Bill
Number: S.B. 1457
Bradley
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Catcher Baden
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
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Allows the Department of Education to retain students
with a disability who are exiting the ESA program until a determination is made
pursuant to this act if the students are likely to graduate high school or the
equivalent.
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Requires students to be notified in the second year prior
to the final year of the contract instead of in the final year of the contract.
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Requires the Annual Education Plan Development Council to
develop an RFP instead of approve an RFP if sufficient monies are available and
requires the State Board of Education to approve the RFP.
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Requires the Council to submit a report to additional parties
and specifies the Council is subject to open meeting law.
Page 4, line 7, after the second “THE” insert “SECOND YEAR PRIOR TO THE”
Page 6, line 25, strike “If sufficient monies are available for
this purpose, approve” insert “Develop”
Line 26, after “proposals” insert “to be approved by the state
board of education and”
Line 28, strike “rules” insert “policies”
Line 29, after “the” insert the “governor, the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the”
Between lines 37 and 38, insert:
“E. The council is subject to open meeting laws prescribed in
title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1, Arizona Revised Statutes.”
Reletter to conform
After line 39, insert:
“Sec. 4. 2015-2016
cohort year; eligibility; delayed repeal
A. For a qualified student who meets the criteria specified in
section 15-2401, paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i), (ii) or (iii), Arizona
Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, and who is in the final year of a
contract, the department of education shall determine if that student may
continue to receive empowerment scholarship account monies until a determination
is made pursuant to section 15-2402, subsection B, paragraph 4, subdivision
(n), Arizona Revised Statues, as amended by this act. The department shall base
the determination on the qualified student’s likelihood to meet graduation
requirements prescribed by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-
701.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, or obtain a high
school equivalency diploma pursuant to
section 15-702, Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2016.”
Amend title to conform