SB1019: appropriation; health innovation trust fund received its first hearing in Arizona’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee on January 16, 2024. As currently written, SB1019 appropriates $5M to the Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund, and declares that it is the Legislature’s intent that the Fund, consisting of monies appropriated by the Legislature, gifts or grants donated or given to the Fund and earnings from the Fund, steadily grow to ultimately maintain a permanent endowment balance of at least $200 million.
SB1019 received a unanimous do pass recommendation. It now is eligible for consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The original recording of the full committee hearing can be viewed here. 01/16/2024 – Senate Health and Human Services
About SB1019
S.B. 1019 appropriation; health innovation trust fund Purpose Appropriates $5 million in FY 2025 from the state General Fund (state GF) to the Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund (Fund).
Background
The Fund is a permanent endowment fund that consists of monies continuously appropriated by the Legislature. The Arizona State Treasurer must annually allocate four percent of the monies in the Fund to an entity that satisfies the following requirements: 1) is a charitable organization; 2) provides entrepreneurial education, mentoring and support to persons in the health innovation and health care delivery sectors; 3) provides workforce development programs designed to support the talent requirements of employers in the health innovation and health care delivery sectors; 4) provides programs that support the development and commercialization of health innovation by businesses that employ no more than 100 employees; and 5) has entered into an endowment agreement with the Treasurer that includes investment procedures, maturity timelines, other requirements established by the Treasurer and entity reporting requirements. The entity must annually submit the report, as prescribed by the Treasurer, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Treasurer by December 31 each year (A.R.S. § 41-177). S.B. 1019 appropriates $5 million in FY 2025 from the state GF to the Fund.
Provisions
- Appropriates $5 million in FY 2025 from the state GF to the Fund.
- Declares that it is the Legislature’s intent that the Fund, consisting of monies appropriated by the Legislature, gifts or grants donated or given to the Fund and earnings from the Fund, steadily grow to ultimately maintain a permanent endowment balance of at least $200 million.
- Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Revised • Adds additional information to the background.
Source: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2…
Learn more about the Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund
The Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF) was selected by the Arizona Treasurer’s Office (ASTO) to be the entity that would deliver the programs as outlined in the statute. The State Board of Investment approved the contract between ASTO and OTEF on December 29, 2022.
As required by A.R.S. § 41-177, OTEF submitted the first Annual Report on the Arizona Health Innovation Trust Fund on December 29, 2023. Read the Report.