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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-248 - Arizona national rankings; annual report

15-248.
Arizona national rankings;  annual report
A. The department of education shall collect,  evaluate and assess existing studies and findings conducted by any public or private entity on the national rankings and overall quality of schools in this state based on the following:
1. Academic productivity as measured by academic progress indicators. The academic productivity measures shall include the areas of reading,  writing and mathematics and other academic categories determined by the department.
2. Ratings of school quality by parents.
B. The department may further evaluate,  but is not limited to,  the following school funding issues:
1. The average salaries of teachers who provide instruction in school districts in this state compared to the average salaries of teachers with similar levels of experience and education in other states.
2. Other funding categories determined by the department.
C. For the purposes of this section,  studies and findings that are evaluated by the department may be conducted by any public or private entity,  except that the department shall rely only on research it determines is scientifically reliable. The department may request that additional specialized research be conducted by public or private entities selected by the department.
D. The department shall search scientific literature and select a national ranking study of the performance of each state's schools that used the most scientifically sound methodology in the ranking process. The department shall identify all the data elements used in the study and shall duplicate those data elements using the most recent available data. The department shall attempt to identify the characteristics of the top ten ranked states and the bottom ten ranked states in all areas that impact the quality of education.
E. The department shall submit electronically an annual report on or before December 1 regarding its findings to the governor,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The department shall provide copies of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library,  archives and public records. The department shall present its findings at a public meeting for discussion and analysis.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-248.02 - Teacher certification fund

15-248.02.
Teacher certification fund
The teacher certification fund is established consisting of fees collected pursuant to chapter 5,  article 3 of this title and legislative appropriations. The department of education shall administer the fund and shall use the monies in the fund for expenses incurred in administering teacher certification. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.02 - Education learning and accountability fund; appropriation; subaccounts

15-249.02.
Education learning and accountability fund;  appropriation;  subaccounts
A. The education learning and accountability fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and fees collected from universities and community college districts in support of the education learning and accountability system for public education. The department of education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. All monies deposited in the fund for fiscal year 2011-2012 are appropriated for use in fiscal year 2011-2012 and fiscal year 2012-2013. Monies in the fund may only be used for the purposes prescribed in section 15-249 and are subject to the requirements for review by the joint legislative budget committee prescribed in that section.
B. The general fund subaccount is established within the education learning and accountability fund consisting of appropriations from the state general fund that are deposited into the fund. Monies in the subaccount are continuously appropriated.
C. The university and community college fee subaccount is established within the education learning and accountability fund consisting of fees collected from universities and community college districts that are deposited into the fund. Monies in the subaccount are subject to legislative appropriation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.03 - Best practice examples of reading intervention and remedial reading strategies; posting

15-249.03.
Best practice examples of reading intervention and remedial reading strategies;  posting
The department of education shall prominently post on the website maintained by the department best practice examples of evidence-based reading intervention and remedial reading strategies used in school districts and charter schools in this state. The examples shall be selected from those school districts and charter schools that demonstrate improvement on third grade reading proficiency as measured by the statewide assessment administered pursuant to section 15-741. The school districts and charter schools selected shall represent school districts and charter schools in demographic composition,  including rural and urban,  size and student characteristics.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.04 - Report; school district overrides

15-249.04.
Report;  school district overrides
On or before November 30 of each year,  the department of education shall electronically submit to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting a report that lists the amount budgeted by individual school districts for the current fiscal year for each type of override conducted pursuant to section 15-481 or 15-482.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.05 - Federal monies; state and local monies; separate accounting

15-249.05.
Federal monies;  state and local monies;  separate accounting
Monies the department receives from the federal government or from federal programs may not be commingled with state and local monies and shall be accounted for within the department in separate accounts from state and local monies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.09 - Early literacy program fund; report; definitions

15-249.09.
Early literacy program fund;  report;  definitions
A. The early literacy program fund is established to provide support to improve reading skills,  literacy and proficiency for students in kindergarten programs and grades one,  two and three in addition to monies received pursuant to section 15-211. The fund shall be administered by the department of education. The state board of education shall develop policies and procedures to be administered by the department of education.
B. Subject to review and approval by the state board of education,  the department of education shall award monies to eligible schools based on available monies on a per pupil basis. The per pupil amount shall be calculated using the student count for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one,  two and three.
C. Eligible schools that receive monies pursuant to this section shall submit data on expenditures and results and other information required by subsection E of this section.
D. Eligible schools may use monies for eligible expenses to increase the reading proficiency of students in kindergarten programs and grades one,  two and three. Eligible schools may also use monies to provide a full-day kindergarten program that is structured to increase reading proficiency. Monies must be used to expand,  enhance and support the components included in a school's reading program plan submitted pursuant to section 15-211.
E. Subject to review and approval by the state board of education,  the department of education shall include a report on the early literacy program in the K-3 reading program plan required by section 15-211. The report shall contain the following:
1. A description of the monies awarded each year.
2. A summary of the funded activities.
3. Information on the recipient schools' progress toward achievement goals.
4. Specific findings on strategies and activities and their level of effectiveness in improving reading proficiency in the recipient schools.
F. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Eligible expenses"  means expenses for evidence-based strategies and interventions designed to improve the reading proficiency of students in kindergarten programs and grades one,  two and three pursuant to sections 15-211 and 15-704,  including literacy coaches and literacy specialists,  reading curricula,  kindergarten readiness assessments,  summer programs or tutoring programs.
2. " Eligible school"  means a public school with at least ninety percent of students who are eligible for free and reduced-priced lunches under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1785).
3. " Student count"  means the average daily membership for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one,  two and three,  as prescribed in section 15-901 for the current year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.10 - Dyslexia handbook

15-249.10.
Dyslexia handbook
The department of education,  subject to approval by the state board of education,  may develop and maintain a handbook for use in the schools of this state that provides guidance for pupils,  parents and teachers concerning dyslexia. The handbook shall include the following:
1. Guidelines for teachers and parents to identify dyslexia.
2. A description of educational strategies that have been shown to improve the academic performance of pupils with dyslexia.
3. A description of resources and services that are available to pupils with dyslexia and to teachers and parents of pupils with dyslexia.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.11 - Rural STEM program fund; definition

15-249.11.
Rural STEM program fund;  definition
A. The rural STEM program fund is established for the purposes of supporting science,  technology,  engineering and math programs in rural schools. The fund consists of monies appropriated by the legislature and grants,  gifts,  devises and donations from any public or private source. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of this section. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The department of education shall administer the fund and may use not more than five percent of the monies deposited in the fund in a fiscal year for administrative purposes under this section. On notice from the department,  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. Monies in the fund are subject to state auditing procedures.
B. Subject to review and approval by the state board of education,  the department of education shall establish a process for rural schools to apply for grants from the rural STEM program fund. A rural school applying for a grant shall demonstrate how the rural school plans to use monies from the fund and what outcomes the rural school plans to achieve with students. A rural school that receives funding must demonstrate that the school's STEM program meets the academic standards for science,  technology,  engineering and mathematics as adopted by the state board of education.
C. On or before June 30 of each year,  a rural school that receives monies from the rural STEM program fund shall provide the department of education with updates on outcomes achieved with students and how monies from the fund were spent. On or before November 15 of each year,  the department of education shall report to the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on the amount of grants made from the rural STEM program fund,  outcomes achieved with students statewide and how program monies were expended.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " rural school"  means a charter school or a school within a school district that has a student count of three hundred or less and that meets either of the following:
1. Is located in a county with a population of less than four hundred thousand persons.
2. Is located in a census county division with less than fifty thousand persons in a county with a population of at least four hundred thousand persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.13 - Definition of "rural" for purpose of federal funding eligibility

15-249.13.
Definition of " rural"  for purpose of federal funding eligibility
For the purpose of federal funding eligibility determinations that are made by the department of education and that involve the geographic location of a school district or charter school,  " rural"  means located either:
1. In a county with a population that is less than or equal to ten percent of the population of this state.
2. In a county with a population that exceeds ten percent of the population of this state but that is located more than ten miles from a municipality with a population of more than fifty thousand persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.16 - Statutory handbooks of parental rights; posting

15-249.16.
Statutory handbooks of parental rights;  posting
A. The department of education shall develop and post on its website a statutory handbook of parental rights outlining the rights of parents of children enrolled in school districts and a statutory handbook of parental rights outlining the rights of parents of children enrolled in charter schools.
B. The statutory handbook of parental rights outlining the rights of parents of children enrolled in school districts shall consist of the text of the following statutes:
1. Title 1,  chapter 6.
2. Section 15-102.
3. Section 15-110.
4. Section 15-113.
5. Section 15-117.
6. Section 15-351.
7. Section 15-721.
8. Section 15-722.
9. Section 15-730.
C. The statutory handbook of parental rights outlining the rights of parents of children enrolled in charter schools shall consist of the text of the following statutes:
1. Title 1,  chapter 6.
2. Section 15-110.
3. Section 15-113.
4. Section 15-117.
D. Each school district and charter school in this state shall post on a publicly accessible portion of its website a link to the statutory handbook of parental rights developed pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.17 - Code writers initiative program; grants; annual report

15-249.17.
Code writers initiative program;  grants;  annual report
A. The code writers initiative program is established within the department of education to provide grants on a competitive basis pursuant to title 41,  chapter 24,  article 1 for the purposes prescribed in this section. The Indian education advisory council in the department of education shall evaluate grant applications and make award recommendations to the department. The department shall maximize available funding by awarding grants to participants that will leverage state monies by securing gifts,  grants and donations from other sources.
B. Grantees in the code writers initiative program shall:
1. Introduce a computer code writing curriculum for students in grades nine through twelve.
2. Deliver a technology-focused education to Native American students that will prepare the students for the global economy. The instruction may be offered through after-school programming.
3. Instruct Native American students in computer code writing and work with industry partners to develop internships and programs that will be made available to students who complete the program curriculum.
4. Instruct teachers and administrators in a technology-focused curriculum.
5. Develop assessment metrics to measure progress to be used to determine the initiative's effectiveness.
6. Install audiovisual distance learning equipment at key delivery points to maximize the number of program participants.
7. Determine the impacts from the initiative's curriculum and teacher instruction on students' standardized test scores and graduation rates.
8. On or before September 1 of each year,  submit an annual report to the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  the Indian education advisory council and the department of education containing detailed information relating to the requirements of this subsection for the most recent school year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-249.18 - Invest in postsecondary success program; vendor; fund; rules

15-249.18.
Invest in postsecondary success program;  vendor;  fund;  rules
A. The invest in postsecondary success program is established. The department of education shall administer the program.
B. The invest in postsecondary success program shall contract with a vendor that is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and that is selected through a request for proposals. The vendor shall provide student support to program participants under this section. The vendor selected pursuant to this subsection must meet all of the following requirements:
1. Have administered each of the following for at least five previous academic years:
(a) College match savings accounts in which a student's contributions are matched by $8 for each dollar the student deposits per academic year. The college match savings accounts described in this subdivision must be in the form of a custodial account or 529 plan.
(b) Financial capability training that addresses budgeting,  managing student debt,  savings,  debit management,  credit card use,  retirement readiness and credit reports.
(c) Workforce readiness training that addresses businesses mentoring,  job shadowing,  interviewing and resume skills and career exploration.
2. Have served at least two thousand students in the past ten years.
3. Currently support multiple student pathways by partnering with institutions of higher education,  including community colleges,  universities and career and technical education programs.
C. To participate in the program,  students may apply to the department of education in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall establish program eligibility criteria. Each program participant shall open a college match savings account with the vendor that is selected pursuant to subsection B of this section.
D. The vendor selected pursuant to subsection B of this section shall administer college match savings accounts for program participants and provide program participants with financial capability training and workforce readiness training as described in subsection B,  paragraph 1 of this section.
E. The invest in postsecondary success program fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. 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. The department shall use monies in the fund for the purposes of administering the program and for distributing monies to the vendor selected pursuant to subsection B of this section. The vendor shall use any monies received from the fund for the purposes of this section.
F. The department of education may adopt rules for the purposes of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-251 - Powers and duties

15-251.
Powers and duties
The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Superintend the schools of this state.
2. Request the auditor general to investigate when necessary the accounts of school monies kept by any state,  county or district officer.
3. Subject to supervision by the state board of education,  apportion to the several counties the monies to which each county is entitled for the year. Apportionment shall be made as provided in chapter 9 of this title.
4. Execute,  under the direction of the state board of education,  the policies that have been decided on by the state board.
5. Direct the performance of executive,  administrative or ministerial functions by the department of education or divisions or employees of the department.
6. Provide information to the state board of education related to the powers and duties set forth in section 15-203.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-253 - Legal opinions relating to school matters

15-253.
Legal opinions relating to school matters
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Furnish copies of the attorney general opinions,  including opinions of the county attorneys which have been submitted to the attorney general for review as provided in subsection B,  relating to school matters to all county attorneys,  county school superintendents and to other interested persons who request copies.
2. Require each county school superintendent to furnish copies of all attorney general opinions relating to school matters to all school districts in his county.
B. For the purposes set forth in subsection A,  the attorney general shall promptly furnish copies of opinions relating to school matters to the superintendent of public instruction. Each county attorney shall promptly transmit a copy of his opinion relating to school matters to the attorney general who shall concur,  revise or decline to review the opinion of the county attorney. If the attorney general does not concur,  revise or decline to review the county attorney's opinion within sixty days from its receipt,  the opinion shall be deemed affirmed. The opinion of the attorney general shall prevail.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-255 - Annual report; contents; definition

15-255.
Annual report;  contents;  definition
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall make a report to the governor and the legislature on or before January 15 each year. The report shall be in printed form.
B. The report shall contain:
1. A full statement of the condition and amount of all funds and property apportioned for the purpose of education.
2. The total current expenditures per pupil and separate per pupil amounts for classroom supplies,  classroom instruction excluding classroom supplies,  district and school administration,  support services-students,  and all other support services and operations. These per pupil amounts shall be calculated for the state by type of district or school. The method of calculating these per pupil amounts shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.
3. The number and grades of schools in each county.
4. The number of children attending schools.
5. The average number of children who have attended the schools during each of the two years previous to July 1 of the year in which the report is made.
6. The number of children attending private schools.
7. The amount of school monies derived from county taxes.
8. The amount of school monies derived other than by county taxes.
9. The amount of federal monies that was received during the previous year and that was specified for Indian education aid and emergency operational aid.
10. The amounts expended for salaries of teachers and superintendents and for building of schools.
11. A statement of plans for the management of schools.
12. Such other information relating to the educational interests of this state as the superintendent deems expedient.
C. In addition to the printed report required by subsections A and B of this section,  the superintendent of public instruction shall make available in electronic form a supplemental report that provides detail regarding current expenditures by function code for each individual school district. For the purposes of this subsection,  " function code"  means the function codes defined in the uniform system of financial records provided for in section 15-272.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " type of district or school"  means accommodation school,  unified school district,  common school district not within the boundaries of a high school district,  common school district within the boundaries of a high school district,  high school district,  career technical education district and charter school.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-256 - Waivers; federal education flexibility partnership act

15-256.
Waivers;  federal education flexibility partnership act
Consistent with the purposes,  intent and eligibility requirements of the education flexibility partnership act (20 United States Code section 5891),  the superintendent of public instruction may issue to schools and school districts waivers of state statutory requirements related to programs described in 20 United States Code section 5891(b).
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-258 - State seal of biliteracy program; requirements; diploma

15-258.
State seal of biliteracy program;  requirements;  diploma
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of biliteracy program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create a state seal of biliteracy,  which shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver the state seal of biliteracy to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of biliteracy program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.
D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of biliteracy program shall:
1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of biliteracy.
2. Affix the state seal of biliteracy to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of biliteracy on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.
E. The state board of education,  in collaboration with the department of education,  shall adopt a list of assessments using research-based methodology to determine a student's proficiency in a language other than English and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of biliteracy program established pursuant to this section shall award a student,  on graduation from high school,  a high school diploma with a state seal of biliteracy if the student meets all of the following requirements:
1. Successfully completes all English language arts requirements for graduation with an overall grade point average in those classes of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale,  or the equivalent.
2. Passes an examination in English language arts.
3. Demonstrates proficiency in one or more languages other than English by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to subsection E of this section.
4. If the student has a primary language other than English,  obtains a score of proficient or higher based on the English language proficiency standards,  pursuant to section 15-756.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-259 - State seal of civics literacy program; requirements; diploma

15-259.
State seal of civics literacy program;  requirements;  diploma
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of civics literacy program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in civics.
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create a state seal of civics literacy that shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver the state seal of civics literacy to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of civics literacy program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.
D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of civics literacy program shall:
1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of civics literacy.
2. Affix the state seal of civics literacy to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of civics literacy on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.
E. In addition to the social studies graduation requirements prescribed in section 15-701.01,  the state board of education,  in collaboration with the school of civic and economic thought and leadership at Arizona state university and other experts on fundamental civic knowledge and civic literacy at universities in this state,  shall adopt a list of assessments using research-based methodology to determine a student's proficiency in civics and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of civics literacy program established pursuant to this section shall award a student,  on graduation from high school,  a high school diploma with a state seal of civics literacy if the student meets both of the following requirements:
1. Successfully completes all social studies requirements for graduation with an overall grade point average in those classes of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale,  or the equivalent.
2. Demonstrates proficiency in civics by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to subsection E of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-260 - State seal of personal finance proficiency program; requirements; diploma

15-260.
State seal of personal finance proficiency program;  requirements;  diploma
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of personal finance proficiency program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in personal finance.
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create a state seal of personal finance proficiency,  which shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver the state seal of personal finance proficiency to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of personal finance proficiency program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.
D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of personal finance proficiency program shall:
1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of personal finance proficiency.
2. Affix the state seal of personal finance proficiency to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of personal finance proficiency on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.
E. The state board of education,  in collaboration with any organization with expertise in finance or financial literacy,  shall adopt minimum requirements for the program established pursuant to this section and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of personal finance proficiency program established pursuant to this section shall award a student,  on graduation from high school,  a high school diploma with a state seal of personal finance proficiency if the student meets both of the following requirements:
1. Successfully completes all social studies requirements for graduation with an overall grade point average in those classes of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale,  or the equivalent.
2. Demonstrates proficiency in personal finance by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to subsection E of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-261 - State seal of arts proficiency program; requirements; diploma

15-261.
State seal of arts proficiency program;  requirements;  diploma
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of arts proficiency program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in the arts.
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create a state seal of arts proficiency,  which shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver the state seal of arts proficiency to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of arts proficiency program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.
D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program shall:
1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of arts proficiency.
2. Affix the state seal of arts proficiency to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of arts proficiency on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.
E. The state board of education,  in collaboration with the department of education and experts in arts education,  shall adopt minimum requirements for the program established pursuant to this section and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program established pursuant to this section shall award a student,  on graduation from high school,  a high school diploma with a state seal of arts proficiency if the student demonstrates proficiency in arts by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-271 - Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system; reporting requirements

15-271.
Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system;  reporting requirements
A. The auditor general shall determine the accounting systems,  accounting methods and accounting procedures for school districts to use.
B. The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe a uniform system of financial records for all school districts to use each fiscal year.
C. The uniform system of financial records prescribed by the auditor general shall:
1. Provide for adjustment in consideration of existing capabilities available at a reasonable cost to school districts.
2. Allow schools to maintain necessary records at a minimum cost.
3. Prescribe guidelines applicable to procurement practices for use by school districts for amounts less than those prescribed in section 15-213,  subsection A.
4. Prescribe methods for apportioning revenues,  including apportioning various revenues to maintenance and operations,  capital outlay and adjacent ways.
5. Prescribe methods for apportioning revenues in excess of the revenue control limit in the same manner as the revenues in paragraph 4 of this subsection.
6. Prescribe guidelines for apportioning the pupil enrollment and attendance as provided in section 15-808,  subsection F.
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.
8. Provide information,  including at a minimum:
(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.
(b) Capital outlay expenditures.
(c) Debt service and special projects of all school districts.
D. The auditor general shall inform any school district 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.
E. The auditor general shall report to the department of education and the state board of education any school district 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.
F. A school district may but is not required to maintain or provide financial records other than those prescribed by the auditor general.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-272 - Duties of department of education for uniform system of financial records

15-272.
Duties of department of education for uniform system of financial records
A. The department of education shall advise and consult with the auditor general in the preparation and implementation of a uniform system of financial records.
B. The state board of education,  on report from the auditor general,  shall determine whether school districts are maintaining the uniform system of financial records. If the state board of education determines that a school district is not in compliance with the uniform system of financial records or has failed to correct a deficiency within ninety days after receiving notice from the auditor general,  the state board of education shall direct the superintendent of public instruction to withhold up to ten per cent of the portion of state monies to the school district for each violation from the date of the determination until such time as the auditor general reports compliance with the uniform system of financial records. The auditor general and the department of education shall assist the school district to achieve compliance during such period.
C. The general budget limit and maintenance and operations section of the budget for the current year and for the budget year if the school district is not in compliance before the end of the current year,  shall be reduced by the amount determined in subsection B until the state board of education determines that the school district is in compliance.
D. If compliance is determined by the state board of education in the same year as the determination of noncompliance or in the first year after the fiscal year of the determination of noncompliance,  the resulting adjustment to budgeted maintenance and operations and to the general budget limit may be applied to the fiscal year of the determination of noncompliance equal to the amount adjusted in that fiscal year or to the current year equal to the amount adjusted in the current year. Previously withheld monies that resulted from the determination of noncompliance shall be returned in the year compliance is determined.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-301 - Office of county school superintendent; qualifications; travel expenses

15-301.
Office of county school superintendent;  qualifications;  travel expenses
A. A person is eligible for election as county school superintendent if the person holds a basic or standard certificate to teach in the schools of this state.
B. In addition to the salary allowed by law,  the county school superintendent is eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses.
C. The office of county school superintendent is designated as a local education agency for the purpose of serving as an education service agency that is eligible to receive and spend local,  state and federal monies to provide programs and services to school districts,  charter schools,  county free library districts,  municipal libraries,  nonprofit and public libraries,  tribal libraries,  private schools and tribal schools within that county.
D. The office of county school superintendent shall be under the jurisdiction of the elected county school superintendent.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-303 - Apportionment of funds

15-303.
Apportionment of funds
The county school superintendent shall apportion the school monies to each school district of the county. He shall give written notification to the county treasurer of the amount apportioned to each school district and to the governing board of the school district of the amount apportioned to the district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-308 - Providing educational services of an accommodation school

15-308.
Providing educational services of an accommodation school
A. The county school superintendent may provide educational services of an accommodation school to the school districts in the county using the facilities of the accommodation school. The county school superintendent shall administer the program and shall develop a fiscal year budget according to the process specified for school districts.
B. A county may offer educational services to homeless children or alternative education programs as defined in section 15-796 through an accommodation school.
C. Until January 1,  2010,  the county board of supervisors shall not provide for necessary expenses pursuant to section 15-1001,  subsection A,  paragraph 5,  without an intergovernmental agreement with the county school superintendent which shall set forth the county s responsibility,  if any,  for financial contributions to the accommodation school budget,  any conditions related to the expenditures and any financial reporting required of the county school superintendent. The county school superintendent shall provide a report to the county board of supervisors by April 1 of each year,  on the county school superintendent s plans for the provision of accommodation school services for the next school year and the projected number of students at each accommodation school in the district. By June 1 of each year,  the county school superintendent shall provide the county board of supervisors with estimated revenues from the state and other financial information the county board of supervisors may request.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-321 - Organization; election of officers of the board; meetings; execution of warrants; exemption

15-321.
Organization;  election of officers of the board;  meetings;  execution of warrants;  exemption
A. For the purpose of organizing the governing board,  the board shall meet at the most convenient public facility in the school district. If a public facility is not available within the district,  the governing board may meet at any available public facility that is convenient to all governing board members,  regardless of the county or school district in which the facility is located. The governing board shall meet in January next following the election.
B. At the organization meeting the governing board shall elect from among the membership of the board a president.
C. For the purposes of regular meetings of the governing board,  the board shall meet at the most convenient public facility in the school district. If a public facility is not available within the district,  the governing board may meet at any available public facility that is convenient to all governing board members,  regardless of the county or school district in which the facility is located.
D. The board shall prescribe rules for its own government. It shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month during the regular school year and may hold other meetings as often as called. If action has been taken and documents approved at a meeting,  they may be signed subsequently by individual board members.
E. Business shall be conducted at regular or special meetings. Notice of a special meeting,  and of the hour for a regular meeting if no hour is fixed by a rule of the board,  shall be delivered personally or by telephone.
F. Notwithstanding section 1-216,  if there is a vacancy or vacancies on the governing board,  a majority of the remaining members of the governing board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,  except that a single member of the governing board does not constitute a quorum.
G. An order on a county school superintendent for a salary or other expense shall be signed by the governing board. An order for a salary or other expense may be signed between board meetings if a resolution to that effect has been passed before the signing at a regular or special meeting of the governing board and the order is ratified by the board at the next regular or special meeting of the governing board.
H. This section does not apply to county school superintendents in the conduct of an accommodation school.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-322 - Organization of the governing board of a consolidated school district

15-322.
Organization of the governing board of a consolidated school district
A. A meeting of the governing board of the consolidated school district shall be called by the county school superintendent within ten days after their election.
B. At the meeting provided by subsection A the members shall organize the board of the consolidated school district.
1. They shall receive from the boards of the school districts which have been consolidated all property,  accounts and records of such boards.
2. Property of the several school districts shall become the property of the newly formed school district.
3. Balances or deficits in the funds of the several school districts consolidated shall become the balances or deficits of the new school district.
4. All bonded indebtedness of the school districts consolidated shall become the bonded indebtedness of the new school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-323 - Governing board member; voting eligibility; purchases from board member

15-323.
Governing board member;  voting eligibility;  purchases from board member
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  a governing board member is eligible to vote on any budgetary,  personnel or other question which comes before the board,  except:
1. It shall be unlawful for a member to vote on a specific item which concerns the appointment,  employment or remuneration of such member or any person related to such member who is a spouse or a dependent as defined in section 43-1001.
2. No member may vote on the employment of a person who is a member of the governing board or who is the spouse of a member of the governing board and whose membership on the board and employment are prohibited by section 15-421,  subsection D.
B. The governing board may make purchases from a board member if the transaction does not exceed three hundred dollars,  the total purchases from any board member by the board within any twelve month period do not exceed one thousand dollars and the board has by majority vote adopted within the preceding twelve month period a policy authorizing such purchases.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section,  the governing board of a school district having a student count of fewer than three thousand may make purchases from a board member in any amount as provided in this subsection and section 15-213. The governing board must approve each purchase from a board member,  and the amount of the purchase or contract for purchase shall be included in the minutes of the meeting at which the governing board approves the purchase.