SB1091 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-481, 15-491, and 15-949 relating to school district budget override and bond election procedures and ballot language requirements.

• Modifies ballot language for budget override elections to use "budget override continuation, yes" and "budget override continuation, no" for elections continuing existing overrides, and adds statement showing estimated tax rate reduction if continuation is not approved.

• Requires ballot language for bond elections to include statement that "Without the continuation authorized by this election, the estimated tax rate will be reduced by $_______ per $100 of net assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes beginning on (Date current authorization expires)."

• Clarifies ballot language requirements for small school district budget overrides under section 15-949, including estimated override amounts for each year sought and tax rate impact statements.

• Updates grammar and terminology throughout statutes, including changing "person" to "individual" in argument submission requirements and reformatting ballot statement language for consistency.