Assigned to HHS & APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1335
appropriation; older individuals; blind.
Purpose
Appropriates $1 million in FY 2025 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the
Department of Economic Security (DES) for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program.
Background
The Independent Living Older Blind program (ILOB) established within DES helps
persons who are blind or visually impaired achieve their goals for independent living. ILOB
services may include rehabilitation teaching, orientation and mobility services, and orientation and
adjustment to blindness services.
An individual may be eligible to receive ILOB services if the individual: 1) is at least 55
years old and has a significant visual impairment; 2) has a visual impairment that substantially
limits their ability to be independent; 3) requires ILOB services to become or remain independent;
and 4) is able and willing to participate in ILOB services (DES).
S.B. 1335 appropriates $1 million in FY 2025 from the state GF to DES.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $1 million in FY 2025 from the state GF to DES for the Older Individuals Who
Are Blind program.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 27, 2024
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