Bill Number: S.B. 1797
Ugenti-Rita
Floor Amendment #1
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Laura Benitez
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Requires the Arizona
Department of Gaming (ADG) to monthly transfer Event Wagering Fund (Fund)
monies to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) for distribution to school
districts and charter schools as follows:
a) 10 percent of Fund
monies to be used for teacher base salary increases; and
b)
10
percent of Fund monies to be used for classroom spending.
2. Requires ADE to
annually distribute the transferred monies proportionally based on school
district and charter school weighted student counts for the fiscal year.
3. Requires Fund monies
distributed for teacher base salary increases to supplement, not supplant,
teacher compensation from any other sources.
4. Prohibits monies
distributed for classroom spending from being used for administrative costs.
5. Makes conforming
changes.
Fifty-fifth Legislature Ugenti-Rita
First
Regular Session S.B. 1797
UGENTI-RITA FLOOR AMENDMENT #1
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1797
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 40,
line 6, after the comma insert "the department shall
transfer monies as prescribed in subsection D of this section, and, after that
transfer,"
Line 12,
strike the comma insert a period
Strike line
13, insert:
"D. The department of gaming shall transfer monies in the
fund to the department of education as follows:
1. Ten
percent to distribute to school districts and charter schools to be used for
teacher base salary increases. Teacher base salary increases distributed
pursuant to this paragraph shall supplement, and not supplant, teacher
compensation monies from any other sources.
2. Ten
percent to distribute to school districts and charter schools for classroom
spending. Monies distributed pursuant to this paragraph may not be used for
administrative costs.
E. The
department of education shall distribute the transferred monies proportionally
based on the weighted student count for the school district or charter school
for the current year pursuant to section 15-943, paragraph 2, subdivision (a)."
Amend title to conform