SB1244 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-553 to modify the composition and operations of the developmental disabilities advisory council.

• Requires the council to adopt a master agenda at the beginning of each fiscal year that schedules items for review and directs appropriate agencies to provide information to the council.

• Mandates the division post council meeting schedules, meeting minutes, and annual reports on its public website in a prominent and accessible manner.

• Requires the department of administration to provide annual education to council members and division staff on council purpose, statutes, and open meetings laws.

• Establishes separate line items for the council in both the department's annual budget request and the general appropriations act.