Assigned to ED AS
PASSED BY COW
Assigned to ED AS
PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
common school districts; lapsing procedure
Purpose
Modifies procedure for lapsing a common school district.
Background
Statute allows a county school superintendent to suspend a common school district that, for three months during the school year, has a student count of less than eight pupils between the ages of 6 and 21. The Board of Supervisors (BOS) may declare the common school district lapsed and attach the territory to one or more adjoining school districts, dispose of the lapsed common school district's property and apply the proceeds to the credit of the lapsed common school district (A.R.S. § 15-469).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows a county school superintendent to suspend a common school district that has, for one school year, rather than for three months during the school year, a student count of less than eight pupils.
2. Allows the county school superintendent to provide the common school district additional time to recruit more pupils and allows the BOS to declare the school district lapsed if, at the end of the additional time provided, the student count is less than eight pupils.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1. Shortens the length of time before a county school superintendent may suspend a common school district for having less than eight pupils from two consecutive years to one school year.
2. Eliminates the requirement that the county school superintendent must notify the common school district and board of supervisors of a school that has less than eight pupils.
3. Allows the county school superintendent, rather than the BOS, to provide more time for a common school district to recruit more students.
Senate Action
ED 2/15/18 DP 4-2-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 22, 2018
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