HB2078 - 542R

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

Section 1. Section 15-746, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-746. Public schools; annual report cards; educational options directory; withholding of state monies

A. Each public school shall distribute an annual report card that contains at least the following information:

1. A description of the public school's regular, magnet and special instructional programs.

2. A description of the public school's current academic goals of the school.

3. A summary of both of the following:

(a) The results achieved by pupils enrolled at the public school during the prior three school years as measured by the statewide assessment and the nationally standardized norm‑referenced achievement test as designated by the state board and as reported in the annual report prescribed by section 15‑743. , a summary of

(b) The pupil progress on an ongoing and annual basis, showing the trends in gain or loss in pupil achievement over time in reading, language arts and mathematics for all years in which pupils are enrolled in the school district or charter school for an entire school year and for which this information is available. and a summary of the pupil progress for pupils who are not enrolled in a district for an entire school year.

4. The attendance rate of pupils enrolled at the public school as reflected in the public school's average daily membership as defined in section 15‑901.

5. The total number of incidents that occurred on the school grounds, at school bus stops, on school buses and at school‑sponsored events and that required the contact of a local, county, tribal, state or federal law enforcement officer pursuant to section 13‑3411, subsection F, section 13‑3620, section 15‑341, subsection A, paragraph 30 or section 15‑515. The total number of incidents reported shall only include reports that law enforcement officers report to the school are supported by probable cause. For the purposes of this paragraph, a certified peace officer who serves as a school resource officer is a law enforcement officer. A school may provide clarifying information if the school has a school resource officer on campus.

6. 5. The percentage of pupils who have either graduated to the next grade level or graduated from high school.

7. A description of the social services available at the school site.

8. 6. The school calendar, including the length of the school day and hours of operations.

9. 7. The total number of pupils enrolled at the public school during the previous school year.

10. 8. The transportation services available.

11. 9. A description of the responsibilities of parents of children enrolled at the public school.

12. 10. A description of the responsibilities of the public school to the parents of the children enrolled at the public school, including dates the report cards are delivered to the home.

13. A description of the composition and duties of the school council as prescribed in section 15‑351 if such a school council exists.

14. 11. For the most recent year available, the average current expenditure per pupil for administrative functions compared to the predicted average current expenditure per pupil for administrative functions according to an analysis of administrative cost data by the joint legislative budget committee staff.

15. If the school provides instruction to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through three, the ratio of pupils to teachers in each classroom where instruction is provided in kindergarten programs and grades one through three.

16. 12. The average class size per grade level for all grade levels, kindergarten programs and grades one through eight. For the purposes of this paragraph, "average class size" means the weighted average of each class.

B. The department of education shall develop a standardized report card format that meets the requirements of subsection A of this section. The department shall modify the standardized report card as necessary on an annual basis. The department shall distribute to each public school in this state a copy of the standardized report card that includes the required test scores for each public school. Additional copies of the standardized report card shall be available on request.

C. After each public school has completed the report card distributed to it by the department of education, the public school, in addition to distributing the report card as prescribed in subsection A of this section, shall send a copy of the report card to the department. The department shall prepare an annual report that contains the report card from each public school in this state.

D. The public school shall distribute report cards and the educational options directory produced pursuant to subsection F of this section to parents of pupils enrolled at the school, no not later than the last day of school of each fiscal year, and shall present a summary of the contents of the report cards at an annual public meeting held at the public school. The public school shall give notice at least two weeks before the public meeting that clearly states the purposes, time and place of the meeting.

E. Beginning in fiscal year 2020‑2021, the school report card prescribed by this section shall include the following school level data for charter schools and schools operated by school districts:

1. The detailed total revenues generated by weighted student count.

2. The total allocated federal, state and local revenue.

3. The allocation of classroom site fund monies.

4. The amounts allocated for teacher pay and benefits, classroom supplies, student support and other expenditures.

5. A comparison of the public school's funding information to other schools in the local education agency.

F. The department of education shall produce a directory of educational options that are available in this state for parents of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve. The department shall make the directory of educational options available to each public school in this state to distribute to parents pursuant to subsection D of this section. At a minimum, the directory must include information about all of the following educational options:

1. Open enrollment pursuant to section 15-816.01.

2. Arizona online instruction pursuant to section 15-808.

3. Charter schools established pursuant to chapter 1, article 8 of this title.

4. A parent's right to choose to send the parent's child to a homeschool as defined in section 15-802 or a private school as defined in section 15-802.

5. The availability of scholarship assistance through school tuition organizations under title 43.

6. Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts pursuant to chapter 19 of this title.

7. The family college savings program established by chapter 14, article 7 of this title.

G. If any school within a school district does not comply with the requirements of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall withhold one percent of state monies that the school district would otherwise be entitled to receive each month until each school complies with the requirements of this section. The school district shall reduce its budget limit accordingly.

H. If any charter school does not comply with the requirements of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall withhold one percent of state monies that the charter school would otherwise be entitled to receive each month until the charter school complies with the requirements of this section. The charter school shall reduce its budget limit accordingly. END_STATUTE