Arizona 54th Legislature - 2nd Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 2106 — schools; audits; financial records; budgets

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The updated version of House Bill 2106 includes a requirement for school districts to report their proposed budgets to the Department of Education by July 5 each year and to ensure that this information is prominently displayed on the department's website. It also specifies that if a school district has a website, it must include a link to the department's page with their budget details. These changes are important because they increase transparency and accountability regarding school district finances, ensuring that financial information is easily accessible to the public.

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HB2106 - 542R - H-Education-Proposed   Fifty-fourth Legislature                                                Education Second Regular Session                                                  H.B.
HB2106 - 542R - H Ver       House Engrossed         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2106       AN ACT   amending sections 15‑271, 15‑905 and 15‑914, Arizona Revised Statutes;
  PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
relating to school finances.
2106 (Reference to printed bill)       Page 1, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
    (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
"Section 1.  Section 15-183, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 1.  Section 15-271, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE15-183.  Charter schools;
START_STATUTE15-271.  Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system A.  The auditor general shall determine the accounting systems, accounting methods and accounting procedures for utilization use by school districts.
application;
B.  The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe a uniform system of financial records for utilization use by all school districts each fiscal year.
requirements;
C.  The uniform system of financial records prescribed by the auditor general shall:
immunity;
1.  Provide for adjustment in consideration of existing capabilities available at a reasonable cost to school districts.
exemptions;
2.  Allow schools to maintain necessary records at a minimum cost.
renewal of application;
3.  Prescribe guidelines applicable to procurement practices for use by school districts for amounts less than those prescribed in section 15‑213, subsection A.
reprisal;
4.  Prescribe methods for the apportionment of apportioning revenues, including apportionment of apportioning various revenues to maintenance and operations, capital outlay and adjacent ways.
fee;
5.  Prescribe methods for the apportionment of apportioning revenues in excess of the revenue control limit in the same manner as the revenues in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
funds;
6.  Prescribe guidelines for the apportionment of apportioning the pupil enrollment and attendance as provided in section 15‑808, subsection F.
annual reports A.  An applicant seeking to establish a charter school shall submit a written application apply in writing to a proposed sponsor as prescribed in subsection C of this section.  The application, application process and application time frames shall be posted on the sponsor's website and shall include the following, as specified in the application adopted by the sponsor:
7.  Provide the department of education, the auditor general, the governor and the legislature with sufficient uniform information to assist in determining equitable distribution of state aid to school districts.
1.  A detailed educational plan.
8.  Provide information, including at a minimum:
2.  A detailed business plan.
(a)  The student count and maintenance and operation expenditures with separate subsections for regular education programs, special education programs and operating expenditures for pupil transportation.
3.  A detailed operational plan.
(b)  Capital outlay expenditures.
4.  Any other materials required by the sponsor.
(c)  Debt service and special projects of all school districts.
B.  The sponsor of a charter school may contract with a public body, private person or private organization for the purpose of establishing a charter school pursuant to this article.
D.  The auditor general shall inform any school district which that fails to establish and maintain the uniform system of financial records and shall detail in writing the deficiencies of the school district system giving the district ninety days to correct the deficiencies.
C.  The sponsor of a charter school may be either the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts, subject to the following requirements:
E.  The auditor general shall report to the department of education and the state board of education any school district which that either fails to establish and maintain the uniform system of financial records prescribed by the auditor general or fails to correct deficiencies in the system within ninety days after receiving notice of the deficiencies.  The auditor general shall detail in writing the deficiencies of the school district system in the auditor general's report to the department and the state board.
1.  An applicant may not submit an application apply for sponsorship to any person or entity other than those prescribed in this subsection.
F.  A school district may but shall is not be required to maintain or provide financial records other than those prescribed by the auditor general.
2.  The applicant may submit the application apply to the state board of education or the state board for charter schools.  Notwithstanding any other law, neither the state board for charter schools nor the state board of education shall grant a charter to a school district governing board for a new charter school or for the conversion of an existing district public school to a charter school.  The state board of education or the state board for charter schools may approve the application if the application meets the requirements of this article and may approve the charter if the proposed sponsor determines, within its sole discretion, that the applicant is sufficiently qualified to operate a charter school and that the applicant is applying to operate as a separate charter holder by considering factors such as whether:
END_STATUTE Sec. 2.  Section 15-905, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
(a)  The schools have separate governing bodies, governing body membership, staff, facilities and student population.
START_STATUTE15-905.  School district budgets;
(b)  Daily operations are carried out by different administrators.
notice;
(c)  The applicant intends to have an affiliation agreement for the purpose of providing enrollment preferences.
adoption;
(d)  The applicant's charter management organization has multiple charter holders serving varied grade configurations on one physical site or nearby sites serving one community.
aggregate budget limit;
(e)  It The applicant is reconstituting an existing school site population at the same or new site.
summary;
(f)  It The applicant is reconstituting an existing grade configuration from a prior charter holder with at least one grade remaining on the original site with the other grade or grades moving to a new site.  The state board of education or the state board for charter schools may approve any charter schools transferring charters.  If the state board of education or the state board for charter schools rejects the preliminary application, the state board of education or the state board for charter schools shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the rejection and of suggestions for improving the application.  An applicant may submit a revised application for reconsideration by the state board of education or the state board for charter schools.  The applicant may request, and the state board of education or the state board for charter schools may provide, technical assistance to improve the application.
adjustments;
3.  The applicant may submit the application to a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts.  A university, a community college district or a group of community college districts shall not grant a charter to a school district governing board for a new charter school or for the conversion of an existing district public school to a charter school.  A university, a community college district or a group of community college districts may approve the application if it meets the requirements of this article and if the proposed sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that the applicant is sufficiently qualified to operate a charter school.
impact aid fund;
4.  Each applicant seeking to establish a charter school shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the approving agency for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41‑1750 and Public Law 92‑544.  If an applicant will have direct contact with students, the applicant shall possess a valid fingerprint clearance card that is issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1.  The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.  The criminal records check shall be completed before the issuance of a charter.
definition A.  Not later than July 5 of each year or no not later than the publication of notice of the public hearing and board meeting as required by this section, the governing board of each school district shall prepare and furnish to the superintendent of public instruction and the county school superintendent, unless waived by the county school superintendent, a proposed budget in an electronic format for the budget year, which shall contain the information and be in the form as provided by the department of education.  The proposed budget shall include the following:
5.  All persons engaged in instructional work directly as a classroom, laboratory or other teacher or indirectly as a supervisory teacher, speech therapist or principal shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card that is issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1, unless the person is a volunteer or guest speaker who is accompanied in the classroom by a person with a valid fingerprint clearance card.  A charter school shall not employ a teacher whose certificate has been surrendered or revoked, unless the teacher's certificate has been subsequently reinstated by the state board of education.  All other personnel shall be fingerprint checked pursuant to section 15‑512, or the charter school may require those personnel to obtain a fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1.  Before employment, the charter school shall make documented, good faith efforts to contact previous employers of a person to obtain information and recommendations that may be relevant to a  the person's fitness for employment as prescribed in section 15‑512, subsection F.  The charter school shall notify the department of public safety if the charter school or sponsor receives credible evidence that a person who possesses a valid fingerprint clearance card is arrested for or is charged with an offense listed in section 41‑1758.03, subsection B.  A person who is employed at a charter school that has met the requirements of this paragraph is not required to meet any additional requirements that are established by the department of education or that may be established by rule by the state board of education.  The state board of education may not adopt rules that exceed the requirements for persons who are qualified to teach in charter schools prescribed in title I of the every student succeeds act (P.L.
1.  The total amount of revenues from all sources that was necessary to meet the school district's budget for the current year.
114‑95) or the individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 (P.L. 108-446).  Charter schools may hire personnel who have not yet received a fingerprint clearance card if proof is provided of the submission of an application to the department of public safety for a fingerprint clearance card and if the charter school that is seeking to hire the applicant does all of the following:
2.  The total amount of revenues by source that will be necessary to meet the proposed budget of the school district, excluding property taxes.
(a)  Documents in the applicant's file the necessity for hiring and placement of placing the applicant before receiving the applicant receives a fingerprint clearance card.
The governing board shall prepare the proposed budget and a summary of the proposed budget.  Both documents shall be kept on file at the school district office and shall be made available to the public on request.  Not later than July 5 of each year or not later than the publication of notice of the public hearing and board meeting required by this subsection, the governing board shall submit the proposed budget to the department of education, which shall prominently display this information about that school district on the website maintained by the department.  If the school district maintains a website, the school district shall post a link to the website of the department of education where this information about the school district is posted.  The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe the form of the summary of the proposed budget for use by governing boards.  School district governing boards may include in the proposed budget any items or amounts that are authorized by legislation filed with the secretary of state and that will become effective during the budget year.  If subsequent events prevent the legislation from becoming effective, school district governing boards must reduce their budgets by the amounts budgeted pursuant to the legislation that did not become effective.
(b)  Ensures that the department of public safety completes a statewide criminal records check on the applicant.  A statewide criminal records check shall be completed by the department of public safety every one hundred twenty days until the date that the fingerprint check is completed or the fingerprint clearance card is issued or denied.
B.  The governing board of each school district shall prepare a notice fixing a time not later than July 15 and designating a public place within each school district at which a public hearing and board meeting shall be held.  The governing board shall present the proposed budget for consideration of the residents and the taxpayers of the school district at that hearing and meeting.
(c)  Obtains references from the applicant's current employer and the two most recent previous employers except for applicants who have been employed for at least five years by the applicant's most recent employer.
C.  The governing board of each school district shall publish or mail, before the hearing and meeting, a copy of the proposed budget or the summary of the proposed budget and a notice of the public hearing and board meeting no not later than ten days before the meeting.  The proposed budget and the summary of the proposed budget shall contain the percentage of increase or decrease in each budget category of the proposed budget as compared to each category of the budget for the current year.  Notification shall be either by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district in which the size of the newspaper print shall be is at least eight‑point type, by electronic transmission of the information to the department of education for posting on the department's website or by mailing the information to each household in the school district.  The cost of publication, website posting or mailing shall be a charge against the school district.  The publisher's affidavit of publication shall be filed by the governing board with the superintendent of public instruction within thirty days after publication.  If the budget or proposed budget and notice are posted on a website maintained by the department of education or mailed, the board shall file an affidavit with the superintendent of public instruction within thirty days after the mailing or the date that the information is posted on the website.
(d)  Provides general supervision of the applicant until the date that the fingerprint card is obtained.
If a truth in taxation notice and hearing is required under section 15‑905.01, the governing board may combine the notice and hearing under this section with the truth in taxation notice and hearing.
(e)  Completes a search of criminal records in all local jurisdictions outside of this state in which the applicant has lived in the previous five years.
D.  At the time and place fixed in the notice, the governing board shall hold the public hearing and present the proposed budget to the persons attending the hearing.  On request of any person, the governing board shall explain the budget, and any resident or taxpayer of the school district may protest the inclusion of any item.  A governing board member who has a substantial interest, as defined in section 38‑502, in a specific item in the school district budget shall refrain from voting on the specific item.  A governing board member may participate without creating a conflict of interest in adoption of adopting a final budget even though the member may have substantial interest in specific items included in the budget.
(f)  Verifies the fingerprint status of the applicant with the department of public safety.
E.  Immediately following the public hearing the president shall call to order the governing board meeting for the purpose of adopting the budget.  The governing board shall adopt the budget, which shall not exceed the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit, making such deductions as it sees fit but making no additions to the proposed budget total for maintenance and operations or capital outlay, and shall enter the budget as adopted in its minutes.  Not later than July 18, the budget as finally adopted shall be filed by the governing board with the county school superintendent who shall immediately transmit a copy to the board of supervisors.  Not later than July 18, the budget as finally adopted shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.  Not later than July 18, the governing board shall submit the budget as finally adopted to the department of education, which shall prominently display this information about that school district on the website maintained by the department.  If the school district maintains a website, the school district shall post a link to the website of the department of education where this information about the school district is posted.  On or before October 30, the superintendent of public instruction shall review the budget and notify the governing board if the budget is in excess of exceeds the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit.  The governing board shall revise the budget as follows:
6.  A charter school that complies with the fingerprinting requirements of this section shall be deemed to have complied with section 15‑512 and is entitled to the same rights and protections provided to school districts by section 15‑512.
1.  If the governing board receives notification that the budget exceeds the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit by one percent of the general budget limit, it shall adopt on or before December 15, after it gives notice and holds a public meeting in a similar manner as provided in subsections C and D of this section, a revised budget for the current year, which shall not exceed the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit.
7.  If a charter school operator is not already subject to a public meeting or hearing by the municipality in which the charter school is located, the operator of a charter school shall conduct a public meeting at least thirty days before the charter school operator opens a site or sites for the charter school.  The charter school operator shall post notices of the public meeting in at least three different locations that are within three hundred feet of the proposed charter school site.
2.  If the governing board receives notification that the budget exceeds the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit by less than the amount prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the governing board shall adjust the budget and expenditures so as not to exceed the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit for the current year.
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8.  A person who is employed by a charter school or who is an applicant for employment with a charter school, who is arrested for or charged with a nonappealable offense listed in section 41‑1758.03, subsection B and who does not immediately report the arrest or charge to the person's supervisor or potential employer is guilty of unprofessional conduct and the person shall be immediately dismissed from employment with the charter school or immediately excluded from potential employment with the charter school.
3.  On or before December 18, the governing board shall file the revised budget it adopts with the county school superintendent who shall immediately transmit a copy to the board of supervisors.  Not later than December 18, the budget as revised shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.  School districts that are subject to section 15‑914.01 are not required to send a copy of revised budgets to the county school superintendent.  Procedures for adjusting expenditures or revising the budget shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.
9.  A person who is employed by a charter school and who is convicted of any nonappealable offense listed in section 41‑1758.03, subsection B or is convicted of any nonappealable offense that amounts to unprofessional conduct under section 15‑550 shall immediately do all of the following:
F.  The governing board of each school district may budget for expenditures within the school district budget as follows:
(a)  Surrender any certificates issued by the department of education.
1.  Amounts within the general budget limit, as provided in section 15‑947, subsection C, may only be budgeted in the following sections of the budget:
(b)  Notify the person's employer or potential employer of the conviction.
(a)  The maintenance and operation section.
(c)  Notify the department of public safety of the conviction.
(b)  The capital outlay section.
(d)  Surrender the person's fingerprint clearance card.
2.  Amounts within the unrestricted capital budget limit, as provided in section 15‑947, subsection D, may only be budgeted in the unrestricted capital outlay subsection of the budget.  Monies received pursuant to the unrestricted capital budget limit shall be placed in the unrestricted capital outlay fund.  The monies in the fund are not subject to reversion.
D.  An entity that is authorized to sponsor charter schools pursuant to this article has no legal authority over or responsibility for a charter school sponsored by a different entity.  This subsection does not apply to the state board of education's duty to exercise general supervision over the public school system pursuant to section 15‑203, subsection A, paragraph 1.
G.  The governing board may authorize the expenditure of monies budgeted within the maintenance and operation section of the budget for any subsection within the section in excess of that exceed amounts specified in the adopted budget only by action taken at a public meeting of the governing board and if the expenditures for all subsections of the section do not exceed the amount budgeted as provided in this section.
E.  The charter of a charter school shall do all of the following:
H.  The aggregate budget limit is the sum of the following:
1.  Ensure compliance with federal, state and local rules, regulations and statutes relating to health, safety, civil rights and insurance.  The department of education shall publish a list of relevant rules, regulations and statutes to notify charter schools of their responsibilities under this paragraph.
1.  The general budget limit as determined in section 15‑947 for the budget year.
2.  Ensure that it is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies and employment practices and all other operations.
2.  The unrestricted capital budget limit as determined in section 15‑947 for the budget year.
3.  Ensure that it provides a comprehensive program of instruction for at least a kindergarten program or any grade between grades one and twelve, except that a school may offer this curriculum with an emphasis on a specific learning philosophy or style or certain subject areas such as mathematics, science, fine arts, performance arts or foreign language.
3.  Federal assistance, excluding title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 monies.
4.  Ensure that it designs a method to measure pupil progress toward the pupil outcomes adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15‑741.01, including participation in the statewide assessment and the nationally standardized norm‑referenced achievement test as designated by the state board and the completion and distribution of an annual report card as prescribed in chapter 7, article 3 of this title.
I.  School districts that overestimated tuition revenues as provided in section 15‑947, subsection C, paragraph 2 shall adjust the general budget limit and expenditures based on tuition revenues for attendance of nonresident pupils during the current fiscal year.  School districts that underestimated tuition revenues may adjust their budgets before May 15 based on tuition revenues for attendance of nonresident pupils during the current fiscal year.  School districts that overestimated revenues as provided in section 15‑947, subsection C, paragraph 2, subdivision (a), items (iii), (iv) and (v) and subdivision (c) shall adjust the general budget limit and expenditures based on actual revenues during the current fiscal year.  School districts that underestimated such revenues may adjust their budgets before May 15 based on actual revenues during the current fiscal year.  Procedures for completing adjustments shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.  Not later than May 18, the budget as adjusted shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.
5.  Ensure that, except as provided in this article and in its charter, it is exempt from all statutes and rules relating to schools, governing boards and school districts.
J.  A common school district not within a high school district whose estimated tuition charge for high school pupils exceeds the actual tuition charge for high school pupils shall adjust the general budget limit and expenditures based on the actual tuition charge.  Not later than May 18, the budget as adjusted shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.  A common school district not within a high school district whose estimated tuition charge for high school pupils is less than the actual tuition charge for high school pupils may adjust its budget before May 15 based on the actual tuition charge.  Procedures for completing adjustments shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.  If the adjusted general budget limit requires an adjustment of state aid and if the adjustment to state aid is not made in the current year, the superintendent of public instruction shall adjust by August of the succeeding fiscal year the apportionment of state aid to the school district to correct any overpayment or underpayment of state aid received during the current year.
6.  Ensure that, except as provided in this article, it is subject to the same financial and electronic data submission requirements as a school district, including the uniform system of financial records as prescribed in chapter 2, article 4 of this title, procurement rules as prescribed in section 15‑213 and audit requirements.  Any audit of a charter school shall include a review of the charter school's annual financial report.  The auditor general shall conduct a comprehensive review and revision of the uniform system of financial records to ensure that the provisions of the uniform system of financial records that relate to charter schools are in accordance with commonly accepted accounting principles used by private business.  A school's charter may include exceptions to the requirements of this paragraph that are necessary as determined by the university, the community college district, the group of community college districts, the state board of education or the state board for charter schools.  The department of education or the office of the auditor general may conduct financial, program or compliance audits.
K.  The governing board may include title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance allocated for children with disabilities, children with specific learning disabilities, children residing on Indian lands and children residing within the boundaries of an accommodation school that is located on a military reservation and that is classified as a heavily impacted local educational agency pursuant to 20 United States Code section 7703, which is in addition to basic assistance when determining the general budget limit as prescribed in section 15‑947, subsection C.  The increase in the general budget limit for children residing within the boundaries of an accommodation school that is located on a military reservation and that is classified as a heavily impacted local education agency shall equal the dollar amount calculated pursuant to 20 United States Code section 7703(b)(2).  The governing board may adjust before May 15 the budget for the current year based on any adjustments that result in increases over the amount estimated by the superintendent of public instruction for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of assistance for such pupils for the fiscal year preceding the current year.  The governing board shall adjust before May 15 the budget for the current year based on any adjustments that result in decreases in the amount estimated by the superintendent of public instruction for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance for such pupils for the fiscal year preceding the current year.  Not later than May 18, the budget as adjusted shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.  Procedures for complying with this subsection shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.
7.  Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws relating to the education of children with disabilities in the same manner as a school district.
L.  The department of education shall notify the state board of education if expenditures by any school district exceed the general budget limit prescribed in section 15‑947, subsection C, the unrestricted capital budget limit, the school plant fund limits prescribed in section 15‑1102, subsection B, the maintenance and operation section of the budget or the capital outlay section of the budget.  If the expenditures of any school district exceed these limits or sections of the budget without authorization as provided in section 15‑907, and if the state board of education determines that the equalization assistance for education received by the school district as provided in section 15‑971 does not conform with statutory requirements, the state board of education shall reduce the state aid for equalization assistance for education for the school district computed as provided in section 15‑971 during the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year in which the excess equalization assistance for education was received by an amount equal to the excess equalization assistance for education, except that in case of hardship to the school district, the superintendent of public instruction may approve reductions partly in the first subsequent year and partly in the second subsequent year.  If the state board of education determines that the equalization assistance for education received by the school district conforms with statutory requirements, the state board of education shall not reduce the district's equalization assistance for education pursuant to this subsection but the district shall reduce the budget limits as required in subsection M of this section.  A school district that disagrees with the department of education's determination regarding an excess expenditure under this subsection may request a hearing before the state board of education.
8.  Ensure that it provides for a governing body for the charter school that is responsible for the policy decisions of the charter school.  Notwithstanding section 1‑216, if there is a vacancy or vacancies on the governing body, a majority of the remaining members of the governing body constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless that quorum is prohibited by the charter school's operating agreement.
M.  The governing board of a school district shall reduce the general budget limit or the unrestricted capital budget limit for the year subsequent to the year in which the expenditures were in excess of the applicable limit or section of the budget by the amount determined in subsection L of this section, except that in case of hardship to the school district, the superintendent of public instruction may approve reductions partly in the first subsequent year and partly in the second subsequent year.  The reduction in the limit is applicable to each school district that has exceeded the general budget limit, the unrestricted capital budget limit or a section of the budget even if the reduction exceeds the state aid for equalization assistance for education for the school district.
9.  Ensure that it provides a minimum of one hundred eighty instructional days before June of each fiscal year unless it is operating on an alternative calendar approved by its sponsor.  The superintendent of public instruction shall adjust the apportionment schedule accordingly to accommodate a charter school utilizing an alternative calendar.
N.  Except as provided in section 15‑916, no expenditure shall be made by any school district for a purpose not included in the budget or in excess of the aggregate budget limit prescribed in this section, except that if no budget has been adopted, from July 1 to July 15 the governing board may make expenditures if the total of the expenditures does not exceed ten percent of the prior year's aggregate budget limit.  Any expenditures made from July 1 to July 15 and before the adoption of the budget shall be included in the total expenditures for the current year.  No expenditure shall be made and no debt, obligation or liability shall be incurred or created in any year for any purpose itemized in the budget in excess of the amount specified for the item irrespective of whether the school district at any time has received or has on hand funds in excess of those required to meet the expenditures, debts, obligations and liabilities provided for under the budget except expenditures from cash controlled funds as defined by the uniform system of financial records and except as provided in section 15‑907 and subsection G of this section.  This subsection does not prohibit any school district from prepaying insurance premiums, magazine subscriptions or officiating services, or from prepaying any item that is normally prepaid in order to procure the service or to receive a discounted price for the service, as prescribed by the uniform system of financial records.
F.  A charter school shall keep in the personnel file of all each current employees employee who provide provides instruction to pupils at the charter school information about the employee's educational and teaching background and experience in a particular academic content subject area.  A charter school shall inform parents and guardians of the availability of the information and shall make the information available for inspection on request of parents and guardians of pupils enrolled at the charter school.  This subsection does not require any charter school to release personally identifiable information in relation to any teacher or employee, including the teacher's or employee's address, salary, social security number or telephone number.
O.  The governing board of a school district that is classified as a heavily impacted school district having twenty percent or more pupils pursuant to 20 United States Code section 238(d)1(A) may determine its eligibility to increase the amount that may be included in determining the general budget limit as provided in subsection K of this section and may increase the amount as follows:
G.  The charter of a charter school may be amended at the request of the governing body of the charter school and on the approval of the sponsor.
1.  For fiscal year 1988‑1989:
H.  Charter schools may contract, sue and be sued.
(a)  Multiply one thousand ninety‑four dollars $1,094 by the number of children with disabilities or children with specific learning disabilities, excluding children who also reside on Indian lands, reported to the division of impact aid, United States department of education in the district's application for fiscal year 1987‑1988.
I.  The charter is effective for fifteen years from the first day of the fiscal year as specified in the charter, subject to the following:
(b)  Multiply five hundred forty‑seven dollars $547 by the number of children residing on Indian lands, excluding children who have disabilities or also have specific learning disabilities, reported to the division of impact aid, United States department of education in the district's application for fiscal year 1987‑1988.
1.  At least eighteen months before the expiration of the charter expires, the sponsor shall notify the charter school that the charter school may apply for renewal and shall make the renewal application available to the charter school.  A charter school that elects to apply for renewal shall file a complete renewal application at least fifteen months before the expiration of the charter expires.  A sponsor shall give written notice of its intent not to renew the charter school's request for renewal to the charter school at least twelve months before the expiration of the charter.  The sponsor shall make data used in making renewal decisions available to the school and the public and shall provide a public report summarizing the evidence basis for each decision.  The sponsor may deny the request for renewal if, in its judgment, the charter holder has failed to do any of the following:
(c)  Multiply one thousand nine hundred fourteen dollars $1,914 by the number of children residing on Indian lands who have disabilities or also have specific learning disabilities reported to the division of impact aid, United States department of education in the district's application for fiscal year 1987‑1988.
(a)  Meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the performance framework.
(d)  Add the amounts determined in subdivisions (a) through (c) of this paragraph.
(b)  Meet the operational performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
(e)  If the amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance as provided in subsection K of this section is less than the sum determined in subdivision (d) of this paragraph, the district is eligible to use the provisions of this subsection.
(c)  Meet the financial performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
2.  For budget years after 1988‑1989, use the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection, but increase each dollar amount by the growth rate for that year as prescribed by law, subject to appropriation and use the number of children reported in the appropriate category for the current fiscal year.
(d)  Complete the obligations of the contract.
3.  If the district is eligible to use the provisions of this subsection, subtract the amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance determined in subsection K of this section from the sum determined in paragraph 1, subdivision (d) of this subsection.  The difference is the increase in the amount that may be included in determining the general budget limit as provided in subsection K of this section, if including this amount does not increase the district's primary tax rate for the budget year.  If the amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance determined in subsection K of this section is adjusted for the current year, the increase determined in this paragraph shall be recomputed using the adjusted amount and the recomputed increase shall be reported to the department of education by May on a form prescribed by the department of education.
(e)  Comply with this article or any provision of law from which the charter school is not exempt.
4.  If a district uses the provisions of this subsection, the district is not required to adjust its budget for the current year based on adjustments in the estimated amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance as provided in subsection K of this section.
2.  A charter operator may apply for early renewal.  At least nine months before the charter school's intended renewal consideration, the operator of the charter school shall submit a letter of intent to the sponsor to apply for early renewal.  The sponsor shall review fiscal audits and academic performance data for the charter school that are annually collected by the sponsor, review the current contract between the sponsor and the charter school and provide the qualifying charter school with a renewal application.  On submission of a complete application, the sponsor shall give written notice of its consideration of the renewal application.  The sponsor may deny the request for early renewal if, in the sponsor's judgment, the charter holder has failed to do any of the following:
P.  A school district, except for an accommodation school, that applies for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance during the current year may budget an amount for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 administrative costs for the budget year.  The amount budgeted for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 administrative costs is exempt from the revenue control limit and may not exceed an amount determined for the budgeted year as follows:
(a)  Meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the performance framework.
1.  Determine the minimum cost.  The minimum cost for fiscal year 1990‑1991 is two thousand three hundred forty‑three dollars $2,343.  For fiscal year 1991‑1992 and thereafter, the minimum cost is the minimum cost for the prior year increased by the growth rate as prescribed by law, subject to appropriation.
(b)  Meet the operational performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
2.  Determine the hourly rate.  The hourly rate for fiscal year 1990‑1991 is nine dollars thirty‑eight cents $9.38.  For fiscal year 1991‑1992 and thereafter, the hourly rate is the hourly rate for the prior year increased by the growth rate as prescribed by law, subject to appropriation.
(c)  Meet the financial performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
3.  Determine the title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 revenues available by subtracting the amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance used to increase the general budget limit as provided in subsections K and O of this section for the current fiscal year from the total amount of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 revenues received in the current fiscal year.
(d)  Complete the obligations of the contract.
4.  Determine the total number of administrative hours as follows:
(e)  Comply with this article or any provision of law from which the charter school is not exempt.
(a)  Determine the sum of the following:
3.  A sponsor shall review a charter at five‑year intervals using a performance framework adopted by the sponsor and may revoke a charter at any time if the charter school breaches one or more provisions of its charter or if the sponsor determines that the charter holder has failed to do any of the following:
(i)  1.00 hours for each high impact pupil who is not a person with a disability or does not have specific learning disabilities.
(a)  Meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the performance framework.
(ii)  1.25 hours for each high impact pupil who is a person with a disability or has specific learning disabilities.
(b)  Meet the operational performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
(iii)  0.25 hours for each low impact pupil who is not a person with a disability or does not have specific learning disabilities.
(c)  Meet the financial performance expectations set forth in the performance framework or any improvement plans.
(iv)  0.31 hours for each low impact pupil who is a person with a disability or has specific learning disabilities.
(d)  Comply with this article or any provision of law from which the charter school is not exempt.
(b)  For the purposes of this paragraph:
4.  In determining whether to renew or revoke a charter holder, the sponsor must consider making sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the sponsor's performance framework as one of the most important factors.
(i)  "High impact pupil" means a pupil who resides on Indian lands or a pupil who resides on federal property or in low rent housing and whose parent is employed on federal property or low rent housing property or is on active duty in uniformed service, as provided in title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, section 8003(a) (20 United States Code section 7703) and as reported in the application for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance in the current year.
5.  At least sixty days before the effective date of the proposed revocation, the sponsor shall give written notice to the operator of the charter school of its intent to revoke the charter.  Notice of the sponsor's intent to revoke the charter shall be delivered personally to the operator of the charter school or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the charter school.  The notice shall incorporate a statement of reasons for the proposed revocation of the charter.  The sponsor shall allow the charter school at least sixty days to correct the problems associated with the reasons for the proposed revocation of the charter.  The final determination of whether to revoke the charter shall be made at a public hearing called for such that purpose.
(ii)  "Low impact pupil" means a pupil who resides on nonfederal property and has a parent who is employed on federal property or low rent housing property or is on active duty in a uniformed service or a pupil who resides on federal property or in low rent housing and who does not have a parent who is employed on federal property or low rent housing property or is on active duty in uniformed service, as provided in title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, section 8003(a) (20 United States Code section 7703) and as reported in the application for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance in the current year.
J.  The charter may be renewed for successive periods of twenty years.
5.  Multiply the total number of administrative hours determined in paragraph 4 of this subsection by the hourly rate determined in paragraph 2 of this subsection.
K.  A charter school that is sponsored by the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university, a community college district or a group of community college districts may not be located on the property of a school district unless the district governing board grants this authority.
6.  Determine the greater of the minimum cost determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection or the product determined in paragraph 5 of this subsection.
L.  A governing board or a school district employee who has control over personnel actions shall not take unlawful reprisal against another employee of the school district because the employee is directly or indirectly involved in an application to establish a charter school.  A governing board or a school district employee shall not take unlawful reprisal against an educational program of the school or the school district because an application to establish a charter school proposes the conversion of converting all or a portion of the educational program to a charter school.  For the purposes of this subsection, "unlawful reprisal" means an action that is taken by a governing board or a school district employee as a direct result of a lawful application to establish a charter school and that is adverse to another employee or an education program and:
7.  Add to the amount determined in paragraph 6 of this subsection the amount, if any, to be expended by the school district in the budget year through an intergovernmental agreement with other school districts or the department of education to provide title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 technical assistance to participating districts.
1.  With respect to a school district employee, results in one or more of the following:
8.  Determine the lesser of the amount determined in paragraph 7 of this subsection or the revenues available as determined in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
(a)  Disciplinary or corrective action.
9.  The amount determined in paragraph 8 of this subsection is the maximum amount that may be budgeted for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 administrative costs for the budget year as provided in this subsection.
(b)  Detail, transfer or reassignment.
10.  If the governing board underestimated the amount that may be budgeted for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, section 8007 administrative costs for the current year, the board may adjust the general budget limit and the budget before May 15.  If the governing board overestimated the amount that may be budgeted for title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 administrative costs for the current year, the board shall adjust the general budget limit and the budget before May 15.
(c)  Suspension, demotion or dismissal.
Q.  If a school district governing board has adopted a budget for a fiscal year based on forms and instructions provided by the auditor general and the department of education for that fiscal year and if, as a result of the enactment or nonenactment of proposed legislation after May 1 of the previous fiscal year, the budget is based on incorrect limits, does not include items authorized by law or does not otherwise conform with law, the governing board may revise its budget at a public hearing on or before September 15 to conform with the law.  Not later than September 18, the budget as adjusted shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.  If the governing board does not revise the budget on or before September 15 and if the budget includes any items not authorized by law or if the budget exceeds any limits, the governing board shall adjust or revise the budget as provided in subsection E of this section.
(d)  An unfavorable performance evaluation.
R.  Notwithstanding any other law, if a school district receives assistance pursuant to title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, the school district shall establish a local level fund designated as the impact aid fund and deposit the impact aid monies received in the fund.  The school district shall separately account for monies in the fund and shall not combine monies in the fund with any other source of local, state or federal assistance.  Monies in the fund shall be expended pursuant to federal law only for the purposes allowed by this title.  The school district shall account for monies in the fund according to the uniform system of financial records as prescribed by the auditor general.  The superintendent of public instruction shall separately account for monies in each school district's impact aid fund, if an impact aid fund is established, in the annual report required by section 15‑255.  Monies in the fund are considered federal monies and are not subject to legislative appropriation.
(e)  A reduction in pay, benefits or awards.
S.  For the purposes of this section, "title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance" means, for the current year, an amount equal to the final determination of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance for the fiscal year preceding the current year as confirmed by the division of impact aid, United States department of education or, if a final determination has not been made, the amount estimated by the superintendent of public instruction as confirmed by the division of impact aid, United States department of education and, for the budget year, an amount equal to the determination of title VIII of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 assistance for the fiscal year preceding the budget year as estimated by the superintendent of public instruction.
(f)  Elimination of the employee's position without a reduction in force by reason of lack of monies or work.
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(g)  Other significant changes in duties or responsibilities that are inconsistent with the employee's salary or employment classification.
START_STATUTE15-914.  Financial and compliance audits A.  The governing board of a school district that is required to comply with the single audit act amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104‑156;
2.  With respect to an educational program, results in one or more of the following:
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(a)  Suspension or termination of the program.
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(b)  Transfer or reassignment of the program to a less favorable department.
31 United States Code sections 7501 through 7507) shall contract for at least annual financial and compliance audits of financial transactions and accounts subject to the single audit act amendments of 1996 and kept by or for the school district.  The governing board of a school district that is not required to comply with the single audit act and that has adopted an expenditure budget of two million dollars $2,000,000 or more for the maintenance and operation fund pursuant to section 15‑905 shall contract for an annual financial statement audit.  The governing board of a school district that is not required to comply with the single audit act and that has adopted an expenditure budget of less than two million dollars $2,000,000 but more than seven hundred thousand dollars $700,000 for the maintenance and operation fund pursuant to section 15‑905 shall contract for a biennial financial statement audit.  An independent certified public accountant shall conduct the audit in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.  To the extent permitted by federal law, a school district that is required to participate in an annual audit pursuant to this subsection may convert to a biennial audit schedule if the previous annual audit did not contain any significant negative findings.  If a biennial audit of a school district conducted pursuant to this subsection contains any significant negative findings, the school district shall convert back to an annual audit schedule.  If a school district is required to convert back to an annual audit schedule pursuant to this subsection because of significant negative findings, the school district may subsequently convert to a biennial audit schedule if the previous two annual audits did not contain any significant negative findings.  For the purposes of this subsection, "significant negative finding" means a finding that results in the issuance of a letter of noncompliance from the auditor general.
(c)  Relocation of the program to a less favorable site within the school or school district.
B.  The governing board of a charter school that is required to comply with the single audit act amendments of 1996 shall contract for an annual financial and compliance audit of financial transactions and accounts subject to the single audit act amendments of 1996 and kept by or for the charter school.
(d)  Significant reduction or termination of funding for the program.
C.  A charter school that is not subject to the single audit act amendments of 1996 shall contract for at least an annual financial statement audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.  An independent certified public accountant shall conduct the audit.
M.  Charter schools shall secure insurance for liability and property loss.  The governing body of a charter school that is sponsored by the state board of education or the state board for charter schools may enter into an intergovernmental agreement or otherwise contract to participate in an insurance program offered by a risk retention pool established pursuant to section 11‑952.01 or 41‑621.01 or the charter school may secure its own insurance coverage.  The pool may charge the requesting charter school reasonable fees for any services it performs in connection with the insurance program.
D.  For all audits referred to in subsections A, B and C of this section, the independent certified public accountant shall submit a uniform system of financial records compliance questionnaire to the auditor general with the applicable audit reports.  The independent certified public accountant school district or charter school shall also send a paper copy or electronic copy of the applicable audit reports to the county school superintendent of the county where the school district is located and the department of education.  The department of education shall make the audit reports available on the department's website.
N.  Charter schools do not have the authority to acquire property by eminent domain.
E.  Contracts for all financial and compliance audits and financial statement audits and the completed audits shall be approved by the auditor general as provided in section 41‑1279.21.  Contracts for all financial and compliance audits and financial statement audits shall comply with the rules for competitive sealed proposals as prescribed by the state board of education in section 15‑213.
O.  A sponsor, including members, officers and employees of the sponsor, is immune from personal liability for all acts done and actions taken in good faith within the scope of its authority.
F.  If the school district or charter school will incur costs of financial and compliance audits for the budget year, the governing board of the school district or the governing body of the charter school may increase its base support level for the budget year by an amount equal to the amount expended for the district's or charter school's financial and compliance audits in the year before the current year, increased by the growth rate as prescribed by law, subject to appropriation.  In determining the amount expended for the district's or charter school's financial and compliance audits, the school district or charter school shall include only the portion of the audit that must be paid from monies other than federal monies.  The department of education and the auditor general shall prescribe a method for determining the increase in the base support level and shall include in the maintenance and operation section of the budget format, as provided in section 15‑903, a separate line for financial and compliance audits expenditures.
P.  Charter school sponsors and this state are not liable for the debts or financial obligations of a charter school or persons who operate charter schools.
G.  Every audit contract shall include a systematic review of average daily membership, as defined in section 15‑901, using methodology that is consistent with guidelines established by the auditor general.  The auditor general shall consider cost when establishing guidelines pursuant to this subsection and, to the extent possible, shall attempt to minimize the cost of the review.  The purpose of the review is to determine whether the average daily membership reported by the charter school or school district is in compliance complies with the laws of this state and the uniform systems of financial records for charter schools and school districts.
Q.  The sponsor of a charter school shall establish procedures to conduct administrative hearings on determination by the sponsor that grounds exist to revoke a charter.  Procedures for administrative hearings shall be similar to procedures prescribed for adjudicative proceedings in title 41, chapter 6, article 10.  Except as provided in section 41‑1092.08, subsection H, final decisions of the state board of education and the state board for charter schools from hearings conducted pursuant to this subsection are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.
H.  A school district governing board or a charter school governing body shall publicly accept all AUDITS and COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRES by roll call vote.
R.  The sponsoring entity of a charter school shall have oversight and administrative responsibility for the charter schools that it sponsors.  In implementing its oversight and administrative responsibilities, the sponsor shall ground its actions in evidence of the charter holder's performance in accordance with the performance framework adopted by the sponsor.  The performance framework shall be publicly available, shall be placed on the sponsoring entity's website and shall include:
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1.  The academic performance expectations of the charter school and the measurement of sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations.
2.  The operational expectations of the charter school, including adherence to all applicable laws and obligations of the charter contract.
3.  The financial expectations of the charter school.
4.  Intervention and improvement policies.
S.  Charter schools may pledge, assign or encumber their assets to be used as collateral for loans or extensions of credit.
T.  All property accumulated by a charter school shall remain the property of the charter school.
U.  Charter schools may not locate a school on property that is less than one‑fourth mile from agricultural land regulated pursuant to section 3‑365, except that the owner of the agricultural land may agree to comply with the buffer zone requirements of section 3‑365.  If the owner agrees in writing to comply with the buffer zone requirements and records the agreement in the office of the county recorder as a restrictive covenant running with the title to the land, the charter school may locate a school within the affected buffer zone.  The agreement may include any stipulations regarding the charter school, including conditions for future expansion of the school and changes in the operational status of the school that will result in a breach of the agreement.
V.  A transfer of a charter to another sponsor, a transfer of a charter school site to another sponsor or a transfer of a charter school site to a different charter shall be completed before the beginning of the fiscal year that the transfer is scheduled to become effective.  An entity that sponsors charter schools may accept a transferring school after the beginning of the fiscal year if the transfer is approved by the superintendent of public instruction.  The superintendent of public instruction shall have the discretion to consider each transfer during the fiscal year on a case‑by‑case basis.  A charter holder seeking to transfer sponsors shall comply with the current charter terms regarding assignment of the charter.  A charter holder transferring sponsors shall notify the current sponsor that the transfer has been approved by the new sponsor.
W.  Notwithstanding subsection V of this section, a charter holder on an improvement plan must notify parents or guardians of registered students of the intent to transfer the charter and the timing of the proposed transfer.  On the approved transfer, the new sponsor shall enforce the improvement plan but may modify the plan based on performance.
X.  Notwithstanding subsection Y of this section, the state board for charter schools shall charge a processing fee to any charter school that amends its contract to participate in Arizona online instruction pursuant to section 15‑808.  The charter Arizona online instruction processing fund is established consisting of fees collected and administered by the state board for charter schools.  The state board for charter schools shall use monies in the fund only for the processing of contract amendments for charter schools participating in Arizona online instruction.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
Y.  The sponsoring entity may not charge any fees to a charter school that it sponsors unless the sponsor has provided services to the charter school and the fees represent the full value of those services provided by the sponsor.  On request, the value of the services provided by the sponsor to the charter school shall be demonstrated to the department of education.
Z.  Charter schools may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a presiding judge of the juvenile court to implement a law‑related education program as defined in section 15‑154.  The presiding judge of the juvenile court may assign juvenile probation officers to participate in a law‑related education program in any charter school in the county.  The cost of juvenile probation officers who participate in the program implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be funded by the charter school.
AA.  The sponsor of a charter school shall modify previously approved curriculum requirements for a charter school that wishes to participate in the board examination system prescribed in chapter 7, article 6 of this title.
BB.  If a charter school decides not to participate in the board examination system prescribed in chapter 7, article 6 of this title, pupils enrolled at that charter school may earn a Grand Canyon diploma by obtaining a passing score on the same board examinations.
CC.  Notwithstanding subsection Y of this section, a sponsor of charter schools may charge a new charter application processing fee to any applicant.
The application fee shall fully cover the cost of application review and any needed technical assistance.  Authorizers may approve policies that allow a portion of the fee to be returned to the applicant whose charter is approved.
DD.  A charter school may choose to provide a preschool program for children with disabilities pursuant to section 15‑771.
EE.  Pursuant to the prescribed graduation requirements adopted by the state board of education, the governing body of a charter school operating a high school may approve a rigorous computer science course that would fulfill a mathematics course required for graduation from high school.  The governing body may approve a rigorous computer science course only if the rigorous computer science course includes significant mathematics content and the governing body determines the high school where the rigorous computer science course is offered has sufficient capacity, infrastructure and qualified staff, including competent teachers of computer science.
FF.  A charter school may permit the use of school property, including school buildings, grounds, buses and equipment, by any person, group or organization for any lawful purpose, including a recreational, educational, political, economic, artistic, moral, scientific, social, religious or other civic or governmental purpose.  The charter school may charge a reasonable fee for the use of the school property.
GG.  A charter school and its employees, including the governing body, or chief administrative officer, are immune from civil liability with respect to all decisions made and actions taken to allow the use of school property, unless the charter school or its employees are guilty of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.  This subsection does not limit any other immunity provisions that are prescribed by law.
HH.  Sponsors authorized pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report to the auditor general on or before October 1.  The report shall include:
1.  The current number of charters authorized and the number of schools operated by authorized charter holders.
2.  The academic, operational and financial performance of the sponsor's charter portfolio as measured by the sponsor's adopted performance framework.
3.  For the prior year, the number of new charters approved, the number of charter schools closed and the reason for the closure.
4.  The sponsor's application, amendment, renewal and revocation processes, charter contract template and current performance framework as required by this section.
II.  The auditor general shall prescribe the format for the annual report required by subsection HH of this section and may require that the annual report be submitted electronically.  The auditor general shall review the submitted annual reports to ensure that the reports include the required items in subsection HH of this section and shall make the annual reports available on request.  If the auditor general finds significant noncompliance or if a sponsor fails to submit the annual report required by subsection HH of this section, on or before December 31 of each year the auditor general shall report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairs of the senate and house education committees or their successor committees, and the legislature shall consider revoking the sponsor's authority to sponsor charter schools.END_STATUTE" Renumber to conform Amend title to conform     AARON LIEBERMAN     2106LIEBERMAN 01/31/2020 09:50 AM H:
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Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 12000
Democrat 4000
Total 60000
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Aaron Lieberman — Yea
Amish Shah — Yea
Andres Cano — Yea
Anthony T. Kern — Yea
Arlando Teller — Yea
Athena Salman — Yea
Becky A. Nutt — Yea
Ben Toma — Yea
Bob Thorpe — Yea
Bret Roberts — Yea
Charlene R. Fernandez — Yea
César Chávez — Yea
Daniel Hernandez — Yea
David L. Cook — Yea
Diego Espinoza — Yea
Diego Rodriguez — Yea
Domingo DeGrazia — Yea
Gerae Peten — Yea
Isela Blanc — Yea
Jay Lawrence — Yea
Jennifer Jermaine — Yea
Jennifer Longdon — Yea
Jennifer Pawlik — Yea
Joanne Osborne — Yea
John Fillmore — Yea
John M. Allen — Yea
Kelli Butler — Yea
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Kirsten Engel — Yea
Lorenzo Sierra — Yea
Michelle Udall — Yea
Nancy Barto — Yea
Noel W. Campbell — Yea
Pamela Powers Hannley — Yea
Randall Friese — Yea
Raquel Terán — Yea
Regina E. Cobb — Yea
Reginald Bolding — Yea
Richard C. Andrade — Yea
Robert Meza — Yea
Russell Bowers — Yea
Steve Pierce — Yea
Travis W. Grantham — Yea
Walter Blackman — Yea
Alma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Myron Tsosie Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Tony Rivero Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea

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