SB 1327 Summary

• Directs the Arizona Auditor General to conduct a cost study of Arizona online instruction programs and schools, with authority to sample programs, schools, and courses.

• Requires the cost study to analyze costs for fiscal years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024, including administration, technology, personnel, and curriculum expenses for online instruction delivery.

• Mandates the study include recommendations for reporting requirements on course delivery methods, funding, student enrollment, teacher counts, and potential administrative burden reductions for online instruction providers.

• Appropriates $165,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Office of the Auditor General for conducting the cost study.

• Section 1 of the act automatically repeals on December 31, 2026.