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AZ SB1662
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sally Gonzales
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AI Summary
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Adds "tribal student" as a new funding category in the school finance formula, defined as pupils who identify as American Indian or Alaskan Native in enrollment information.
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Establishes a support level weight of 0.021 for tribal students in the Group B funding calculation under section 15-943, similar to weights for other disadvantaged student populations.
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Adds the definition of "tribal student" to section 15-901 to clarify that pupils identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native in their enrollment information qualify for this funding designation.
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Expands the Group B educational improvements category to explicitly include tribal students alongside existing populations such as English learners, students eligible for free/reduced-price lunches, and students with disabilities.
Legislative Description
Group B weight; tribal students
School Finance
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/11/2025