41-191.09 - Arizona Statutes

41-191.09. Attorney general legal services cost allocation fund; contributions; exemptions A. The attorney general legal services cost allocation fund is established for the purpose of reimbursing the department of law for general agency counsel. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. The attorney general shall administer the fund. B. Beginning July 1, 2006, all state agency appropriated and nonappropriated funds shall contribute a pro rata share of general agency counsel services provided by the department of law. The pro rata share is payable by payroll fund source, and the resultant amount shall be deposited in the attorney general legal services cost allocation fund. Beginning July 1, 2007, the pro rata share for each fund shall be 0.675 per cent of the total payroll. For the purposes of this subsection, "total payroll" includes federal monies, state general fund monies, special revenue funds, intergovernmental revenue monies, trust funds and other payroll fund sources. C. A claim for the pro rata share percentage payment shall be submitted according to the fund source, with the accompanying payroll, to the department of administration for deposit in the attorney general legal services cost allocation fund. D. The following agencies are exempt from this section: 1. The department of water resources. 2. The residential utility consumer office. 3. The industrial commission. 4. The universities and the Arizona board of regents. 5. The auditor general. 6. The corporation commission. 7. The office of the governor. 8. The department of law. 9. The house of representatives. 10. The senate. 11. The joint legislative budget committee. 12. The Arizona state library, archives and public records. 13. The legislative council. 14. The department of administration risk management fund. 15. The department of transportation. 16. The Arizona game and fish department. 17. The department of economic security. 18. The Arizona health care cost containment system. 19. The superior court. 20. The court of appeals. 21. The supreme court. 22. The Arizona department of agriculture and councils that receive administrative and budgetary services from the Arizona department of agriculture. 23. All self-supporting regulatory agencies as determined pursuant to section 35-143.01. E. Monies in the attorney general legal services cost allocation fund are exempt from lapsing to the state general fund at the end of each fiscal year.