Bill Text: AZ SB1188 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Results-based funding; repeal; special education

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-20 - Senate read second time [SB1188 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2021-SB1188-Introduced.html

---

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: results-based funding; repeal; special education

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

SB 1188

 

Introduced by

Senators Engel: Alston, Otondo; Representatives Andrade, Butler, Pawlik, Powers Hannley, Rodriguez

 

 

AN ACT

 

repealing section 15-249.08, Arizona Revised Statutes; appropriating monies; relating to education finance.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Repeal

Section 15-249.08, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2.  Appropriation; department of education; special education compensatory grants

The sum of $68,600,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the department of education for the purposes of providing special education compensatory grants.

Sec. 3.  Intent

The Legislature intends that the $68,600,000 appropriation in the baseline budget dedicated to results-based funding instead be redirected to the department of education for the purposes of providing special education compensatory grants to support schools in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring that students receive the educational services to which they are entitled by law.