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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1121 - Student activities monies defined

15-1121.
Student activities monies defined
All monies raised with the approval of the governing board of a school district by the efforts of students in pursuance of or in connection with all activities of student organizations,  clubs,  school plays or other student entertainment other than funds specified in sections 15-1125 and 15-1126 are student activities monies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1122 - Student activities treasurer; assistant student activities treasurer; administration of student activities monies

15-1122.
Student activities treasurer;  assistant student activities treasurer;  administration of student activities monies
A. The governing board of any school district having student activities monies shall establish a student activities fund and appoint a student activities treasurer. The student activities treasurer shall deposit the student activities monies in a bank account designated the student activities account or in an account with the county treasurer pursuant to section 15-996 that is designated as other monies. In school districts that have multiple schools the governing board may designate an assistant student activities treasurer for each school. Each assistant student activities treasurer shall deposit student activities monies in the school district's student activities bank account,  in the account with the county treasurer or in student activities bank accounts established separately for each school. Disbursements from the student activities accounts shall be by check,  signed by two persons,  one of whom shall be either the student activities treasurer or an assistant student activities treasurer and one of whom shall be any other person authorized to sign by the governing board. For school districts that do not assume accounting responsibility pursuant to section 15-914.01,  disbursements may be made by county warrants issued pursuant to section 15-304 and designated as other monies. The governing board may appoint more than one person to act as cosigner with the student activities treasurer or assistant student activities treasurer. Any disbursement shall be authorized by or on behalf of the student members of the particular club or organization as provided in the uniform system of financial records. The student activities treasurer and assistant student activities treasurers shall give bonds in an amount determined by the governing board,  and the cost of bond premiums shall be a charge against the school district.
B. Accounts showing the balances due the respective student organizations as provided in section 15-1121 shall be kept by the student activities treasurer and assistant student activities treasurers and shall be open to inspection by officers of the student bodies concerned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1123 - Record of revenues and expenditures

15-1123.
Record of revenues and expenditures
A. The student activities treasurer or assistant student activities treasurer shall maintain an accurate detailed record of all revenues and expenditures of the student activities fund. The record shall be made in such form as the governing board of the school district prescribes. Copies of the record shall be presented to the governing board of the school district not less than once during each calendar month.
B. Student activities fund monies may be invested and reinvested by the governing board of a school district. All monies earned by investment shall be credited to the student activities fund of the school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1124 - Student activities revolving fund for expenses

15-1124.
Student activities revolving fund for expenses
The governing board of a school district may,  by resolution entered upon its minutes,  establish a revolving fund for the purpose of meeting necessary current expenses connected with student activities as defined by this article. The amount of the revolving fund shall be determined by the governing board which establishes the fund and provision for its establishment shall be included in the budget. The amount of monies provided in the revolving fund shall,  at the end of each fiscal school year,  be returned to the credit of the school district and the fund reestablished as provided in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1126 - Accounting; deposit; disposition of monies

15-1126.
Accounting;  deposit;  disposition of monies
A. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the uniform system of financial records.
B. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be deposited after authorization by the governing board in a bank account designated as the auxiliary operations fund or in an account with the county treasurer pursuant to section 15-996 that is designated as other monies. Disbursements from the fund shall be authorized by the governing board. Disbursements shall be made by check signed by two employees of the school district designated by the governing board. For school districts that do not assume accounting responsibility pursuant to section 15-914.01,  disbursements may be made by county warrants issued pursuant to section 15-304 and designated as other monies. Persons authorized by the governing board to sign checks shall give a bond in an amount determined by the governing board,  and the cost of bond premiums may be a charge against the fund.
C. Auxiliary operations fund monies may be invested and reinvested by the governing board of a school district. All monies earned by investment shall be credited to the auxiliary operations fund of the school district.
D. The governing board may establish an imprest petty cash fund at each school within the school district for activities that require immediate cash outlays for postage,  freight,  express,  parcel post,  travel or other minor disbursements,  but not including salaries or wages,  and that are proper as ultimate expenditures from the school district auxiliary operations fund. Imprest petty cash funds established by the governing board shall be funded from the school district auxiliary operations fund in an amount to be determined by the governing board.
E. The governing board may establish a revolving fund bank account for each school within the school district for necessary current expenditures in connection with school bookstore and athletic activities. The revolving funds shall be funded from the auxiliary operations fund in an amount to be determined by the governing board. The school shall return the monies in the revolving fund bank account at the end of each fiscal year to the credit of the school district auxiliary operations fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1141 - Definitions

15-1141.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Community school"  means any school engaged in a community school program.
2. " Community school monies"  means monies received as fees,  tuitions,  grants or donations from any person or agency for a community school program.
3. " Community school program"  means the involvement of people in the development of an educationally oriented community. The community school serves the purposes of academic and skill development for all citizens,  furnishes supervised recreational and avocational instruction,  supplies remedial and supplemental education,  furnishes meeting places for community groups and provides facilities for the dissemination of a variety of community related services,  including extended day resource programs as defined in section 15-1105.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1142 - Powers of the governing board

15-1142.
Powers of the governing board
The governing board of any school district may:
1. Establish and operate a community school program in any school in its school district.
2. Budget and expend from the maintenance and operation section of the budget,  as defined in section 15-903,  to employ a qualified director necessary for each school or combination of schools engaged in community school programs.
3. Expend community school monies for operation of a community school program.
4. Establish tuition and fee charges for community school programs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1143 - Community school program fund

15-1143.
Community school program fund
Monies deposited in a community school fund of a school district may be used for community school programs only and are not subject to reversion,  except upon termination of a community school program. Upon termination of a community school program any remaining funds shall revert to the operating budget of the school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1152 - School meal programs; nonschool meal programs; powers of state board of education

15-1152.
School meal programs;  nonschool meal programs;  powers of state board of education
The state board of education may enter into agreements with an agency of the federal government,  a governing board or another agency or person,  direct the disbursement of federal and state monies in accordance with federal and state law,  direct the distribution of commodities as provided by federal and state law,  prescribe regulations,  employ personnel,  give technical advice and assistance to governing boards in connection with establishment and operation of school meal programs,  assist in training personnel engaged in operation of school meal programs and take other action it deems necessary to provide for the establishment and maintenance of school meal programs. The state board of education and the governing boards may also accept gifts for use in connection with a school meal program. Agreements entered into pursuant to this section are exempt from section 11-952,  subsection D. The form to be used in the agreements shall be approved annually by the attorney general before its use in such agreements. The department of education shall file with the secretary of state by January 1 one blank copy of the agreement form and a list of the agencies with which the department entered agreements during the preceding year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1153 - Federal funds; acceptance; disbursement

15-1153.
Federal funds;  acceptance;  disbursement
A. The state board of education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by act of Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school meal programs. The state board shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  such funds in the school meal program fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 35-185.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of title 35,  chapter 1 limiting the drawing of warrants after the expiration of the fiscal year in which an obligation is incurred,  the state board of education may accept and direct the allocation of federal funds apportioned to the state for use in connection with school meal programs,  which are received and the allocation effected not later than six months after expiration of the fiscal year for which the allocation is made.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1155 - Records, reports, regulations, audits and inspections by state board of education

15-1155.
Records,  reports,  regulations,  audits and inspections by state board of education
The state board of education shall prescribe regulations for keeping accounts and records and making reports,  under the supervision of governing boards. The accounts and records shall be available at all times for inspection and audit by authorized officials and shall be preserved for a period,  not exceeding five years,  as prescribed by the state board. The state board shall conduct or cause to be conducted audits,  inspections and administrative reviews of accounts,  records and operations as are necessary to determine whether the school meal programs are being administered according to the provisions of this article and the regulations made by the state board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1157 - Inclusion of expenses in budget of superintendent of public instruction

15-1157.
Inclusion of expenses in budget of superintendent of public instruction
There shall be included in the budget of the superintendent of public instruction,  for presentation to the legislature,  such amounts as required by the state board of education for and limited to the administration of this article,  including the establishment,  maintenance,  operation and expansion of school meal programs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1158 - Agreements for meals for persons sixty years of age or older

15-1158.
Agreements for meals for persons sixty years of age or older
A. The governing board of any school district may enter into an agreement with any individual,  firm,  partnership,  corporation,  association or public agency whereby the school district agrees to prepare meals for persons sixty years of age or older and their spouses,  or any group of such persons,  by utilizing the systems and procedures already developed for use in the school meal programs of such school district.
B. An agreement entered into by a governing board of a school district,  pursuant to the provisions of this section,  shall not:
1. Involve the expenditure by the school district of any federal or state school meal monies or other school monies or the use of any school meal commodities or school district personnel,  equipment or facilities unless the agreement includes a provision requiring full reimbursement for such expenditure.
2. Provide for payment to the school district of any amount in excess of the estimated cost of food,  personnel,  equipment,  facilities and other necessary expenditures involved in the performance of the agreement.
3. Permit any program of meals for persons sixty years of age or older and their spouses to interfere in any way with the use of school meal facilities for school purposes.
C. The department of education may cooperate with any individual,  firm,  partnership,  corporation,  association or public agency in the planning of programs whereby school districts may prepare meals for persons sixty years of age or older and their spouses,  or any group of such persons,  by utilizing the systems and procedures already developed for use in the operation of school meal programs.
D. The department of education shall adopt regulations containing guidelines for governing boards of school districts entering into such agreements.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1171 - Trust assets of Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation; transfer to state board of education

15-1171.
Trust assets of Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation;  transfer to state board of education
The state board of education is designated as the state agency empowered to make application to the secretary of agriculture of the United States,  or any other proper federal official,  pursuant and subject to the provisions of act of May 3,  1950 (P.L. 81-499;  40 U.S.C. sec. 440 et seq.) for the trust assets,  either funds or property,  held by the United States as trustee on behalf of the Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1172 - Arizona youth farm loan fund

15-1172.
Arizona youth farm loan fund
Notwithstanding any other law,  funds and the proceeds of the trust assets shall be received by the state board of education and shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in a special fund to be known as the Arizona youth farm loan fund that is maintained as a revolving fund and that is appropriated for continuing expenditure or obligation as provided by this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1173 - Use of funds

15-1173.
Use of funds
A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section,  monies in the Arizona youth farm loan fund may be used only for such of the rural rehabilitation purposes as are permissible under the Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation's charter as it appeared during the calendar year 1960 and as may from time to time be agreed upon by the state board of education and the secretary of agriculture of the United States or his delegate,  including but not limited to furnishing financial assistance to deserving young persons under twenty-five years of age who are students or former students of vocational agriculture or young farmers in organized vocational agriculture classes in becoming satisfactorily established in farming through guaranteed loans,  if they cannot obtain needed financing elsewhere on reasonable rates and terms.
B. Administrative expenses of carrying out the provisions of this article,  including but not limited to salaries,  capital outlay,  professional services,  travel and current expenditures,  shall be paid from annual appropriations made by the legislature to the state board of education,  and no part of the trust funds as provided by subsection A of this section may be used for any purpose not expressly listed in subsection A or C of this section.
C. On notice from the state board of vocational education,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1174 - Powers and duties

15-1174.
Powers and duties
The state board of education on behalf of the state of Arizona is authorized and empowered to:
1. Collect,  compromise,  adjust or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under this article or under any mortgage,  lease,  contract or other agreement entered into or administered pursuant to this article and,  if in its judgment necessary and advisable,  pursue the same to final collection in any court having jurisdiction.
2. Bid for and purchase at any execution,  foreclosure or other sale,  or otherwise to acquire,  property upon which the state board has a lien by reason of a judgment or execution,  or which is pledged,  mortgaged or conveyed or which otherwise secures any loan or other indebtedness owing to or acquired by the state board under this article.
3. Accept title to any property so purchased or acquired,  to operate or lease such property for such period as may be deemed necessary to protect the investment therein and to sell or otherwise dispose of such property in a manner consistent with the provisions of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1181 - Definitions

15-1181.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Child"  means a person who is at least three years of age by September 1 of the current year but who is under twenty-two years of age.
2. " Foster parent"  means a person who may serve as the parent of a child with disabilities if that person has an ongoing,  long-term parental relationship with the child,  is willing to make educational decisions for the child and has no personal interest that would conflict with the interests of the child.
3. " Fund"  means the special education fund.
4. " Home school district"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-761.
5. " Individualized education program"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-761.
6. " Parent"  means the natural or adoptive parent of a child,  the legal guardian of a child,  a relative with whom a child resides and who is acting as the parent of that child or a surrogate parent who has been appointed for a child pursuant to section 15-763.01. Parent does not mean this state if the child is a ward of the state.
7. " Place"  or " placement"  means placement of a child in a private residential facility for residential special education placement as defined in section 15-761 or by a state placing agency for care,  safety or treatment reasons.
8. " Private residential facility"  means a private facility that is licensed by the department of economic security or department of health services and to which one of the following also applies:
(a) For special education placements,  the facility has been approved by the division of special education pursuant to section 15-765 for the purpose of providing special education and related services.
(b) For other than special education placements,  the facility has been accredited by the north central association of colleges and secondary schools,  except that private facilities applying for initial approval as a private school are not required to receive accreditation until three years after the date of initial approval as long as continual progress toward accreditation is maintained.
9. " Related services"  means related services as defined in section 15-761.
10. " Residential special education placement"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-761.
11. " Special education"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-761.
12. " State placing agency"  means the department of juvenile corrections,  the department of economic security,  the department of child safety,  the Arizona health care cost containment system or the administrative office of the court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1183 - Placement; voucher application requirements

15-1183.
Placement;  voucher application requirements
A. A voucher may not be issued pursuant to this article and a residential special education placement may not be made in a private residential placement facility unless the requirements of section 15-765,  subsection G have been met.
B. If a state placing agency places a child in a private residential facility for care,  safety or treatment reasons,  the state placing agency is responsible for requesting an initial residential education voucher and notifying the home school district of the placement. The home school district is responsible for completing screening or other identification procedures for determining if the child is a child with a disability as defined in section 15-761 and for reviewing the placement of a child with a disability to determine whether a residential special education placement is necessary. Responsibility for monitoring the educational services during the time a child is placed in the residential facility and for planning for transition from the private residential facility to a public school remains with the home school district.
C. An initial residential education voucher may be extended for good cause,  as determined by the director of the division of special education,  on application by the home school district. If an extension is denied or a home district fails to complete the requirements for a continuing residential education voucher,  the home school district is responsible for payment of educational costs until the requirements of subsection B of this section have been met.
D. In order to receive a continuing residential education voucher,  an evaluation pursuant to section 15-766 must be conducted and the following must occur:
1. The home school district shall provide prior written notice to the parent indicating that the child is or is not eligible for special education and shall submit to the department of education a copy of the prior written notice,  the evaluation from which the eligibility decision is made and,  if the child is eligible for special education but does not require residential special education placement,  a copy of the individualized education program indicating the special education to be provided while the child is placed in the residential facility. If the child requires a residential special education placement,  section 15-765,  subsection G applies.
2. On receipt from the home school district of the documentation specified in paragraph 1,  the department of education shall convert the initial residential education voucher to a continuing residential education voucher that is valid for no longer than the remainder of the school year during which it is issued.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1185 - School district responsibility; integration into a school

15-1185.
School district responsibility;  integration into a school
A. For a child who is placed in a private residential facility pursuant to this article,  the home school district is responsible for reviewing the child's educational progress and planning for integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate.
B. The private residential facility and the state placing agency shall work with the home school district for purposes of integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate.
C. If a child who has been placed in a private residential facility for care,  safety or treatment reasons attends a public school in other than the home school district on either a part-time or full-time basis,  the residential education voucher terminates and the following apply:
1. The school district of attendance must apply for a certificate of educational convenience as provided in section 15-825,  subsection B.
2. If the child attends school in the residential facility on a part-time basis,  the school district of attendance must apply for a certificate of educational convenience and either provide direct services in the residential facility or contract with the residential facility for that portion of educational services that the private residential facility is to provide.
D. If a child who requires residential special education placement is placed outside of the home school district and is able to attend a nonresidential school on a part-time basis,  the residential special education placement voucher terminates. The school district of attendance shall apply for a certificate of educational convenience and pay a prorated tuition amount to the private residential facility.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1201 - Definitions

15-1201.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Fund"  means the special education fund established by section 15-1182.
2. " Institution"  means the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind,  the Arizona training program facilities as provided in section 36-551 and the Arizona state hospital.
3. " Place"  or " placement"  means placement of a person in an institution,  as defined in this section,  for special education only or for special education and residential and custodial care.
4. " Special education"  means the adjustment of the environmental factors,  modification of the course of study and adaptation of teaching methods,  materials and techniques to provide educationally for those children who are at least three but not more than twenty-one years of age and who are gifted or have a disability to such an extent that they do not profit from the regular course of study or need special education services in order to profit. Difficulty in writing,  speaking or understanding the English language due to an environmental background in which a language other than English is spoken primarily or exclusively shall not be considered a sufficient handicap to require special education.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1202 - Special education fund account; administration; expenditure limitation

15-1202.
Special education fund account;  administration;  expenditure limitation
A. There is established a separate account within the fund which shall consist of legislative appropriations to the account for special education institutional vouchers.
B. The account shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes provided in this article.
C. Each fiscal year the state board of education shall include in its budget request for assistance to schools a separate line item for the account.
D. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes of this article shall not exceed the amount appropriated or authorized by section 35-173 for that purpose. This article shall not be construed to impose a duty on an officer,  agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or to create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in excess of the expenditure authorized by legislative appropriation for that specific purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1203 - Placement; requirements

15-1203.
Placement;  requirements
A. No child may be placed for the purpose of special education in an institution unless the institution has applied for and had issued a voucher pursuant to this article. Initial approval for placement shall be given when evaluation information,  a copy of the individualized education program and placement documentation are provided to the special education section of the department of education. These documents shall be maintained by the school district or charter school and the receiving institution.
B. A school district may make an interim placement of an eligible child in an institution pursuant to an interim individualized education program. For purposes of this subsection,  " interim placement"  means placement of a child in an institution for a period of time not to exceed sixty days for the purpose of completing an educational evaluation as required by section 15-766 and making a specific placement.
C. No child who is a resident of an institution may be placed in a school special education program unless the school has applied for and had issued a special education institutional voucher pursuant to this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1205 - Voucher; evaluation; placement; definition

15-1205.
Voucher;  evaluation;  placement;  definition
A. An application for a voucher pursuant to this article shall not be approved unless the child has been educationally evaluated and recommended for placement in accordance,  as nearly as practicable,  with the conditions and standards prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to rules of the state board of education.
B. In determining the recommendation for placement the chief official of the institution shall consult at a minimum with the following:
1. The parent,  as defined in section 15-761 of the child recommended for placement.
2. The person performing the educational evaluation pursuant to this section.
3. A special educator who is certified in an area related to the child's disability.
C. The placing agency may sign a voucher application for submission to the department of education.
D. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a child who has not been educationally evaluated from being placed in an institution if such placement is for the purpose of residential and custodial care only and not for educational reasons. The institutional voucher shall not be paid for such placements.
E. For the purposes of this section,  " educationally evaluated"  means an evaluation pursuant to section 15-766.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1222 - Bank account; employee income tax; withholdings

15-1222.
Bank account;  employee income tax;  withholdings
A. The governing board of a school district may establish a bank account for the purpose of depositing the monies it withholds for each employee for application toward the employee's state income tax liability until the governing board must pay the monies to the department of revenue as provided in section 43-401. The governing board may make disbursements from the bank account only by check payable to the department of revenue. The bank account may be interest-bearing,  and the governing board shall transfer any interest at the end of the fiscal year to the county treasurer for credit to the maintenance and operation fund of the school district.
B. The auditor general in conjunction with the state board of education shall prescribe the procedures for accounting for the monies withheld pursuant to this section in the uniform system of financial records.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1223 - Bank accounts; employee insurance; interest; accounting procedures

15-1223.
Bank accounts;  employee insurance;  interest;  accounting procedures
A. The governing board of a school district may establish bank accounts in which to deposit the monies it withholds for employee insurance programs,  the monies contributed by the district for employee insurance programs and the monies received from former employees,  board members,  former board members and surviving spouses and dependents of board members or former board members for the insurance programs. The governing board may disburse monies from the bank accounts only by check payable to the insurance carriers or to make refunds of insurance to individuals.
B. The bank accounts may be interest-bearing,  and the governing board shall transfer any interest at the end of the fiscal year to the county treasurer for credit to the maintenance and operation fund of the school district.
C. The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe the procedures for accounting for monies pursuant to this section in the uniform system of financial records.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1224 - Grants to teachers for instruction

15-1224.
Grants to teachers for instruction
A. The governing board shall deposit in a separate bank account grants or gifts that are less than one thousand five hundred dollars and designated for use by a teacher for instructional purposes if the governing board does not deposit the grant or gift as prescribed in section 15-341,  subsection A,  paragraph 14.
B. A separate record shall be maintained for each grant or gift deposited in the bank account.
C. Disbursements from the bank account shall be by check signed by two employees of the school district appointed by the governing board and shall be authorized by the teacher designated to use the grant or gift as provided in the uniform system of financial records.
D. If any of the monies are not spent before the end of the fiscal year in which the gift or grant was accepted,  the balance of the monies shall remain in the bank account until needed for instructional purposes as designated by the teacher,  or determined by the grantor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1231 - Career and technical education projects fund; use of monies; requirements

15-1231.
Career and technical education projects fund;  use of monies;  requirements
A. The governing board of a school district may establish a permanent career and technical education projects fund in an amount of not more than $100, 000. The fund consists of proceeds from the sale of items produced or services provided by career and technical education programs. Monies in the fund may be used for any of the following purposes:
1. Purchasing materials for use by career and technical education pupils in an instructional program that produces a product or provides a service that may be sold by the school district.
2. Purchasing equipment or services for use by career and technical education pupils in an instructional program that produces a product or provides a service that may be sold by the school district.
3. Paying expenses directly related to planning and designing career and technical education program products or services.
4. Paying expenses related to an approved department of education career and technical student organization,  including costs associated with events,  conferences or competitions.
B. Monies in the career and technical education projects fund may not be used to pay salaries,  wages or employee fringe benefits.
C. All purchases made from the career and technical education projects fund must comply with chapter 2,  article 1 of this title,  including all provisions relating to procurement practices.
D. The career and technical education projects fund of a school district is a continuing fund,  and monies in the career and technical education projects fund are not subject to reversion,  except that all monies in the career and technical education projects fund that exceed $100, 000 at the end of the fiscal year revert to the school maintenance and operation fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1241 - Academic contests fund; state board of education powers and duties; distribution of monies

15-1241.
Academic contests fund;  state board of education powers and duties;  distribution of monies
A. The state board of education shall establish an academic contests fund consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature or received by the state board as provided in subsection D of this section.
B. The state board of education shall prescribe rules for the distribution of fund monies to school districts and charter schools for the purpose of sending pupils who are state level winners of academic contests and their chaperons to the national levels of these contests so that the pupils may represent this state.
C. The criteria on which the state board shall base its rules for the distribution of fund monies shall include at least the following:
1. The contests must be academic in nature and motivate pupils to be creative and to demonstrate excellence.
2. Contests must be sponsored by a recognized national organization.
3. Contests must be open to all pupils,  regardless of race,  creed,  gender or national origin,  except that a contest may separate pupils by age or grade level.
4. The opportunity to compete at the national level must be the result of successfully competing at the local or state level,  or both,  of that contest.
D. The state board of education may accept gifts or grants of monies for deposit in the academic contests fund as provided in this section.
E. A school district which receives monies as provided in this section shall include the monies in the special projects section of the budget as provided in section 15-903,  subsection F.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1261 - E-rate application; fund

15-1261.
E-rate application;  fund
A. All school districts and charter schools that are eligible for e-rate priority one funding as authorized by the telecommunications act of 1996 may apply for funding. Eligible school districts and charter schools may submit applications with assistance of the department of administration.
B. All school districts and charter schools that receive e-rate funding shall establish an e-rate fund. Any monies in the fund may be used to reimburse the school district or charter school for broadband internet and telecommunications costs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1265 - Industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund; exemption; qualifications

15-1265.
Industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund;  exemption;  qualifications
A. The industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund is established and consists of legislative appropriations,  gifts,  grants and other donations. The department of education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. The department shall use monies in the fund to eliminate or reduce exam costs to obtain industry-recognized certificates and licenses for low-income students. To qualify for reimbursement,  a student shall:
1. Successfully pass a certificate or license exam related to a career and technical education program.
2. Meet eligibility requirements established under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793) for free or reduced-price lunches.
3. Apply to the career and technical education district to receive reimbursement for the cost of the exam. The career and technical education district shall apply to the department to receive reimbursement for the cost of the exam.
C. If the available fund monies are not sufficient to cover the costs of all qualified applicants,  the department shall reduce the reward amount for each student in proportion to the exam cost.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1282 - Career training and workforce fund; exemption; distribution

15-1282.
Career training and workforce fund;  exemption;  distribution
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. The career training and workforce fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 15-1281,  private donations and interest earned on those monies. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. Monies in the fund and its accounts may not be transferred to any other fund except as provided in this section,  do not revert to the state general fund,  and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The state treasurer shall administer the fund.
B. All monies in the career training and workforce fund must first be spent,  and the state treasurer shall transfer monies from the fund,  to pay:
1. The actual reasonable costs incurred by the state treasurer to administer the fund.
2. The actual reasonable costs incurred by the department of education to implement and administer section 15-1283.
3. Any other mandatory expenditure of state revenues required to implement this section and section 15-1283.
C. The state treasurer may prescribe forms necessary to transfer monies from the career training and workforce fund pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The state treasurer shall transfer monies in the career training and workforce fund in excess of the amounts paid pursuant to subsection B of this section at the direction of the department of education in accordance with section 15-1283.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1284 - Separate local-level funds; annual reporting; no supplanting

15-1284.
Separate local-level funds;  annual reporting;  no supplanting
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. Each school district and charter school that receives monies from the student support and safety fund established by section 15-1281 shall establish a separate local level fund to receive monies from that fund. This subsection applies to the state education system for committed youth and the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.
B. Each school district,  charter school and career technical education district that receives monies from the career training and workforce fund established by section 15-1282 shall establish a separate local-level fund to receive monies from that fund.
C. School districts,  charter schools and career technical education districts that receive monies from either the student support and safety fund established by section 15-1281 or the career training and workforce fund established by section 15-1282 shall provide:
1. An accounting of monies received from those funds each fiscal year through the uniform system of financial records.
2. Information regarding classroom teacher salaries for each fiscal year through the uniform system of financial records,  including the average classroom teacher salary,  the average salary for a first-year classroom teacher,  and the average salaries for classroom teachers in their fifth,  tenth,  fifteenth,  and twentieth years of teaching in the school district,  charter school or career technical education district.
D. The department of education and the auditor general shall allow the additional reporting required by subsection C of this section through the uniform system of financial records and the Arizona chart of accounts.
E. Notwithstanding any other law,  the additional monies received by school districts,  charter schools and career technical education districts from the student support and safety fund established by section 15-1281 and the career training and workforce fund established by section 15-1282 are in addition to any other appropriation,  transfer or allocation of public or private monies from any other source and may not supplant,  replace or cause a reduction in other funding sources.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1285 - Local revenues and revenue control limitations; exemption

15-1285.
Local revenues and revenue control limitations;  exemption
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
Notwithstanding any other law,  monies received by school districts and career technical education districts pursuant to this chapter:
1. Are not considered local revenues for the purposes of article IX,  section 21,  Arizona constitution.
2. Are exempt from any budgetary,  expenditure or revenue control limit that would limit the ability of school districts or career technical education districts to accept or expend those monies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1286 - State treasurer; annual reports; distributions from funds

15-1286.
State treasurer;  annual reports;  distributions from funds
A. On or before September 1 of each year,  the state treasurer shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on distributions made from the student support and safety fund established by section 15-1281 to the state treasurer,  auditor general,  department of education,  department of revenue and state board of education pursuant to section 15-1281,  subsection B. The report shall include actual distributions made to each entity in the prior fiscal year and estimated distributions for the current fiscal year.
B. On or before September 1 of each year,  the state treasurer shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on distributions made from the career training and workforce fund established by section 15-1282 to the state treasurer and the department of education pursuant to section 15-1282,  subsection B. The report shall include actual distributions made to each entity in the prior fiscal year and estimated distributions for the current fiscal year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1301 - Definitions

15-1301.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Employee classifications"  means one of the following:
(a) Management and supervisory staff on a twelve month schedule.
(b) Teachers,  credentialed and noncredentialed specialists,  on an academic schedule.
(c) Clerical,  accounting,  maintenance workers and others on a twelve month schedule.
(d) Food service and bus drivers on an academic schedule.
2. " Hearing impairment"  means hearing impairment as defined in section 15-761.
3. " Schools"  means the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind and includes programs and services offered for the deaf and the blind by the schools in conjunction with other educational institutions.
4. " Sensory impairment"  means the following conditions,  as defined in section 15-761:
(a) Visual impairment.
(b) Hearing impairment.
(c) Both a visual and hearing impairment.
(d) Multiple disabilities,  if at least one of the disabilities is a visual or a hearing impairment.
5. " Visual impairment"  means visual impairment as defined in section 15-761.