AZ SB1274

Establishes an Intergenerational Poverty Tracking System within the Department of Economic Security to identify high-risk groups, patterns, and trends related to multi-generational poverty and gather data on official poverty rates, child poverty, and years spent in poverty.

Creates the Arizona Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission with members including the governor, directors of economic security, health services, child safety, superintendent of public instruction, and director of courts to develop data-driven policies and programs to help at-risk children escape poverty.

Establishes the Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee with up to 11 members representing advocacy groups, academic experts, faith-based organizations, and local governments to make recommendations on addressing childhood poverty and education issues.

Requires the commission to submit annual reports by February 1 to the governor and legislature containing five-year and ten-year plans with measurable goals, descriptions of implemented policy changes, and recommendations for breaking the cycle of poverty and welfare dependency.

Sunsets the program on July 1, 2027 under the state's automatic termination statute (41-3102).