ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
disease control research
commission
Transfers, from the Department of Health Services (DHS) to the Arizona Disease Control Research Commission (ADCRC), the authority to administer the health research account in the tobacco tax and health care fund.
In 1994 Arizona voters
approved Proposition 200 – the Tobacco Tax and Health Care Act –
increasing the state’s tax on tobacco products by 40 cents. Revenues collected as a result of the
increased tax are deposited in the tobacco tax and health care fund. Five percent of the monies in the fund are
deposited into the health research account for the prevention and treatment of
tobacco-related diseases and addictions.
DHS administers the health
research account; however, pursuant to A.R.S. §36-773, monies in the health
research account are transferred to the health research fund, which is
administered by the ADCRC. These
statutes create additional responsibilities for the agencies due to tracking
and transferring of monies, as well as performing quarterly reports. S.B. 1197 attempts to eliminate this
administrative burden by placing the authority of the health research account
under the ADCRC.
According to Joint
Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) staff, the total funds available in the
health research account is $12,441,500 for FY 2001-2002 and $10,863,300 for FY
2002-2003. For the biennium budget,
JLBC staff recommends allocating $6,099,900 in each year to the ADCRC.
There is no fiscal impact to
the state relating to the provisions of this bill.
Provisions
1. Transfers, from DHS to the ADCRC, the authority to administer the health research account.
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
January 26, 2001