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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session |
Senate: ED DP 6-0-1-0 | 3rd Read 25-3-2-0
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SB 1689: school districts; overexpenditures; ADE; notice
Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10
Signed by the Governor
Overview
Authorizes the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), without prior notification from a county school superintendent, to take any actions required by statute if ADE determines that a school district exceeded its budget limits. Allows a county school superintendent to review the operations and finances of any school district in the county.
History
Statute requires the county school superintendent, within two business days, to provide written notice to ADE if the county school superintendent determines that a school district committed an overexpenditure. ADE, in conjunction with the county school superintendent, must monitor and provide technical assistance to the school district to resolve the overexpenditure. If ADE determines that the school district has failed to take appropriate action to resolve the overexpenditure or that the overexpenditure will cause the school district's overall expenditures to exceed its general budget limit or unrestricted capital budget limit by $50,000 or 0.5%, ADE must request that the matter be placed on a State Board of Education (SBE) meeting agenda. After request from ADE, SBE is required to call a public meeting to consider the school district's overexpenditures and take one of the following actions: 1) require ADE, in conjunction with the county school superintendent, to monitor the school district's expenditures; 2) direct ADE to contract with a level one or level two fiscal crisis team; or 3) appoint a receiver.
An overexpenditure is an expenditure that exceeds: 1) the lesser of the school district's general budget limit or budgeted amount; or 2) the lesser of the school district's unrestricted capital budget limit or budgeted capital amount (A.R.S. § 15-107).
ADE must also notify SBE if a school district's expenditures exceed its general budget limit, unrestricted capital budget limit, school plant fund limits, the maintenance and operation budget or capital outlay budget. Statute details the penalties for a school district found to have violated these limits or budgets by SBE (A.R.S. § 15-905).
Provisions
1. Instructs ADE, without prior notification from a county school superintendent and if ADE determines that a school district's expenditures exceed the school district's general budget limit or unrestricted capital budget limit, to notify the county school superintendent and take any actions as prescribed in statute. (Sec. 1)
2. Authorizes a county school superintendent to review the operations and finances, including expenditures, of any school district located in the county. (Sec. 2)
3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)
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7. SB 1689
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