REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; school support personnel; salaries

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

HB 2648

Introduced by Representatives Pawlik: Blanc, Bolding, Cano, Espinoza, Hernandez A, Jermaine, Lieberman, Longdon, Meza, Peten, Rodriguez, Salman, Teller, Terán, Tsosie

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the superintendent of public instruction.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Appropriation; superintendent of public instruction; base level; fiscal year 2019-2020; intent

A.  The sum of $220,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the superintendent of public instruction for basic state aid.  The appropriated amount shall be used to fund an increase in the base level established in section 15‑901, subsection B, paragraph 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, above the base level that otherwise would be provided by law for fiscal year 2019‑2020 pursuant to section 15‑901.01, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B.  The legislature intends that the appropriation made in subsection A of this section be used to fund salary increases for personnel who provide student support and instruction support services, including student food service, student transportation and school site plant operations.