House of Representatives

HB 2333

retirees; health insurance; tax equity

Sponsors: Marsh

DPA S/E	Committee on Retirement & Government Operations
DPA S/E	Committee on Appropriations
DPA S/E	Caucus and COW
X	As Passed the House

HB 2333 provides a health subsidy increase and tax equity benefit for retirees.

The strike-everything amendment to H.B. 2333 adopted in the Retirement and Government Operations Committee contains the following provisions:

Provisions

· Prescribes the community college district growth rate for fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 as 2% for each fiscal year.

· Appropriates $2,158,784 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $4,390,654 for fiscal year 2002-2003 to the state board of directors for community colleges to fund the 2% growth rate for community college operating state aid.

· Provides for the operating state aid growth rate distribution breakdown of monies for each community college district.

· Appropriates $311,390 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $633,802 for fiscal year 2002-2003 to the state board of directors for community colleges to fund the 2% growth rate for community college capital outlay state aid.

· Provides for the capital outlay state aid growth rate distribution breakdown of monies for each community college district.

· Provides a legislative intent section.

The Appropriations Committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to HB 2333 with the following provisions:

· Creates a Joint Legislative Study Committee on Community College Funding. The Committee is comprised of:

· The Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

· The Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees.

· 2 members of the Senate.

· 2 members of the House.

· A member of the business community, appointed by the President.

· A representative from a tax policy organization, appointed by the Speaker.

· The executive director of the community college association.

· A president of a community college from a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand people, appointed by the President of the Senate.

· A president of a community college from a county with a population less than five hundred people, appointed by the Speaker of the House.

· The executive director of the state board of director for community colleges, or their designee.

· The Committee must:

1. Examine the operating costs of community colleges, including cost data relative to increasing annual costs.

2. Examine the adequacy of the current funding arrangement supporting community colleges in this state.

3. Review the funding arrangements supporting community colleges in other states.

4. Study articulation issues.

5. Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker and the President on or before December 31, 2001.

· The Committee is also allowed to use the expertise and services of the staff of the state board of directors for community colleges, the staff of the Arizona Community Colleges association and the staff of the community college districts.

The Appropriations Committee strike-everything amendment to HB 2333 was adopted in the Committee of the Whole.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 March 20, 2001

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