REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; dyslexia screening and education

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

HB 2781

Introduced by Representatives Pawlik: Bolding, Butler, Chávez, DeGrazia, Epstein, Espinoza, Fernandez, Hernandez A, Jermaine, Lieberman, Peten, Powers Hannley, Rodriguez, Salman, Sierra, Teller, Tsosie, Senators Alston, Bowie, Dalessandro

 

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.  Appropriations; department of education; dyslexia screening and education; exemption; intent

A.  The following sums are appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the department of education for following purposes:

1.  $280,000 and three FTE positions to hire a dyslexia specialist, an early literacy specialist and a move-on-when-reading specialist.

2.  $990,000 in onetime funding for statewide educator training.

3.  $65,000 in onetime funding for data collection.

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

C.  The legislature intends that the appropriation made in subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section be considered ongoing funding in future years.