HB 4033 — school bonding; ballot language

ARIZONAHouse HOUSEEngrossed OFschool REPRESENTATIVESbonding; FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff HB 4033:

schoolballot bonding;language State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 4033 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-491, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

ballotRELATING languageTO GRESSEDUCATION FLOORBOND AMENDMENTELECTIONS. 1.

Moves(TEXT theOF prescribedBILL proposedBEGINS capitalON improvementNEXT informationPAGE) from- thei ballot- forH.B. a school district bond election to the informational pamphlet for a school district bond election that is prepared by the county school superintendent and mailed by the school district.

2.4033 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Adds the following statement to the ballot for a school district bond election:

"additional information and a description of each proposed capital improvement that will be funded through this bond issuance can be found in the informational pamphlet mailed by the school district".

CH 2/25/2026 (602) 926-3848 Fifty-seventh Legislature Gress Second Regular Session H.B.

4033 GRESS FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

4033 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:

[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.

[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.

[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.

[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.

<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.

<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.

The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

House4. Amendments to H.B.

4033 4.

A petition is not required for holding the first election to be held in a joint common school district for any of the purposes specified in- subsection1 A- ofH.B. this section.

4033 in subsection A of this section.

-2-F. House Amendments to H.B.

4033 F.

Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the ballot shall include[:include the following statement:

(a)] the following statement:

Under the- students2 first- capitalH.B. funding system, _________ school district is entitled to state monies for new construction and renovation of school buildings in accordance with state law.

[ADDITIONAL4033 INFORMATIONthe ANDstudents Afirst DESCRIPTIONcapital OFfunding EACHsystem, PROPOSED_________ CAPITALschool IMPROVEMENTdistrict THATis WILLentitled BEto FUNDEDstate THROUGHmonies THISfor BONDnew ISSUANCEconstruction CANand BErenovation FOUNDof INschool THEbuildings INFORMATIONALin PAMPHLETaccordance MAILEDwith BYstate THElaw. SCHOOL DISTRICT.] [(b) A COMPLETE LIST OF EACH PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED COST OF EACH IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING A SEPARATE AGGREGATION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES AS DEFINED BY THE SCHOOL FACILITIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.

THEADDITIONAL LISTINFORMATION MUSTAND DETAILA THEDESCRIPTION SPECIFICOF EACH PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTSIMPROVEMENT THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITHTHROUGH THETHIS PROCEEDSBOND OFISSUANCE THECAN BONDSBE ANDFOUND MUSTIN INCLUDETHE ALLINFORMATIONAL OFPAMPHLET MAILED BY THE FOLLOWING:SCHOOL DISTRICT.

(i)2. A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING WHETHER BOND PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO ACQUIRE LAND, TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO LAND, TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SCHOOL FACILITY, TO IMPROVE EXISTING SCHOOL FACILITIES OR TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

(ii) THE ANTICIPATED COST OF EACH IMPROVEMENT.

(iii) THE LOCATION OF EACH IMPROVEMENT.

FOR COSTS TO ACQUIRE OR IMPROVE LAND, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION MAY DETAIL THE GENERAL PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE IMPROVEMENT.

(c) A DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, CATEGORIZED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

(i) HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, CAMPUS SECURITY, FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.

-3- House Amendments to H.B.

4033 (ii) RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, INCLUDING FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.

(iii) PUPIL TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE VEHICLES.

(iv) TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.

(d) EACH PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL UNDERTAKE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT.

(e) FOR EACH CATEGORY PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (c) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CATEGORY'S TOTAL COST RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS.