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AZ HB2883
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Myron Tsosie
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AI Summary
- Lowers the student count threshold for small school district adjustments from 125 to 160 students for common school districts (grades K-8) and from 100 to 160 students for high school districts
- Allows qualifying small school districts to adopt budgets exceeding the general budget limit without requiring a voter election under section 15-481
- Updates the formula calculations for budget overrides by changing the baseline subtraction from 125 to 160 for elementary student counts
- Permits school districts that previously operated under small school adjustment provisions and later exceeded student count limits to continue adopting budgets up to $50,000 above the general budget limit
- Maintains existing requirements for budget override elections, including five-year maximum terms and specific ballot language requirements for property tax levies
Legislative Description
Small school adjustment; student count
Last Action
House ED Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)
2/17/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/21/2026
Education1/21/2026
Full Bill Text
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