Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, though no specific effective date was provided in the source text.
SB1277: Technical Correction for Heritage Fund Audits
This bill makes a technical correction to the law requiring an audit of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission's heritage fund every ten years.
What This Bill Does
- Amends section 17-298.01 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to correct a technical mistake regarding committee titles.
- Requires the auditor general to conduct a performance audit of the Heritage Fund programs and expenditures starting in 2001 and every tenth year after that.
- Orders the auditor general to send copies of the finished audit report to state leaders, including the Senate President, House Speaker, and chairpersons of specific committees.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission Heritage Fund
- The Auditor General who performs the review
- State lawmakers including the Senate President, House Speaker, and committee chairpersons
Terms To Know
- Technical correction
- A small fix to a law that does not change its main purpose.
- Performance audit
- An official check of how well a program works and if it spends money correctly, as defined in section 41-1278.
Limits and Unknowns
- The source material does not list an effective date for this change.
- The bill text confirms the schedule starts in 2001 but does not specify if any audits have already occurred or when the next one is due relative to today.