Arizona-2015-SB1259-Chaptered

House Engrossed Senate Bill

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

CHAPTER 272

SENATE BILL 1259

AN ACT

providing for the submission of corrected data to the teacher experience index.

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

Section 1. School districts; teacher experience index; submission of corrected data

A. Notwithstanding sections 15-905 and 15-915 and section 15-941, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, a school district for which the fiscal year 2014-2015 teacher experience index is less than or equal to 1.0000 may submit corrections to teacher experience index data that are required pursuant to section 15-941, Arizona Revised Statutes, if all of the following conditions exist:

1. The school district's average daily membership for the 2013-2014 school year was less than one hundred fifty but more than one hundred thirty‑five.

2. The school district is a common school district.

3. The teacher experience index for the school district pursuant to section 15-941, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2013-2014 was greater than 1.1000 and the current teacher experience index for the school district for fiscal year 2014-2015 is less than or equal to 1.0000.

4. The school district received basic state aid in fiscal year 2013‑2014 and is receiving basic state aid for fiscal year 2014-2015.

5. The school district has completed the submission of teacher experience index data required to be submitted on or before October 15, 2014 under section 15-941, Arizona Revised Statutes, and the resulting preliminary teacher experience index as prescribed in section 15-941, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, is greater than 1.0000.

B. If all the conditions prescribed in subsection A of this section are met and the resulting teacher experience index is greater than 1.0000, the school district may revise its budget to reflect this increase and state aid shall be adjusted accordingly.