Arizona Revised Statutes Title 35. Public Finances § 35-121.01. Local minimum wage; reimbursement of state costs; collection; withholding

A. After considering the information in the budget estimates required by § 35-113, the legislature may allocate and, if allocated, the department of administration shall assess and collect from a county, city or town an amount to reimburse this state for the cost to this state in the next fiscal year attributable to the county's, city's or town's establishment of a minimum wage if that minimum wage exceeds the minimum wage established by this state pursuant to § 23-363.

B. The department shall assess the amounts under this section not later than July 31 of each year. The amounts are payable immediately on assessment. If the county, city or town does not pay to the department the amount allocated pursuant to this section on or before December 31 of the year the allocation is made, the department shall notify the state treasurer, who shall subtract the amount owed by the county, city or town from any payments required to be made by the state treasurer to that county, city or town pursuant to § 42-5029, subsection D, plus interest on that amount pursuant to § 44-1201, retroactive to the first day the amount was due. If the amount the state treasurer withholds is insufficient to meet the requirements of this section, the state treasurer shall withhold from any other monies payable to that county, city or town from whatever state funding source is available an amount necessary to fulfill the requirement.

C. Unless otherwise required by law, the monies paid to the department or withheld by the state treasurer for the amounts assessed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be credited to the funds in the amounts prescribed in the estimates required pursuant to § 35-113.