Bill Text: AZ HB2539 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Statewide ADA coordinator; appropriation
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-8)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - House read second time [HB2539 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-HB2539-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: statewide ADA
coordinator; appropriation |
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State of
Arizona House of
Representatives Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
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HB 2539 |
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Introduced by Representatives Longdon: Blanc, Bolding, Butler, Cano, Chávez,
Cobb, Dunn, Engel, Epstein, Espinoza, Fernandez, Friese, Gabaldón, Hernandez
A, Hernandez D, Jermaine, Kavanagh, Lieberman, Nutt, Pawlik, Peten, Pierce,
Rodriguez, Salman, Shah, Sierra, Teller, Terán, Thorpe, Toma, Tsosie,
Senators Alston, Boyer, Bradley, Steele |
AN ACT
amending Title
41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-111;
appropriating monies; relating to the governor's office.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-111, to read:
41-111. Governor's office of equal opportunity; ADA coordinator; annual plan
A. The governor's office of equal
opportunity shall hire a full‑time statewide Americans with disabilities
coordinator.
B. The Americans with disabilities
coordinator shall implement an annual plan to carry out the requirements of the
Americans with disabilities act in this state.
The plan shall:
1. Be community-based.
2. promote the coordination of
disabilities activities throughout this state.
3. Include a component that provides
educational opportunities for small businesses.
4. Encourage coordination between the
small business community and the disability community to better enhance
compliance with the Americans with disabilities act in public and private
settings.
5. Include specific enforcement of disability accessibility goals and a method for measuring the progress toward the attainment of the goals.
Sec. 2. Appropriation; office of governor
The sum of $100,000 and 1 FTE position are appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the office of the governor for personal services and employee-related expenditures for an Americans with disabilities coordinator.
