Title 41 — State Government

A. There is established a legislative council which consists of the president of the senate and six members of the senate appointed by the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives and six members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, who serv…

A. The council shall keep complete minutes of its meetings which shall be filed with the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives. B. The council shall prepare an annual report to be submitted to each regular session of the legislature containin…

A. The legislative council shall: 1. Provide bill drafting, research and other services to the legislature deemed necessary or advisable by the council to improve the quality of legislation and to ensure full participation by the legislative branch in determining and reviewing po…

A. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall provide for: 1. The preparation and submission to the legislature of a report as to defects in the constitution and laws of Arizona. 2. The drafting in the form of bills and resolutions of proposed legislation to carry out …

A. The director of the Arizona legislative council, in carrying out section 41-1304.01, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5, shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any law but may: 1. Renumber sections and parts of sections of newly enacted text. 2. Rearrange sections, part…

When a section of the statutes is added or amended by two or more enactments, or if a section of the Constitution of Arizona is amended by vote of the people on two or more ballot propositions, after the most recent official publication of the statutes, the director of the Arizon…

The Arizona legislative council may accept and expend in the name of the legislature public and private gifts and grants.

A. The office of the architect of the capitol is established in the Arizona legislative council. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall select an architect of the capitol and other personnel necessary to develop and maintain a master plan for the state capitol comp…

A. Each state department and each state agency when using space under the jurisdiction of the legislative council or the speaker of the state house of representatives or the president of the state senate shall pay a rental as prescribed in subsection B to the legislative council,…

B. On review, a member of the legislature may recommend to the attorney general that the order be further examined by the attorney general to determine the legality of the order. If the attorney general determines the order is illegal, the attorney general may file a declaratory …

Beginning in fiscal year 1995-1996 and each year thereafter, the legislative council in conjunction with the senate and the house of representatives shall prepare copies of all laws, memorials, resolutions and other official legislative actions enacted or adopted in each session …

[Repealed or reserved.]

A. The museum gift shop revolving fund is established consisting of gift shop proceeds received from the sale of goods, gifts, nonfederal grants and donations. The director of the Arizona legislative council shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropria…

A. The department of administration may: 1. Accept gifts or grants of monies or other property from any person, including the United States or any agencies, departments or officers of the state. 2. Prescribe rules as necessary to carry out this article. B. The department of admin…

A. Notwithstanding section 34-225 or any other law, a monument or memorial recognizing or honoring a person, group, entity or event shall be located in the governmental mall only if a prior legislative act authorizes the monument or memorial. B. After legislative authorization, a…

A. Any alteration or modification to an existing monument or memorial that was completed pursuant to section 41-1363 must abide by the following procedures: 1. The proponents of the monument or memorial that submitted the concept pursuant to section 41-1363 shall submit the propo…

A. The state monument and memorial repair fund is established consisting of: 1. Donations. 2. Monies from fundraising activities. 3. Monies that are collected by the proponents of a monument or memorial and that are deposited pursuant to section 41-1363. 4. Grants received for mo…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administrative act" means an action, decision, omission, recommendation, practice, policy or procedure of an agency but does not include the preparation or presentation of legislation or the substantive content of a judi…

This article does not apply to: 1. Any elected state official. 2. Chief advisors who maintain a direct, confidential and advisory relationship with: (a) The governor. (b) The secretary of state. (c) The attorney general. (d) The state treasurer. (e) The state mine inspector. (f) …

A. When there is a vacancy in the office of ombudsman-citizens aide, or within twelve months before the expiration of the term of office, the ombudsman-citizens aide selection committee is established consisting of: 1. Two members of the senate appointed by the president of the s…

A person may not serve as ombudsman-citizens aide within one year of the last day the person served as a state elected officer. As minimum qualifications, the ombudsman-citizens aide shall be a resident of this state for at least six months, shall be at least twenty-five years of…

A. The office of ombudsman-citizens aide is established. B. The ombudsman-citizens aide who is appointed and approved under section 41-1373 shall serve full time and shall be a public officer subject to the conflict of interest provisions of title 38, chapter 3, article 8. C. The…

A. The ombudsman-citizens aide shall: 1. Investigate the administrative acts of agencies pursuant to section 41-1377, subsections A and B except as provided in section 41-1377, subsections C, D and E. The ombudsman-citizens aide shall investigate the administrative acts of an age…

A. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in section 41-1376, the ombudsman-citizens aide shall appoint one assistant who is an attorney to help the ombudsman-citizens aide investigate complaints relating to public access laws involving an agency and complaints and compl…

A. On receiving a complaint the ombudsman-citizens aide may investigate administrative acts of agencies that the ombudsman-citizens aide has reason to believe may be: 1. Contrary to law. 2. Unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or unneces…

A. All complaints shall be addressed to the ombudsman-citizens aide. If an agency receives correspondence between a complainant and the ombudsman-citizens aide, it shall hold that correspondence in trust and shall promptly forward the correspondence, unopened, to the ombudsman-ci…

A. If an opinion or recommendation of the ombudsman-citizens aide is critical of a person or agency, the ombudsman-citizens aide shall first consult with the person or agency before rendering the opinion or recommendation. A preliminary opinion or preliminary recommendation is co…

A. A civil action may not be brought against the ombudsman-citizens aide or the staff of the ombudsman-citizens aide for any action or omission in performing the duties under this article except for gross negligence or intentional wrongful acts or omissions except as provided in …

The ombudsman-citizens aide and the staff of the ombudsman-citizens aide may express a private opinion, may register to vote as to party and may vote but may not engage in any other political activity. If the ombudsman-citizens aide or any staff member or employee of the ombudsma…

A person who knowingly hinders the lawful actions of the ombudsman-citizens aide or the staff of the ombudsman-citizens aide or who knowingly refuses to comply with their lawful demands is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.