appropriations; graduate medical education program

SB 1623 allocates $10 million from Arizona’s state general fund and $18.77 million in expenditure authority for fiscal year 2025-2026 to support graduate medical education programs. This funding directly assists hospitals and medical training programs across Arizona by covering both direct and indirect costs of residency training, including start-up expenses for new programs. The bill ensures state funds supplement, but do not replace, existing voluntary payments from local governments to hospitals running these programs. It also exempts these appropriations from standard budget lapse rules under Arizona law.