REVISED REVISED REVISED
Forty-eighth Legislature
Second Regular Session
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
THIRD READING
March 17, 2008
SB 1079 tax credit; schools; study abroad
(Now: study abroad; tax credit; schools)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Permits the use of public school tax credit contributions for study abroad programs and field trips to foreign countries if the programs or trips are part of an academic program of study, include academic activities and require additional coursework before or after the school day.
Against Bill: Kenneth Baca, Phoenix Elementary School District #1 (01/30/2008); Margaret Dubois, Self (01/30/2008); Reyn Dubois, Self (01/30/2008); Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (02/05/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (01/29/2008); Annette Petzel, Self (01/30/2008); Sam Polito, Tucson area school districts (02/05/2008); Myriam Roa, Phoenix Elementary School District #1 (01/30/2008); Beth Sauer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/05/2008); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (02/05/2008)
Neutral: Sean Laux, Department of Revenue (01/29/2008)
SB 1097 GITA; state treasurer's office exemption
(on reconsideration)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Exempts the State Treasurer’s office from the Government Information Technology Agency’s (GITA) requirements and prohibits GITA employees from accessing the State Treasurer’s computer banking or investment systems.
For Bill: Jessica Blazina, City of Glendale (02/04/2008); Romina Korkes, City of Goodyear (02/01/2008); Jeffrey Kros, League of Cities and Towns (02/04/2008); Dean Martin, Arizona State Treasurer (01/30/2008)
SB 1139 state treasurer; administration; management fund
(on reconsideration)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Redefines, effective July 1, 2008, the manner in which the Office of the State Treasurer funds its personnel and operating expenses.
For Bill: Mike Albertson, Self (02/19/2008); Jeffrey Kros, League of Cities and Towns (03/13/2008); Michelle Lehman, City of Surprise (02/19/2008); Dean Martin, Arizona State Treasurer (02/13/2008); Jennifer Sweeney, Arizona Association of Counties (02/15/2008)
SB 1156 automobile theft authority; public records
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): States that any personal or vehicle information voluntarily submitted to the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (ATA) is not public information.
For Bill: Enrique Cantu, AZ Automobile Theft Authority (02/05/2008); Ray Churay, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (02/05/2008); Kerry Hayden, Farmers Insurance Group (02/04/2008); Don Isaacson, Fraternal Order of Police (02/04/2008); Bryan Soller, Arizona State Fraternal Order of Police (02/03/2008); Robert Ticer, Arizona Department of Public Safety (02/05/2008)
SB 1237 county development fees; schools
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Prohibits counties from assessing school districts or charter schools development fees, with exceptions.
For Bill: Gary Bae, The Leona Group (02/15/2008); Tom Dorn, Arizona Charter Schools Association (02/18/2008); Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (02/18/2008); Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus, AZ Multihousing Assoc (02/14/2008); Spencer Kamps, Home Builders Assoc. of Central AZ (02/18/2008); Martha Morgan, Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (03/13/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/18/2008); Sam Polito, Southern Arizona School Districts (02/18/2008); Lynn Robershotte, Arizona Charter School Association (02/18/2008); Eileen B. Sigmund, Arizona Charter Schools Association (02/18/2008)
Against Bill: Mark Barnes, Pinal County Board of Supervisors (03/11/2008)
SB 1279 review committee; Arizona national rankings
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Creates a nine-member Review Committee on Arizona National Rankings (Committee).
For Bill: Justin Olson, Arizona Tax Research Association (02/27/2008); Kimberly Owens, Self (02/26/2008); Todd Sanders, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce (02/25/2008)
Against Bill: Charles Essigs, AZ Association of School Business Officials (02/26/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/26/2008); Sam Polito, Tucson Area School Districts (02/27/2008); Michael Smith, Arizona School Administrators (02/26/2008)
SB 1389 healthcare group; health plans; information
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Eliminates the required “go-bare” period for employer groups in Healthcare Group and makes various other changes to Healthcare Group.
For Bill: Elizabeth Baskett, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (02/21/2008); Kathryn Busby, Care 1st Health Plan (02/21/2008); Tara Plese, Arizona Association of Community Health Centers (02/21/2008); Ed Wren, University Physicians Healthcare(UPH) (02/21/2008)
Against Bill: Charles Bassett, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (02/21/2008); Jason Bezozo, Banner Health (02/21/2008); David Childers, America's Health Insurance Plans (02/21/2008); Kelsey Lundy, United Healthcare (02/19/2008); Michelle Pabis, Scottsdale Healthcare (02/21/2008)
Neutral: Tom Betlach, AHCCCS (02/21/2008)
SB 1419 cosmetic procedures; lasers; injections; regulation
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires certification and regulation of laser technicians and aestheticians who are performing certain cosmetic procedures.
For Bill: Marvin Borsand, Self (02/21/2008); Kathryn Busby, Az Chpt Amer. Academy of Esthetic Professionals (02/21/2008); Susan Cannata, Arizona Academy of Family Physicians (02/20/2008); Leigh Giordano, Self (02/21/2008); Steven Gitt, Self (02/21/2008); Aubrey Godwin, Radiation Regulatory Agency (02/21/2008); Gail Gomez, Arizona Chapter of AMEN (02/21/2008); Rory Hays, Arizona Nurses' Association (02/19/2008); Sue Heck, Self (02/21/2008); Joan Olcott, Self (02/21/2008); Nick Simonetta, Association of Aesthetic Professionals (02/20/2008); Rip Wilson, Az Society of Cosmetic Surgeons (02/21/2008)
SB 1443 SDRC; small school district adjustment
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Provides an additional 12 months for a school district that unified as a result of the School District Redistricting Commission (SDRC) plan to become operational. Allows a school district that unified as a result of the SDRC plan to continue to budget for a small school district adjustment for four years if at least one of the school districts in the newly unified school district previously qualified for the small school adjustment.
For Bill: David Braswell, Self as a Governing Board of a Public School (02/20/2008); Jennifer Daily, Arizona Education Association (02/20/2008); Art Harding, Arizona Department of Education (02/20/2008); Gretchen Kitchel, Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (02/19/2008); Justin Olson, Arizona Tax Research Association (02/20/2008); Janice Palmer, Arizona School Boards Association (02/19/2008); Martin Shultz, Chairman SDRC (02/20/2008)
SB 1455 sponsored highway safety signs
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), at the request of a third party, to install safety and informational signs on state highways.
SB 1458 state parks; residents; fees
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires the Arizona State Parks Board to set the price for annual state park passes for residents 20 percent less than the price for nonresidents.
Against Bill: Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter (02/20/2008); Jay Ziemann, Arizona State Parks (02/20/2008)
HB 2066 sign walkers; municipal regulation
(substituted for SB 1076)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires municipalities to allow the use of sign walkers, subject to municipal regulation. Defines sign walker.
HB 2847 autism; covered benefit denial prohibited
(Now: autism; covered benefit denial prohibition)
(substituted for SB 1263)
Purpose (For more information see Fact Sheet): Requires policies issued by certain health insurers, beginning July 1, 2009, to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), with some limitations.
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