SB1205 - 472R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

SB 1205

schools; transportation RCL; limited increases

Sponsor: Senator Burns

DP	Committee on K-12 Education
DPA	Committee on Appropriations (B)
X	Caucus and COW
	As Engrossed and As Passed the House

SB 1205 caps the Transportation Revenue Control Limit (TRCL) at 120% of the Transportation Support Level (TSL) beginning in FY 2006-07.

History

Current statute includes two transportation formulas for K-12 education. A.R.S. Section 15-945 specifies that the TSL is calculated by using variables such as the approved daily route mileage of a school district for the prior fiscal year to determine the approved daily route mileage per eligible student transported. School districts use a separate formula to calculate the support level for academic, vocational and technological education and athletic trips and a formula to calculate the support level for extended school year programs for pupils with disabilities.

A.R.S. Section 15-946 specifies that the TRCL for each school district is calculated by adding the current fiscal year TRCL and the increase in the TSL from the current year to the budget year. Statute also provides a formula for those districts that sponsor charter schools.

Provisions

· Caps the TRCL at 120% of the TSL beginning in FY 2006-07.

· Contains a retroactive date of May 15, 2006.

Amendments

Committee on Appropriations (B)

· Changes the formula in calculating a school district’s transportation support level by increasing the multiplier from 175 to 180.

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· Forty-seventh Legislature