Bill Text: AZ SB1329 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriation; K-3 reading intervention

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-28 - Referred to Senate ED Committee [SB1329 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2016-SB1329-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; K-3 reading intervention

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

 

 

SB 1329

 

Introduced by

Senators Pancrazi, Dalessandro, Farley, Hobbs, McGuire; Representative Otondo: Senators Bradley, Contreras; Representative Fernandez

 

 

AN ACT

 

Appropriating monies to the department of education.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Appropriation; department of education; K-3 reading intervention

The sum of $40,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the department of education for distribution to school districts and charter schools for K-3 reading intervention.  The department shall distribute the monies to school districts and charter schools based on the number of third grade students in each school district or charter school who receive a score of minimally proficient or partially proficient on the English language arts portion of the statewide assessment to measure academic standards.