SB 1469 Summary

• Makes appropriations totaling approximately $9.1 billion from the state general fund and other sources for fiscal year 2015-2016 across all state departments and agencies, including education, health services, corrections, and transportation.

• Reduces employer health insurance contributions and makes adjustments to automation system charges across state agencies, with the joint legislative budget committee staff determining allocations to individual departments.

• Defers $930.7 million in school district basic and additional state aid payments until after July 1, 2016, and defers $11 million in Department of Child Safety payments and $21 million in Department of Economic Security payments until fiscal year 2016-2017.

• Transfers approximately $318 million from various special funds and accounts to the state general fund, including $100 million from the special employee health insurance trust fund, $75 million from the Arizona competes fund, and transfers from settlement proceeds totaling $31 million.

• Appropriates specific amounts to the automation projects fund for technology upgrades and system replacements across multiple agencies, subject to joint legislative budget committee review, and establishes various reporting requirements for departments regarding expenditures and revenues.