Bill Amendment: AZ SB1037 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular
Bill Title: Special education; audit; cost study
Status: 2017-03-15 - House APPROP Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (11-0-0-3-0-0) [SB1037 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-SB1037-HOUSE_-_Education.html
Fifty-third Legislature
First Regular Session
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1037
(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)
Page 1, strike lines 2 through 45
Page 2, strike lines 1 through 25
Renumber to conform
Line 26, strike "performance" insert "special"
Line 29, after "district" insert "and charter school"
After line 45, insert:
"B. The special audit and cost study pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be conducted using a sample of no more than sixty school districts and charter schools that are representative of the state population, including being representative of the state population of students who receive special education services. The auditor general shall select school districts and charter schools to participate in the special audit and cost study. Any school districts and charter schools selected to participate in the special audit shall cooperate, provide information and follow and adhere to the accounting guidelines and requirements as set forth by the auditor general to accurately account for special education program expenditures for each disability classification as defined in section 15-761, in a format prescribed by the auditor general in conjunction with the department of education as provided in section 15-904. the auditor general shall collaborate with the school districts and charter schools while establishing these new accounting guidelines and requirements."
Reletter to conform
Page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert:
"A. The sum of $50,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to the department of education to be dispersed to the school districts and charter schools selected by the auditor general to defray the costs associated with the new accounting requirements established pursuant to this act."
Line 3, before "The" insert "B."; strike "$150,000" insert "$200,000"
Line 5, after "the" insert "special audit and"
Amend title to conform
