ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
REVISED
appropriations; silver
haired legislature
Purpose
Appropriates monies from the
state general fund for distribution to the Arizona Silver Haired Legislature
(ASHL). As amended by the
Appropriations Committee and Government Committee, the amounts and fiscal years
of the appropriation vary.
Background
The State of Missouri, in
1973, was the first state to establish a Silver Haired Legislature. Since then, 28 states have followed
suit. While the ASHL is not statutorily
established, two sessions of the ASHL have occurred with the permission of
legislative leaders: the inaugural session on October 18-20, 1999 and a second
session on October 2-4, 2000 held in the House of Representatives.
Under the Senate
Appropriations Committee amendment, this legislation appropriates $30,000 in FY
2002-2003 from the state general fund to Legislative Council for distribution
to ASHL. Under the Senate Government
Committee amendment, this legislation appropriates $30,000 in FY 2002-2003 and
$60,000 in FY 2003-2004 from the state general fund to the Advisory Council on
Aging for distribution to the ASHL.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $30,000 in FY 2002-2003 from the state general fund for distribution to ASHL at a rate not to exceed $1,000 per legislative district. As amended by the Government Committee, an additional $60,000 is appropriated in FY 2003-2004 at a rate not to exceed $2,000 per district. (The Government Committee appropriates monies to the Advisory Council on Aging and the Appropriations Committee appropriates the monies to Legislative Council.)
2. Requires the appropriated monies to be used to help offset the transportation costs of the ASHL representatives traveling from various parts of Arizona to the ASHL sessions in Phoenix and to help offset hotel and eating expenses while performing ASHL business.
3. Requires costs to be documented and monies to be disbursed in accordance with statutory reimbursement guidelines.
4. Requires distributions to be reported to the Legislature by ASHL on July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004.
5. Provides for a general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by
the Appropriations Committee
1.
Removes the FY
2003-2004 appropriation.
2.
Appropriates
monies to Legislative Council instead of the State Senate.
3.
Requires the
Director of Legislative Council to disburse monies in accordance with statutes
regulating reimbursement of expenses for state officers and employees.
4.
Modifies the
distribution rate.
5.
Requires
transportation costs to be documented.
6.
Lapses the
appropriation.
1.
Appropriates
money to the Advisory Council on Aging, instead of the State Senate. Requires the Council to report to the Legislature
on distributions to ASHL on July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004.
2.
Requires
costs to be documented and stipulates that distribution will occur at a rate
not to exceed $1,000 per district.
3.
Lapses
the appropriation.
GOV 2/12/01 DPA 5-0-1-0
APPROP 2/27/01 DPA 11-0-0-1
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 2, 2001