SB 1257 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 5-572 to redirect state lottery fund distributions to address family homelessness.

• Allocates $4 million annually from the state lottery fund to the Department of Economic Security to prioritize services for families experiencing homelessness, with secondary funding for shelter programs and services for youth and single adults.

• Maintains existing allocations including $10 million to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Heritage Fund, $17 million total to various health and child safety programs, and $3.5 million to the Arizona Competes Fund.

• Reduces the allocation to homeless emergency and transitional shelters from an unspecified amount to $1 million or the remaining balance, whichever is less, to accommodate the new family homelessness services funding.

• Requires the Department of Economic Security to submit annual reports to the governor, legislature, and secretary of state detailing grant amounts, recipients, purposes, and results by December 31 each year.