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AZ SB1251

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Nancy Barto

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $1,500,000 from the state general fund for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to the Department of Health Services for a family health pilot program.

  • Requires the Department to distribute funds to a nonprofit organization to provide direct services, support services, social services case management, and referrals to biological or adoptive parents of children under two years of age, including unborn children.

  • Establishes the program's purpose as encouraging healthy childbirth, supporting childbirth as an alternative to abortion, promoting family formation, aiding parenting, and increasing families' economic self-sufficiency.

  • Prohibits monies from being used for abortion referral services or distributed to entities that promote, provide referrals for, or perform abortions.

  • Requires the selected nonprofit organization to demonstrate experience marketing to the eligible population and ability to serve clients statewide within 60 days of receiving funds.

Legislative Description

Appropriations; family health pilot program.

Department Of Health Services

Last Action

Senate Committee of the Whole action: Retained

2/11/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/25/2021
Appropriations1/21/2021

Full Bill Text

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