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AZ SB1726
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Denise Epstein
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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