COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2009
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"Section 1. Repeal
Section 41-194.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2021, chapter 403, section 18, is repealed."
Renumber to conform
Line 2, after the second comma insert "as added by Laws 2016, chapter 35, section 1,"
Line 5, strike the comma insert "and"; strike "and charter schools"
Strike lines 12 through 23, insert "board of a county, city, or town or school district or any written policy, written rule or written regulation adopted by any agency, department or other entity of the county, city or town that the member alleges violates state law or the Constitution of Arizona.
B. The attorney general shall make a written report of findings and conclusions as a result of the investigation within thirty days after receipt of the request and shall provide a copy of the report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the member or members of the legislature making the original request and the secretary of state. If the attorney general concludes that the ordinance, regulation, order, written policy, written rule or other action under investigation:"
Line 26, strike the first comma insert "or"; strike "or charter school"
Line 27, strike the third comma insert "or"
Line 28, strike "or charter school"
Line 29, strike the third comma insert "or"
Lines 30, 37 and 39, strike "or charter school"
Page 2, line 10, strike the third comma insert "or"; strike "or charter school"
Strike lines 12 through 31, insert "Arizona, the attorney general shall file a special action in the supreme court to resolve the issue, and the supreme court shall give the action precedence over all other cases. The court shall require the county, city or town to post a bond equal to the amount of state shared revenue revenues paid to the county, city or town pursuant to section sections 42-5029 and 43-206 in the preceding six months.
3. Does not violate any provision of state law or the Constitution of Arizona, the attorney general shall take no further action pursuant to this section.
C. Before a member of the legislature may request an investigation by the attorney general of any written policy, written rule or written regulation adopted by any agency, department or other entity of a county, city or town pursuant to subsection A of this section, the member of the legislature shall first provide a written notification of the alleged violation of state law or the constitution of Arizona to the chief executive officer or governing body of the county, city or town. If the county, city or town does not repeal or otherwise resolve the violation within sixty days after receiving the notification, the member or members of the legislature may request an investigation by the attorney general pursuant to this section."
Lines 32 and 36, strike "or charter school"
Amend title to conform