PREFILED    JAN 13 2020

REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; gifted education programs.

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020

HB 2186

Introduced by Representatives Pawlik: Butler, Chávez, Longdon, Terán, Senators Alston, Bowie

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the department of education.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Appropriation; department of education; additional assistance for gifted education programs; administration; exemption

A.  The sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the department of education to be allocated in the following amounts for the following purposes:

1.  $4,700,000 for additional assistance for gifted education programs pursuant to section 15‑779.03, Arizona Revised Statutes.

2.  $300,000 to be used by the department of education to administer additional assistance for gifted education programs pursuant to section 15‑779.03, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.