HB 2744 Summary

• Amends Arizona school finance law to add a new funding category "POV, FH and ND" (poverty, foster, neglect) in the base support level calculation for schools.

• Establishes a support level weight of 0.250 for students living in poverty (verified by department of education using U.S. Census Bureau data), in foster homes (verified by department of child safety), or in facilities for neglected or delinquent children (verified by appropriate state departments).

• Adds the new "POV, FH and ND" category to section 15-943's weighted student count table, allowing schools to receive additional funding for eligible students in these circumstances.

• Renumbers existing definitions in section 15-901 to accommodate the new funding category, shifting "PSD" and subsequent definitions from numbers 23-30 to 24-31.