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AZ SB1472
Bill
Status
5/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Farnsworth
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AI Summary
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Extends school district budget planning requirements from one year to three fiscal years, requiring governing boards to prepare proposed budgets covering the next three fiscal years instead of just the budget year.
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Modifies the definition of "budget year" to mean any of the three fiscal years immediately following the current year, rather than a single fiscal year.
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Requires school district budget summaries to include enrollment projections for each of the next three years with descriptions of projection methods, and the rate of change in student enrollment between the current year and the fifth year prior.
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Allows budget override elections to reference multiple budget years instead of singular year references, with corresponding amendments to ballot language and informational pamphlet requirements.
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Updates error correction procedures in state aid and budget limit calculations to reference the budget year immediately following the current year, extending the correction window from two years to three years.
Legislative Description
School district budgets; three years
Auditor General
Last Action
Governor Vetoed
5/2/2025