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MARICOPA COUNTY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 2015 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 IMPORTANT DATES § CSA Legislative Summit – October 8- 10, 2014 § General Election – November 4, 2014 • New Governor • New Secretary of State • New Attorney General • New Superintendent of Public Instruction § Legislature Convenes – January 12, 2015 SENATE LEADERSHIP § President – ??? (Andy Biggs) § Majority Leader – ??? § Majority Whip – ??? § Minority Leader – ??? § Assistant Minority Leader – ??? § Minority Whip – ??? HOUSE LEADERSHIP § Speaker – ??? (David Gowan) § Majority Leader – ??? § Majority Whip – ??? § Minority Leader – ??? § Assistant Minority Leader – ??? § Minority Whip – ??? STATE BUDGET § State is facing an immediate budget impact of at least $316.8 million § Superior Court will rule on the ‘back- pay’ issue in October, which could increase the FY 2015 impact to $569.4 million § JLBC projections have the state at a potential deficit of $1,437 million by April of FY 2016 COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS § Animal Care & Control • Separate the penalty for failure to license (petty offense) from the penalty for failure to vaccinate (class 2 misdemeanor). • Allow a County Enforcement Agent flexibility in determining the manner and facility for the quarantine of a dog or cat that bites. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS § Facilities Management & Procurement Services • Allow a political jurisdiction to waive a job-order-contracting (JOC) performance bond if the amount of the job does not exceed $500,000. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS § County Medical Examiner • Add county medical examiners to the list of authorized individuals who may request access to the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program maintained by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS § Correctional Health • Prohibit a private insurance company from denying coverage to insured persons who are in the custody of a local supervisory authority pending the disposition of charges. • Also part of the proposed 2015 CSA Legislative Package STAY INFORMED § The Weekend Update § Capitol Connections § Online Legislative Tracking § www.maricopa.gov/GovernmentRelati ons STAY IN TOUCH § Rick Bohan – (602) 506-3056 RichardBohan@mail.maricopa.gov § Michelle Hindman – (602) 506-7075 HindmanM@mail.maricopa.gov § Amanda Nash – (602) 506-4485 NashA001@mail.maricopa.gov § Melody Henderson – (602) 506-2798 MHenders@mail.maricopa.gov