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AZ SB1123

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/10/2020

Primary Sponsor

Javan Mesnard

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Increases the maximum lease-purchase agreement term for community college districts from 15 years to 20 years.

  • Modifies debt limits for real property acquisition by lease-purchase, establishing different caps based on county population: $2.5 million per year/$15 million aggregate for counties under 750,000 population; $25 million per year/$50 million aggregate for counties with 750,000 or more population.

  • Maintains exceptions allowing lease agreements exceeding 20 years for Indian tribes, federally-owned land, joint powers airport authority land, and nonprofit corporation real property leased at $1,000 or less annually for health care education programs.

  • Clarifies that lease and lease-purchase agreement payments are considered district indebtedness obligations under Arizona's constitutional debt limits.

Legislative Description

Community colleges; lease-purchase agreements; indebtedness

Community Colleges

Last Action

House WM Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (9-0-0-1-0-0)

3/11/2020

Full Bill Text

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