HB 2070 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-901 and 15-943 relating to school finance and funding formulas.

• Adds a new funding category "POV, FH and ND" (poverty, foster homes, neglect/delinquency) with a support level weight of 0.250 in the base support level calculation for school districts.

• Defines students eligible for POV, FH and ND funding as those living in poverty (verified by department of education using U.S. Census Bureau poverty data), living in foster homes (verified by department of child safety), or living in facilities for neglected or delinquent children (verified by department of child safety or department of juvenile corrections).

• Incorporates the new funding category into the weighted student count formula used to calculate each school district's base support level allocation.