures to JLBC by November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2023. 27. Exempts the FY 2022 appropriation to the Sexual Violence Services line item from lapsing. State Board of Education (Sec. 30) Misconduct Caseload/Legal Services GF 1 FTE; $513,000 ongoing $536,000 ESA Appeals Process Implementation GF $70,000 ongoing $74,000 Open Enrollment Promotion/Constituent Services GF Ongoing $150,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 10 House Engrossed Policy Development Staff GF 1 FTE; $106,000 ongoing $110,000 Arizona Department of Education (ADE) (Sec. 31) Formula Adjustments GF ($113.9 million) in FY 2024 and ($112.5 million) in FY 2025 ($85,290,100) Base Level Changes GF 8.8% additional Base Level increase and eliminating Additional Teacher Compensation; $391.6 million in FY 2024 and $394.2 million in FY 2025 $389,300,000 State Equalization Tax Rate Elimination GF $337.6 million in FY 2024 and $344.7 million in FY 2025 $330,500,000 Special Education Weight Increase GF $104.4 million in FY 2024 and $109.2 million in FY 2025 $100,000,000 Additional Assistance Increases GF $30 million for both District Additional Assistance and Charter Additional Assistance; ongoing $60,000,000 School Safety Increases GF Ongoing $50,000,000 Adult Education and Workforce Development Administration GF 1 FTE; ongoing $250,000 Adult Education GF $19.7 million in FY 2024 and $22.3 million in FY 2025 $16,620,000 Education Programs in Jails GF Ongoing $114,000 Statewide Gifted Assessment GF Ongoing continuation from FY 2022 budget $850,000 Code Writers Initiative GF $1,000,000 Foster Youth Transitional Housing GF $10,000,000 Electronic Incident Prevention Programs GF $150,000 Endowment Earnings Growth OF $9,679,100 28. Allocates Adult Education monies to the Continuing High School and Workforce Training Program, the Adult Workforce Diploma Program and the Community College Adult Education Workforce Development Program. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 11 House Engrossed 29. Instructs ADE to distribute the Foster Youth Transitional Housing item to the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) for a 64-bed housing unit for foster youth aged between 17 and 21 and requires a report from EVIT. 30. Includes legislative direction for the Electronic Incident Prevent Programs and School Safety Program, which may fill unfunded school counselor and social worker positions after filling vacant school resource officer positions. Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (Sec. 32) Facilities Maintenance Federal Reimbursement GF Ongoing $759,200 Readiness Center Maintenance Full Funding GF From 25% to 50%; ongoing $1,668,900 Readiness Center Maintenance Backlog GF $13,300,000 Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) (Sec. 33) Water Quality Feed Fund Deposit GF $6,400,000 Direct Potable Reuse of Treated Wastewater Rulemaking GF $1.5 million in FY 2024 $1,500,000 Coal Combustion Residual Program OF 2 FTEs $743,000 Remove Funding for Repealed Boards OF Underground Storage Tank Policy Commission and Technical Appeals Panel ($148,800) Water Programs OF $6,780,000 Transfer Biomass Recovery to Forestry OF $1,000,000 Eliminate Aqueous Film Forming Foam Stockpile OF $395,500 Appropriate Indirect Fund Balance OF $5,720,700 31. Appropriates the beginning balance of the Indirect Cost Fund to ADEQ with a reporting requirement to JLBC. 32. Directs ADEQ to establish an interagency service agreement with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management and transfer $1,000,000 from the Recycling Fund for biomass waste grants. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 12 House Engrossed Board of Executive Clemency (Sec. 36) Chief Operating Officer Position GF Ongoing $32,000 Salary Increases GF Ongoing $44,000 Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (Sec. 37) Operating Costs OF $5,000,000 Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (Sec. 38) US Forest Service Land Thinning GF Includes 17 FTE; ongoing $2,192,400 Fire Marshall Staff GF 5.5 FTE; ongoing $500,000 Gila River Nonnative Species Eradication GF $5.0 million in FY 2024 and $5.0 million in FY 2025 $5,000,000 Wildfire Emergency Response GF $65,000,000 Mount Lemmon Fire District Renovation GF $2,230,900 33. Establishes the geographic area along the Gila River for nonnative vegetation species eradication, requires annual reports and deems the appropriation non-lapsing through June 30, 2025. 34. Specifies the Wildfire Emergency Response line item is for the purposes of, and subject to the restrictions in, Laws 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 1, is non-lapsing through June 30, 2025, and $3,000,000 is to be used for the Woodbury Fire. State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (Sec. 39) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $18,000 Attorney General Interagency Agreement OF $26,900 Arizona Game and Fish Department (Sec. 40) Drought Condition Mitigation OF Game and Fish Fund $1,490,400 Department of Gaming (Sec. 41) Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Assessment GF Ongoing $355,100 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 13 House Engrossed Contract Veterinarian GF Ongoing $175,000 County Fair Promotion GF Ongoing $2,000,000 Racetrack Maintenance and Operations GF Ongoing $396,900 35. Requires the Department of Gaming to provide reports to JLBC and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) on the amount and purpose of expenditures from the: a) Additional Operating Expenses line item; and b) Event Wagering Fund. 36. Requires the Department of Gaming to report on the number of equine deaths and injuries in a horse race and the number of pre-race inspections performed by the veterinarian contracted with or employed by the state. 37. Allocates appropriations for horseracing tracks by county. Department of Health Services (DHS) (Sec. 44) Behavioral Health Care Provider Loan Repayment GF $1.0 million ongoing $2,000,000 Arizona State Hospital (ASH) Hiring Bonuses GF Ongoing $700,000 Increased ASH Operating Costs GF Ongoing $6,900,000 Suicide Prevention Coordinator Transfer GF Transfer from AHCCCS; ongoing $100,000 Alzheimer's Disease Research GF Shift from Prescription Drug Rebate Fund to General Fund; ongoing $2,500,000 Certificate of Necessity Procedures GF 5 FTEs; ongoing $627,000 Accelerated Nursing Programs GF $50,000,000 ASH Surveillance Upgrade GF Video and audio capabilities $7,100,000 Nurse Education Investment Pilot Program GF $15.0 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $15,000,000 Preceptor Grant Program for Graduate Students GF $0.5 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $500,000 Family Health Pilot Program GF $1,500,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 14 House Engrossed Homeless Pregnant Women Services GF $300,000 Nursing Care Institution Protection Fund OF Ongoing $100,000 ASH IT Projects OF $262,100 Lease-Purchase Payment Increase OF $134,700 38. Makes the Accelerated Nursing Programs line-item non-lapsing until July 1, 2024. 39. Transfers the suicide prevention coordinator footnote and reporting requirement from AHCCCS to DHS. 40. Deems the FY 2022 appropriation for Vital Records Electronic System Upgrades as non- lapsing through June 30, 2023. 41. States the Preceptor Grant Program for Graduate Students is non-lapsing, except that any monies remaining unextending on July 1, 2026, revert to the GF. Arizona Department of Homeland Security (ADOHS) (Sec. 47) Statewide Cybersecurity Grants GF Ongoing $10,000,000 Cybersecurity Software GF $2,000,000 Statewide Information Security and Privacy Operations and Controls OF 4 FTEs $11,757,200 42. Allows ADOHS to spend up to $310,000 of its Statewide Cybersecurity Grants appropriation for grant administration. 43. Requires ADOHS to acquire an enterprise license for cybersecurity software that detects security threats by using two of four specified testing mechanisms through a competitive bidding process. Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine Examiners (Sec. 48) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $2,400 Arizona Department of Housing (Sec. 49) Housing Trust Fund Deposit GF $60,000,000 Homeless Services Grant Pilot GF $10,000,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 15 House Engrossed 44. Requires all monies in the Housing Trust Fund Deposit line item to be issued as grants, rather than loans, for projects in cities, towns and counties. 45. Specifies that $20,000,000 of the Housing Trust Fund Deposit must be distributed outside of Maricopa and Pima counties, and an additional $4,000,000 is to be distributed to the Navajo and Hopi tribal nations. 46. Establishes requirements for the Homeless Services Grant Pilot recipients, including requiring a dollar-for-dollar local match. Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (Sec. 51) Shift Operating Costs OF From GF to Financial Services Fund $626,900 Examiner for State- Chartered Banks OF 1 FTE $94,000 Licensing IT Upgrade OF $700,000 Arizona Judiciary (Sec. 52) Supreme Court Justices Salary Increase GF $212,000 salary for the Chief Justice and $205,000 for other Justices; ongoing $263,000 Arizona Trial and Digital Evidence Fund Deposit GF Ongoing $1,620,000 Automation Revenue Shortfall GF $1,000,000 Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer Retention OF 15 FTEs $959,000 Dependent Children Automated Tracking System OF $300,000 Court of Appeals Judges Salary Increase GF $190,000 salary; ongoing $644,200 Adding 6 Judges GF Ongoing $2,230,800 Capital Costs GF $900,000 Superior Court Judges Salary Increase GF Two-year increase to $180,000 salary; ongoing at $2.2 million in FY 2024 $1,136,100 County Probation Salary Increases GF Ongoing $1,200,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 16 House Engrossed 47. Removes JLBC review of county-approved salary adjustments provided to probation officers but continues the report. 48. Continues to require counties that approve probation officer step or inflation salary increases beyond the amount appropriated to absorb any additional costs to the state. State Land Department (Sec. 54) CAP Fees GF Ongoing $96,200 Management System GF 2 FTEs; ongoing $225,000 Digitize Paper Flow OF $1,500,000 Remove Requirement for Fire Costs OF ($800,000) Legislature (Sec. 55) Senate Operating Funding GF Ongoing $4,200,000 Operating Funding GF $5,000,000 House of Representatives Operating Funding GF Ongoing $4,000,000 Operating Funding GF $5,000,000 Legislative Council Operating Funding GF Ongoing $1,000,000 Ombudsman-Citizens Aide Operating Funding GF 1 FTE; ongoing $300,000 Auditor General Audit Capacity GF Ongoing $3,300,000 Adult Protective Services Audit GF $300,000 49. Increases the amount that the Senate and House of Representatives may use for mementos and items for visiting officials from $1,000 to $5,000. 50. Designates $50,000 of the Legislative Council appropriation for planning and operational costs for participation in an Article V convention. 51. Specifies that the additional FTE in the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide Office is to address complaints about the administration of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. 52. Directs the Auditor General to use the ongoing Audit Capacity for additional agency performance and school district audits. 53. Directs the Auditor General to hire an independent consultant to examine Adult Protective Services and submit a report by October 1, 2023. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 17 House Engrossed Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (Sec. 56) 14 Radios for Sworn Personnel OF $126,000 Training Costs OF $111,000 Additional Investigators OF 7 FTEs $1,282,500 IT Improvements OF $102,500 Vehicles and Operations OF $396,900 Administrative Budget OF $67,600 Arizona State Lottery Commission (Sec. 57) Instant Ticket Sales OF $41,900 Retailer Commissions OF ($522,600) Keno Compliance Staff OF 3 FTE $279,800 Board of Massage Therapy (Sec. 58) Attorney General FTE Increase OF $15,500 e-Licensing Upgrade OF $60,300 Translation Services OF $4,400 Arizona Medical Board (Sec. 59) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $173,600 State Mine Inspector (Sec. 60) Abandoned Mines Staff GF 6 FTEs; ongoing $600,000 Equipment and Vehicle Costs GF $500,000 Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (Sec. 61) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $5,200 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 18 House Engrossed State Board of Nursing (Sec. 63) Education Program Administrator OF $21,000 Nursing Care Institution Administrators Board (Sec. 64) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $45,100 Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (Sec. 65) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $34,100 Executive Director Salary Increase OF $7,000 Laptop Replacement OF $4,300 State Board of Dispensing Opticians (Sec. 66) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $16,300 State Board of Optometry (Sec. 67) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $7,500 Attorney General Intergovernmental Agreement OF $15,300 Cloud Migration OF $10,800 Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners (Sec. 68) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $17,800 Annual and Sick Leave Payout OF $11,000 Increased Cloud Costs OF $123,000 Malpractice Complaint Investigations OF 1 FTE $60,300 Outside Medical Consultant Services OF $14,000 Arizona State Parks Board (Sec. 69) Heritage Fund Deposit GF $2,500,000 Arizona Trail OF $250,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 19 House Engrossed 54. Outlines permissible grant uses of the State Parks Heritage Fund Deposit. 55. Specifies that the State Parks Board manages the Arizona Trail line item but may distribute the monies to a nonprofit entity. Arizona State Board of Pharmacy (Sec. 71) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $190,500 Board of Physical Therapy (Sec. 72) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $53,600 License Issuance and Complaint Reviews OF $34,400 Arizona Pioneers' Home (Sec. 73) Computer Replacements OF $32,000 Building Maintenance Technician OF 1 FTE $63,100 State Board of Podiatry Examiners (Sec. 74) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $4,500 State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (Sec. 75) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $2,500 State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Sec. 76) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $18,000 Attorney General Legal Services OF $27,200 Department of Public Safety (DPS) (Sec. 77) Border Strike Task Force Staff GF 21 FTEs; ongoing $20,000,000 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement GF Ongoing $978,400 Building System Management GF $215,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $419,200 DNA Testing Enhancement GF 2 FTE; ongoing $400,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 20 House Engrossed Public Service Portal GF $400,000 in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $3,000,000 Cadet Housing Costs in Training GF Ongoing $476,000 Fill Vacant FTE Positions GF Ongoing $10,510,800 Major Incident Division GF $17.0 million in FY 2024 and $24.0 million in FY 2025 $10,000,000 Move Peace Officers Training to GF GF From the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund; ongoing $6,100,000 400 Vehicle Tethers GF $1,800,000 Helicopter Upgrade GF $2,559,600 Helicopter Replacement GF 1 helicopter $10,900,000 Vehicle Replacement GF 276 vehicles $11,709,300 Civil Air Patrol Infrastructure GF $5,000,000 K-9 Facility Improvement GF $1,900,000 CCW Notifications OF $300,000 56. Creates an annual reporting requirement from DPS on the distribution of Civil Air Patrol infrastructure distributions. 57. Requires DPS to submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for review before spending monies in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Consolidation line item. 58. Requires DPS to submit an expenditure plan to JLBC for review before spending any specified personal services or employee-related expenditure appropriations on other expenditures. Residential Utility Consumer Office (Sec. 79) Staff Attorney OF 1 FTE $100,000 Board of Respiratory Care Examiners (Sec. 80) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $45,900 Arizona State Retirement System (Sec. 81) Cloud Migration OF $285,000 IT Staff Workload OF 2 FTEs $266,000 Department of Revenue (Sec. 82) IT Staffing GF 12 FTEs; ongoing $3,513,000 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 21 House Engrossed Department of State (Sec. 83) One-time Election Funding GF $4,000,000 Access Voter Information Database OF $291,000 59. States that monies in the Access Voter Information Database line item may only be used to develop and administer the statewide voter registration database and may not be transferred in or out of this line item. 60. Exempts the FY 2021 appropriation of $5,352,200 for county allocations of the Help America Vote Act election security grant monies from lapsing through June 30, 2023. State Board of Technical Registration (Sec. 85) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $167,700 Office of Tourism (Sec. 86) Wine Promotion GF Non-lapsing $1,000,000 61. Establishes an annual reporting requirement to JLBC detailing the uses of the Wine Promotion line item. Department of Transportation (ADOT) (Sec. 87) ADOT Vehicle Replacement Funding OF $7,100,000 State Fleet Operations OF Includes $8.6 million for a fuel inflation adjustment and monies for vehicle purchases and operations $17,715,200 ADOT Fleet Fuel Inflation OF $6,000,000 Building System Management OF $1,175,300 Motor Vehicles Division Security OF $931,900 Construction Management System Replacement OF $300,000 Driver License Security OF Facial recognition $2,260,000 Travel ID Implementation OF $6,013,200 HB 2862 Initials AF Page 22 House Engrossed Transfer to Vehicle Inspection Fund OF $350,000 New Highway Maintenance OF $1,399,900 Highway Maintenance Inflation Adjustments OF $51,000,000 South Mountain Freeway Maintenance OF $16,900 Driver License and License Plate Volume Increase OF $1,035,700 62. Allows ADOT to use $37,954.04 of its State Highway Fund appropriation to pay a FY 2017 invoice. State Treasurer (Sec. 88) Justice of the Peace Salary Increases GF Includes funding 40%, rather than 19%, of JP salaries; ongoing $1,613,100 Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund Deposit GF $100,000 Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) (Sec. 90) Arizona Promise Program GF Ongoing $12,500,000 Spouses of Military Veterans Tuition Waivers GF Ongoing $10,000,000 Veterinary Loan Assistance Program GF $6,000,000 Food Product and Safety Lab GF $10,900,000 Enclosed Feeding Facility GF $9,500,000 Camp Verde Meat Processing Facility $9,700,000 63. Modifies requirements for the Washington, D.C. Internships line item and makes the appropriation non-lapsing. 64. Directs ABOR to distribute the Food Product and Safety Lab, Enclosed Feeding Facility and Camp Verde Meat Processing Facility line items to the University of Arizona and prohibits the monies from being used for administrative costs. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 23 House Engrossed 65. States that, if the Camp Verde Meat Processing Facility is sold, the proceeds shall be deposited into the GF. Arizona State University (Sec. 91) Eastern Europe Cultural Collaborative GF Ongoing continuation $250,000 School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership GF Ongoing continuation $2,804,100 Operating Funding GF $21.2 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $21,200,000 66. Requires Arizona State University to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022. Northern Arizona University (Sec. 92) Economic Policy Institute GF Ongoing continuation $365,000 Operating Funding GF $10.1 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $10,100,000 67. Requires Northern Arizona University to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022. University of Arizona (Sec. 93) Center for the Philosophy of Freedom GF Ongoing continuation $1,830,900 Kazakhstan Studies GF Ongoing continuation $250,000 College of Veterinary Medicine GF Ongoing $8,000,000 Natural Resource Users Law and Policy GF Ongoing $1,000,000 Veterinary Diagnostic Lab GF $2.5 million ongoing $5,000,000 Wind Tunnel Upgrades GF $3,000,000 Operating Funding GF $14.7 million in FY 2024 and FY 2025 $14,700,000 68. Instructs the University of Arizona to report to JLBC on the number of resident and non- resident students in the College of Veterinary Medicine. 69. Outlines the uses of the Natural Resource Users Law and Policy line item, including $450,000 for a statewide survey of endangered species. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 24 House Engrossed 70. Directs the University of Arizona to report to JLBC on operating expenses of the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and to the Joint Committee on Capital Review (JCCR) on capital expenses of the Lab. 71. Requires the University of Arizona to provide an expenditure plan of its one-time operating funding to JLBC by September 1, 2022. Department of Veterans' Services (Sec. 94) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Fund Deposit GF $3,640,000 Nurse Hiring Incentives OF $5,000 incentive in first year $731,300 Operating Costs for Veterans' Homes OF Flagstaff and Yuma Veterans' Homes $5,761,600 Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Sec. 95) e-Licensing Upgrade OF $24,800 Compliance Inspector OF 1 FTE $88,000 Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (Sec. 96) Eastern Arizona Water Assistance GF $6.0 million for cities and towns in Navajo and Apache counties; $2.0 million each for Cochise and Graham counties' irrigation districts $10,000,000 Department of Water Resources (DWR) (Sec. 97) Staffing Increase GF 4 FTEs; ongoing $408,800 Water Protection Fund Deposit GF Ongoing $1,000,000 Shift Water Banking Fund Spending to GF GF Ongoing $1,219,100 New River Flood Insurance Study GF $350,000 Software Licensing Fees OF $526,000 Storage Area Network Replacement OF $150,000 72. Specifies that the New River Flood Insurance Study is to be completed by March 31, 2024, and allows DWR to use an engineering firm that is not contracted with the Maricopa County Flood Control District. HB 2862 Initials AF Page 25 House Engrossed Supplemental Appropriations 73. Appropriates $1,110,600 from the Risk Management Revolving Fund in FY 2022 to ADOA to pay disallowed costs and for FY 2021 fund transfers. (Sec. 98) 74. Appropriates $93,500,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to ADOA to pay for the retirement of debt related to 4,000 state-owned prison beds and prison water at ADC and wastewater projects and improvements at ASH. (Sec. 99) 75. Appropriates $10,105,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DCS for additional federal funding associated with the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate. (Sec. 100) 76. Appropriates $3,300,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DCS for caseload growth. (Sec. 101) 77. Appropriates $139,824,000 from expenditure authority in FY 2022 to DES for additional federal funding. (Sec. 102) 78. Appropriates $396,900 in from the GF in FY 2022 to the Department of Gaming to enhance the general purse structure and for track maintenance and operations and allocates the supplemental appropriation. (Sec. 103) 79. Appropriates $93,117,000 from the GF in FY 2022 for building renewal grants at the School Facilities Division of ADOA. (Sec. 104) 80. Appropriates the following non-lapsing sums to the following employer groups in FY 2022 to reduce the unfunded accrued liability: a) $420,559,600 from the GF to the DPS Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) group; b) $82,243,000 from the GF to the Arizona Game and Fish Department PSPRS group; c) $15,000,000 from the Game and Fish Fund to the Arizona Game and Fish Department PSPRS group; d) $474,635,300 from the GF to the ADC Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) group; and e) $73,940,800 to from the GF to the Department of Juvenile Corrections CORP group. (Sec. 105) 81. Requires the PSPRS Board of Trustees to account for the appropriations when calculating the employee and employer contribution rates for FY 2024. (Sec. 105) 82. Directs the PSPRS Board of Trustees to evaluate the actuarial assumptions for PSPRS and CORP within 12 months of receiving the appropriation and report to JLBC and OSPB. (Sec. 105) Additional FY 2023 Appropriations 83. Appropriates the following sums from the GF to ADOA in FY 2023 for counties: a) $7,150,650 for distribution to counties with a population under 900,000; b) $500,000 for distribution to Graham County; c) $3,000,000 for distribution to counties to supplement pension payments; and d) $7,000,000 for distribution to counties to establish a coordinated reentry planning services program. (Sec. 106) 84. Appropriates the following sums that are non-lapsing through June 30, 2024, from subaccounts of the Automation Projects Fund in FY 2023: a) $15,614,300 from the ADOA subaccount in to further develop the Business One Stop Portal; HB 2862 Initials AF Page 26 House Engrossed b) $22,397,800 from the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) subaccount to replace the HRIS; c) $2,000,000 from the Department of Agriculture subaccount for cloud migration; d) $15,819,800 from the Department of Revenue subaccount to implement the integrated tax system modernization project that meets outlined minimum specifications; e) $300,000 from the Secretary of State subaccount to conduct a feasibility study on electronic records storage; and f) $1,700,000 from the DWR subaccount to develop, modernize and consolidate applications. (Sec. 107) 85. Requires ADOA to provide quarterly reports to JLBC on automation projects, including project expenditures, deliverables, timeline and current status. (Sec. 107) 86. Continues to allow DES to use up to $25,000,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund to provide funding for reimbursement grants, with reporting requirements. (Sec. 108) 87. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023 to ADE for deposit into the Invest in Postsecondary Success Program Fund. (Sec. 109) 88. Appropriates a non-lapsing $209,205,000 from the Border Security Fund in FY 2023 to the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), which must allocate the monies as follows: a) $20,000,000 to Cochise County for a new jail facility, exempt from JCCR review; b) $15,000,000 to reimburse county or local law enforcement for participating in programs with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement; c) $10,000,000 for the Anti-Human Trafficking Grant Fund, to be distributed: i. $2,000,000 to DPS Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center; and ii. $8,000,000 as grants to local law enforcement for programs that reduce human trafficking; d) $30,000,000 to distribute to local governments for costs associated with prosecuting and imprisoning individuals charged with border-related crimes; e) $10,000,000 for costs incurred by the Arizona National Guard along the southern Arizona border region; f) $10,000,000 for emergency health care and testing for immigrants along the southern Arizona border; g) $15,000,000 for transportation of individuals who entered Arizona seeking asylum to other states; h) $53,405,000 for deputy sheriff compensation, to be distributed: i. $48,310,000 for $10,000 retention bonuses; and ii. $5,095,000 for $5,000 hiring bonuses; $8,000,000 as grants to local law enforcement for programs that reduce human trafficking i) $800,000 to establish a chain of command within the Arizona State Guard; j) $30,000,000 for construction costs of a State Emergency Operations Center, subject to JCCR review; and k) $15,000,000 for DPS to construct a Southern Border Coordinated Response Center, subject to JCCR review. (Sec. 110) 89. Establishes reporting requirements and allows transfers between line items with prior JLBC review. (Sec. 110) 90. Reduces FY 2023 appropriations associated with debt service payments by ($18,944,000). (Sec. 111) HB 2862 Initials AF Page 27 House Engrossed 91. Allocates $24,999,400 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Arizona Convention Center Development Fund. (Sec. 112) 92. Distributes an estimated $16,000,000 in FY 2023 to the Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facility District. (Sec. 113) 93. Appropriates a non-lapsing $2,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Department of Law for investigations regarding missing and murdered indigenous people. (Sec. 114) 94. Appropriates $5,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for a non-lapsing, one-time distribution to the Office of Indian Education. (Sec. 115) 95. Appropriates $100,00 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in FY 2023 for one-time childhood trauma awareness and prevention grants. (Sec. 116) 96. Appropriates $80,000,000 from the GF in FY 2023, divided as follows: a) $54,000,000 to Arizona State University; and b) $26,000,000 to Northern Arizona University, of which $5,000,000 must be used for the expand program offerings in Yuma. (Sec. 117) 97. Requires the universities to report to JLBC by August 1, 2022, and subjects capital improvements to review by JCCR. (Sec. 117) 98. Appropriates a non-lapsing $2,200,000 and 20 FTE positions from the GF to the Department of Veterans' Services in FY 2023 to hire veteran service officers to provide services in rural tribal nations. (Sec. 118) 99. Appropriates a non-lapsing $1,000,000 from the GF to the Department of Veterans' Services to distribute to Indian tribes located in Arizona to conduct tribal ceremonies for upon military discharge. (Sec. 119) Fund Balance Transfers and Payment Deferrals 100. Establishes fund balance transfer amounts for automation projects but specifies that transfers into the Automation Projects Fund are not appropriations. (Sec. 120) 101. Transfers $24,624,400 from the Risk Management Revolving Fund into the Cyber Risk Insurance Fund. (Sec. 121) 102. Defers $800,727,700 of the basic state aid and additional state aid entitlement to July 12, 2023. (Sec. 122) 103. Directs school districts to include the deferred payments when computing tax rates for FY 2023. (Sec. 122) Statewide Adjustments 104. Sets statewide adjustments to be determined by JLBC, in consultation with OSPB, and allocated by ADOA, including: a) Relocating to and within state-owned and lease-purchased buildings; b) Agency retirement adjustments; c) One-time employer health insurance contribution adjustments, including a university tuition backfill; d) The Arizona Financial Information System upgrade agency charges; e) The Information Technology pro-rata; and f) Replacing the HRIS. (Sec. 123) 105. Appropriates the following sums of money to the following agencies in FY 2023 for salary increases: a) $116,656,800 for a 20% salary increase for all ADC staff; HB 2862 Initials AF Page 28 House Engrossed b) $5,154,100 for a 20% salary increase for all Department of Juvenile Corrections staff; c) $24,478,800 for a 15% salary increase for all DPS staff; and d) $49,140,300 from the GF and $61,635,400 from OF for a 10% salary increase for state employees other than elected officials, judges and employees and state universities. (Sec. 124) 106. Makes selected, additional state employee salary increases beyond 10%. (Sec. 124) 107. Establishes the process by which JLBC, in consultation with OSPB, implements the salary increases and ADOA allocates the funding. (Sec. 124) 108. Sets FY 2023 charges for general agency counsel provided by the Department of Law. (Sec. 125) FY 2024 and FY 2025 Appropriations 109. Appropriates $31,753,900 from the GF in FY 2024 to the New School Facilities Fund. (Sec. 126) 110. Appropriates the following sums in Basic State Aid to ADE from the GF in FY 2024 and FY 2025: a) For Charter Additional Assistance, $17,978,000 in FY 2024 and $23,836,000 in FY 2025; b) For District Additional Assistance, $71,022,000 in FY 2024 and $94,164,000 in FY 2025; and c) For the FRPL Group B weight, $63,000,000 in FY 2024 and $100,000,000 in FY 2025. (Sec. 127, 128) 111. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the GF in FY 2024 to the State Treasurer to distribute to county recorders offices in counties with a population over 200,000 to review the accuracy of voter registration rolls. (Sec. 129) 112. Appropriates, from the GF, a non-lapsing $5,000,000 in FY 2024 and a non-lapsing $6,000,000 in FY 2025 to the State Treasurer to distribute to counties to purchase ballot paper that uses specific security features. (Sec. 129) Miscellaneous 113. Requires the Governor to report to the Legislature: a) Any expenditure exceeding $10,000,000 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) prior to spending the monies; and b) The actual expenditures from ARPA on a quarterly basis through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 130) 114. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report to the Legislature: a) Any expenditure exceeding $10,000,000 from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund from ARPA prior to spending the monies; and b) The actual expenditures from ARPA on a quarterly basis through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 130) 115. Requires quarterly reports from ABOR and each community college district to the Legislature on the actual expenditures of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund form ARPA through June 30, 2025. (Sec. 130) 116. States the intent of the Legislature that the executive branch report on additional federal aid provided through federal legislation enacted by the end of FY 2023. (Sec. 130) HB 2862 Initials AF Page 29 House Engrossed 117. States the intent of the Legislature that budget units continue to report expenditures in a similar format that was used in prior years. (Sec. 131) 118. Requires all FTEs to be subject to appropriation and outlines reporting requirements for ADOA and each university to compare the FTE usage to the appropriated level of FTEs. (Sec. 132) 119. Requires each agency to submit a report to JLBC by October 1, 2022 on the number of filled appropriated and non-appropriated FTEs as of September 1, 2022. (Sec. 133) 120. Directs ADOA to provide a monthly report to JLBC on any transfers of spending authority during the prior month. (Sec. 134) 121. Forecasts GF revenue estimates for FY 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and GF expenditure estimates for FY 2024 and 2025. (Sec. 135) 122. Requires the executive branch to provide JLBC a preliminary estimate of the FY 2022 ending GF balance by September 15, 2022. (Sec. 135) 123. Directs JLBC staff to report to JLBC by October 15, 2022 whether the FY 2023 revenues and ending balance are expected to change by more than $50,000,000 from the budgeted projections. (Sec. 135) 124. Defines *, expenditure authority and review by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. (Sec. 136, 137, 138)