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HB2700 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2700
technology study committee;
assistive technology
Purpose
Establishes the
Technology First Study Committee (Study Committee) and outlines membership,
duties and reporting requirements.
Background
Assistive
technology is designed to help maintain or improve a disabled individual's
functioning related to cognition, communication, hearing, mobility, self-care
and vision. Assistive technology benefits people of all ages and those who are
diagnosed with long-term health conditions (
WHO
).
Assistive technology device means any item, piece of equipment or product
system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional
capabilities of a person with a disability (
34
C.F.R. � 300.5
).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1.
Establishes
the Study Committee consisting of the following members that have knowledge in
assistive technology:
a)
two members that represent the Department of Economic Security, one that
represents the Division of Developmental Disabilities and one that represents
the Vocational Rehabilitation Community Program who are appointed by the
President of the Senate;
b)
one member of the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council who is
appointed by the President of the Senate;
c)
one member of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council who is
appointed by the President of the Senate;
d)
one member that represents the Arizona Department of Education who is
appointed by the President of the Senate;
e)
one member that represents the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
System who is appointed by the President of the Senate;
f)
one member that represents Northern Arizona University's Institute for
Human Development who is appointed by the President of the Senate;
g)
one member that represents the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for
Excellence in Disabilities who is appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
h)
one member that represents the Arizona Assistive Technology Access
Program who is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
i)
one member that represents disability rights Arizona who is appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
j)
two members that represent use assistive technology who are appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
k)
two members that represent parent advocate groups who are appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
l)
one
member that represents the Delegation for Developmental Disability Advocacy who
is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2.
Requires the Study Committee to meet two times per year at dates and
times to be decided by the Study Committee.
3.
Specifies that Study Committee members are not eligible to receive
compensation.
4.
Specifies that the Study Committee members that represent disability
rights for Arizona, assistive technology, parent advocate groups or the Delegation
for Developmental Disability Advocacy are eligible for reimbursement of
expenses as prescribed.
5.
Requires
the Study Committee to:
a)
study and address specific issues related to assistive technology,
including technology first initiatives;
b)
analyze emerging assistive technologies;
c)
identify potential changes in assistive technologies; and
d)
analyze
how to better serve individuals with assistive technology needs.
6.
Requires the Study Committee, by October 1, 2027, to submit a report on
the Study Committee's activities and recommendations to the Governor, the
President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
provide a copy to the Secretary of State.
7.
Repeals the Study Committee on October 1, 2027.
8.
Designates this legislation as the
Technology First Study Committee
Act
.
9.
Contains a statement of legislative intent.
10.
Becomes
effective on the general effective date.
House Action
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Chapter 0253 - 572R - H Ver of HB2700
House Engrossed
technology study
committee; assistive technology
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 253
HOUSE BILL 2700
AN
ACT
establishing
the technology first study committee.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section
1.
1.
Technology first study committee; membership; duties; report;
delayed repeal
A. The technology
first study committee is established consisting of the
following members who have knowledge in assistive technology and who are
appointed by the
following:
1. The president of the
senate:
(a) Two members who
represent the department of economic
security, o
ne of whom represents the division of developmental
disabilities and one of whom represents the vocational rehabilitation community
program.
(b) One member of the
developmental disabilities advisory council.
(c) One member of the
developmental disabilities planning council.
(d) One member who
represents the department of education.
(e) One member who
represents the Arizona health care cost containment system.
(f) One member who
represents northern Arizona university's
institute
for human development.
2. The speaker of the house
of representatives:
(a) One member who
represents
the university of Arizona's Sonoran
center for excellence in disabilities.
(b) One member who
represents the Arizona assistive technology access program.
(c) One member who
represents disability rights Arizona.
(d) Two members who
represent use assistive technology.
(e) Two members who
represent parent advocate groups.
(f) One member who
represents the delegation for developmental disability advocacy, also known as
3DA.
B. The study committee
shall meet
two times per year at dates and
times to be decided by the study committee.
C. Committee members are
not eligible to receive compensation, but members appointed pursuant to
subsection A,
paragraph 2, subdivisions (b),
(c), (d), (e) and (f) are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under title
38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.
D. The study committee
shall:
1. Study and address
specific issues related to assistive technology, including technology first
initiatives.
2. Analyze emerging
assistive technologies.
3. Identify potential
changes in assistive technologies.
4. Analyze how to better
serve individuals with assistive technology needs.
5. On or before October 1,
2027, submit a report regarding the committee's activities and recommendations
to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
F. This section is repealed
from and after October 1, 2027.
Sec.
2.
2.
Legislative intent and purpose
A. The legislature intends
that the vision of the technology first study committee is to:
1. Increase assistive
technology awareness.
2. Identify technological
solutions.
3. Facilitate assistive
technology access for all Arizonans with developmental disabilities.
B. The purpose of the
technology first study committee is to
discover
and recommend systemic changes regarding assistive technology and other
technological solutions to better serve individuals with disabilities across
Arizona.
Sec.
3.
3.
Short
title
This act may be cited as the
"Technology First Study Committee".
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 22, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.