Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and the Arizona Legislature have different ideas about the budget. The Senate and Brewer even differ on the beginning available balance.
“Ultimately, Brewer’s $9.36 billion proposal includes roughly $227 million more in total spending than Biggs’ proposed $9.13 billion budget,” according to the Yellow Sheet.
From the JLBC:
| Available dollars | Executive FY15 | Senate FY15 |
| Beginning Balance | $676 million | $601 million |
| Total Revenues | $9.604 billion | $9.314 billion |
| DES | ||
| New agency startup | $25 million | $5 million |
| Replace CHILDS | $40 million over 3 years | $15 million over 3 years |
| 192 child safety FTEs | $21.5 million | $11.8 million |
| 20 OCWI FTEs | $8.6 million | $1.8 million |
| Attorneys | $0.6 million | NA |
| Records retention staff | $6 million | NA |
| Child support services | $5.6 millon | $4.6 million |
| Adoption services | $6 million | $4 million |
| Intensive family services | NA | $2 million |
| ADE | ||
| Charter conversion rollback | NA | ($33.3 million) |
| Performance funding | $37.6 million | $20 million |
| Assessment cost | $13.5 million | NA |
| K-12 broadband | $15 per pupil | NA (FY15 supplemental) |
| DHS | ||
| TGen funding | $15 million | $9 million over three years |
| ACA FTEs | $0.5 million | NA |
| Parks | $0.5 million | NA |
| Yarnell Hill Memorial | NA | $0.5 million |
| DPS | ||
| Reduce HURF shift | ($119.2 million) | ($89.2 million) |