ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2019: CTEDs; nonprofits; postsecondary institutions; agreements

Sponsor: Representative Fillmore, LD 16

Committee on Education

Overview

Allows a career technical education district (CTED) governing board to enter into an agreement for administrative, operational and educational services with a nonprofit organization or a public or private postsecondary institution.

History

A CTED governing board is responsible for the management and control of a CTED, including the content and quality of the courses offered, the quality of teachers who provide instruction, the salaries of teachers who provide instruction and the reimbursement of other entities for the facilities used by the CTED (A.R.S. § 15-393(A)).

Currently, a CTED governing board and a community college district may enter into agreements to provide administrative, operational and educational services and facilities. Additionally, statute stipulates that any agreement between the CTED governing board and another CTED, a school district, a charter school or a community college district must be in the form of an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract (A.R.S. § 15-393(K)(L)).

An intergovernmental agreement or other written contract made between a CTED governing board and other entity must specify:

1) The financial provisions of the intergovernmental agreement or written contract;

2) The accountability provisions;

3) The responsibilities of each CTED, school district, charter school and community college district that is a party to the agreement or contract;

4) The type of instruction, including individualized education programs;

5) The quality of the instruction;

6) The transportation services and the manner in which transportation costs will be paid;

7) The amount that the CTED will contribute to a course and the amount of support required by the school district or the community college;

8) That the services provided by each party must be proportionally calculated in the cost of delivering the service;

9) That the payment for services must not exceed the cost of the services provided;

10) That the CTED will provide professional development for career and technical teachers at a satellite campus and ongoing evaluation and support of satellite campus programs and courses; and

11) A list of other goods and services provided to the member district (A.R.S. § 15-393(L)).

Provisions

1. Allows a CTED governing board to enter into an agreement for administrative, operational and educational services and facilities with a:

a) Nonprofit organization that is devoted to vocational training; or

b) Public or private postsecondary institution. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires any agreement between a CTED governing board and a nonprofit organization or a public or private postsecondary institution to be in the form of an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract. (Sec. 1)

3. Subjects any agreement between a CTED governing board and a nonprofit organization or a public or private postsecondary institution to meet the same requirements of an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract made between a CTED governing board, a school district, a charter school, a community college district or other CTED. (Sec. 1)

4. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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