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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2225
ADOA; alternative routes applicants
Purpose
Requires the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to evaluate the suitability of
all state employee positions for skilled through alternative routes applicants and identify those
positions on the online state jobs application portal.
Background
ADOA is responsible for administering the State Personnel System. ADOA must adopt
personnel and personnel administration rules for both covered and uncovered employees,
including for the establishment and maintenance of classification and compensation plans and the
recruitment, selection and appointment process of eligible applicants (A.R.S. ยงยง 41-741 and
41-743). ADOA groups positions into classes based on similarities of duties and responsibilities.
Class specifications contain a statement of the minimum education, experience, competencies and
other qualifications required to perform the work. An agency head must ensure that any candidate
selected for hire meets the established qualifications for the position filled (A.A.C. R2-5A-201 and
R2-5A-304).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOA to evaluate all state employee positions and identify the positions that are
suitable for skilled through alternative routes applicants.
2. Requires ADOA's online state jobs application portal to identify those positions that are
suitable for:
a) applicants who have postsecondary degrees; and
b) skilled through alternative routes applicants.
3. Directs ADOA, by October 1, 2023, to submit a report that details which state employee
positions may be modified to accept skilled through alternative routes applicants to the
Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Secretary of State.
4. Defines skilled through alternative routes applicant as an individual who has developed skills
through job training, community college, military service or an apprenticeship and who meets
all of the following:
a) is currently active in the workforce;
b) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma; and
c) does not have a bachelor's or graduate degree. FACT SHEET
H.B. 2225
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5. Designates this legislation as the Arizona Works Project Act.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GOV 2/1/23 DP 9-0-0-0
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Read 2/21/23 59-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 6, 2023
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