Arizona Laws 36-552. Developmental disabilities function; expenditure limitation
A. The department shall function as the developmental disabilities authority for the state of Arizona.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-552
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-551
- Developmental disability: means either a strongly demonstrated potential that a child who is under six years of age has a developmental disability or will develop a developmental disability, as determined by a test performed pursuant to section 36-694 or by other appropriate tests, or a severe, chronic disability that:
(a) Is attributable to a cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, down syndrome or autism. See Arizona Laws 36-551
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. No provisions of this chapter shall be construed to give the department control of lawful activities of other governmental agencies or of activities of the universities or colleges of this state in the field of developmental disabilities, unless by specific contract or agreement therefor.
C. Subject to annual legislative appropriation and other available funding, the department shall provide a wide variety of developmental disability programs and services throughout the state in response to the wide range of developmental disability conditions, the capabilities of persons with developmental disabilities and the presence of other disabling conditions for persons with developmental disabilities.
D. The department may contract with other state agencies and with private agencies to provide the developmental disabilities program or service.
E. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the department for developmental disabilities services pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the amount appropriated or authorized by section 35-173 for that purpose. This chapter shall not be construed to impose a duty on an officer, agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or to create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in excess of the expenditure authorized by legislative appropriation for that specific purpose.