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Bill would force elimination of long‑vacant FTEs from agency budgets; fiscal note shows thousands of vacancies
Summary
Senate Bill 15-10 would require state budget reports to list FTE positions vacant for at least 150 days and direct budget units to eliminate those positions from their allocated FTE ceilings; staff estimated approximately 4,700 vacant positions relative to authorized ceilings for nonexempt agencies.
Senate Bill 15-10 would require the Arizona Department of Administration's annual budget report to include a list of all full-time equivalent (FTE) positions that have been vacant for at least 150 days and would direct budget units to eliminate those vacant positions from their allocated FTE ceilings, subject to exemptions listed in the bill.
Committee staff told caucus the fiscal note estimated that the provision would result in a "significant reduction of FTE positions," and that data from the fall showed roughly 4,700 vacant positions relative to authorized ceilings for nonexempt agencies. The staff fiscal summary was presented alongside the committee report placing the bill on the third-week consent calendar.
Staff and members did not record a floor vote in caucus; the bill contains a list of exemptions and a fiscal note that, according to staff, anticipates a substantial reduction in authorized FTE counts if enacted. No sponsor remarks proposing specific budget offsets were recorded in caucus; members were told staff and fiscal analysts are available for questions.
