PREFILED    JAN 09 2023

REFERENCE TITLE: school district expenditures; authorization

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

HCR 2002

Introduced by

Representatives Gress: Dunn

A Concurrent Resolution

authorizing school districts to spend local revenues in excess of the Constitutional expenditure limitation in fiscal year 2022—2023.

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Whereas, school districts in this state are subject to an aggregate limitation on expenditures of local revenues under article IX, section 21, Constitution of Arizona; and

Whereas, the state board of education has reported, pursuant to section 15-911, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, that the aggregate expenditures of local revenues budgeted for fiscal year 2022-2023 exceed the aggregate expenditure limitation by $1,385,809,642; and

Whereas, pursuant to article IX, section 21, subsection (3), Constitution of Arizona, and section 15-911, subsection C, paragraph 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature, on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house, may authorize the expenditure of local revenues by school districts in excess of the amount of the aggregate expenditure limitation; and

Whereas, pursuant to section 15-911, subsection E, Arizona Revised Statutes, if the legislature fails to authorize the expenditure of local revenues by school districts in excess of the amount of the aggregate expenditure limitation on or before March 1, 2023, school districts must reduce pro rata their expenditures of local revenues in the remainder of the fiscal year.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:

1. That the legislature authorizes school districts to spend local revenues in the amount of $1,385,809,642 in excess of the expenditure limitation prescribed pursuant to article IX, section 21, Constitution of Arizona, in fiscal year 2022-2023.

2. That the authorization provided in paragraph 1 of this resolution is effective only on the approval of this resolution by at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature by roll call vote on or before March 1, 2023.