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AZ SB1389

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jamescita Peshlakai

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 41-835.02 to modify membership of the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names by requiring one of the two public members appointed by the governor to be a current or former elected tribal official.

  • Maintains the existing board composition of nine members including representatives from state agencies (transportation, land department, library/archives, historical society, commerce authority, economic security) and a geography department member from an Arizona university.

  • Preserves the existing appointment rotation among the three state universities (Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University) for the geography department representative position.

  • Allows current board members serving on the effective date of the act to complete their existing terms before new appointment requirements take effect.

  • Makes technical corrections to statute language including formatting changes for hyphenation and phrasing consistency.

Legislative Description

Historic name board; membership

Membership

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/30/2020

Full Bill Text

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