technology study committee; assistive technology, the official text

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technology study
committee; assistive technology

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2700

AN
ACT

establishing
the technology first study committee.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.1. Technology first study committee; membership; duties; report;
delayed repeal

A. The technology first study committee is established consisting of the
following members who have knowledge in assistive technology and who are
appointed by the following:

1. The president of the
senate:

(a) Two members who
represent the department of economic security, one of whom represents the division of developmental
disabilities and one of whom represents the vocational rehabilitation community
program.

(b) One member of the
developmental disabilities advisory council.

(c) One member of the
developmental disabilities planning council.

(d) One member who
represents the department of education.

(e) One member who
represents the Arizona health care cost containment system.

(f) One member who
represents northern Arizona university's institute
for human development.

2. The speaker of the house
of representatives:

(a) One member who
represents the university of Arizona's Sonoran
center for excellence in disabilities.

(b) One member who
represents the Arizona assistive technology access program.

(c) One member who
represents disability rights Arizona.

(d) Two members who
represent use assistive technology.

(e) Two members who
represent parent advocate groups.

(f) One member who
represents the delegation for developmental disability advocacy, also known as
3DA.

B. The study committee
shall meet two times per year at dates and
times to be decided by the study committee.

C. Committee members are
not eligible to receive compensation, but members appointed pursuant to
subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivisions (b),
(c), (d), (e) and (f) are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under title
38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.

D. The study committee
shall:

1. Study and address
specific issues related to assistive technology, including technology first
initiatives.

2. Analyze emerging
assistive technologies.

3. Identify potential
changes in assistive technologies.

4. Analyze how to better
serve individuals with assistive technology needs.

5. On or before October 1,
2027, submit a report regarding the committee's activities and recommendations
to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

F. This section is repealed
from and after October 1, 2027.

Sec. 2.2. Legislative intent and purpose

A. The legislature intends
that the vision of the technology first study committee is to:

1. Increase assistive
technology awareness.

2. Identify technological
solutions.

3. Facilitate assistive
technology access for all Arizonans with developmental disabilities.

B. The purpose of the
technology first study committee is to discover
and recommend systemic changes regarding assistive technology and other
technological solutions to better serve individuals with disabilities across
Arizona.

Sec. 3.3. Short
title

This act may be cited as the
"Technology First Study Committee".