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AZ SB1726

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Denise Epstein

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires the Arizona Department of Education to assign student identifiers to scholarship recipients from certified school tuition organizations (STOs) who are not already in the student accountability information system.

  • Mandates STOs submit annual student data to the Department of Education by July 1, including student names, scholarship/grant amounts, and the qualified school attended.

  • Expands annual STO reporting to include scholarship distribution breakdowns by dollar amount ranges (from less than $5,000 to $60,000 or more), plus mean and median award amounts per school.

  • Requires the Department of Revenue to publish reports showing total scholarship amounts per student identifier and comparisons of average STO scholarships to charter school funding levels by grade.

  • Adds STOs to the student accountability information system alongside school districts and charter schools for electronic data transmission purposes.

Legislative Description

STOs; scholarship reporting; identification numbers

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/5/2026
Education Accountability and Reform2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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