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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1828.01 - Required law enforcement agency reporting

41-1828.01.
Required law enforcement agency reporting
A. A law enforcement agency may report to the board any peace officer misconduct in violation of the rules for retention established pursuant to section 41-1822,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 at any time and shall report this misconduct on the peace officer's termination,  resignation or separation from the agency.
B. On request of a law enforcement agency conducting a background investigation of an applicant for the position of a peace officer,  another law enforcement agency employing,  previously employing or having conducted a complete or partial background investigation on the applicant shall advise the requesting agency of any known misconduct in violation of the rules for retention established pursuant to section 41-1822,  subsection A,  paragraph 3.
C. Civil liability may not be imposed on either a law enforcement agency or the board for providing information specified in subsections A and B of this section if there exists a good faith belief that the information is accurate.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1829 - Arizona peace officers memorial board

41-1829.
Arizona peace officers memorial board
A. The Arizona peace officers memorial board is established consisting of the following members:
1. The attorney general or the attorney general's designee,  who shall serve as permanent chairperson.
2. The director of the department of public safety or the director's designee.
3. The director of the state department of corrections or the director's designee.
4. The executive director of the Arizona criminal justice commission or the executive director's designee.
5. Eleven members appointed pursuant to subsection B of this section.
6. As advisory members,  the chairpersons of the appropriations and judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate. For the purposes of this paragraph,  " advisory member"  means a member who gives advice to the other members of the peace officers memorial board at meetings of the board but who is not eligible to vote and is not a member for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
B. The permanent chairperson shall appoint one private citizen who is knowledgeable in the history of law enforcement in this state,  one county sheriff or the county sheriff's designee,  one local police chief or the police chief's designee,  two members selected from a recognized fraternal organization for law enforcement personnel,  two representatives from the business community,  two family members of peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and two members from a statewide organization representing law enforcement personnel.
C. The board shall meet at the call of the permanent chairperson.
D. Members of the board are not eligible to receive compensation,  but members appointed pursuant to subsection B of this section are entitled to reimbursement from the Arizona peace officers memorial fund for reasonable expenses in traveling on and attending to official board business.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1829.01 - Arizona peace officers memorial board; duties

41-1829.01.
Arizona peace officers memorial board;  duties
A. The Arizona peace officers memorial board shall:
1. Add to the memorial at least annually the names of all members of the law enforcement community in this state who have lost their lives in the line of duty and provide for a dedication ceremony which commemorates the addition of their names.
2. Plan and provide for the maintenance of the peace officers memorial.
3. Report annually to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on the progress of the memorial and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library,  archives and public records.
4. Determine those persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver pursuant to section 15-1808 and report the determination to the Arizona board of regents or to each community college district governing board,  as applicable.
B. The Arizona peace officers memorial board may:
1. Solicit private monetary donations for deposit in the Arizona peace officers memorial fund.
2. Use the monies deposited in the Arizona peace officers memorial fund established by section 41-1829.02 for persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver pursuant to section 15-1808 to pay for tuition,  if tuition has not been waived,  and other educational expenses incurred at a community college or a publicly or privately funded college or university or technical school.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1829.02 - Arizona peace officers memorial fund

41-1829.02.
Arizona peace officers memorial fund
A. An Arizona peace officers memorial fund is established. The fund shall consist of monies provided by appropriation or received as donations as provided for in this article. The state treasurer shall invest and divest all monies in the Arizona peace officers memorial fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. The monies in the fund are exempt from section 35-190,  relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. The costs and expenses authorized by this article shall be paid for by the state treasurer from the monies available in the Arizona peace officers memorial fund on certification to the state treasurer by the permanent chairman of the Arizona peace officers memorial board that the amount requested is owed for a valid purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830 - Council; membership; staff

41-1830.
Council;  membership;  staff
A. There is established the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council which shall consist of all county attorneys,  the attorney general or his designee,  the dean of the law school of Arizona state university or the university of Arizona,  the chief municipal or city prosecutor of each city that has a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand and one full-time municipal prosecutor from a municipality that has a population of two hundred fifty thousand or less appointed by the governor,  and the chief justice of the Arizona supreme court or his designee. Meetings shall be held at least quarterly or upon call of the chairman or by the written request of five members of the council or by the governor. The council may employ an executive director and such other staff,  including clerical assistants,  as are necessary to fulfill the purposes of the council.
B. The term of each regular member shall be three years unless a member vacates the public office which qualified him for this appointment.
C. No compensation shall be paid for serving on the council.
D. The council may accept contributions,  grants,  gifts,  donations,  services or other financial assistance from any individual,  association,  corporation or other organization having an interest in prosecution training,  and from the United States of America and any of its agencies or instrumentalities,  corporate or otherwise. Such monies shall be deposited in the fund created by section 41-1830.03.
E. Membership on the council shall not constitute the holding of an office,  and members of the council shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the council. No member of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment,  nor shall he forfeit any such office or employment by reason of his appointment,  notwithstanding the provisions of any general,  special or local law,  ordinance or city charter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.01 - Powers and duties

41-1830.01.
Powers and duties
The council shall assist in the coordination of the duties of the prosecuting attorneys of this state and their staffs and,  in this capacity,  it shall:
1. Establish rules and regulations for the government and conduct of the council,  including meeting times,  places and matters to be placed on the agenda of each meeting.
2. Prepare manuals of procedure.
3. Give assistance in the preparation of trial briefs,  forms and instructions.
4. Conduct research and studies that would be of interest and value to all prosecuting attorneys and their staffs.
5. Provide training programs for prosecuting attorneys and other criminal justice personnel.
6. Maintain liaison contact with study commissions and agencies of all branches of local,  state and federal government that will be of benefit to law enforcement and the fair administration of justice in this state.
7. Establish training standards for prosecuting attorneys and assist in meeting those standards by promulgating rules and procedures relating to such standards.
8. File an annual report of financial receipts and expenditures with the governor,  speaker of the house and president of the senate.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.02 - Expenditure of funds for training prosecuting attorneys

41-1830.02.
Expenditure of funds for training prosecuting attorneys
In exercising its powers and duties,  the council shall endeavor to minimize costs of administration,  including utilization of training facilities already in existence and available,  so that the greatest possible proportion of the funds available to it shall be expended for the purposes of providing training for prosecuting attorneys.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.03 - Prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund

41-1830.03.
Prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund
A. There shall be a special fund designated as the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund. All monies deposited in the fund are continuously appropriated to the attorney general,  and shall be used exclusively for costs of training,  technical assistance for prosecuting attorneys of the state and any of its political subdivisions,  and expenses for the operation of the council.
B. All amounts to be paid from the fund shall be on warrants drawn by the department of administration upon presentation of a proper claim or voucher approved by the council and signed by the attorney general or his designee.
C. The administration of the provisions of this article shall be funded exclusively from the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund. No monies from the state general fund shall be deposited in the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.11 - Law enforcement merit system council; composition

41-1830.11.
Law enforcement merit system council;  composition
A. The governor shall appoint a law enforcement merit system council pursuant to section 38-211. The council consists of five persons. No more than three members shall belong to the same political party. Persons eligible for appointment shall have had a continuous recorded registration pursuant to title 16,  chapter 1 with either the same political party or as an independent for at least two years immediately preceding appointment. Members appointed shall be persons who are committed to enforcing this article in an honest,  independent and impartial fashion and to seeking to uphold public confidence in the integrity of public safety peace officers. The members of the council shall not have held elective public office within one year before appointment and shall not hold any other political office while serving on the council.
B. The governor shall fill a vacancy on the same basis as the original appointment.
C. Members of the council are eligible to receive compensation for their services in the amount of one hundred dollars for each meeting attended,  prorated for partial days for each meeting attended.
D. A member serves for a term of three years. The governor may remove a member only for cause.
E. The chairman of the council serves as an ex officio member of the state personnel board without voting privileges.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.13 - Review of council decision by agency director; appeal; reinstatement

41-1830.13.
Review of council decision by agency director;  appeal;  reinstatement
A. Within fourteen days of receipt of the finding or recommendation by the council pursuant to section 41-1830.12,  the director of the employing agency shall accept,  modify or reverse the council's decision or accept,  modify or reject the council's recommendation. The director shall accept the council's recommendation unless the recommendation is arbitrary or without reasonable justification. If the director does not accept the council's recommendation,  the director shall state the reason or reasons for rejecting the recommendation. The decision of the director of the employing agency is final and binding. The director of the employing agency shall send a copy of the agency's final determination to the employee pursuant to section 41-1830.12.
B. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  a classified employee who is suspended,  is demoted,  has pay reduced,  loses accrued leave time or is dismissed pursuant to this article,  after a fair hearing and review before the law enforcement merit system council and review of the suspension,  demotion,  reduction in pay,  loss of accrued leave time or dismissal by the director of the employing agency,  may appeal the determination of the council and the final determination of the director of the employing agency pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
C. In addition to the trial court's powers as prescribed in section 12-911,  if the court overrules the determination of the council or the director of the employing agency,  the employee shall be reinstated in the employee's position and the employee shall receive full compensation for any salary withheld pending the determination by the council,  the director of the employing agency and court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.15 - Causes for dismissal or discipline; definitions

41-1830.15.
Causes for dismissal or discipline;  definitions
A. The director of the department of public safety may dismiss or discipline any classified employee based on any of the following causes:
1. Fraud or misrepresentation in securing employment.
2. Incompetency.
3. Inefficiency.
4. Inexcusable neglect of duty or unauthorized absence.
5. Insubordination.
6. Dishonesty.
7. Physical or mental disability subject to the provisions of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 (42 United States Code sections 12101 through 12213).
8. Unauthorized drinking on duty or drunkenness on duty.
9. Being impaired by alcohol or drugs,  as provided in title 13,  chapter 34,  while on duty.
10. Commission of any crime classified as a felony.
11. Discourteous treatment of the public or other employees.
12. Commission of any crime involving moral turpitude.
13. Improper political activity as proscribed in section 41-752.
14. Misuse or unauthorized use of state property.
15. Addiction to the illegal use of a narcotic or dangerous drug.
16. Any other failure of good behavior or acts either during or outside of duty hours that are incompatible with or inimical to the interest of the department of public safety.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Incompetency"  means the lack of ability or judgment,  legal qualifications or fitness to discharge required duties.
2. " Inefficiency"  means the failure to produce as required for reasons other than incompetency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.31 - Private prison escapee fund; monies; uses; lapsing; definitions

41-1830.31.
Private prison escapee fund;  monies;  uses;  lapsing;  definitions
A. A private prison escapee fund is established for the purposes of providing monies to cover capture costs associated with escapees or liabilities that the state may incur. The fund consists of the monies deposited pursuant to subsection B of this section and section 41-1682,  subsection B,  paragraph 1. The director of the department of administration shall administer the fund.
B. All private prisons shall pay a penalty to the director of the department of administration for the capture costs of an escapee in the amount of ten thousand dollars per escapee or the actual capture costs per escapee,  whichever is more. The director of the department of administration shall deposit the monies received from the private prison into the private prison escapee fund.
C. Fund monies shall be used to reimburse law enforcement agencies of this state for the costs incurred by them in capturing prisoners who escape from private prisons.
D. A detailed account of the costs incurred in capturing escapees shall be submitted to the director of the department of public safety and reimbursed on approval by the director.
E. Monies in the private prison escapee fund do not revert to the state general fund. The monies in the fund are a continuing appropriation to the director of the department of administration for the purposes prescribed in this section.
F. The director of the department of administration shall reimburse monies deposited in the fund by private prisons as prescribed by section 41-1682,  subsection B,  paragraph 1 after receiving notification from the director of the state department of public safety to reimburse the monies.
G. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Escapee"  means a prisoner who leaves a private prison facility without lawful authorization and whose leaving requires law enforcement personnel to undertake actions to capture the prisoner.
2. " Private prison"  means any privately owned prison that does not contract exclusively with the state department of corrections and is primarily directed at housing adult prisoners who are sentenced to serve a term of detention or incarceration by a court from a state other than this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.52 - Department of public safety contractual agreements; towing; maximum allowable rates

41-1830.52.
Department of public safety contractual agreements;  towing;  maximum allowable rates
A. The director shall establish the maximum allowable rates for towing vehicle classifications used in department agreements with a towing firm for towing or storage services,  or both.
B. The director shall consult every even-numbered year with a statewide towing industry association and providers of towing services from each geographical towing area,  to review information,  including contract rates and the current industry retail rates. The director may consult additional stakeholders as needed.
C. Prior to the expiration of an existing contract the department may adjust the towing service fees to reflect information received pursuant to subsection B of this section or any other relevant information.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1830.53 - Heavy-duty rotator recovery vehicle classification; rates and guidelines; definition

41-1830.53.
Heavy-duty rotator recovery vehicle classification;  rates and guidelines;  definition
(Conditionally Rpld.)
A. The department shall establish a heavy-duty rotator recovery vehicle classification for towing services and establish rates and general guidelines for the use of heavy-duty rotator recovery vehicles.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " heavy-duty rotator recovery vehicle"  means a tow vehicle that has all of the following:
1. A manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating in excess of fifty-two thousand pounds.
2. A boom that is capable of moving its position to the side of the vehicle to perform recoveries and that has a boom rating of at least forty tons.
3. Air brakes that are capable of providing air to the towed vehicle's brakes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1831 - Definitions

41-1831.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Ambulance"  means any publicly or privately owned surface,  water or air vehicle,  including a helicopter,  that is specially designed and constructed or modified and equipped to be used,  maintained or operated for transportation of individuals who are sick,  injured,  wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. Ambulance does not include surface vehicles owned and operated by a private sole proprietor,  partnership,  private corporation or municipal corporation for the emergency transportation or in transit care of its employees.
2. " Ambulance pilot"  means an individual who is responsible for the operation of an air ambulance and who is trained and certified as provided in this chapter.
3. " Ambulance service"  means a person who owns and operates one or more ambulances.
4. " Emergency medical care technician"  means an individual who has been certified by the department of health services as an emergency medical technician,  an advanced emergency medical technician,  an emergency medical technician I-99 or a paramedic.
5. " Department"  means the department of public safety.
6. " Director"  means the director of the department of public safety.
7. " Emergency medical patient"  means a person who is suffering from a condition that requires immediate medical care or hospitalization,  or both,  in order to preserve the person's health,  life or limb.
8. " Emergency medical services communication system"  means the statewide system implemented,  coordinated and administered by the department of public safety,  which may have the capability of providing for the intercommunication of any or all law enforcement agencies and personnel,  ambulances,  ambulance services and dispatchers,  emergency receiving facilities,  other health care institutions,  medical practitioners,  motor vehicle repair,  fire service vehicles and tow trucks,  and any other agencies and persons who may be serving on a volunteer basis.
9. " Emergency medical situation"  means a condition of emergency in which immediate medical care or hospitalization,  or both,  is required by a person or persons for the preservation of health,  life or limb.
10. " Emergency receiving facility"  means a licensed health care institution that offers emergency medical services,  that is staffed twenty-four hours a day and that has a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17,  on call.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1832 - Exemption from regulation

41-1832.
Exemption from regulation
A. Notwithstanding any other statute,  persons engaged in and vehicles used for the emergency transportation of persons injured at an industrial site are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
B. Persons engaged in and vehicles used for air transportation of sick or injured people in a noncritical or nonemergency situation as determined by a physician are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1833 - Powers and duties of the director

41-1833.
Powers and duties of the director
A. The director shall:
1. Subject to the law enforcement merit system council classifications and pay scales,  appoint,  define the duties and prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of all employees necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
2. Adopt rules necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
3. Cooperate with the state director of emergency management when a state of emergency or a state of war emergency has been declared by the governor.
B. The director may:
1. Request the cooperation of utilities,  communications media and public and private agencies to aid and assist in the implementation and maintenance of departmental components of the statewide emergency medical services system.
2. Cooperate with any agency or group which provides a similar program of emergency medical services in a contiguous state.
3. Enter into contracts and agreements for the acquisition and purchase of any equipment,  tools,  supplies and materials necessary in the administration of this chapter.
4. Accept and expend federal funds and private grants,  gifts,  contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Such funds shall not revert to the state general fund at the close of a fiscal year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1834 - Authority for operation of air and other ambulance service; contract for aircraft service; precluded uses

41-1834.
Authority for operation of air and other ambulance service;  contract for aircraft service;  precluded uses
A. For the primary purpose of providing the most timely,  efficient and comprehensive emergency medical services possible,  the director may,  subject to the availability of funds,  purchase,  equip,  staff and be responsible for maintaining aircraft,  including helicopters,  or may lease or contract for such equipment and services. Aircraft and helicopters shall also be used in law enforcement activities. The aircraft provided by this section may be made available for emergency medical services at any time there is a medical emergency requiring the use of evacuation aircraft,  as determined by a law enforcement agency or a physician. Emergency medical air evacuation shall normally take precedence over routine law enforcement missions. The director shall make the final decision relative to such aircraft utilization.
B. Each medical evacuation aircraft or helicopter shall be capable of carrying two litter patients and one paramedic in addition to the ambulance pilot.
C. The director may contract with a private firm,  a corporation or an individual for the maintenance of the aircraft,  including helicopters.
D. The director may enter into contracts with private firms or individuals for emergency surface or air ambulance services when no other such services are readily available or when deemed to be in the best interests of the state.
E. Medical evacuation aircraft,  including helicopters,  operated by the department shall not be used to provide transportation for officials of the state or any of its political subdivisions. This does not preclude the use of medical evacuation aircraft by such officials when required in the course of a law enforcement function or emergency or when such official is the victim of an emergency medical situation.
F. Notwithstanding subsection E,  the director may enter into interagency service agreements with other state agencies for the use of helicopters and other aircraft that the department will operate to provide aviation services on an availability basis when the department deems that these services are in the best interests of this state. These services may be in addition to the services the department provides pursuant to this chapter but shall not preclude the delivery of emergency evacuation services provided for under this chapter. The amount of monies collected from state agencies for aviation services shall not exceed the operational costs of the aircraft.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1835 - Implementation and coordination of an emergency medical services communication system

41-1835.
Implementation and coordination of an emergency medical services communication system
A. The director is responsible for the overall design,  installation,  maintenance,  implementation,  coordination and administration of a statewide emergency medical services communication system,  as defined in section 41-1831,  subject to the availability of funds,  and for the establishment of any of such services deemed necessary.
B. All emergency medical communications systems shall be approved by the department in accordance with the statewide emergency medical services communication system plan to insure system compatibility.
C. The director may also institute programs for implementing the voluntary cooperation of the private sector in locating and reporting accidents,  both on and off the highways.
D. The director is responsible for submitting a communications plan,  excluding a budgetary component,  for the annual statewide emergency medical services plan to the director of the department of health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1837 - Financial responsibility for emergency medical services rendered to indigents

41-1837.
Financial responsibility for emergency medical services rendered to indigents
A. If an indigent emergency medical patient is received by an emergency receiving facility from an ambulance with necessary medical equipment and supplies to provide emergency medical services and which is licensed pursuant to title 36,  chapter 21.1,  the county is liable pursuant to section 11-297.02 to the ambulance service for the cost of transporting the patient and to the facility for the reasonable costs of all medical services rendered to the patient by the facility until the patient is transferred by the county to the county hospital,  or some other facility designated by the county.
B. This section does not apply to air ambulances,  including ambulance helicopters,  operated by the department. There shall be no charge made to the patient for any emergency medical care provided by department personnel.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1841 - Standards for ambulances

41-1841.
Standards for ambulances
The director of the department of health services shall adopt minimum reasonable standards and procedures pursuant to title 36,  chapter 21.1 for the issuance of a license to operate a ground or air vehicle as an ambulance. Such standards may differ in counties of over three hundred thousand population from counties of lesser population.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1861 - Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee; membership

41-1861.
Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee;  membership
A. The Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee is established consisting of the following members:
1. The president of this state's largest professional firefighters organization who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.
2. One public member who is appointed by the chairperson of the committee.
3. The state forester or the state forester's designee.
4. The director of the historical advisory commission or the director's designee.
5. The director of the department of administration or the director's designee.
6. The commander of a professional firefighters organization honor guard.
7. The president of the Arizona fire chiefs association.
8. Two public members who are appointed by the governor.
B. Members of the committee are not eligible to receive compensation,  but members are entitled to reimbursement from the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund established by section 41-1863 for reasonable expenses in traveling on and attending to official committee business.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1862 - Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee; powers and duties; subcommittee

41-1862.
Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee;  powers and duties;  subcommittee
A. The Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee shall:
1. Establish an acceptable set of standards for persons to be memorialized on the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial that is located in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
2. Determine those persons who are eligible to be memorialized.
3. Plan and provide for additions to and maintenance of the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial on an annual basis.
4. Solicit private monetary donations or public monies from municipalities for deposit in the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund.
5. Conduct an annual fallen firefighter memorial service.
6. Determine those persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to section 15-1808 and report the determination to the governor's office and Arizona board of regents or to each community college district governing board,  as applicable.
B. The committee may establish a subcommittee that is appointed by the committee chairperson to receive applications from and recommend tuition waiver scholarships for persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to section 15-1808. The subcommittee shall forward any recommendation for a tuition waiver scholarship to the committee for approval.
C. The committee shall meet every January and May. The committee may conduct additional meetings in person or telephonically.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1863 - Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund

41-1863.
Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund
A. The Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund is established. The fund shall consist of monies received as donations as provided for in this article. On notice from the committee,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The monies in the fund are exempt from section 35-190,  relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. The state treasurer shall pay the costs and expenses authorized by this article from the monies available in the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund on certification to the state treasurer by the chairperson of the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee that the amount requested is owed for a valid purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1902 - Membership; terms; vacancies; compensation

41-1902.
Membership;  terms;  vacancies;  compensation
A. The commission is composed of five members,  who shall be appointed from private life,  as follows:
1. Two by the governor,  one of whom shall be designated as chairman by the governor.
2. One by the president of the senate.
3. One by the speaker of the house of representatives.
4. One by the chief justice of the supreme court.
B. Beginning in 2002,  members shall be appointed biennially and serve until they have submitted the report made pursuant to section 41-1903.
C. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
D. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation,  but shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses as provided by law for state officers. The department of administration,  personnel division shall provide the commission with such staff as is necessary to perform its functions and shall provide record-keeping facilities and other facilities as needed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1903 - Function

41-1903.
Function
A. Beginning in 2002,  the commission shall biennially conduct a review of the rates of pay of elective state officers,  of justices and judges of courts of record and of clerks of the superior court. Such review by the commission shall be made for the purpose of determining and providing the pay levels appropriate to the duties and responsibilities of the respective offices and positions subject to such review. The commission may hold public hearings to aid it in its work.
B. The commission shall submit to the governor no later than June 1 a report of the results of each review conducted by the commission of the offices and positions subject to this chapter,  together with its recommendations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1904 - Recommendations

41-1904.
Recommendations
A. The governor shall include,  in the budget next transmitted by him to the legislature after the date of the submission of the report and recommendations of the commission,  his own recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay which he deems advisable for those offices and positions subject to this chapter.
B. All or part,  as the case may be,  of the recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature in the budget relating to salaries shall become effective on the first Monday of January of the next calendar year following the transmittal of his recommendations in the budget,  but only to the extent that between the date of transmittal of such recommendations in the budget and the ninetieth day following the transmittal of his recommendations:
1. No statute has been enacted which establishes rates of pay other than those proposed by all or part of such recommendations.
2. Neither house of the legislature specifically disapproves all or part of such recommendations. In case of either of a legislative enactment or disapproval by either house,  the recommendations are effective only insofar as not altered or disapproved.
C. Any part of the recommendations of the governor may,  in accordance with express provisions of express recommendations,  be made operative on a date later than the date on which such recommendations otherwise would take effect.
D. The recommendations of the commission as to legislative salaries shall be certified by it to the secretary of state and the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified electors at the next regular general election the question,  " Shall the recommendations of the commission on salaries for elective state officers concerning legislative salaries be accepted? Yes /__/ No /__/" . Such recommendations if approved by the electors shall become effective at the beginning of the next regular legislative session without any other authorizing legislation.
E. The recommendations of the governor transmitted to the legislature under this chapter shall,  upon their effective date,  supersede all provisions of law in conflict therewith. The recommendations of the governor which do take effect shall be published with the laws of the state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1951 - Definitions

41-1951.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Agency"  includes one or more of the state agencies consolidated into the department of economic security by this chapter.
2. " Comprehensive plan"  means an evaluation of client needs and the availability of services to meet these needs within the state.
3. " Council"  means the economic security council.
4. " Department"  means the department of economic security.
5. " Director"  means the director of the department of economic security.
6. " State plan"  means any of the several state plans which establish the federal-state contractual relationships necessary for federal funding.
7. " Community work and training"  means work,  training or job development which will be provided through a plan jointly entered into by the department and an agency,  department,  board or commission of the state or federal government,  county,  city,  political subdivision or private agency. Such work,  training or job development will take place in and about public or private works or improvements and will utilize labor and services required to be performed where feasible by those eligible for this program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1952 - Department of economic security; director; appointment; compensation

41-1952.
Department of economic security;  director;  appointment;  compensation
A. A department of economic security is established.
B. The direction,  operation and control of the department are the responsibility of the director.
C. The director shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
D. Compensation for the director shall be established pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1953 - Department organization; deputy director; assistant directors

41-1953.
Department organization;  deputy director;  assistant directors
A. The director may establish,  abolish or reorganize the positions or organizational units within the department to carry out the functions provided by section 41-1954,  subject to legislative appropriation,  if in the director's judgment the modification of organization would make the operation of the department more efficient,  effective or economical. The director or the director's deputy shall enforce cooperation among the divisions in the provision and integration of all functions on the district and local level.
B. The director shall appoint a deputy director of the department with the advice and consent of the governor. The deputy director shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The deputy director shall be directly responsible for the operation and coordination of those services of the department concerning initial intake,  screening,  evaluation and referral of persons served by the department.
C. The director shall appoint an assistant director to head each organizational unit that the director may establish. Each assistant director shall serve at the pleasure of the director.
D. To the maximum extent possible,  the director shall establish separate investigation units for the purpose of investigating allegations of dependency,  abuse and neglect according to protocols established pursuant to section 8-817.
E. The department succeeds to the authority,  powers,  duties and responsibilities of the following:
1. The employment security commission of Arizona and its Arizona state employment service,  unemployment compensation and administrative service divisions.
2. The state department of public welfare.
3. The division of vocational rehabilitation.
4. The state office of economic opportunity.
5. The state office of manpower planning.
6. The state department of mental retardation.
F. In the statutes,  references to the agencies and departments listed in subsection E shall be deemed to be references to the department of economic security or its appropriate divisions,  offices or organizational units.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1954.01 - Electronic communication by department; applicability

41-1954.01.
Electronic communication by department;  applicability
A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  any agency,  division,  program or part of the department or its agents that are required to provide administrative orders,  notices,  decisions or letters to an applicant,  claimant,  recipient,  employer or client may send administrative orders,  notices,  decisions or letters by electronic means if the party being served or notified consents.
B. Consent may be obtained in writing on a form approved by the department,  verbally on the record in a hearing or electronically through the department's website by the applicant,  claimant,  recipient,  employer or client following an affirmative consent procedure. At the time of consent,  the party must be advised of the nature of the notices to be delivered or served,  the legal consequence of the choice and the right to revoke the consent. Consent may be provided for a proceeding or for notices provided on an ongoing basis.
C. Delivery or service by electronic means is complete on transmission unless it is established that delivery or transmission of the electronic document failed due to department error or failure of the recipient to receive the electronic document for any other reason outside the control of the recipient.
D. Consent may be revoked in writing to the department or by following an affirmative revocation procedure established on the department's website.
E. If the department receives electronic notice that the electronic address to which the administrative order,  notice,  decision or letter is being sent is no longer valid or is otherwise not functioning,  the department shall deem the consent to electronic notice to have been revoked and the order,  notice,  decision or letter shall be served by mail.
F. This section is limited to notices,  decisions and orders required for services and programs in the division of benefits and medical eligibility,  the division of child support enforcement and the division of employment and rehabilitation services,  or their successor divisions,  in the department. This section does not apply to a notice that is required in connection with litigation before a court of record in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1955 - Duty of department concerning employment stabilization, ex-offender rehabilitation, income maintenance and manpower development; research studies

41-1955.
Duty of department concerning employment stabilization,  ex-offender rehabilitation,  income maintenance and manpower development;  research studies
The department,  with the advice and aid of its advisory councils,  shall:
1. Take appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment and dependency,  and to assist in alleviating the economic and social impact of unemployment and dependency on the person and his family.
2. Encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of manpower services,  occupational training,  vocational counseling and guidance,  vocational rehabilitation and retraining,  supportive services and other such services the director deems appropriate.
3. Research,  recommend,  advise and assist in the establishment of community or area facilities,  public and private,  or both,  to provide an integration of direct services and programs for the development of the state's manpower and the reduction of dependency.
4. Promote the effective utilization of unemployed and under-utilized workers.
5. Aid in the rehabilitation of employable ex-offenders,  in cooperation with the department of corrections. An ex-offender,  by accepting the assistance provided for by this article,  shall not be disqualified from receiving further assistance from any other state agency to which he is legally entitled.
6. Be the state registration agency for apprenticeship functions prescribed by the federal government.
7. Carry out and publish the results of research studies for the purpose of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1956 - State comprehensive plan

41-1956.
State comprehensive plan
The department shall annually prepare a comprehensive plan for the state for the purpose of guiding the development,  funding and implementation of programs and activities by the department and other state programs concerned with service development,  integration and utilization. The plan shall describe the present and projected needs for development of such programs and set forth the long-range program objectives. The plan shall also include a description of the content and allocation of state and federal funds to all programs,  services and activities to be carried out under the plan during the year. The department shall indicate how and to what extent such programs,  services and activities will carry out the program objectives set forth in the long-range program plan. The department shall hold public hearings on the plan before adoption of such plan.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 41 - State Government › § 41-1957 - State-federal cooperation

41-1957.
State-federal cooperation
A. Subject to the departmental rules and regulations on the confidentiality of information,  upon request,  the department shall furnish to any agency of the United States which is charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name,  address,  ordinary occupation and employment status of each recipient of benefits and the recipient's rights to further benefits from programs administered by the department.
B. In the administration of the provisions of the extended benefit program required by the federal-state extended unemployment compensation act of 1970,  the department shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the provisions are so interpreted and applied as to meet the requirements of such federal act as interpreted by the United States department of labor,  and to secure to this state the full reimbursement of the federal share of extended benefits paid under title 23,  chapter 4,  that are reimbursable under the federal act.