Bill Number: S.B. 1823

            Gonzales Floor Amendment

            Reference to: printed bill

            Amendment drafted by: Leg Council

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

Reverts to prior year funding the base support level for school district and charter schools for fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.

Notwithstanding Executive Orders 2020-41 and 2020-51 and any other law, for fiscal year 2020-2021, students who receive instruction through a distance learning plan submitted shall be funded at the same amount as students receiving in-person instruction.

Appropriates $253,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona department of education to recoup the average daily membership formula losses.

Fifty-fifth Legislature                                                  Gonzales

First Regular Session                                                   S.B. 1823

GONZALES FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1823

(Reference to printed bill)

Page 97, after line 24, insert:

"Sec. 144. Public schools; funding; fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022; retroactivity

A. Notwithstanding section 15-185, subsection B, paragraph 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and section 15-943, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purposes of computing base support level funding for fiscal year 2020-2021, the weighted student count for a school district or charter school pursuant to section 15-943, paragraph 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is the greater of:

1. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2020-2021.

B. Notwithstanding section 15-185, subsection B, paragraph 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and section 15-943, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purposes of computing base support level funding for fiscal year 2021-2022, the weighted student count for a school district or charter school pursuant to section 15-943, paragraph 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is the greater of:

1. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2020-2021.

4. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2021-2022.

C. Notwithstanding section 15-943.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purposes of computing base support level funding for fiscal year 2020-2021, the weighted student count for a career technical education district pursuant to section 15-943.02, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, is the greater of:

1. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2020-2021.

D. Notwithstanding section 15-943.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, for the purposes of computing base support level funding for fiscal year 2021-2022, the weighted student count for a career technical education district pursuant to section 15-943.02, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, is the greater of:

1. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2020-2021.

4. The weighted student count computed for fiscal year 2021-2022.

E. Notwithstanding section 15-185, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2020-2021, the amounts for charter additional assistance prescribed in section 15-185, Arizona Revised Statutes, shall be computed using the greater of:

1. The student count for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The student count for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The student count for fiscal year 2020-2021.

F. Notwithstanding section 15-185, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2021-2022, the amounts for charter additional assistance prescribed in section 15-185, Arizona Revised Statutes, shall be computed using the greater of:

1. The student count for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The student count for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The student count for fiscal year 2020-2021.

4. The student count for fiscal year 2021-2022.

G. Notwithstanding section 15-961, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2020-2021, the amounts for district additional assistance prescribed in section 15-961, Arizona Revised Statutes, shall be computed using the greater of:

1. The student count for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The student count for fiscal year 2019-2020.

H. Notwithstanding section 15-961, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2021-2022, the amounts for district additional assistance prescribed in section 15-961, Arizona Revised Statutes, shall be computed using the greater of:

1. The student count for fiscal year 2018-2019.

2. The student count for fiscal year 2019-2020.

3. The student count for fiscal year 2020-2021.

I. Notwithstanding Executive Orders 2020-41 and 2020-51 and any other law, for fiscal year 2020-2021, students who receive instruction through a distance learning plan submitted pursuant to Executive Order 2020-41:

1. Shall be funded at the same amount as students receiving in-person instruction under title 15, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes.

2. May not be funded as students receiving Arizona online instruction under section 15-808, Arizona Revised Statutes.

J. This section applies retroactively to from and after June 30, 2020.

Sec. 145. Appropriation; Arizona department of education; average daily membership

The sum of $253,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona department of education to recoup the average daily membership formula losses."

Amend title to conform

SALLY ANN GONZALES

1823FloorGONZALES

05/24/2021

05:49 PM

C: AH