HB2233 Summary

• Amends Arizona charter school law to allow achievement district schools to expand through enrollment cap increases or new schools via expedited approval process requiring only executive director review and limiting paperwork requirements.

• Establishes Operation Excellence School Improvement Program providing $58 million annually (FY 2023-2025) to schools with persistent low performance, requiring development of improvement plans with mentorship and evidence-based strategies.

• Requires schools assigned F grades for three consecutive years to either pursue collaborative partnerships with high-performing schools or accept state-assigned solutions teams and alternative operation plans beginning January 1, 2029.

• Modifies school accountability language and processes, including changing "if" to "whether" in alternative operation plan determinations and establishing collaborative operational partnerships as alternative to state intervention.

• Appropriates $58 million per year for three fiscal years plus up to $1 million annually for administration and seven full-time equivalent positions at the State Board of Education to oversee the improvement program; repeals program December 31, 2027.