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AZ SB1106
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Kate Brophy McGee
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AI Summary
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Establishes a new adjustment mechanism (section 15-948) allowing school districts to increase revenue control limits and district support levels mid-year if student enrollment grows beyond initial projections after the first 100-200 days of the school year.
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Permits school districts to request additional state aid funding after the first 40 days of the school year to cover anticipated growth in students through the 100-200 day mark, as specified in section 15-973.
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Allows common school districts offering grade 9 instruction to use growth-based adjustments for revenue control limits, except they cannot use the prior-year funding adjustment mechanism during their first year of offering grade 9.
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Appropriates $31,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the Department of Education for distribution to school districts and charter schools on a per-pupil basis to cover costs associated with prior-year funding.
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Modifies student count calculations for joint technical education districts, committed youth education systems, and correctional education programs to accommodate the new growth-based funding adjustments.
Legislative Description
Schools; prior-year funding
Schools
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/24/2017