ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
prevention of
child abuse fund
Establishes funding time frames and mechanisms, reduces the matching requirement, reduces the cap on administrative fees and adds an annual report on the Prevention of Child Abuse Fund (Fund).
The Fund was established by Laws 1999, Chapter 71 to collect monies received from the sale of child license plates allocated for primary child abuse prevention programs.
The bill as introduced requires the Division for Children in the Governor’s Office to forward monies deposited into the Fund, less administrative fees, to the private foundation on an annual basis. In the House of Representatives Committee of the Whole, provisions were added reducing the cap on administrative fees from ten to three percent and the match requirement from 100 percent to a portion of the monies. An annual reporting requirement and public notice of all grant awards were also added. Finally, the private foundation may award grants to primary prevention programs instead of a statewide entity promoting primary prevention programs.
The bill does not appear to have a fiscal impact to the state general fund, although the reduction of administrative fees and the new reporting requirement for the Governor’s Office could have a small impact next year.
1. Requires the Division for Children in the Governor’s Office to forward all Fund monies to the private foundation on an annual basis, excluding administrative fees.
2. Reduces administrative fees the Division for Children in the Governor’s Office can withhold from ten to three percent of the monies deposited in the Fund.
3. Allows the private foundation to allocate funds to multiple primary prevention programs rather than a statewide entity that promotes primary prevention programs.
4. Reduces the matching requirement for the private foundation to any portion of monies collected.
5. Requires the Division for Children in the Governor’s Office to report annually on December 31 to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on all expenditures, grants, grantees and remaining fund balances.
6. Requires the Division for Children in the Governor’s Office to make a list of grant awards available to the public.
7. Provides for a general effective date.
TRANS 2/05/01 DP 10-0-0-0
APPROP 3/13/01 DP 12-0-0-4
3rd Read 3/19/01 55-1-4-0