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AZ SB1272
Bill
Status
1/25/2012
Primary Sponsor
David Lujan
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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