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AZ SB1123
Bill
Status
2/10/2020
Primary Sponsor
Javan Mesnard
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AI Summary
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Increases the maximum lease-purchase agreement term for community college districts from 15 years to 20 years.
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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.
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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.
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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