Bill
Number: S.B. 1476
Biggs
Floor Amendment #2
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1) Stipulates the following requirements for the proposed
District Additional Assistance reductions:
a) Requires a school district with a letter classification
of A or B to hold public a meeting to discuss the district’s plan for the
proposed reductions and include the percentage of classroom spending in the
districts adopted budget.
b) Requires a school district with a letter classification
of C, D or F to hold a public meeting to present the district’s plan for the
proposed reductions and permits public comment within thirty days after the
public meeting. Requires the district governing board to consider the public comments
and recommendations at a subsequent public meeting and include the percentage
of classroom spending in the districts adopted budget.
2) States the intent of the legislature and governor that
the total percentage of classroom spending increase from previous year’s
percentages based on the combined categories of instruction, student support
and instructional support as defined by the Auditor General.
Fifty-second Legislature Biggs
First Regular Session S.B.
1476
BIGGS FLOOR AMENDMENT
#2
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
S.B. 1476
(Reference to printed
bill)
Page 65, line 32, strike "nonclassroom"
insert "classroom"
Page 66, strike lines 1 through
7, insert:
"C. The governing
board of a school district that has been assigned a letter grade of A or B, or
an equivalent successor classification, pursuant to section 15‑241,
Arizona Revised Statutes, shall hold a public meeting to discuss the school
district's plan for proposed reductions pursuant to this section. The
governing board shall include the percentage of classroom spending in the
school district's adopted budget on the page of the budget that the governing
board members sign.
D. The governing board of
a school district that has been assigned a letter grade of C, D or F, or an
equivalent successor classification, pursuant to section 15‑241, Arizona
Revised Statutes, shall hold a public meeting to present the school district's
plan for proposed reductions pursuant to this section. Within thirty days
after that public meeting is held, the community may submit comments and
recommendations to the governing board. The governing board shall consider the
comments and recommendations of the community at a public meeting. The
governing board shall include the percentage of classroom spending in the
school district's adopted budget on the page of the budget that the governing
board members sign.
E. It is the intent of
the governor and the legislature that school districts increase the total
percentage of classroom spending over the previous year's percentages in the combined
categories of instruction, student support and instructional support as defined
by the auditor general."
Amend title to conform