ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: ED DP 9-1-0-0 | APPROP DP 13-0-0-0

HB 2669: appropriation; elementary school district

Sponsor: Representative John, LD 4

Caucus & COW

Overview

Appropriates $4,500,800 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2022 to an elementary school district meeting specified criteria.

History

The School Facilities Board (SFB) is directed to distribute monies from the New School Facilities (NSF) Fund for additional square footage or new school facilities. To distribute NSF Fund monies, SFB must first review and evaluate a school district's enrollment projections using the current school year's average daily membership (ADM) data for that district. If the ADM projections indicate that the school district will need additional space or new school facilities within the next two school years to meet minimum building adequacy standards, SFB must calculate the amount the school district qualifies for by:

1) Determining the number of pupils requiring additional square footage to meet building adequacy standards;

2) Multiplying the number of pupils by the square footage per pupil (SFB may modify square footage requirements only under specified circumstances); and

3) Multiplying the product by the cost per square foot. (A.R.S. § 15-2041)

A list of SFB-approved new school construction projects can be found here.

Statute defines elementary grades as kindergarten programs and grades 1-8. (A.R.S. § 15-101)

Provisions

1. Appropriates $4,500,800 from the state GF in FY 2022 to the Arizona Department of Education to distribute to a school district that SFB approved in FY 2020 for additional space that would serve at least 500 students but not more than 600 students. (Sec. 1)

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