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REFERENCE TITLE: human services; budget reconciliation; 2020-2021 |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HB 2904 |
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Introduced by Representative Bowers
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AN ACT
amending section 23-706, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to budget reconciliation for human services.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 23-706, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
23-706. Use of special administration fund; transfer of monies
A. The department may use all or any part of the funds monies in the special administration fund:
1. For the purpose of acquiring To acquire suitable office space for the units of the department performing functions provided by this chapter by purchase, lease, contract or in any other manner, including the right to use the funds monies or any part of the funds monies to purchase land and erect on the land such buildings as it deems necessary, or to assist in financing the construction of any building erected by the this state or any of its agencies in which available space will be provided for the units of the department performing functions provided by this chapter under lease or contract between the department and the this state or the state agency. The department may also use all or any part of the funds in the special administration fund to reimburse,
2. In case of an administrative error by the department, to reimburse employers which that have elected to make payments in lieu of contributions pursuant to section 23‑750.
3. To pay for domestic violence prevention and cost‑effectiveness study client services.
B. The department may transfer from the employment security administration fund to the special administration fund amounts not exceeding funds the amount of monies specifically available to the department for that purpose, equivalent to the fair, reasonable rental value of land and buildings acquired for the use of units of the department performing functions provided by this chapter until such time as the full amount of the purchase price of the land and buildings and the cost of repair and maintenance thereof as of the land and buildings that was expended from the special administration fund has been returned to the special administration fund. The department may also transfer from the employment security administration fund to the special administration fund amounts not exceeding funds the amount of monies specifically available to the department for that purpose, equivalent to the fair, reasonable rental value of space used by the units of the department performing functions provided by this chapter in a building erected by the this state or any of its agencies until such time as the department's proportionate amount of the purchase price of the building and the department's proportionate amount of the costs of repair and maintenance thereof as of the building that was expended from the special administration fund has been returned to the special administration fund.
C. If the department deems the amount in the special administration fund in excess of to exceed future needs, it the department may transfer all or a portion of the monies in the special administration fund to the unemployment compensation fund.
D. Expenditures or transfers from the special administration fund are subject to the provisions of section 23‑705.
Sec. 2. Department of economic security; drug testing; TANF cash benefits recipients
During fiscal year 2020‑2021, the department of economic security shall screen and test each adult recipient who is otherwise eligible for temporary assistance for needy families cash benefits and who the department has reasonable cause to believe engages in the illegal use of controlled substances. Any recipient who is found to have tested positive for the use of a controlled substance that was not prescribed for the recipient by a licensed health care provider is ineligible to receive benefits for a period of one year.
Sec. 3. Auditor general; department of child safety; report; delayed repeal
A. On or before September 30, 2021, the auditor general shall provide to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting a report regarding the department of child safety's practices for classifying and locating runaway or missing children. The report shall:
1. Compare the program to best practices.
2. Recommend improvements, as appropriate.
B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2021.