ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2806: appropriations; preschool development grants

Sponsor:  Representative Sierra, LD 19

Committee on Appropriations

Overview

Appropriates $7,500,000 in FY 2021, $15,000,000 in FY 2022 and $22,500,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to distribute preschool development grants to eligible providers.

History

ADE is led by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected position. ADE plays a key role in overseeing and supporting school districts, vocational districts, accommodation districts and charter schools, including providing and executing educational guidelines and standards.

The federal Preschool Development Grants Program (PDG) provided $976,698,263 in grant funding to expand access to quality preschool programs for children of families with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. PDG Development grants went to states without a state preschool program or those with a preschool program serving less than 10% of the state's population of four-year olds. Arizona received $81,375,127 in PDG grant awards between 2014 and 2018 (Preschool Development Grants Program Summary Report). Grants were awarded to subgrantee school districts, preschools, day cares and other organizations involved in early childhood education and the performance period for these grants ended in December 2019.

Provisions

1.    Appropriates $7,500,000 in FY 2021, $15,000,000 in FY 2022 and $22,500,000 in FY 2023 from the state General Fund in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to distribute preschool development grants to eligible providers.

2.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires eligible providers to use an evidence-based curriculum that has a clear scope and sequence and an explicit focus on coaching to assist teachers with curriculum implementation.

3.    Requires ADE to evaluate the use of the preschool development grant monies beginning January 1, 2022.

4.    Stipulates that the evaluation must include an analysis of child outcome gains associated with preschool development grants.

5.    Requires ADE to submit the final evaluation to the Governor, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and Secretary of State by January 31, 2023.

6.    Contains a legislative intent clause. (Sec. 1)

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