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AZ HB2635
Bill
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mariana Sandoval
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AI Summary
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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)
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Requires full-day kindergarten programs to meet at least 712 instructional hours per school year to qualify for full funding
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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
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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
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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