Senate Bill 1729 Summary

• Increases charter school additional assistance from $1,985.58 to $2,049.12 per student (K-8) and from $2,314.16 to $2,388.21 per student (9-12), and raises base level funding to $4,914.71 for fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Establishes quarterly reporting requirements for Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts program, including student demographics, eligibility categories, expense types, and award amounts.

• Creates three new programs: Arizona civics education and leadership development program, early education and career exploration program with career mapping tools, and professional development support for school districts with low teacher experience indices.

• Authorizes live, remote instructional courses for grades 9-12 during 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years with $500 incentive bonuses for remote students achieving passing grades on college credit qualifying exams.

• Establishes dual enrollment teacher development fund (up to $1,000 incentive bonuses) and dual enrollment student development fund (up to $50 per credit hour reimbursements) for fiscal year 2023-2024, with prioritization for free/reduced-price lunch eligible students.