First Regular Session S.B. 1243
PROPOSED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1243
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-249.19, to read:
15-249.19. School tuition organization scholarship and tuition waivers; verification; report
On or before December 31 of each year, the department of education shall:
1. Compile the information received pursuant to sections 43-1506 and 43-1604 to verify that a student is not receiving both a school tuition organization educational scholarship or tuition grant awarded pursuant to title 43, chapter 15 or 16 and monies from an Arizona empowerment scholarship account pursuant to chapter 19 of this title.
2. Submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that states THE FOLLOWING:
(a) the number of STUDENTS who RECEIVED school tuition organization educational scholarships or tuition grants IN AN AMOUNT less than $7,000 during the previous fiscal year.
(b) The number of STUDENTS who RECEIVED school tuition organization educational scholarships or tuition grants during the previous fiscal year IN AMOUNts of at least $7,000 but less than $10,000.
(c) The number of STUDENTS who RECEIVED school tuition organization educational scholarships or tuition grants during the previous fiscal year IN an AMOUNt of $10,000 or more.
3. Provide a copy of the report required by paragraph 2 of this section to the secretary of state."
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Page 4, between lines 39 and 40, insert:
"Sec. 6. Section 43-1506, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
43-1506. Annual report; posting
A. On or before September 30 of each year, each school tuition organization shall report electronically to the department, in a form prescribed by the department, the following information, separately compiled and identified for the purposes of sections 20-224.06, 20-224.07, 43-1183 and 43-1184:
1. The name, address and contact person of the school tuition organization.
2. The total number of contributions received during the previous fiscal year.
3. The total dollar amount of contributions received during the previous fiscal year.
4. The total number of children awarded educational scholarships or tuition grants during the previous fiscal year.
5. The total dollar amount of:
(a) Educational scholarships and tuition grants distributed during the previous fiscal year.
(b) Monies being held for identified students' scholarships and tuition grants in future years.
6. The cost of audits pursuant to section 43-1507 paid during the fiscal year.
7. The percentage and total dollar amount of educational scholarships and tuition grants awarded during the previous fiscal year to:
(a) Students whose family income meets the economic eligibility requirements established under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793) for free or reduced-price lunches.
(b) Students whose family income exceeds the threshold prescribed by subdivision (a) of this paragraph but does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the economic eligibility requirements established under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793) for free or reduced-price lunches.
8. For each school to which educational scholarships or tuition grants were awarded:
(a) The name and address of the school.
(b) The number of educational scholarships and tuition grants awarded during the previous fiscal year.
(c) The total dollar amount of educational scholarships and tuition grants awarded during the previous fiscal year.
9. The names, job titles and annual salaries of the three employees who receive the highest annual salaries from the school tuition organization.
B. The department shall post on its website a report of the information it receives pursuant to subsection A of this section on or before March 31 of the calendar year following the year in which the information is received.
C. On or before September 30 of each year, each school tuition organization shall report electronically to the department of education, in a form prescribed by the department of education, The names of the children who were awarded educational scholarships or tuition grants during the previous fiscal year and the total dollar amount of the educational scholarship or tuition grant the child received, separately compiled and identified for the purposes of sections 20-224.06, 20-224.07, 43-1183 and 43-1184."
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Page 9, between lines 11 and 12, insert:
"C. On or before September 30 of each year, each school tuition organization shall report electronically to the department of education, in a form prescribed by the department of education, The names of the children who were awarded educational scholarships or tuition grants during the previous fiscal year and the total dollar amount of the educational scholarship or tuition grant the child received, separately compiled and identified for the purposes of 43-1089 and 43-1089.03."
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