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AZ SB1272

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2012

Primary Sponsor

David Lujan

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona school finance law to add a new "K" (kindergarten) funding category with a support level weight of 1.352 in the base support level calculation for full-day kindergarten programs.

  • Adds a "K-3" (kindergarten through grade 3) funding category with a support level weight of 0.060 to provide additional support for educational improvements in early grades.

  • Appropriates $218,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2012-2013 to the Department of Education to fund the new kindergarten group B weight for full-day kindergarten programs.

  • Modifies the definition section of Arizona Revised Statutes to add the new "K" and "K-3" funding categories and renumbers subsequent definitions accordingly.

Legislative Description

Full day kindergarten; funding

Last Action

Referred to Senate APPROP Committee

1/26/2012

Full Bill Text

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