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AZ HB2635

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mariana Sandoval

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona school finance statutes to provide full-day kindergarten students with the same funding weight as first through third grade students (counted as 1.0 average daily membership rather than 0.5)

  • Requires full-day kindergarten programs to meet at least 712 instructional hours per school year to qualify for full funding

  • Maintains half-day kindergarten programs at 356-712 hours annually, with those students continuing to be counted as one-half of a full-time student

  • Changes the age requirement for "full-time student" classification in common schools from six years old to five years old before January 1 of the school year

  • Updates Arizona online instruction definitions to distinguish between half-day and full-day kindergarten programs for funding calculation purposes

Legislative Description

Full-day kindergarten students; ADM.

Last Action

House read second time

1/22/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/21/2026
Appropriations1/21/2026
Education1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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