HB 2570 Summary: General Appropriations Act 2023-2024

• Appropriates $17.6 billion in state general fund revenues for fiscal year 2023-2024 across state agencies, departments, and universities, with funding for operating expenses, personnel, and specific programs.

• Allocates major appropriations to education ($7.9 billion to superintendent of public instruction), health care ($20.0 billion to AHCCCS), child safety ($1.3 billion), and corrections ($1.4 billion).

• Authorizes $800.7 million in school district state aid deferrals from FY 2023-2024 to FY 2024-2025, with the deferred amount reappropriated in the following fiscal year.

• Establishes spending restrictions and reporting requirements for federal COVID relief funds, automation projects, and various programs; limits transfers between line items and requires joint legislative budget committee review for major expenditure changes.

• Includes provisions for health insurance contribution adjustments, county aid allocations, and onetime funding for specific initiatives like school safety, teacher training, and university research programs.