AZ SB1709

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-901 and 15-943 to add a definition of "tribal student" as a pupil who identifies as American Indian or Alaskan Native in the pupil's enrollment information.

Adds tribal students to the "Group B" funding category in the base support level calculation, alongside existing categories such as kindergarten-3rd grade students, English learners, students with disabilities, and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

Establishes a support level weight of 0.021 for tribal students in the weighted student count calculation used to determine base support level funding.

Makes conforming changes to section 15-901 to renumber the definition of "VI" (visual impairment programs) from definition 32 to 33 to accommodate the new tribal student definition.