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Why it matters: those ARPA recovery funds are under executive control and must be obligated — that is, captured in contracts creating a firm payment duty — by Dec. 31, 2024, the committee was told. The deadline for expenditures is Dec. 31, 2026 for most projects. That creates a compressed timeline for projects and a budget planning question for lawmakers because many ARPA-funded items are one-time or near-term backfills the state may need to replace with general-fund dollars in future budgets.

Gordon, a JLBC staff member who presented an overview of the recovery fund, summarized allowable uses and timelines, and walked the committee through the largest allocations reported as of Sept. 30, 2024. He said the state and local fiscal recovery fund \"included billions of dollars\" and that for the purposes of the FY26 executive budget the recovery fund is the \"operative fund.\" He explained the difference between allocations, obligations and expenditures and noted that quarterly executive reports show allocations that can shift quarter to quarter.

JLBC staff provided the committee a list of the top allocations as of Sept. 30, 2024: a large revenue-replacement line (used in FY2023 largely to backfill corrections and other agencies), replenishment of the unemployment insurance trust fund (about $750 million), a $200 million Water Conservation Grant Fund, emergency rental assistance, trunk broadband projects on I-19 and I-17, a University of Arizona biomedical center (CAMI), state parks wastewater projects, a semiconductor workforce-development item, a federal-funds equalization program for public schools (Education Plus Up) and a state essential-workers premium-pay line that JLBC staff said has been expended. Gordon said some allocations still have details JLBC has not been able to fully disentangle and noted funding for some projects has shifted as tasks moved slower than expected or went over budget.

Gordon told the committee the executive listed 165 separate line items in the recovery funds in the November report: \"53 have already been fully expended, with 112 projects that still have some activity that we expect to see through December 2026,\" he said. He also said the executive is required to submit quarterly reports to JLBC and the legislature that cover allocations and expenditures; the next report (covering allocations and expenditures through Dec. 31, 2024) was expected at week’s end and should better show obligations as well.

Committee members pressed staff about which uses the executive intends to backfill with state general fund after the ARPA dollars expire. Gordon pointed to several items the executive proposed to backfill in FY27, including parts of victim-services funding (VOCA-related grants and compensation), adult protective services case management costs, victim compensation fund support and county probation officer salary increases. He said the first four listed items in the FY26 executive budget were considered ongoing and that if federal dollars disappear the state will have to decide whether to continue these programs with general fund dollars.

The briefing also flagged a separate ARPA program that provided roughly $1.6 billion to Arizona's Access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). Gordon said some HCBS funding initially supported a parents-as-paid-caregivers program; after federal funding for that program expired the state covered some of those costs and the committee asked JLBC staff for a timeline of the HCBS allocation and of changes to the parents-as-paid-caregivers program.

The committee also discussed budget timing and longer-term fiscal planning. Chairman David Livingston and other members noted that as ARPA- and other federal one-time funds expire, the Legislature will face decisions about which programs to continue and which to scale back. One member quantified the total ARPA-related dollars discussed in the briefing — $4.18 billion in the state and local recovery fund plus roughly $1.6 billion in HCBS funds — and said the combined total approaches $5.78 billion.

The committee asked JLBC staff to provide the requested timeline and to update members when the executive's Dec. 31 report was posted. JLBC staff said they post a summary and a detailed appendix on their website and compare quarter-to-quarter changes in allocations and expenditures.

Ending: JLBC staff urged members to watch the upcoming quarterly report for finalized allocations and obligations; committee members said those final figures will shape FY27 budget negotiations and potential general-fund backfills.

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Representative Alexander Collin (R‑LD03), the bill sponsor, described the request as a restoration of prior funding that had been reduced in the most recent budget and said the program motivates teacher performance tied to students passing Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International and International Baccalaureate exams. Chase Hauser, the committee research analyst, told members the program has been funded in prior years and that the FY2026 appropriation would bring the state closer to fully funding estimated incentive payouts based on the most recent qualifying exam counts.

Teachers and classroom presenters testified in favor. One teacher said the program provides essential supplemental pay and supports classroom rigor; a second teacher told the committee she would not still be teaching without the program’s merit payments. Supporters urged committee members to restore funding to levels that match current qualifying-exam participation.

Opponents — and several members who voted no — argued the program is inequitable because it applies only to certain college-level exams and does not cover concurrent-enrollment courses or other teacher work; they said the incentive can disadvantage teachers who work in schools that do not offer AP/IB/Cambridge options, including many rural and elementary schools. Several members said they would prefer an approach that raises teacher pay more broadly rather than continuing a selective merit program. That tension produced a lengthy floor-style debate in committee.

The committee conducted a roll-call vote after public testimony. The committee tally recorded 7 yes, 9 no, 1 present and 1 not voting, which the chair announced as a failure to pass the bill in committee. Committee members who supported the bill said they considered it a targeted, performance-based policy that can encourage college credit attainment and reduce college costs for students; members who opposed it cited fairness and teacher-pay equity concerns.

Ending: HB2420 did not receive a due‑pass recommendation. The committee debate underscored a recurring budget and policy question for lawmakers: whether to sustain or scale incentive-based teacher bonuses or pursue broader, systemwide teacher-pay changes.","House Bill 2420, which would appropriate $4,214,700 for the College Credit by Examination Incentive Program, failed in the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 after debate on equity and whether the program creates uneven pay and access for teachers and students.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6331905,"Committee recommends funding free meals for reduced-price students, adopts restriction on ultra-processed food",1120,3311000,4431000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2309446-c07e1d8310bb6f9699f39298874a86b7&start=3311&end=4431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2309446-c07e1d8310bb6f9699f39298874a86b7/thumbnail_3311000.jpg","/articles/6331905/Arizona/Committee-recommends-funding-free-meals-for-reduced-price-students-adopts-restriction-on-ultra-processed-food","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6331905-5c17ec9ccfc8c2297b3a4be81c15e3f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1774928788&Signature=KJnIoX89N6N90MMu6nWEHuRqI80XIxi~oogAcajOXdhmwahDPQWAMz2erQ-0aWmRkIOLN3Q3rFjrCFg89ZWqPfBE~vzotmkhEM7ztVUjTLRyRiJK9pWOQ8upiqwpcIlQ9O2gL5qD1LLngFSXPv-mr4T1AUz7bsB~Ue8qnTFbZs37q647qQuc134soraU-dxFHjGdYJT3HnxAasQb~ajKuwwMDyJEoUCYDVEQpbyN6ZvvGDDTVqVeVs8kQXrZ7AisCLwnOpJavV2Z1zOR9V7NXO0IWFXy-Ng4sI~Eb9lRTmxPugbH1JeVK~XFJ-qZxIpATxTUHkz0TU7ruljzeFH9Mg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Feb. 12, 2025 — The Arizona House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 gave a due-pass recommendation to House Bill 2213, which would appropriate $3.8 million from the state general fund in FY2026 to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to cover co‑payments for students eligible for reduced‑price school meals. The committee also adopted an amendment that prohibits certain defined ultra‑processed foods from being sold or served on campus during the normal school day and directs ADE to post a standardized compliance form and a public list of certified schools on its website.

Representative Nancy Gutierrez (D‑LD18), a public-school teacher and the bill sponsor, told the committee that students who qualify for reduced-price meals (families between roughly 131% and 185% of the federal poverty line) often rely on school meals and that covering co‑pays increases meal participation and reduces administrative burdens for schools. \"When children don't eat, they are unable to learn,\" Gutierrez said.

Witnesses who testified in support included the American Heart Association, the Arizona Food Bank Network and school nutrition professionals. Jennifer Gordon, a child nutrition director in the Levine Elementary School District, told the committee that covering co‑pays in prior years substantially increased participation; she also described district efforts to reduce processed ingredients and said transitioning menus has procurement and cost implications.

The Gress amendment (adopted Feb. 10) added a prohibition that would bar public schools from serving, selling or allowing third-party sales of ultra‑processed foods during the normal school day, supplied a definition of what ingredient elements constitute an ultra‑processed food, and required ADE to post a standardized certification form and a list of schools that certify compliance. Committee members and witnesses discussed that school meal operators already plan menus in advance and that removing ingredients can raise costs and require changes to procurement and menus that may take time to implement.

Representative Gutierrez said the state previously used federal funds and one‑time state dollars to cover similar co‑pays and that the bill reflects an intent to continue support; the bill language states it is the legislature's intent that the FY2026 appropriation be considered ongoing. The committee adopted the Gress amendment and then voted the bill out of committee with a 16‑yes, 2‑no roll-call tally.

Ending: House Bill 2213, as amended, proceeds with a due-pass recommendation. The measure carries a $3.8 million FY2026 appropriation for ADE and an ADE posting requirement related to ultra‑processed foods and school certification.","House Bill 2213 received a due-pass recommendation Feb. 12 after the committee adopted an amendment that prohibits sale of defined ultra-processed foods during the school day and directs ADE to publish a compliance form. The bill appropriates $3.8 million to cover co‑pays for students eligible for reduced‑price meals.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6331910,"Committee backs bill requiring AEDs at school athletic events, $500,000 appropriation added",1314,1767000,3081000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2309446-c07e1d8310bb6f9699f39298874a86b7&start=1767&end=3081","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2309446-c07e1d8310bb6f9699f39298874a86b7/thumbnail_1767000.jpg","/articles/6331910/Arizona/Committee-backs-bill-requiring-AEDs-at-school-athletic-events-500000-appropriation-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6331910-97dbe69bc370552d67249fb8ee21af64/orig.mp4?Expires=1774928788&Signature=b07W5A8vk1anuPxbMu6d8ksNzpQJcfmcOZYw6GDSWLbxOyEzPmrGV3IQ08wG-eAEm4IgLboPBbkiQjI~0cBJ0R9D6NSKcnEtUD62DkQ7wizHMQuXdd3KfMJKe-bJKY-R~Z1tQcr4RDZe0OnR~Nbz5btuKEJxmxDTenD4lchYyLS187~j2Hr3J23hQfczs0WauEzpCoU6wG8-4A20DGGyyiOJJ8dHeaHVORMfngdj~keUk6qx2wG1J8KOFTQWlBlZwzesFZrxbSjGNa8O5zFREH1VwOYeIsZEKDYZukldYib-ZKEpBAEvtyIt8Z0xha3XwyU3mJDhvhYZ-ahVQRkZ5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Feb. 12, 2025 — The Arizona House Appropriations Committee voted Feb. 12 to give House Bill 2196 a due-pass recommendation after adopting an amendment that set a $500,000 appropriation and modified the AED requirement.

The bill, as amended, requires each public high school that sponsors an athletic team or sports program to provide an automated external defibrillator (AED) at each school-sponsored athletic event where students are present. The amendment removed a requirement to place an AED at every campus and broadened the coach training requirement to \"complete a training course\" in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid and the use of AEDs rather than specifying a single state-approved course. The amendment also directed the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to distribute the $500,000 to schools with an ending cash balance of $5,000,000 or less, using the most recent annual financial report.

Representative Julie Willoughby (R‑LD13), the bill sponsor, said the legislation was developed with the American Heart Association and stressed that \"early CPR compressions and early AED does save lives.\" A parent who testified, Matt Midkiff, described his daughter's cardiac arrest at a soccer practice and credited the availability of AEDs and bystander CPR with saving her life. Project ADAM and Phoenix Children's Hospital clinicians also testified in support, saying prompt use of AEDs before emergency medical services arrive can substantially increase survival.

Supporters told the committee AED units are widely available for under $1,500 and that training can be short: many lay-person training courses run 30–60 minutes or offer online components for the training portion (the bill requires training, not certification renewal). Medical testimony noted that although many schools have at least one AED, they are sometimes in locked locations or not integrated into a cardiac emergency response plan; the amendment’s accessibility and training changes were intended to address that.

Members discussed how to make AEDs accessible during off-hours or when campuses host third‑party events. The sponsor said the intent is to have AEDs available at each school so other groups using the campus do not need to bring separate units. Several members also suggested private fundraising or tax-credit options to augment the appropriation.

The committee adopted the Livingston amendment (dated Feb. 10) that: filled the appropriation at $500,000, required ADE to distribute funds to schools with ending cash balances of $5,000,000 or less, limited the AED mandate to school‑sponsored athletic events where students are present, and broadened the training language for coaches. With no named second recorded, the vice chair moved the bill and the committee held a roll-call vote. The committee reported the bill as amended with a tally of 18 yes, 0 no; the committee record shows the measure received a due-pass recommendation.

Ending: The bill now advances as a due-pass recommendation to the next stage of the legislative process with the $500,000 appropriation and the accessibility and training modifications adopted in committee.","The House Appropriations Committee gave a due-pass recommendation Feb. 12 to House Bill 2196, which requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) at school-sponsored athletic events and coach training. An amendment filled an appropriation at $500,000 and narrowed campus coverage to school-sponsored athletic events where students are present.","actionData","errors"]

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