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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
CTEDs; state universities; intergovernmental agreements
(NOW: postsecondary institutions; intergovernmental agreements)
Purpose
Authorizes a career technical education district (CTED) and a public university to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to provide administrative, operational and educational services or facilities if a community college district (CCD) in the county of the CTED is not able to offer the course or program in the next school year. Applies the IGA and funding calculation requirements for a CTED that enters into an IGA with a CCD to a CTED that enters into an IGA with a public university.
Background
CTEDs are responsible for providing career and technical education (CTE) preparation programs designed to prepare students for advanced CTE or entry into the workforce. A CTED and CCD may enter into agreements to provide for administrative, operational and educational services and facilities. Any agreement between a CTED governing board and another CTED, school district, charter school or CCD must be in the form of an IGA or other written contract, which must completely and accurately specify: 1) the financial provisions of the agreement and the format for billing of all services; 2) the accountability provisions of the agreement; 3) the responsibilities of parties included in the agreement; 4) the type and quality of the instruction that will be provided; 5) the transportation services that will be provided and the manner in which transportation costs will be paid; 6) the amount that the CTED will contribute to a course and amount of support required from the other entity; 7) that the services provided be proportionally calculated in the cost of delivering the service; 8) that the payment for services will not exceed the cost of services provided; and 9) an itemized listing of other goods and services provided to the CTED and that are paid for from CTED funding.
A student enrolled in a CTE program or course provided by a community college generates an average daily membership (ADM) of 0.25 for the accumulation of every three community college credits for which the student is enrolled for CTE courses. The sum of the ADM for a student enrolled in a school district or charter school and a CTE program or course provided by a community college may not exceed 1.75. A school district and CTED must determine the apportionment of ADM for students, except that the apportioned amount may not exceed 1.0 ADM for either entity (A.R.S. § 15-393).
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) exercises the powers necessary for the effective governance and administration of the institutions under its control. ABOR may delegate, to ABOR's committees, the public university presidents or their designees or other entities under ABOR's control, parts of its authority for the administration and governance of its institutions, including the authority to establish curricula and designate public university courses that will best serve the interests of Arizona (A.R.S. § 15-1626).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Stipulates that a CTED may enter into an IGA with a public university for the provision of administrative, operational and educational services and facilities only if the CCD, if any, for each county in which the CTED is located is not able to offer the CTE course or program in the next school year.
2. Determines that a CCD is not able to offer a CTE course or program in the next school year if:
a) by November 1, a CTED governing board notifies the CCD president or chancellor in writing that the CTED seeks to offer one or more CTE courses or programs that are not offered through an existing IGA between the CTED and CCD, but are available through a public university; and
b) within 30 days of receipt of the CTED's written notice, the CCD president or chancellor notifies the CTED superintendent in writing that no CCD is able to offer the CTE course or program in the next school year or fails to respond to the CTED's written notice.
3. Applies IGA requirements for a CTED that enters an IGA with another CCD, school district, charter school or another CTED to a CTED that enters an IGA with a public university.
4. Applies the funding calculation requirements for a CTE course or program provided by a CCD to a CTE course provided by a public university.
5. Requires ABOR to enter into an IGA with a CTED governing board as prescribed if the agreement, in ABOR's judgement, will serve the interests of Arizona.
6. Allows ABOR to delegate the requirement to enter IGAs with a CTED governing board to ABOR's committees, the public university presidents or their designees or any other entity under ABOR's control.
7. Makes technical changes.
8. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1. Stipulates that a CTED may enter into an IGA with a public university only if the CCD in the county of the CTED is not able to offer the CTE course or program in the next school year, rather than if the equivalent CTE course or program is not available through an existing IGA between the CCD and another entity.
2. Determines that a CCD is not able to offer a CTE course or program if outlined conditions are met.
3. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Senate Action
ED 2/12/25 DP 4-3-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 11, 2025
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