ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2533: schools; average daily membership

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Carter, LD 15

BILL STATUS: Education

Abstract

Relating to ADM calculation.

Provisions

1. Directs 7^th and 8^th grade ADM calculations to be based on enrolled subjects and defines a full-time student in those grades as a student enrolled in six subjects.

a. Funds fractional ADM at 1/6 ADM per enrolled subject in 7^th and 8^th grade, up to 1.0 ADM. (Sec. 1)

2. Removes the instructional hour requirements for high school ADM calculations. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

ADM is the total enrollment of fractional and full-time students, minus withdrawals, of each school

day through the first 100 or 200 days in session, as applicable, for the current year (A.R.S. § 15-901). The calculation of ADM is utilized for school funding purposes in the determination of a school district or charter school's aggregate budget limit (A.R.S. § 15-943).

To meet the definition of a full-time student for high school and generate 1.0 ADM, a student must be enrolled in at least four subjects that count towards graduation for a minimum of 123 hours and be enrolled in at least 720 instructional hours during the year. In the calculation of instructional hours, any hours the student is scheduled to attend a high school are included. Students who take less than four subjects that count towards graduation generate fractional ADM, subject to specified instructional hour requirements outlined in statute.  

The following instructional hours in a 180-day school year are required for students in grades 1-8 to be considered full-time:

· In grades 1-3, 712 hours.

· In grades 4-6, 890 hours.

· In grades 7-8, 1,000 hours.

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2533

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Education

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