Arizona Laws 8-264. Participation by county; certification
A. A county may elect to participate in the family counseling programs by resolution of the county’s board of supervisors. Such resolution shall be delivered to the supreme court on or before June 15. The supreme court shall then certify a list of counties which have elected to participate and shall inform those counties of the amounts of funding available to them.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-264
- Court: means the juvenile division of the superior court. See Arizona Laws 8-261
- Family counseling programs: means those public and private programs established pursuant to rules and guidelines promulgated and administered by the presiding judge of the juvenile division of the superior court in each participating county and approved by the supreme court for the purpose of strengthening family relationships and prevention of juvenile delinquency. See Arizona Laws 8-261
- Matching funds: means state monies distributed by the supreme court to a participating county on a four-to-one ratio provided by the state and participating county respectively. See Arizona Laws 8-261
B. The court shall certify that the amount expended by the county for purposes of determining matching funds has been utilized to supplement, not supplant, county or state funds that would otherwise be made available for family counseling services.
C. The court shall certify that the amount of aid provided by the state and county to a family counseling program pursuant to this article does not exceed seventy per cent of the program’s annual operating budget.