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REFERENCE TITLE: ASDB; accounting; unspent monies; grants |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HB 2720 |
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Introduced by Representative Thorpe
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-1306; relating to the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1306, to read:
15-1306. Accounting requirements; special education voucher monies; unspent monies; supplemental special education grant fund; rules
A. On or before December 1 and May 1 of each school year, if a school district receives special education voucher monies for the purposes of educating a pupil who receives services through a regional cooperative of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind, the school district shall prepare an accounting on behalf of each of these pupils that includes both of the following:
1. An itemized accounting of the impairment-specific education services provided to the pupil.
2. The amount of voucher monies spent and how the voucher monies have been spent.
B. On or before December 1 and May 1 of each school year, if the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind receive special education voucher monies for the purposes of educating a pupil who receives services through a regional cooperative of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind, the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall prepare an accounting on behalf of each of these pupils that includes both of the following:
1. An itemized accounting of the impairment-specific education services provided to the pupil.
2. The amount of voucher monies spent and how the voucher monies have been spent.
C. Any accounting prepared pursuant to subsection A or B of this section must be provided to the parent or guardian of the pupil on whose behalf the accounting was prepared.
D. At the end of each school year, the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind and each school district shall transmit any unspent special education voucher monies that were received for the purposes of educating pupils who receive services through a regional cooperative of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind to the superintendent of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind for deposit in the supplemental special education grant fund established by this section.
E. The supplemental special education grant fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to subsection D of this section. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
F. If an accounting prepared pursuant to subsection A or B of this section reveals that unspent voucher monies will exist for a pupil at the end of the school year, the pupil's parent or guardian may apply to the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind for a grant from the supplemental special education grant fund in the amount of the pupil's unspent voucher monies. The parent or guardian may use the grant monies for supplemental impairment-specific education services, including tutoring, coursework and technology. Within six months after receiving a grant under this subsection, the parent or guardian shall provide the ARizona state schools for the deaf and the blind with an accounting that details how the grant monies were spent, including receipts. If the accounting reveals that the parent or guardian misused grant monies or if the parent or guardian fails to submit the accounting or receipts, or both, the parent or guardian shall reimburse the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind in whole or in part as determined by the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind may adopt rules for the purposes of implementing this subsection.