Bill Text: AZ HB2487 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Lottery distributions; teacher salary increases
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-09 - House read second time [HB2487 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-HB2487-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: lottery distributions; teacher salary increases |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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HB 2487 |
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Introduced by Representatives Friese: Andrade, Benally, Bolding, Butler, Cardenas, Chávez, Clark, Descheenie, Engel, Epstein, Espinoza, Fernandez, Gabaldón, Gonzales, Hernandez, Martinez, Navarrete, Powers Hannley, Rios, Rubalcava, Saldate
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AN ACT
amending section 5‑572, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15‑249.07; amending section 36‑274, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state lottery.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 5-572, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-572. Use of monies in state lottery fund; report
A. If there are any bonds or bond related obligations payable from the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund, the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund shall be secured by a first lien on the monies in the state lottery fund after the payment of operating costs of the lottery, as prescribed in section 5‑555, subsection A, paragraph 1, until the state lottery bond debt service fund contains sufficient monies to meet all the requirements for the current period as required by the bond documents. Debt service for revenue bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be paid first from monies that would have otherwise been deposited pursuant to this section in the state general fund. After the requirements for the current period have been satisfied as required by the bond documents, the monies in the state lottery fund shall be expended for the expenses of the commission incurred in carrying out its powers and duties and in the operation of the lottery.
B. Of the monies remaining in the state lottery fund each fiscal year after appropriations and deposits authorized in subsection A of this section, ten million dollars shall be deposited in the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund established by section 17‑297.
C. Of the monies remaining in the state lottery fund each fiscal year after appropriations and deposits authorized in subsections A and B of this section, five million dollars shall be allocated to the department of child safety for the healthy families program established by section 8‑481, four million dollars shall be allocated to the Arizona board of regents for the Arizona area health education system established by section 15‑1643, three million dollars shall be allocated to the department of health services to fund the teenage pregnancy prevention programs established in Laws 1995, chapter 190, sections 2 and 3, two million dollars shall be allocated to the department of health services for the health start program established by section 36‑697, two million dollars shall be deposited in the disease control research fund established by section 36‑274 and one million dollars shall be allocated to the department of health services for the federal women, infants and children food program. The allocations in this subsection shall be adjusted annually according to changes in the GDP price deflator as defined in section 41‑563 and the allocations are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. If there are not sufficient monies available pursuant to this subsection, the allocation of monies for each program shall be reduced on a pro rata basis.
D. Of the monies remaining in the state lottery fund each fiscal year after the appropriations and deposits authorized in subsections A, B and C of this section, fifty million dollars shall be deposited in the teacher salary increases fund established by section 15‑249.07.
D. E. If the state lottery director determines that monies available to the state general fund may not equal eighty‑four million one hundred fifty thousand thirty‑four million one hundred fifty thousand dollars in a fiscal year, the director shall not authorize deposits to the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund pursuant to subsection B of this section until the deposits to the state general fund equal eighty‑four million one hundred fifty thousand thirty‑four million one hundred fifty thousand dollars in a fiscal year.
E. F. Of the monies remaining in the state lottery fund each fiscal year after appropriations and deposits authorized in subsections A through D E of this section, one million dollars or the remaining balance in the fund, whichever is less, is appropriated to the department of economic security for grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith based faith‑based organizations, for homeless emergency and transitional shelters and related support services. The department of economic security shall submit a report on the amounts, recipients, purposes and results of each grant to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on or before December 31 of each year for the prior fiscal year and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
F. G. Of the monies remaining in the state lottery fund each fiscal year after appropriations and deposits authorized in subsections A through E F of this section, and after a total of at least ninety‑nine million six hundred forty thousand forty‑nine million six hundred forty thousand dollars has been deposited in the state general fund, three million five hundred thousand dollars shall be deposited in the Arizona competes fund established by section 41‑1545.01. The balance in the state lottery fund remaining after deposits into the Arizona competes fund shall be deposited in the university capital improvement lease‑to-own and bond fund established by section 15‑1682.03, up to a maximum of eighty percent of the total annual payments of lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into by the Arizona board of regents.
G. H. All monies remaining in the state lottery fund after the appropriations and deposits authorized in this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
H. I. Except for monies expended for debt service of revenue bonds as provided in subsection A of this section, monies expended under subsection A of this section are subject to legislative appropriation.
I. J. The commission shall transfer monies prescribed in this section on a quarterly basis.
Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-249.07, to read:
15-249.07. Teacher salary increases fund
A. The teacher salary increases fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 5-572, subsection D and private gifts, grants and monies from any other lawful source. The department of education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of this section. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to state auditing procedures.
B. Each fiscal year the department shall distribute the monies in the fund among school districts and charter schools in proportion to their average daily membership counts in the preceding fiscal year for the sole purpose of increasing the salaries of the classroom teachers whom they employ.
Sec. 3. Section 36-274, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-274. Disease control research fund; lapsing; investment
A. The disease control research fund is established consisting of monies received from the state lottery fund pursuant to section 5‑572, subsection D C, monies appropriated by the legislature and any gifts, contributions or other monies received by the department from any source to carry out the purposes of this article, except monies from the health research fund established by section 36‑275. The department shall administer the disease control research fund.
B. The department may expend monies in the disease control research fund for projects or services pursuant to section 36‑273 and for expenses incurred by the department in carrying out the purposes of this article, including filing applications and maintaining patents.
C. As a condition of each contract for cancer research projects or services, the department shall require that the recipient shall not use fund monies for any purpose, including any administrative or building purposes, other than the specific cancer research grant project contract.
D. Monies in the disease control research fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
E. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the disease control research fund as provided by section 35‑313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
Sec. 4. Intent
It is the intent of the legislature to enact a dedicated annual source of revenues to provide salary increases to teachers in this state.
