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AZ HB2566

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2022

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Udall

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-1204 regarding the Special Education Voucher Fund for State Institutional Placement.

  • Adds new calculation method for voucher amounts for students enrolled in campus-based programs at Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, including $450.76 for preschool, $514.63 for kindergarten through grade 8, and $590.86 for grades 9-12 for capital outlay costs, plus $5.23 per route mile for transportation.

  • Includes additional amount for textbooks and materials for grades 9-12 students at Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, calculated as student count multiplied by $69.68.

  • Requires capital outlay and transportation amounts to increase annually beginning in fiscal year 2022-2023 by the growth rate prescribed by law, subject to appropriation.

  • Makes technical corrections to statutory language, changing "upon" to "on" and modernizing dollar amount formatting throughout the section.

Legislative Description

Special education vouchers; amount

Special Education

Last Action

House ED Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (10-0-0-0-0-0)

2/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/24/2022
Appropriations1/24/2022
Education1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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