Bill
Number: S.B. 1255
Bowie
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Mike Hans
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Replaces the
requirement that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the Director of the Arizona Department
of Administration (ADOA) with the requirement that the Governor either appoint
the Lieutenant Governor to serve as the Director of ADOA or to fill any
position for which the Governor is otherwise authorized by law to make an
appointment.
2. Exempts the Lieutenant
Governor from the requirement that a Governor's nomination to an appointed
position be approved by the Senate.
3. Makes conforming
changes.
Page 4,
strike lines 37 through 44; insert:
"Sec 3. Section
41-101, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE41-101. Powers
and duties; attestation of acts of governor; salary
A. The
governor has the powers and shall perform the duties as prescribed in this
article. The governor:
1. Shall
supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers.
2. Shall
see that all offices are filled and the duties performed or, in default, invoke
such remedy as the law allows.
3. Shall
appoint a private secretary to the governor and shall appoint all officers of
this state not made elective, unless otherwise provided.
4. notwithstanding
section 38-211, shall appoint the lieutenant governor to serve as the director
of the arizona department of administration or to fill any position for which
the governor is otherwise authorized by law to make an appointment.
4 5. Shall
be the sole official means of communication between this state and the
government of any other state or the United States.
5 6. May
direct the attorney general to appear on behalf of this state when any action
or legal proceeding is pending that affects the title of this state to any
property or that may result in a claim against this state.
6 7. May
require the attorney general, or any county attorney, to inquire into the
affairs or management of any corporation doing business in this state.
7 8. May
require the attorney general to aid a county attorney in the discharge of his
duties.
8 9. May
offer rewards for escaped insane persons, not exceeding five hundred dollars.
9 10. May
require any officer or board to make special reports to him on demand in writing.
10 11. May
convene the legislature at some other place when the seat of government becomes
dangerous from disease or a common enemy.
11 12. May
enter into intergovernmental agreements with officers, agencies or departments
of the United States to provide funding or other resources available from any
related state agency, board or commission for the purpose of operating federal
parks located in this state during any period when such parks would otherwise
be subject to shutdown due to a lack of federal appropriation and as deemed
necessary to promote tourism, this state's economic well-being, or the
health, safety or welfare of the state's citizens. The governor
shall not provide general fund appropriations from any related state agency,
board or commission to operate a federal park pursuant to this paragraph for
more than twenty-one days without the approval of the
legislature. The joint legislative budget committee shall review any
expenditure of funds or other resources pursuant to this paragraph.
12 13. Has
such powers and shall perform such other duties as devolve on him by law.
B. All
official acts of the governor, except approval of the laws, shall be attested
by the secretary of state.
C. The
governor is eligible to receive an annual salary pursuant to section 41-1904.
D. Before
an individual is hired as an employee of the office of the governor, that
individual shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the governor for the
purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to
section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of
public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of
investigation.”END_STATUTE
Amend title to conform