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AZ HCR2043
Concurrent Resolution
Status
5/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mark Finchem
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Arizona Constitution Article IX, Section 21 to change the base fiscal year for calculating school district and charter school aggregate expenditure limits from 1979-1980 to 2020-2021.
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Modifies the aggregate expenditure limitation calculation by adjusting the 2020-2021 local revenue expenditures for changes in student population and cost of living, then multiplying the result by 1.10.
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Updates definition of "local revenues" to include charter schools alongside school districts and community college districts throughout the constitutional provision.
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Requires the Economic Estimates Commission to determine and publish the aggregate expenditure limitation for all school districts and charter schools by May 1 of each year.
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Allows the legislature to authorize expenditures exceeding the limitation for a single fiscal year by concurrent resolution with a two-thirds affirmative vote from each house.
Legislative Description
School districts; aggregate expenditure limit
Last Action
Assigned to House RULES Committee
5/19/2020