Bill
Number: S.B. 1531
Bowie
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
Establishes a Citizens
Finance Review Task Force consisting of legislators, education and child health
and welfare leaders, representatives of the business community and university
economists. The task force is charged with:
·
Performing
an analysis of general fund and other fund revenues and tax credits, as
compared to other states.
·
Performing
an analysis of general fund and other fund expenditures that includes an
analysis of the funding levels necessary to meet the responsibilities of the
various state agencies, as compared to other states.
·
Sending
a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House and the President of the
Senate including recommendations for revenue and expenditure changes.
The task force is
required to present the report to a joint meeting of the Senate and House
Appropriations Committees and the committees are required to allow public
testimony.
Page 14,
between lines 19 and 20, insert:
"Sec. 17. Citizens finance review task force; membership; duties; report;
delayed repeal
A. The
citizens finance review task force is established consisting of the following
members:
1. Three
members of the house of representatives, two of whom are appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives and one of whom is appointed by the
minority leader of the house of representatives. The speaker of the
house of representatives shall designate one of these members to serve as
cochairperson of the task force.
2. Three
members of the senate, two of whom are appointed by the minority leader of the
senate and one of whom is appointed by the president of the
senate. The minority leader of the senate shall designate one of
these members to serve as cochairperson of the task force.
3. The
president of the Arizona board of regents or the president's designee.
4. The
president of the state board of education or the president's designee.
5. The
director of the department of child safety or the director's designee.
6. The
director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration or
the director's designee.
7. One
representative of a statewide organization representing the business community,
who is appointed by the president of the senate.
8. One
representative of a regional business organization representing rural Arizona,
who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
9. One
representative of a statewide organization representing business and education
leaders, who is appointed by the governor.
10. One
representative of a statewide organization representing public schoolteachers,
who is appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
11. One
representative of a statewide organization representing school boards, who is
appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
12. One
representative of a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of children
in the areas of education, human services and the state budget, who is
appointed by the governor.
13. Three
economists, one of whom works for the university of Arizona, one of whom works
for Arizona state university and one of whom works for northern Arizona
university. The president of the Arizona board of regents shall
appoint these members.
14. One
economist from the department of administration, who is appointed by the
director of the department of administration.
15. Two
private sector economists who are appointed by the governor.
B. The
task force shall hold regular meetings. All meetings of the task force shall be
open to the public, and reasonable notice of the meetings shall be given
pursuant to title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1, Arizona Revised
Statutes. Public testimony shall be allowed at every
meeting. The task force shall meet at least once in Tucson, Yuma and
Flagstaff.
C. Task
force members are not eligible to receive compensation, but members appointed
pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 7 through 15 of this section are eligible
for reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona
Revised Statutes.
D. The
task force shall:
1. Perform
an analysis of the source of general fund and nongeneral fund revenues, as
compared to other states, including sustainable, stable and equitable fund
revenues. The revenue analysis shall include an analysis of all tax
credits and transaction privilege tax exemptions and their impact on the state
general fund and on economic development.
2. Perform
an analysis of general fund and nongeneral fund expenditures, as compared to
other states, including budgeted expenditures based on an analysis of funding
levels necessary to meet the responsibilities of the various state agencies.
3. Make
recommendations regarding the responsible retirement of existing state debt.
E. The
task force may use the staff of state agencies, including the joint legislative
budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting,
state universities and nongovernmental entities for technical assistance and
preparation of meeting presentations.
F. On
or before September 30, 2018, the task force shall submit a report regarding
its findings and recommendations to the governor, the president of the senate
and the speaker of the house of representatives. On or before January 31,
2019, the task force shall present the report at a joint meeting of the house
of representatives and senate appropriations committees. The appropriations
committees shall allow public testimony at this joint meeting.
G. This
section is repealed from and after September 30, 2019."
Renumber to conform
Amend title to conform